LISA:Hi Tony, thanks ever so much for coming. You know we've been asked to organize something for Johns farewell?

丽莎：嗨，托尼，非常感谢你能来。你知道我们被要求为约翰的告别准备一些东西吗？

TONY:Yeah, sure, it's about time we started working out details.

托尼：是的，当然，我们是时候开始解决细节问题了。

LISA:Exactly.We don't want to leave it so late that it's double the work.

莉莎：没错。我们不想把它拖到这么晚，那会使工作量增加一倍。

TONY:Mmm, right, do you want me to take notes?

托尼：嗯，好的，你想让我记笔记吗？

LISA:That'd be great, thanks.

丽莎：那太好了，谢谢。

TONY:Right, first thing is, when is the best time to hold it?

托尼：好的，第一件事是，什么时候举行最好？

LISA:Well, he leaves on the twenty-fourth of December.

丽莎：嗯，他在十二月二十四日离开。

TONY:So what about the twenty-second?

托尼：那么二十二号怎么样？

LISA:Yeah. I think that's about right.We want it quite near the time, don't we?

丽莎：是的。我认为这是正确的。我们希望它非常接近时间，不是吗？

TONY:Sure, and what about a venue? In college? A hotel?

托尼：当然，场地怎么样？在大学里？一家酒店？

LISA:I think a hotel will probably work out rather expensive, and I've been looking at the College Dining Room; that seems pretty reasonable.

丽莎：我想旅馆可能会很贵，而且我一直在看学校的餐厅。这似乎很合理。

TONY:Fine, yeah, why not?

托尼：很好，为什么不呢？

LISA:And then we ought to be thinking about invitations ... Who mustn't we forget to invite?

丽莎：然后我们应该考虑邀请……我们不能忘记邀请谁？

TONY:Well, obviously John and his wife.

托尼：嗯，显然是约翰和他的妻子。

LISA:Right.

丽莎：对。

TONY:And the Director.

托尼：还有导演。

LISA:Ah ha.

丽莎：啊哈。

TONY:The office staff.

托尼：办公室职员。

LISA:Yep, and all the teachers and all the students.

丽莎：是的，还有所有的老师和所有的学生。

TONY:Anyone else?

托尼：还有其他人吗？

LISA:Faculty Heads?

丽莎：系主任？

TONY:No.better draw the line. I don't think it's necessary.

托尼：不，最好划清界限。我认为没有必要。

LISA:Yeah, you're right.

丽莎：是的，你是对的。

TONY:I don't mind writing the invitations.When shall we get them out for?

托尼：我不介意写请柬。我们什么时候把他们弄出来？

LISA:Enough time but not too early.What about the fifteenth of December?

丽莎：时间足够，但不要太早。那十二月十五号呢？

TONY:Well, there are exams on the sixteenth - better avoid them.

托尼：嗯，十六号有考试，最好避开。

LISA:Tenth?

丽莎：第十个？

TONY:Yeah, that should do it.

托尼：是的，应该可以了。

LISA:So what does that leave? Oh yes, a present.

丽莎：那还剩下什么？哦，是的，一份礼物。

TONY:Would you mind doing that?

托尼：你介意这么做吗？

LISA:No.not at all; we usually go round with an envelope during coffee break, don't we?

莉莎：不，一点也不。我们通常在喝咖啡休息时带着信封走来走去，不是吗？

TONY:Yeah, coffee breaks always the best time, 'cos people have got their money handy.

托尼：是啊，喝咖啡休息时间总是最好的时间，因为人们手头都有钱。

LISA:Yeah, exactly. Do we suggest an amount? Or does it seem a bit unfair?

丽莎：是的，没错。我们建议的金额是多少？还是看起来有点不公平？

TONY:No. I think people welcome it.We suggested six dollars last time, is that OK?

托尼：没有。我认为人们欢迎它。上次我们建议六美元，可以吗？

LISA:Yeah, plenty I would have thought, which should leave us with about ninety dollars.

丽莎：是的，我想应该有很多，我们应该还剩下大约九十美元。

TONY:Have you any ideas for presents?

