嗨，戴夫，好久不见!

Dave: Hi Maria.I was in the neighborhood,so I thought I’d drop by.

嗨，玛丽亚，我就住在附近，所以我想最好是来顺便看看你。

Maria: Come on in .Take a seat.Would you like anything to drink? I have Sprite or orange juice.

快进来，请坐。想喝点什么?雪碧还是果汁?

Dave: Sprite would be fine.Uh so, how have you been?

喝雪碧行了。哦，最近怎么样?

Maria: Oh, not bad,And you?

还可以，你呢?

Dave: Oh, I’m doing okay but school has been really hectic, these days ,and I haven’t had time to relax

也不错。只是这些天学校比较忙乱，抽不出些时间放松一下。

Maria: By the way, what’s your major anyway?

顺便问一下，你的专业是什么?

Dave: Hotel management.

酒店管理。

Maria: Well ,what do you want to do once you graduate?

那么，毕业后想干什么?

Dave: Uh... I haven’t decided for sure,but I think I’d like to work for a hotel or travel agency in this area,How about you?

嗯—我还没决定，但我想去酒店或旅行社工作，你呢?

Maria: Well, when I first started college,I wanted to major in French ,but I realized I might have a hard time finding a job using the language.

我刚刚上大学的时候，我想专修法语，但我知道以后很难找到派上用场的工作，

so I changed majors to computer science,

所以我就转到计算机专业。

With the right skills ,landing a job in computer industry shouldn’t be as difficult.

有了适当的技能，在计算机行业找份工作我想不会太困难。

Dave: So, do you have a part-time job to support yourself through school?

你做过兼职来资助自己完成学业吗?

Maria: Well ,fortunately for me ,I received a four-year academic schoolarship that pays for all of my tuition and books.

哦，我还算幸运，获得了一个四年学术奖学金，它们足够支付我的学费和书费了。

Dave: Wow,That’s great.

噢，真是太好了。

Maria: Yeah..How about you? Are you working your way through school?

是啊!你呢?你一直打工赚钱读书吗?

Dave: Yeah,I work three times a week at a restaurant near campus.

我每周在学校附近的餐馆里工作三天。

Maria: Oh, What do you do there?

你在那做什么?

Dave: I’m a cook.

我是个厨师。

Maria: How do you like your job?

你喜欢你的工作吗?

Dave: It’s okay .The other workers are friendly,and the pay isn’t bad.

很好，同事都很友好，薪水也不低。