A Why don't you begin by telling me something about yourself?
你就从谈谈你自己开始吧！
B What do you want to know?
你想知道些什么？
A The usual, you know, something about your background and experience and anything personal that you feel is pertinent.
一般的情况，你的背景啦、经历和你觉得任何与此有关的个人情况。
B Well, I was born in Shanghai and went to school there, right up through college. My father is a lawyer, and my mother is a teacher.
好吧。我出生在上海，在那儿上学，一直到大学毕业。我父亲是个律师，母亲是个教师。
A Sounds as if you come from a professional family.
这么说你出自于一个职业家庭。
B That's right. One of my sisters is a doctor and the other one teaches at a university.
是的。我姐姐是医生，另一个姐在大学任教。