想到这,许信成立刻补充道:“Rose,I am very glad to be your friend.”他这次的语调平实,语气却坚定而有力。
Rose非常开心地笑了笑,举起右手,要和他握手,同时说:“OK,then let’s be friends!”(“好,那我们就成为朋友吧。”)
许信成看着Rose脸上真诚而开心的笑容,又被深深地感动了,他坚定地说:“Yes, we are friends。”(“是的,我们是朋友。”)说着,他和Rose紧紧地握了握手。
Rose热切地看着许信成的眼睛,对他说:“Steve, you should know what friends would do, they get together, they talk, they have fun. I know you are very busy, but I am hoping that from now on, we can get together, talk and have fun from time to time.”(“Steve,你应该知道朋友之间会做什么,他们聚会,他们聊天,他们玩乐。我知道你很忙,但我希望从今天开始,我们能不时地聚聚会,聊聊天,玩玩乐。”)
于是,他对Rose说:“Yes, you are right, we should get together from time to time.”(“是的,你说得对,我们应该不时聚聚会。”)
Rose对许信成的回答显然很满意,她满脸笑容地点了点头,说:“OK, my friend, let’s start from now on, let’s talk now.”(“好的,我的朋友,那我们就从此刻开始,我们现在就聊聊。”)
“Yes. I am wondering if you……”(“好的。我想知道你是否……”许信成想了想,觉得需要调整一下自己说话的语气才行,不能再以同事间的口吻和Rose对话了,于是,他调整了语气,十分关切地问道:“Rose, it has been about a month, have you adjusted to the life here?”“Rose,就快一个月了,你是否已经适应了这里的生活?”)
她微笑着回答:“Generally speaking, I think I have already adjusted to the life here, actually, I found out that I really like it here. Everything is so good here. Leona has taken me to many beautiful places, we have been to ……”(“总得来说,我想我已经适应了这里的生活,事实上,我发现我真地很喜欢这里。这里的一切都很好。Leona带我去了很多漂亮的地方,我们一起去过……”)