Mateo! It’s about time. 馬特奧！(上課)時間到了。
Well excuse me for being late, Mr. Sanchez.. 嗯，抱歉我遲到了，桑契斯先生。
Please, call me Hector. 請叫我赫克托爾。
Of course, Mr. Hector. 當然，赫克托爾先生。
Whatever. Just chill. 不管怎樣，放輕鬆點。
Where is everybody? 其他人在哪裡呀?
I think the teacher is coming. She’s a little late. 我想老師快來了，她有點遲到。
What is her name? 她叫什麼名字啊？
Mrs. Smith, I think. 我想應該是「史密斯太太」。
Mrs. or Ms.? 是太太還是小姐？
Mrs. She’s married to Mr. Smith, the math instructor. 是史密斯太太。她嫁給教數學的史密斯老師。
Shh! Here she comes. 噓！她來了。
Good morning. Are you here for Business 101? 早安，你們是來上商業101的課嗎？
We sure are. Are you the instructor? 當然，你是指導老師嗎？
Yes, I am. My name is Mrs. Smith. What’s your name? 是，我是。我的名字是史密斯太太。你的名字是？
My name is Hector Sanchez. 我的名字是赫克托爾‧桑契斯。
And what about you? What’s your name? 那你呢？ 你的名字是？
Mateo Trujillo, at your service. 馬特歐‧特魯希略，任您差遣。
And my name’s Naomi Takayama. 我的名字是娜歐蜜‧高山。
Hello, Naomi. It’s nice to meet you. 你好，娜歐蜜。很高興認識你。
Please come in and take a seat. These are your classmates. 請進找個位子坐。這些是你的同學。
This is Hector, and this is Mateo. 這是赫克托爾，這是馬特歐。
Hi! Nice to meet you. 嗨！很高興認識你。
Nice to meet you. 很高興認識你。
Nice to meet you too. 我也很高興認識你。
Before we start, I’d like to tell you a little bit about myself. 在我們開始之前，我想跟你們聊一些有關於我的事。
My family is from Ireland. I was born in Boston, Massachusetts, 我家族來自愛爾蘭。我出生在麻薩諸塞州(麻州) 波士頓市，
and I moved to California ten years ago. 然後十年前我搬到加利福尼亞州(加州)。
I’m married and I live in Glendale. 我已婚，現在住在格蘭戴爾市。
What about you, Naomi? Where are you from? 你呢，娜歐蜜？妳是哪裡人？
I’m from Pasadena. My mom’s from LA, 我來自(加州)帕薩迪納市，我媽媽來自洛杉磯，
but my dad’s from Japan. He’s an engineer. 但我爸爸是日本人。他是工程師。
Let’s see . . . What else can I tell you . . . 我想想喔…還有什麼能告訴你的…
Do you work? 你在工作嗎？
Oh, yes. I work at a diner, the “Blue Wave.” 喔，是的。我在餐廳工作，在「藍波」。
I’m a waitress. I love my job. 我是服務生，我喜歡我的工作。
Hector? 赫克托爾呢？
Me? I don’t have a job, not yet. But I have parents. 我嗎？ 我還沒有工作，但是我有父母親。
My dad’s from Mexico and my mom’s from Turkey. 我爸爸來自墨西哥，我媽媽來自土耳其。
I’ve lived in Glendale my whole life. Mateo’s my best friend. 我一直住在格蘭戴爾市。馬特奧是我最好的朋友。
That’s right. Hector’s like my brother - my little brother. 沒錯，赫克托爾就像我的兄弟—我的弟弟。
Are you from Glendale, too? 你也是來自格蘭戴爾市嗎？
No, I’m from Puerto Rico, 不，我來自波多黎各，
but I moved here when I was a little kid. 但在我還小的時候就搬到這裡了。
Well, it’s nice to meet you all. Welcome to class. 好的，很高興認識大家。歡迎來上這堂課，
I look forward to being your instructor this semester. 我很期待在這學期擔任你們的老師。