A: Hi there. I'm Steve saunders. What's your name?

你好，我叫史蒂夫桑德斯。你叫什么名字？

B: I'm Paul Whitney. Isn't this convention great?

我叫保罗惠特尼。这次大会很成功，不是吗？

A: Yes, it is, better than I expected it would be. Presenters have been first rate. Is this the first conference you've been to?

没错，很成功。比我预想的好。主持会议的人都是一流人物。这是你第一次参加这样的会议吧？

B: No, I've been coming for the last three years. Each year keeps getting better. Where are you from?

不是，最近这三年我都参加了。一年比一年办得好。你是哪里人？

A: I'm from long Island, New York. What about yourself?

我是纽约长岛人。你呢？

B: I'm from the other side of the coast——Los Angeles.

我是洛杉矶人，在海岸另一边。

A: Wow, I really like California. The weather there is much better than the East Coast.

哇，我非常喜欢加利福尼亚。那儿的气候比东海岸好多了。

B: Have you been to California? 

你去过加利福尼亚吗？

A: Just once. Quite a few years ago we took the kids to Disneyland on our vacation. They had a blast.

只去过一次。那是好多年前，我们度假时带孩子去过迪士尼乐园。他们玩的很开心。

B: How many kids do you have?

你有几个孩子？

A: Two, a boy and a girl. They're already grown now.

两个，一个男孩，一个女孩。他们已经长大了。

B: Well, California's changed over the last little while. You should come back sometime. 

加利福尼亚最近变化很大，什么时候你应该再回来看看。