When my wife，Diana, and I met a new couple at church one Sunday, we stopped to introduce ourselves and to exchange pleasantries.

一個星期天，我和妻子戴安娜去教堂時，碰到了一對新婚的夫婦。于是，我們停下車，向他們做了自我介紹，我們之間還表達了相互認識的喜悅之情。??

We described the friendly neighborhood we lived in，and listened sympathetically as they lamented that theirs was just the opposite.

我們的話題開始談到了鄰居，我們說我們的鄧居如何如何的好。當(dāng)他們說到他們的鄰居恰恰相反時，我們表示了對他們的同情。

Saying our good-byes, we got in our cars and drove home.

?后來，我們向他們道了別，開車回到了家。

As we approached our house，we were horrified to see that our new-found friends were pulling into the driveway next to ours.

當(dāng)我們把車子開到家門口時，我們驚奇地發(fā)現(xiàn)我們的新結(jié)識的那對新婚夫婦把車停在了隔璧的停車道上。

詞匯學(xué)習(xí)：

neighborhood ['neib?hud]鄰居，近鄰；附近；鄰里情誼

church[t???t?]教堂；禮拜；教派；教會；教徒