Susan: I’m so glad to see you, David. has been such a long time.How are you?
David: I’m fine, and you?
Susan: I’m just wonderful.God, time goes by so quickly! Are you going to the air quality conference in Chicago?
David: I am.And I’m really glad to see you.Just last night I found your name in the conference materials, but it didn’t come to my that we would meet on the plane.
Susan: I’m afraid I haven’t had time to look at conference materials very carefully.I had no idea you were coming, but I am certainly glad to see you.I was feeling very nervous about going there
friends.
David: I can imagine.My English has gotten not so fluent since I returned from the States, I’m rather nervous myself.But I saw that you
(give) the most important talk at the conference.
Susan: (frank) speaking, I’m scared to death about it.
David: I’m just giving a talk in one of the workshop sections, and I hope I won’t make all of you (disappoint).
Susan: But your English is much (good) than mine.
David: But you’re now the Director of the Air Quality Institute, so you know the technical terms.
Susan: Maybe.But I still can’t understand totally a lot of technical terms in my field.