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W:Excuseme.Thisistheaddress.HowdoIfindit?
M:Right.You’llneedastreetmap.Here’sone,andI’llshowyouwhereitis. Text2
W:Ohmy!Mycarbrokedown,andIhavetomeetmyauntattherailwaystationbeforenoon. M:You’relucky.Icandropyouoffonmyway. Text3
W:DidyouhearthatMr.Petersoniscomingnextweek,Gordon?
M:Yes,soIcalledallthedepartmentheadstomyofficethismorning.Weneedtogivehimreportsonourprogram.? Text4
W:IhopeyoulikethebookIlentyou.Iwasn’tsureifyou’dbeinterested.
M:Ihadthesamedoubtatfirst.ButonceIstarted,Isimplycouldn’tputitdown. Text5
W:Whatisgoingon?It’sMay,andwestillhavetowearwarmclothes.
M:Well,there’ssomegoodnewsontheradio.Youprobablycanwearshortstomorrow. Text6
W:Harry,let’splaysomeping-pongtoday.
M:I’dlovetoplayasetortwo,butmyrightarmhurts.I’vedecidedtostopplayingping-ponguntilitfeelsbetter.?
W:Well,howaboutgoingskating? M:I’dliketo,butmykneehurts,too.
W:Harry,stopmakingexcuses!You’rejustlazy.
M:No,I’mnot!Youknow,there’sabasketballmatchonTVtoday.Let’sjuststayhomeandwatchit.? W:OK.Youstay,andI’llplaywithHelen. Text7
W:Whatdoyouwanttodotonight?
M:Howaboutgoingtothecinema?Ishouldbehomefromworkat5:45.Thenwecangooutandeatbeforeweseeafilm.
W:Whatdoyouwanttosee?
M:There’sagoodartfilmattheGreenHouseCinema.
W:Let’ssee…itstartsat6:15.Idon’tthinkwecangetthereintimetoseethebeginning.HowabouttheactionfilmattheNewStateCinema?Itstartsat6:50.Perhapsthe7:00oneattheUMECinemaisevenbetter.ItstarsJackieChan.
M:OK,that’sfine.Ilikehim,too. Text8
M:Hey,Lucy.Doyouhavesometimetotalkaboutnextweek’stripwithme? W:Sure,Dave.
M:OK.So,we’releavingonMondayfromHartsfieldInternationalAirport,andreturningonFriday.Dowetakeourselvestotheairport?Maybeweneedtobookataxi,orjustgobybus. W:No,wedon’thaveto.Thecompanycarwillpickusupandtakeusthere.
M:Oh,that’sgood.When?
W:Ourflightleavesat11:00a.m.,sotheyshouldpickusupbetween8:00and9:00a.m.Besides,thecompanypaysforourtrip,includinghotelandfood. M:Howmuchwillthatbe?
W:Well,NewYorkisaprettyexpensivecity.So,eachofuswillget$200aday. M:Oh,OK.Thanksfortellingmethat. W:You’rewelcome. Text9
W:Pleasesitdown.Let’ssee…you’reMr.Smith.Isthatcorrect? M:Yes.JohnSmith.
W:Andyou’reinterestedinthisjob?
M:Yes,Iam.I’llgraduatefromcollegethecomingJune.MymajorisChinese. W:Isee.Haveyoueverdoneanyworkinthisfield? M:Yes,IusedtobeatourguideforChinesetravellers.
W:Good.Now,howmuchmoneydoyouexpecttohaveforayear?
M:FromwhatI’veread,itseemsthatastartingpaywouldbearound$12,000ayear.
W:Here,youwouldstartat$10,500forthefirstyear…akindoftrainingperiod.Thenyouwouldgoto$15,000.
M:Thatsoundsfairenough.Whatdoyouthinkarethechancesformetogetajobhere?
W:Well,I’mtalkingtothreepeopletodayandfourtomorrow.We’llbehiringtwopeople.You’llhearfromussometimenextmonth.Goodluck!Andthanksforcomingintoday. Text10
M:Well,I’dlovetosharewithyoumypersonalopinionsoncitylifeandlifeinsmalltowns.IgrewupinasmalltownuntilIwas18andthenmovedtoabigcity,soIhaveexperiencedthegoodandbadsidesofboth.IneverthoughtthatIwouldlikelivinginabigcity,butIwaswrong.Aftertenyearsoflivinginone,Ican’timagineeverlivinginasmalltownagain.Surelysmalltownsandbigcitiesbothhavesomeproblemsintermsoftransport.Inasmalltown,youhavetoownacartomakelifecomfortable.Youcan’tgetaroundwithoutonebecausethereisn’tanykindofpublictransport.Bigcitiesgenerallyhaveheavytrafficandexpensiveparking,butthereyouhaveachoiceoftakingpublictransport,whichischeaperthandriving.So,ifyoudon’thaveacar,you’dbetterliveinthecity.Ialsolovetheexcitinglifeinbigcities.Icanalwaysenjoyalotoffilms,concerts,andotherwonderfulshows.However,thesethingsarenotcommoninsmalltowns.ThefinalthingIlikeaboutlargecitiesisthatyoucanmeetdifferentkindsofpeople.However,youseldomfindsuchavarietyofpeopleinasmallertown.Ithinkthatlivinginanareawhereeveryonewasjustlikemewouldquicklybecomedull.Ofcourse,safetyshouldbeconsidered,andthat’soneareawheresmalltownsarebetterthanbigcities.Still,Iwouldratherbeabitmorecarefulandliveinalargecitythantofeelsafebutdull.
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