287 High School Reunion

A:I hate coming to high school reunions.                                                                                               
 B:It will be great honey. We will get to see your old classmates and catch up to see how they have been doing.                         
 A:Yeah I guess so. Oh look! There is Robert Matthews! Rob!                                                                             
 C:Hey Bill! Wow great to see you!                                                                                                      
 A:Likewise! It’s been a long time! This is my wife Dorthy.                                                                             
 C:Pleasure to meet you. So Bill, how have you been?                                                                                    
 A:Can’t complain! We have 2 children who are in college and my business is going well. What about you?                                 
 C:Ah you know me! I am a dedicated bachelor. I never married although I do have a beautiful daughter with Mary,you remember her? We    
 were high school sweetheart, didn’t really work out between us, but I really can’t complain either.                                    
 A:That’s good. Have you seen Frank? I was hoping he would come tonight.                                                                
 C:You didn’t hear? Frank passed away last year.                                                                                        
 A:Are you serious?                                                                                                                     
 C:Nah! I’m just yanking your chain. He’ll be here soon. I saw him just last week and he told me he would show up.                      
                                                                                                                                        
high school reunions                                                                                                                   
 catch up to: meet each other  find out  赶上 ; 处罚 ; 逮捕                                                                             
 good to see you .likewise ? : also                                                                                                     
 likewise [ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz]adv.同样地；也 我也是                                                                                             
 pass away : dead                                                                                                                       
 great to see you                                                                                                                       
 dedicated bachelor[ˈdedɪkeɪtɪd]/ˈbætʃələr/专心致志的单身汉 钻石五老五 don't marry man                                                  
 work out 锻炼 ; 计算出，解出 ; 完成                                                                                                    
 It is been a long time                                                                                                                 
 can't complain : good                                                                                                                  
 yanking  you  chain  [ˈjæŋkɪŋ] [tʃeɪn]   : Kidding