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1- Hello, I want a cab.（出租车）

—OK. What address is it?

—1120 East 32nd Street.

—Right. The cab will be there in a few minutes.

2—What's your job?

—I'm an accountant.（会计）

—Oh! Do you enjoy it?

—No. I don't really like it. It's boring.

3—Where do you come from?

—Indonesia.（印度尼西亚）

—Oh! Which part?

—Jakarta.（雅加达）

—Really?

4—Can you speak German?

—Yes, I can. I speak it very well.

—Where did you learn it?

—I lived in Germany when I was a child.

—What else can you speak?

—Well, I know a little Italian.

5—I think a businessman should be good-looking.

—No, I don't agree.

6—Would you like a drink?

—No, thank you. I don't drink.

—Are you sure?

—Yes. I'm quite sure. Thank you very much.

—What about a soft drink then?

—Oh, alright. Lemonade（柠檬汽水） would be fine.

7—Thank you very much for the meal.

—Not at all. I'm glad you could come.

—You must come and have a meal with me some time.

—Yes. That would be nice.

8—Have you heard about the Prime Minister?（首相 总理）

—No.

—She's gone to China!

—Really!

9—How do you spell interesting?

—I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G.

—Thank you very much.

10—Would you mind passing the salt, please?

—Certainly.

Tim talked to Harry about the lecture.

Harry: What did you think of the lecture?

Tim: I thought it was very interesting.

Harry: Did you really?

Tim: Yes, didn't you?

Harry: Certainly not. I thought he talked a lot of rubbish.

Tim: So you think you know more than he does.

Harry: Well, take coal（煤） for instance.（例子）

Tim: What about it?

Harry: Coal won't become important again.

Tim: Why not?

Harry: It's too dirty. They won't be able to find people to work down coal mines in the future.( 他们将来不可能找到去煤矿井下工作的人, work down不是搭配，down 表示向下,这里表示到井下去工作。)

Tim: They'll invent new kinds of machinery.（机器 机械）

Harry: Nonsense.（胡扯） The only sort（种） of power they'll use in the future is atomic power.（原子能）

A reporter from a local newspaper is interviewing some students on the subject of students and money.

Reporter: Excuse me. Are you a student?

Student 1: Yes, I am.

Reporter: Forgive my asking you, but do you have to take a part-time job in the ho1idays?

Student 1: Not really. My parents are fairly（相当） well off（富裕的） so I get an allowance（津贴 补助） from my father.

Reporter: You're lucky, aren't you?

Student 1: I suppose so.

Reporter: What about you? Are your parents wealthy?

Student 2: No, certainly not.

Reporter: Do you work during the holidays?

Student 2: Well, last Christmas I did two weeks as temporary（临时的） postman, then in the summer I spent four

weeks fruit picking, and I do a bit of baby-sitting, so I manage.

Reporter: Thank you.

My name is Robert. I am eighteen years old and I am French. I am not married. Sylvia is small and fair. She is seventeen and she is a student.

The tall boy with fair hair is eighteen years old and he comes from Sweden. He works in a record（唱片） shop. The small boy with dark hair is seventeen. He is Spanish, but he does not live in Spain. He lives in France. He works in a hotel.

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