100 Where are you from

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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.  开始还听成mami                                          
 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 nosy 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 heritage.                  
 B:Really? That’s great! Do you speak some Spanish?                                                                                     
 A:Uh... yeah.. of course!                                                                                                              
 B:Que bien! Entonces podemos hablar en espanol!                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                        
 manufacture [ˌmænjəˈfæktʃər] v.(用机器)大量生产                                                                                      
 heritage [ˈherɪtɪdʒ] n.遗产(指国家或社会长期形成的历史、传统和特色)  继承物;传承                                                    
 rusty [ˈrʌsti] adj.荒废;生锈的;荒疏;退步                                                                                            
 casual 随便的 ; 临时的 ; 偶然的 ; 非正式 ;  /ˈkæʒuəl/                                                                                  
 statement [ˈsteɪtmənt]    n.声明;陈述;报表;报告     v.对儿童进行特殊教育评估认定 语句;                                             
 nosy [ˈnoʊzi]    adj.〈贬〉多管闲事的     网络爱管闲事的;好管闲事的;爱打听的                                                         
                                                                                                                                        
 sensitive 敏感的 ; 灵敏的/ˈsensətɪv                                                                                                    
 disorganized [dɪsˈɒrɡəˌnaɪzd]    adj.无组织的;混乱的                                                                                  
 appropriate [əˈproʊpriˌeɪt] 适当的 ; 合适的     v.拨款;剽窃;挪用;〈正式〉非法占有    adj.恰当的                                     
                                                                                                                                        
 you don't look very Chinese to me if you don't mind me saying so.  If you don't mind me saying so                                      
 Excuse me if I'm being a bit nosy, but.                                                                                                
 Don't get me wrong.                                                                                                                    
 I was born and raised here                                                                                                             
 a fond 嗜好                                                                                                                            
 they're not really well accepted