October, 22

What’s your name again?

Key vocabulary

1）  how’s it going=how are you

2）  around here=close here

3）  around the corner=on the next street

4）  in bit of a hurry=moving quickly, having no time

Can you drive faster? I am in bit of a hurry.

I can’t talk with you now; I am in bit of a hurry.

5) Contact details=information required to contact someone, e.g. telephone number, email address.

6) Slip my mind=been forgotten I am sorry to forget your Email, it has slopped my mind.

7) Terrible with=bad at I’m terrible with directions, I am always getting lost.

A: Nick! How’s it going?

B: Oh, hey…

A: What are you doing in this neighborhood? Do you live around here?

B: Actually my office is right around the corner.

A: It was great to meet you last week on the conference, I really enjoyed our conversation about foreign investment.

B: Yeah, yeah，it was really interesting. You know I am in a bit of a hurry, but here’s my card. We should definitely meet up again and continue our discussion.

A: Sure, you still have my contact details, right?

B: You know what, this is really embarrassing, but your name has just slopped my mind, can you remind me?

A: Sure, my name is Ana Ferris. Don’t worry about it. It happens to me all the time. I’m terrible with names too.