Darren：Hi Paul. How was your weekend? （達倫：嗨，保羅。你的週末過得如何？）
Paul：Oh, pretty good. What about you? （保羅：喔，還不錯。你呢？）
Darren：Fine, thanks. I did some hiking, saw a movie— it was great. （達倫：很好，謝謝。我去健了行，還看了場電影—還滿不錯的。）
Paul：Oh yeah? Who did you go hiking with? （保羅：喔，是嗎？你和誰去健行？）
Darren：Brenda, the consultant from Canada. （達倫：布蘭達，加拿大來的顧問。）
Paul：Really? I didn't know you two were such good friends already. Be careful. （保羅：真的啊？我不曉得你們兩個交情已經這麼好了。你要小心。）
Darren：Why is that? （達倫：為什麼？）
Paul：Many times office romances can be a problem. If you start dating and then break up, it will be emotionally difficult to see each other everyday at the office. （保羅：辦公室戀情常常都很麻煩。如果你們開始交往又分手了， 要每天在辦公室見到彼此，在情感上相當困難。）
Darren：It's OK. We're just friends. （達倫：沒事兒，我們只是朋友。）
Paul：Are you sure? Did you say anything to make her think you wanted to be her boyfriend? （保羅：你確定嗎？你有沒有說什麼讓她覺得你想當她男朋友的話？）
Darren：I'm not sure. I don't think so. （達倫：我不確定。我想沒有。）
Paul：Anyway, like I said—be careful. Sorry, I've got to go right now. I've got another appointment. （保羅：不管怎樣，就像我說的，要小心。抱歉，我現在得走了，我還有另一個約。）
Darren：OK, it was nice talking to you. （達倫：好，很高興和你聊天。）
Just as Paul leaves, Brenda comes walking down the hallway and sees Darren. 保羅才剛離開，布蘭達就朝走到這邊走來，她看到了達倫。
Brenda：Hi Darren! Are you busy now? （布蘭達：嗨，達倫！你現在在忙嗎？）
Darren：Well, I should... （達倫：嗯，我應該……。）
Brenda：Did you hear there's a new French restaurant that opened up near here? I was... （布蘭達：你有沒有聽說這附近開了一家新的法國餐廳？我剛…….。）
Darren：Brenda, I hate to interrupt you, but I have to leave now. （達倫：布蘭達，我很不願意打斷妳，但是我現在得離開了。）
Brenda：Oh, OK. Good to see you again, anyway. （布蘭達：喔，好，不過還是很高興又見到你。）
必通句型
．It was nice talking to you. （很高興和你聊天。）
．Good to see you again （很高興又見到你。）
．I hate to interrupt you, but I have to leave now.（當某人還在講話時） （我很不願意打斷你，但是我現在得離開了。）
