曼彻斯特酒吧：认识同事的老朋友，聊开了再加个联系方式

Right, got a table! Ciara, meet New on my team. This is Ciara, my old uni mate.

好，抢到桌子了！Ciara，这是我们组新来的。这是 Ciara，我大学的老同学。

听懂：new on my team 我们组新来的 · uni mate 大学同学（uni＝university）

Lovely to meet you! Sorry, it's mad loud after the match. So what do you do with Tom here?

很高兴认识你！不好意思，球赛刚完，吵得要命。那你跟 Tom 一起是做什么的？

听懂：mad loud 吵得要命 · the match 球赛 · with Tom here 跟这位 Tom 一起

Don't be fooled. This one fixes all my numbers.

别被骗了。我的数字全靠这位来改。

听懂：Don't be fooled 别被（表面）骗了 · fixes all my numbers 帮我把数字都改对

Ha, typical Tom. So where are you from, and how are you finding Manchester so far?

哈，Tom 就这样。那你是哪里人？到目前为止觉得曼彻斯特怎么样？

听懂：typical Tom Tom 一贯这样 · how are you finding … 你觉得……怎么样 · so far 到目前为止

Ah, fair play for making the move. Honestly, the first winter here is the hardest for everyone.

啊，搬过来真不容易，佩服。说实话，这里的第一个冬天谁都难熬。

听懂：fair play 佩服、干得好（爱尔兰口语） · making the move 搬过来

She'd know. Ciara's up a hill every weekend, mostly in the Lake District. Go on, ask her.

她最清楚了。Ciara 每个周末都在爬山，多半在湖区。来，问她吧。

听懂：up a hill 在山上（爬山徒步） · Lake District 湖区（英格兰西北部山区） · Go on 说吧、来吧

Oh, the Lake District's beautiful, even now. About an hour and a half on the train, maybe one change.

哦，湖区很美，现在去也好。坐火车大概一个半小时，可能要换乘一次。

听懂：even now 就算现在（这个季节） · one change 换乘一次

But in November, start early. It's dark by half four, and the paths get wet. Proper boots, yeah?

不过十一月去要早点出发。四点半天就黑了，路也湿。要穿正经的登山靴，好吗？

听懂：dark by half four 四点半天就黑 · Proper boots 正经的（登山）靴子

And you're a big food person too, aren't you? Tell her about that place you keep going on about.

你也是个吃货，对吧？跟她说说你老念叨的那家店。

听懂：a big food person 吃货、很爱吃的人 · keep going on about 一直念叨

Oh, I love a bit of heat. Tom's the problem, though.

哦，我挺爱吃辣的。不过 Tom 是个问题。

听懂：a bit of heat 一点辣味 · Tom's the problem 问题在 Tom

Last time I had a hot curry, I cried. Real tears. In public.

上次我吃了个很辣的咖喱，直接哭了。真的流眼泪，还是当众。

听懂：hot curry 很辣的咖喱 · In public 当众

Sure they'll have milder dishes for him. So, are we doing this, the three of us?

他们肯定有不太辣的菜给他。那么，我们三个就这么定了？

听懂：milder dishes 不那么辣的菜 · are we doing this 那就这么定了吗

Absolutely. Here, scan my code, and send me a quick message so I've got yours.

当然。来，扫一下我的码，给我发条消息，这样我也有你的了。

听懂：scan my code 扫我的二维码 · so I've got yours 这样我也有你的（号码）

Brilliant. I'll start a group chat. And I'm ordering the mildest thing on the menu.

太好了。我来建个群。还有，我要点菜单上最不辣的那道。

听懂：group chat 群聊 · the mildest thing 最不辣的菜