a 你好，保罗！ 对不起，我迟到了。

　　b never mind. i've been talking to feng.

　　b 没关系。我正在和风说话。

　　a about volunteering at the olympics, no doubt!

　　a 你们在谈论关于当奥运会志愿者的事情，一定是！

　　b yes. it's a great idea.

　　b 是的。这是一个好主意。

　　a there will be lots of volunteers and guides.

　　a 到时候将有很多志愿者和导游。

　　b and feng will be ideal. he's interested in sport, and he speaks excellent english.

　　b 风将是理想的人选。他对体育感兴趣。而且他英语讲得非常棒。

　　notes 注释

　　1 if someone apologies for being late, you can reply: never mind. / never mind.

　　如果某人为迟到而道歉，你可以这样回答：never mind. /没关系。

　　2 to talk about large numbers informally without being too specific, you can say: lots of /lots of. there will be lots of volunteers. / there will be lots of volunteers .

　　要非正式地谈论大的数字而不需要很具体，你可以说：lots of /许多。there will be lots of volunteers. /将会有许许多多的志愿者。

　　3 to explain why you think someone would be good at something, you can talk about what they can do: he's interested in sport. / he's interested in sport; and he speaks excellent english. / and he speaks excellent english.

　　要解释你为什么认为某人善于做某事，你可以谈论他们能做什么。he's interested in sport. 他对体育感兴趣。 / and he speaks excellent english. /而且他的英语讲得非常棒。