Dialogue 1
Mark: Sorry I'm late. I missed the subway at the platform. It was just pulling away. So, I had to wait another five minutes for the next one. Then, when I got into this building, the elevator stopped at almost every floor on the way up here.
马克：不好意思我迟到了。站台上的地铁刚开走了，我错过了，所以还得再等五分钟才有下一班。然后，我进这栋楼时，电梯几乎每一层楼都停。
Jingjing: It's actually fortunate. I needed an extra few minutes to finish up some work. Actually, would you mind waiting another five minutes or so?
京晶：这其实是幸运的。我还需要几分钟来完成一些工作。你介意再等五分钟左右吗？
Mark: That's fine. It'll give me a chance to catch my breath.
马克：可以没关系。这也让我有机会喘口气。
Jingjing: Great. Say, what's that on your shoulder?
京晶：太好了，那个，你肩上的是什么？
Mark: What? Eww! A bird must have dropped that on me as I was walking. It's dried already. But I'll have to excuse myself for a few minutes and change shirts.
马克：什么？天哪！肯定是在我走路的时候有只鸟拉在我身上了。它都干了，不好意思我需要几分钟去换衬衫。
Jingjing: You have an extra shirt with you? That's fortunate too.
京晶：你还随身带着额外的衬衫？那也是够幸运的。
Mark: Yeah, I guess so. I'll be right back.
马克：嗯，我想是的吧。马上回来。
Jingjing: All ready to go now?
京晶：准备好走了吗？
Mark: Yeah. Did you finish your work?
马克：好了。你完成了工作了？
Jingjing: Just now. Let's go to lunch.
京晶：刚弄完。我们去吃午饭吧。
Mark: Great. I'm super hungry.
马克：太好了，我超级饿。
Jingjing: Me too. Have you watched any of the World Cup?
京晶：我也是。你看世界杯了吗？
Mark: Yeah, I went with a friend to an outdoor barbecue place to watch the Russia-Spain game. I bet on Spain and ended up having to pay for the food and beer because Spain lost on penalties. And then my friend's friend showed up and I had to buy another round of beers and more food.
马克：看啦，我和一位朋友一起去户外烧烤场看俄罗斯对西班牙的比赛了。我赌西班牙赢，结果不得不付了食品和啤酒的钱，因为西班牙在点球的时候输了。然后我的朋友的朋友来了，我还得再买一轮啤酒和更多吃的。
Jingjing: Haha. And the friendly bet you and I made last week isn't looking too good for you.
京晶：哈哈。你和我上周打的“友好赌”看上去对你也不太有利啊。
Mark: Oh, that too! Well, I don't mind that so much.
马克：哦，那个也是！算了，我也不那么介意了。
Jingjing: Well, it seems you're having a run of bad luck.
京晶：嗯，看来你正经历一连串的厄运啊。
Mark: Let's hope it'll turn around.
马克：让我们希望会有好转吧。


New words : 习语短语
fortunate 幸运
when a good thing has happened (a person is lucky, a person or an event is fortunate)
penalty 点球
(in sports) when a player has done something against the rules, the other team gets an extra chance
round of 一轮
a few of the same item (a round of drinks, a round of coffees)
a run of bad luck 一连串的厄运
several bad things that have happened in a few days (luck will) turn around
改运
change, improve (not because of what the person did)

Dialogue 2
Jingjing: Mark, what's your philosophy about luck?
京晶：马克，你对运气这种事的理念是什么？
Mark: I usually have good luck.
马克：我通常运气都很好。
Jingjing: Just not today, right?
京晶：只是不是今天，对吗？
Mark: I don't want to say too much about my own luck. That might jinx it.
马克：我不想说太多自己的运气。这可能会让倒霉。
Jingjing: Anyway, you know what they say: misfortune comes in threes.
京晶：不管怎样，人常說：（祸不单行）屋漏偏逢连夜雨。
Mark: Tell me more about luck, as you see it.
马克：多跟我说说你是怎么看待运气这事的。
Jingjing: Well, I think a lot of it has to do with attitude.
京晶：好吧，我认为运气主要与你的态度有关。
Mark: You mean if you have a positive attitude, good things will happen in your life.
马克：你的意思是，如果你有积极的态度，生活中就會有好事发生。
Jingjing: It's like finding a four-leaf clover.
京晶：就像找到了四叶草一样。
Mark: Huh? Isn't that more about visual-spatial intelligence?
马克：啊？难道不是跟善于记住颜色跟图形的能力更有关系吗？
Jingjing: It might be. But even someone with that kind of gift has to keep their eyes open and expect to find something good.
京晶：有可能吧。但即使有那种天分的人也必須睁大眼睛才能找到好東西。
Mark: That sounds like a good mindset. Thanks, Jingjing!
马克：這听起來像一个好的心态。谢谢京晶
Jingjing: Hey, I'm happy to help!
京晶：嘿嘿，乐意效劳。

New words : 习语短语
philosophy 理念
a person's ideas and beliefs
jinx 让事情变坏
make something bad (by chance)
misfortune 厄运
bad luck (a person is unfortunate, an event can be called misfortune or an unfortunate event)
visual-spatial intelligence 空间抽象思维能力 （善于记住颜色跟图形的能力）
the ability to see patterns and remember shapes and colors
mindset 心态，观念模式
attitude and beliefs
Troubles never come singly. 祸不单行