Business, I'm afraid. My company is setting up an office here in Tokyo.

　　2.6 Next question

　　Have you found time to see much?

　　Really? Where is your company based?

　　2.7 Establishing topic of common interest

　　Are you interested in gardens?

　　Oh, I visited Detroit a couple of years ago.

　　That's a coincidence. My wife is in fashion, too

3. Controlled practice

　　The following four dialogues are in the wrong order. Rearrange them to make a natural flow of conversation.

　　Dialogue 1

　　( ) Really? What did you expect?

　　( ) No, I've been to the States before, but this is the first time in Atlanta.

　　( ) So, what do you think of Atlanta?

　　( ) Fine, I'll see what I can arrange.

　　( ) Well, it's not what I expected.

　　( ) There is a part like that. You must let me show you around.

　　( ) Well, I suppose I thought it would be more traditional.

　　( ) That would be interesting.

　　( ) Is this your first trip over here?

　　Dialogue 2

　　( ) I'm sure. I hope to get back here again

　　( ) That's a pity. There's a lot to see.

　　( ) Good. Are you here on business then?

　　( ) Are you staying long?

　　( ) Really? That's interesting. What line are you in?

　　( ) No, just a couple of days.

　　( ) Yes, we're thinking of setting up an office here.

　　Dialogue 3

　　( ) That would be nice.

　　( ) That's interesting. My son is an editor on the local paper.

　　( ) I believe you're in journalism.

　　( ) Really? I expect I'll meet him.

　　( ) Yes, that's right -on the editorial side.

　　( ) Yes, what about coming round for a drink? I could introduce you to him.

　　Dialogue 4

　　( ) Scotland. This time of year it's pretty cold.

　　( ) A bit warmer than back home.

　　( ) Well, if you do come across, you must visit us.

　　( ) Oh, so where do you come from?

　　( ) Yes, that's right. The best time to visit is in the summer.

　　( ) I can imagine. I've never been but people tell me it's very beautiful.

　　( ) How do you find the weather here?

　　( ) Maybe I'll get across next year.

　　课文注释及词汇讲解

　　* try 试图

　　try to do sth. 尽力做某事

　　eg. We'll try to meet the customers' demands

　　我们将尽力满足客户的需求。

　　* common interest 共同兴趣

　　eg. Two strangers are trying to find topics of common interest.

　　两个陌生人正在尽量寻找双方都感兴趣的话题。

　　* trip 旅行

　　eg. This is my second trip to the United States.

　　这是我第二次来美国。

　　* Do you like it here?

　　你喜欢这儿吗?

　　注意：

　　代词"it"在这里没有什么实际意义，但必不可少。因为here为副词，like为及物动词，所以需要有it做宾语。

　　* How do you find Tokyo?

　　你觉得东京怎么样?

　　也可以说成 "What do you think of Tokyo?"或 "How do you like Tokyo?"

　　* interesting 令人感兴趣的

　　eg. The film is interesting.

　　这部电影很有趣。

　　Interested (人对某事或某物)感受到有兴趣的

　　Eg. I'm interested in the film.

　　我对这部影片感兴趣。

　　* another 另一(个，件…)