Conversation是对话的统称,dialogue专指有台词的对话,或者集体或国家间意见的交换,dialogue属于conversation。
(1) Conversation 对话;交谈
I had an enlightening conversation with your father today.
我和你爸爸今天的对话很有启发性。
John isn‘t the best at making conversation, but he‘s a great friend.
约翰不是很擅长和别人交谈,但是他是个很好的朋友。
(2) Dialogue(书、戏剧或电影中的)对话;对白
The dialogue is very slow, so I never finished the book.
这本书的对话节奏很慢,所以我一直没看完。
(3) Dialogue(集体或国家间为解决问题、结束争端等进行的)对话
Their dialogue centered around their current trade policies.
他们的对话集中在当前的贸易政策上。