托尼：你对礼物有什么想法吗？

LISA:Well, I've been having a little think.I thought, you know, he loves music.

托尼：你对礼物有什么想法吗？我想，你知道，他喜欢音乐。

TONY:Yeah, and books.

托尼：是的，还有书。

LISA:So, I thought I'd check on prices for, well, perhaps CD players.

丽莎：所以，我想我应该查一下CD播放器的价格。

TONY:Yeah, that's a, that's a good idea, and also I thought maybe, you know, a set of dictionaries.I heard him say he needed a good one.

托尼：是的，这是一个，这是一个好主意，而且我想，你知道，也许，一套字典。我听到他说他需要一个好的。

LISA:The other thing he was saying last week was that his computer printer had broken.

丽莎：他上周说的另一件事是他的电脑打印机坏了。

TONY:Umm. No. I'd be really frightened about getting the wrong type.

托尼：嗯。不。我真的很害怕弄错类型。

LISA:OK, yeah.

丽莎：好的，是的。

TONY:The other thing is something for the home - Jill suggested a coffee maker.

托尼：另一件东西是家用的——吉尔建议买一个咖啡机。

LISA:Oh yeah. I'll certainly find out what they cost.OK, have you got all that down?

丽莎：哦，是的。我一定会弄清楚它们的价格。好的，你都记下来了吗？

TONY:Yes.

托尼：是的。

LISA:Now we need to think a little more about the money.I know we've got a set amount from the Social Fund.

丽莎：现在我们需要多考虑一下钱的问题。我知道我们从社会基金中得到了一笔固定的金额。

TONY:Right, what does that cover?

托尼：好的，那包括什么？

LISA:It's meant to cover the cost of the room.

丽莎：这是用来支付房费的。

TONY:Yeah.

托尼：是的。

LISA:And a certain amount for food.

丽莎：还有一定数量的食物。

TONY:And also drinks?

托尼：还要喝酒吗？

LISA:Oh yeah, certainly.

丽莎：哦，是的，当然。

TONY:But will it be enough?

托尼：但这就够了吗？

LISA:What we've done in the past is to ask guests to bring some snacks.

丽莎：我们过去所做的是让客人带一些小吃。

TONY:Right.

托尼：对。

LISA:We don't ask them to bring more drinks because we figure that's ... that should come from the Social Fund.

丽莎：我们不要求他们多带饮料，因为我们认为那是……这应该来自社会基金。

TONY:OK. Anything else for the guests to bring?

托尼：好的。还有什么要客人带的吗？

LISA:Well, some music, because there'll be a tape deck there in the room, and we can have some dancing later on.

莎：嗯，一些音乐，因为房间里会有一个磁带卡座，我们稍后可以跳舞。

TONY:Anything else?

托尼：还有别的吗？

LISA:Well, it's just a thought, but a couple of years ago we had a really good party where we set up, you know, some simple games.

丽莎：嗯，这只是一个想法，但几年前我们有一个非常好的聚会，你知道，我们在那里设置了一些简单的游戏。

TONY:Yeah, great. Wasn't it based on photos, from the students and teachers?

托尼：是的，很好。它不是基于学生和老师的照片吗？

LISA:That's right.

丽莎：没错。

TONY:So we should ask the guests to bring photos.OK. I'll put it on the invitations.

托尼：所以我们应该让客人带照片来。好的。我会把它写在请柬上。

LISA:Now the last thing is, who shall we ask to do the speech?

丽莎：现在最后一件事是，我们请谁来做演讲？

TONY:Don't you think it might be nice to have one of the students?

托尼：你不觉得有一个学生会很好吗？

LISA:Well then, the student leader?

丽莎：那么，学生主席呢？

TONY:Yeah, much better than the director giving speeches again.

托尼：是啊，比导演再次演讲好多了。

LISA:OK then, I'll ask her. Lovely! So, is that all?

丽莎：那好吧，我去问问她。很可爱！那么，就这些吗？

TONY:Looks like it.

托尼：看起来是的。

LISA:Great. Thanks ever so much...

丽莎：太好了。非常感谢..