详解实用对话

Responding to Introductions

Bill：Cindy, I don't think you've met Professor Martin before.

Cindy：No, I haven't had the pleasure.

Bill：（To Martin）This is my friend and colleague, Cindy.

（To Cindy）This is Mr. Martin from Columbia University.

Martin：How are you, Cindy?

Cindy：How do you do, Mr. Martin? I know you by ❶ reputation, and I am very happy to have

an opportunity to finally meet you.

Bill：Professor Martin has come to our university to give us a series of ❷ accounting lectures ❸ .

Martin：Yes, and it's offered me an excellent chance to look around ❹ Beijing. I have been

looking forward to exploring.

Cindy：I could be your guide ❺ if you need one.

Martin：Really? That's so kind.

Cindy：Anytime. Just call whenever you want to go out. Bill has my number.

Martin：Thank you very much.

详细解说

❶ “know sb. by sth.”是“凭某物知道/认出某人”的意思，例如：She looked very

different, but I knew her by her voice.（她看起来像是另外一个人，但我凭她

的声音认出是她。）

❷ “a series of”意为“一系列的，一连串的”，例如：He was discouraged after a

series of defeats.（经过一连串的失败之后，他泄气了。）

❸ “（给某人）做演讲”的表达为“give（sb.）a lecture”。

❹ “look around sth.”表示“（尤指在行走时）参观某地（如大楼、商店、城镇

等），观光，游览”，例如：Let's look around the town this afternoon.（今天

下午咱们游览一下这个城镇吧。）

❺ “guide”在这里表示“tour guide”，即“导游”。

回应介绍

比尔：辛迪，我想你以前没见过马汀教授吧。

辛迪：没见过，我一直没有这个荣幸。

比尔：（对马汀说）这位是我的朋友和同事，辛迪。（对辛迪说）这位是来自哥伦比

亚大学的马汀先生。

马汀：你好，辛迪。

辛迪：您好，马汀先生。久仰大名，终于有机会见到您，我真是很高兴。

比尔：马汀教授这次来我们学校要做一个有关会计学方面的系列讲座。

马汀：是的，正好我也可借此良机游览一下北京。我一直盼望着能来这里观光呢。

辛迪：如果您需要的话，我可以做您的导游。

马汀：真的吗？真是太好了。

辛迪：不客气。您什么时候想出去就给我打个电话。比尔知道我的号码。

马汀：非常感谢。

单词

☆ reputation［ˌrepju'teiʃən］n. 名誉，名声

☆ accounting［ə'kauntiŋ］n. 会计学

☆ lecture［'lektʃə］n. 讲座，演讲

☆ explore［ik'splɔ:］v. 探险，探索