Malfred 因为工作的关系搬到美国，他出门倒垃圾时，看到一个有点熟悉的面孔，便开口打招呼。
Malfred: Good evening, I’m Malfred. I just moved in yesterday.
Malfred：晚安，我叫 Malfred，昨天才搬进这里。
Jeffery: Hi, Malfred. I’m Jeffery, your next door neighbor! Are you new to the city?
Jeffery：你好 Malfred，我是 Jeffery，就住在你隔壁，你是当地人吗？
Malfred: I’m from Sri Lanka. Feel free to come by anytime for some Sri Lankan tea.
Malfred：我是斯里兰卡人。欢迎随时过来尝尝斯里兰卡红茶。
Jeffery: Excellent! I’m a tea lover and Ceylon black tea is a perfect match for cookies! What brings you to America?
Jeffery：太好了！我超爱喝茶的！锡兰高地红茶跟饼干根本是绝配！你怎么会搬来美国？
Malfred: I got promoted to sales manager and was posted to America for five years. What about yourself? What line of work are you in?
Malfred：我被升迁成业务经理，然后被派驻到美国工作五年。你是做哪一行的？
Jeffery: I work for an advertising firm designing logos and posters.
Jeffery：我是广告业的，负责设计商标和海报。
Malfred: No wonder your garden looks so gorgeous then, you must have an eye for good design.
Malfred：怪不得你的花园看起来这么美，你一定很会设计。
Jeffery: Thanks, I love nature. It always provides inspiration for my designs.
Jeffery：谢谢，我很爱大自然，大自然总能提供我设计的灵感。
come by (phr.) 短暂拜访
动词片语 come by 后面可以接地点，表示「短暂拜访 (某处)」，也有「顺道拜访 (某处)」之意，同义于 swing by。
I’ll come by your new apartment when I have time.
我有空的时候会去你的新公寓坐一坐。
perfect match (n.) 绝配
match 有「搭配」的意思，因此若要表示「A 跟 B 很搭」可以用 A is a perfect match for B ，perfect match 不只可以用在事物，也可以指两个人是「天生一对」。
Popcorn is a perfect match for movies!
爆米花跟电影是绝配！
post (v.) 派驻
post 除了有「发布；公布」的意思之外，还有「派驻」之意。
After training the employees will be posted overseas.
受训后，员工就会被派驻海外。
What line of work are you in? 你从事什么行业？
要问对方从事什么工作时，许多人会直觉想到 What is your job? 或 What are you? 但这些问法都太过直接，会让人觉得有点不礼貌。你可以问：What line of work are you in? 或 What do you do for a living?。
A: What line of work are you in?
B: import/export mainly.
A：你从事什么行业？
B：主要是进出口。
周末，Jeffery 找了另外几个比较熟的邻居，帮 Malfred 办了一个小小的欢迎派对。
Tammy: Hi, I’m Tammy. I live here with my fiancée, Rebecca. So do you just live by yourself then?
Tammy：嗨我是 Tammy，我跟我未婚妻 Rebecca 一起住，你是自己一个人吗？
Malfred: Yeah, I’m single and my parents chose to stay in Sri Lanka.
Malfred：对啊，因为我还单身，而我爸妈也选择留在斯里兰卡。
Rebecca: How’s your week going so far? Everything okay?
Rebecca：你这周过得如何？一切都还好吗？
Malfred: Life here is more fast-paced than in Sri Lanka, so I’m still finding my feet.
Malfred：这边的生活步调比斯里兰卡快，所以我还在适应中。
Jeffery: What do you like to do on weekends? Tammy and I usually go hiking.
Jeffery：你假日都喜欢做什么？ Tammy 跟我很常去爬山。
Malfred: I’m also a fan of getting out and about in nature. I like to go camping and stargazing.
Malfred：我也很喜欢去户外走走接近大自然。我喜欢露营和观星。
Tammy: Cool, we’ve always wanted to go camping but we feel like we should go with someone who has some experience.
Tammy：酷哦，我们一直想去露营，但我们需要有经验的人同行。
Malfred: Well count me in the next time you’re thinking of going!
Malfred：如果你们不介意的话，下次可以算我一个！
single (adj.) 单身的
single 原本意思是「单一的」，在对话中则表示「单身的；未婚的」，其他感情状态如：married (已婚的)、engaged (已订婚的)、divorced (离过婚的)。
I feel like I am doomed to be forever single. It seems like it will require a miracle for me to find someone.
我觉得我好像注定要永远单身。感觉好像需要什么奇迹才能找到对的人。
fast-paced (adj.) 步调快的
pace 有「步伐；步调」之意，fast-paced 为复合形容词，形容「步调快的」，反义词是 slow-paced。
He finds living in a fast-paced city quite stressful, so he decided to move to the countryside.
住在步调快的城市让他压力很大，所以他决定搬到乡下。
find one’s feet (phr.) 适应新环境
这句话字面意思是「找到你的脚」，就像要找到你一个可以站稳、立足的地方，因此意思是「适应新环境」。
Don’t be so hard on yourself; you’re not going to get fired! You’ve only just started and you’re still finding your feet.
别对自己这么苛刻，你不会被开除的！你才刚开始而且还在适应新环境啊。
