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 A:    Where to, miss?

 B:    Hi!  Crenshaw and Hawthorne, at the Holiday Inn
       that is on that corner.

 A:    Sure thing. So, where are you flying in from?

 B:    From China.

 A:    Really? You don’t look very Chinese to me, if you
       don’t mind me saying so.

 B:    It’s fine. I am actually from Mexico. I was in China
       on a business trip, visiting some local companies
       that manufacture bathroom products.

 A:    Wow sounds interesting! Excuse me if I am being
       a bit nosy¹ but, how old are you?
 B:    Don’t you know it’s rude to ask a lady her age?

 A:    Don’t get me wrong! It’s just that you seem so
       young and already doing business overseas!

 B:    Well thank you! In that case, I am 26 years old,
       and what about yourself?

 A:    I am 40 years old and was born and raised here
       in  the  good  old  U.S  of  A,  although I have some
       Colombian heritage².

 B:    Really?  That’s great!  Do you speak some Span-
       ish?

 A:    Uh... yeah.. of course!

 B:    Que bien! Entonces podemos hablar en espanol!
 

1 nosy   

adj.鼻子大的，好管闲事的，爱追问的；n.大鼻者

参考例句：

• Our nosy neighbours are always looking in through our windows.好管闲事的邻居总是从我们的窗口望进来。
• My landlord is so nosy.He comes by twice a month to inspect my apartment.我的房东很烦人，他每个月都要到我公寓视察两次。

2 heritage   

n.传统，遗产，继承物

参考例句：

• The ancient buildings are part of the national heritage.这些古建筑是民族遗产的一部分。
• We Chinese have a great cultural heritage.我们中国人有伟大的文化遗产。