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M:We’llgo swimming when Mary comes.
W:I’llcome if youwant,but do you think she will come?
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M:I think there is a special sale on ladies’dresses this week.
W:That sale was over yesterday.We have suits on sale this week.
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M:People say the professor gives very good lectures,is it true?
W:Yes.You should go and listen to him.His lectures aboutMan and Animalsare excellent.
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M:I want to have a new pair of trousers made.
W:But you’ve already got a lot.
M:Yes,but some are old,others are out of date.As a student,I like new clothes for a change.
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W:Excuse me.Is there a drugstore nearby?
M:Yes.There’s a drugstore on River Street.
W:On River Street?
M:Yes.It’s between the library and the post office.
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M:Hi,Sue!It’s Martin.
W:Oh,hi!How are you?
M:Fine.Look,Iwas wondering if you are free on Saturday evening.I’ve got some tickets for a concert.Would youlike to come?
W:Oh,well,I’d really like to,but...er…I’m studying for my exams at the moment,and well,I’m sorry I can’t.
M:OK.Don’t worry.Some other time then,I suppose.
W:Oh,yeah.
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W:I see a“Flat for rent”sign outside,so could you show me the flat for rent?
M:Sure.We have a one-room flat on the 2nd floor for 800yuana month.
W:I’m afraid it’s too small for us.We have two children.Do you have any three-room flat for rent?
M:Well,there is a three-bedroom flat on the 8th floor for 2,000yuana month.
W:Is there a lift in this building?
M:Yes,but it operates from 4:30 in the morning to 11:30 in the evening.
W:That sounds not too bad.Will you show me the flat?
M:Certainly.Please follow me.
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W:Hi,haven’t seen you for a long time.Could you say something about your life in the new school?
M:Certainly.At first I felt very unhappy because I had some problems with my lessons in the new school.As a
newcomer,I knew nobody here,and I could talk to no one for help.I felt extremely lonely for a time.
W:I’m sorry.I know nothing aboutall that until you told me.What about now?
M:I am feeling quite comfortable at the new school now.
W:What do you do to manage to overcome your difficulties?
M:Thanks to the students and teachers here.They are really helpful.The most important thing is that I have found the lessons given by teachers are quite lively and interesting,especially physics.You know I am always fond of the subject.
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W:Hi,Tom,what did you study at university?
M:I studied Environmental Sciences at King’s College,London.It’s a four-year course and in the third year all students have to find an environmental project.I applied to various research institutes in the Philippines.
W:Why?
M:Because I wanted to study coral reefs.
M:Coral?Isn’t that a plant?
M:No,coral is not a plant but a variety of animal life.
W:That’s interesting.So tell us about the Philippines.
M:Well,there are seven thousand islands and the population there is around seventy-five million.They eat a lot fish there and so the fishing industry is a very important part of the economy.
W:Did anything surprise you?
M:Yes,the amount of fishing.
W:Keeping beautiful fish is very popular all over the world.
M:Yeah.It’s very interesting.
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W:When I was twelve my parents moved out of London to a small village in Oxford.
I was the only Asian girl in my school,and I suddenly felt a bit lonely.Luckily,a brilliant art teacher encouraged me to go to art college,however,on the day of my college interview in Oxford,I woke up late,I left the house with two odd shoes,and I didn’t notice that my bottle of chocolate milk had poured over the painting in my bag.When I finally got to the station I got on the wrong train.Who knows if I had got on the right train that day I might have become a professional artist!But I went to the wrong one instead.I told the woman next to me on the train about what had happened and she suddenly cried with laughter.It turned out she was the producer of a comedy program on the radio.
To cut the long story short,I got the invitation a week later to attend an interview for the show.Then the rest,as to be said,is history.I’m very lucky.My life has been full of happy accidents.Now I’m in charge of the very popular TV comedy program.