W:Hi,couldyoulendmethedigitalcamera,David? M:Hi,Alice.I’dliketo, butitbelongsto Jane. W:Well,inthatcase,I’llborrowonefromMary. Text2
M:Good afternoon. I’mRobertAnderson. Mrs. Brown agreedtomeetmehere, andtalk
aboutsomedetailsofourcooperation.Isshein?
W:Yes, sheis.She’sbeen waiting foryouintheoffice. Pleasecomein. Text3
W:Good morning. MayIhelpyou,sir?
M:Yes.CouldIchangethesepoundsfordollars, please? W:Do youwantsmallbills orlargeones? M:Bothwilldo. Text4
W:Eric,couldyoutellmesomething aboutyourtripto Europe?
M:Sure.Wespent4daysinEngland,5daysinItaly,andfinally oneweekinFrance.
Mostofthejourney, wewereabsorbedwiththefascinating sightsandviews. Text5
W:It’ssaidthatMr. Rogerswillbeoutofworknextweek. M:Yes,exactly.
W:Forwhat?Totakeaholiday orgoon business?
M:Neither.He’stravelling toseehisniece.She’sgetting marriednextTuesday. Text6
W:Hello,sir.Couldyousparemeaminute?
M:Sure,Jane.Youlookupset.Whathappened? W:Well,you
wearenot.Wearejustastudy
know,it’sKevin.HeistellingeveryonethatDavidandIareinlove.But
pair.You
knowIhelphimwithhisEnglish
andhe
helpsmewithmymath.
M:Oh.Iwasgoing totellyou thatyou havemadegreatprogressin math.Thatexplains.
Don’tworry.I’lltalktoKevintomorrow.
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M:Hi,Kathy.Anyplansfortonight?
W:Notyet,Frank.Iwaswondering wheretogofordinner. M:ButIthought youalwayseatattheschool.
W:MostofthetimeIdo. Buton weekends,I’dliketogoout.Anysuggestions? M:Well,anewrestaurantopenedrecently. IwenttherelastWednesday.It’sso great. W:Inwhatway?
M:Theyofferedfoodaswellasmusic W:Musicshow?
M:Yeah.Youknow,songs,dances.
W:Soundsgood.Whendoesitstart? M:At8. Anditwilllastan hour.
W:Howwonderful! What’stheirmenulike?
show.
M:They offerfoodofdifferentkinds.Youknow,Japanesefood,Frenchfood,Indian food… W:Great.IlikeFrench food. Ithink I’d betterreserveatablefor3 at6,and then we can
stayfortheshow. Text8
W:Bob, I’msureyouknowaboutsecond-handsmoke. M:Ofcourse,Ido.
W:Buthaveyouheardaboutthird-hand smoke? M:Third-hand smoke?I’mafraidnot.Whatisthatthen?
W:Well,itisherein today’spaper.Parentsmaythink they areprotecting children from
second-handsmokewhen arenotthere.
they
smokeoutsidetheirhomeoronlywhen
the
children
But
nowresearchersarewarningaboutwhattheycallthird-hand
baby
smoke.Whenyousmoke,dangerousmatterfromcigarettesgetintoyourhairand clothing.Asbabiesaretheweakest,whenyoucometoababy,youpassittothe andincreasethechancesofdiseaseinthebaby.
M:Isthatso?In thatcaseIhaveto saythatIshould nevergetcloseto ababy.
W:That’sright.Actuallyallsmokingparentsshoulddothesameorbettergiveitup completely. Text9
M:Hey Susan,areyouinterested inbuying someusedbooksforschool?Youcan really savesomemoneythatway. W:Well,whatdo youhave?
M:Well,let’ssee.Ihaveasciencebook calledToday’sWorldandIamselling itfor30 dollars.
W:30?That’stoo expensive forabroken book likethat. M:Maybeso,
butIboughtitfor60andIwrotealotofnotesinthebookthatshould
helpyouwiththeclassifyoucouldreadmywriting. W:Whatelseareyouselling?
M:OK,Ihavean English writing textbookfor14 dollars, amathsbook for23 anda
novelforonly7
W:Hmm...
M:It’supto you.You knowthesethings gofast.
W:OK,I’lltakethewriting book andthenovel. Ineedboth ofthoseforsure. M:Nomoretextbooks?
W:Notnow.Teachersare alwayschanging theirmindsabouttextbooks. M:Allright. Text10
M:Goodmorning,everyone.It’sgoodtoseeyouallheretoday.Ibelievesomeyou
oncedreamedofbecomingfamous.Iwasoneofyou.NowI’d storywithyou.Asayoung shininglightsofthecity
liketosharemy
actor,IfirstarrivedinLosAngelesin1984.Isawthe astheplanelandedandIfeltexcitedasthefirststepthat
wouldleadmetofortunegotunderway.Iimaginedthatthedevelopmentofmy dreamwouldmovesmoothly,andsoon Iwouldbeoneofthebest-knownfaceson cinemascreenthroughouttheworld.Iwasconfidentinmyfirstperformancein
1986. Iknewthelead rolewasperfectforme. Iwasanxiousto becomewell-known. Butwhenthey offeredmeasmallrole,Isawthatmy plansforquicksuccesshad beenruined.OvertheyearsItriedoutforotherroles, butInevergotagoodpart. SometimesIthoughtofgivingup.Fiveyearslater,Ifoundmyselfworkinginthe officesofa moviecompany. And eventually Iended up asa managerofthis companyafteryearsofhardwork.
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