Talking about friends

你认识玛丽吗？

Nǐ rèn shí mǎ lì ma?

Do you know Mary?

当然，我们从小学就是朋友了。

Dāng rán, wǒ men cóng xiǎo xué jiù shì péng yǒu le.

Of course, we have been friends since elementary school.

真的？上周末我才被介绍给她。

Zhēn de? shàng zhōu mò wǒ cái bèi jiè shào gěi tā.

Really? I was just introduced to her last weekend.

她现在干些什么呢？

Tā xiàn zài gàn xiē shén me ne?

What is she doing now?

她告诉我她想开公司。

Tā gào sù wǒ tā xiǎng kāi gōng sī.

She told me she wanted to start a company.

开公司？我原以为她会成为一个学者。

Kāi gōng sī? wǒ yuán yǐ wéi tā huì chéng wéi yí gè xué zhě.

Starting a company? I thought she was going to be an academic.

人总是在变，不是吗？

Rén zǒng shì zài biàn, bú shì ma?

People are always changing, right?

是啊，你说的对。毕竟，她完全有经商才智。

Shì a, nǐ shuō de duì. bì jìng, tā wán quán yǒu jīng shāng cái zhì.

Yes, you are right. After all, she has business acumen.

但她没有太多经验。

Dàn tā méi yǒu tài duō jīng yàn.

But she doesn't have much experience.

你们俩没怎么联系吗？

Nǐ men liǎ méi zěn me lián xì ma?

Don't you two have much contact?

是的，今年我才给她写过一封信。

Shì de, jīn nián wǒ cái gěi tā xiě guò yī fēng xìn.

Yes, I just wrote her a letter this year.

她呢？

Tā ne?

What about her?

她去年给我寄了一张圣诞卡。

Tā qù nián gěi wǒ jì le yī zhāng shèng dàn kǎ.

She sent me a Christmas card last year.

哦，那可不好。

Ó, nà kě bù hǎo.

Oh, that's not good.

是的，我们应该联系多点。

Shì de, wǒ men yīng gāi lián xì duō diǎn.

Yes, we should keep in touch more.