Richard 为Alexandra 介绍了自己的家人并感谢她送回自己的装胶卷的包。

    Richard ： Um …… Alexandra， let me introduce you. This is my wife
Marilyn. Alexandra： Richard showed me your photo. How do you do？

    Marilyn ： Oh yes. Richard told us all about you. It's nice to meet
you. Richard： And this is my mother， Ellen Stewart. Alexandra ： How
do you do ？

    Richard ： And my father， Dr. Philip Stewart. Philip ： Nice to meet
you ， Alexandra. Richard ： And…… ah …… you met Robbie. Alexandra
： Yes. And you must be Susan. Hi. Susan： Hi. Welcome. Richard ： I'm
so glad you found the bag and took the time and trouble to return it.
Alexandra ： Oh ， it was no trouble. I just took the wrong train. Ellen
： Would you like something to eat？

    Alexandra ： Thank you， no. I'm late for dinner at my house. I really
have to go. Richard ： Would you like to call home？

    Alexandra ： I'd appreciate that. Ellen ： Please ， use the phone.
Alexandra ： Thanks. Excuse me.

    「语言点精讲」

    1. Alexandra， let me introduce you. This is my wife Marilyn. 当我
们介绍两个第一次见面的人互相认识时，可以用"Let me introduce you. This
is……" （让我为你介绍一下。这位是某某某。）你也可以用"I'd like you to
meet……" 被介绍的人可以说"How do you do？" 也可以说"It's nice to meet
you." 或者"Nice to meet you." 后面的两种说法不如"How do you do？" 正式。

    2. I'm so glad you found the bag and took the time and trouble to
return it.我很高兴你捡到了包，而且不惜花时间和麻烦把它送还给我。

    I am so glad（that）……表示“我真高兴……”。

    3. Would you like something to eat？ / Would you like to call home？

    "Would you like sth.？" 或者"Would you like to do sth.？" 用来礼貌
地询问对方的意愿，是否“想要……”，或委婉地提出请求、建议、陈述个人的
想法。

    Call home 指给家里打电话。

    4. Thank you， no. I'm late for dinner at my house. I really have
to go.美国人通常会在拒绝别人的好意的同时给出自己不能接受的理由。在本情
境中，面对Ellen 的邀请 "Would you like something to eat ？" （你想吃点
什么吗？），Alexandra 首先礼貌的表示拒绝 "Thank you ， no." ，随后给出
了自己的理由 "I'm late for dinner at my house. I really have to go."
（我回家吃晚饭要迟到了。我真的得马上走了。）

    5. Excuse me. 本文中出现的"Excuse me" 相当于“对不起，失赔了”的意
思，是在要离开片刻时使用的礼貌用语。