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W: I saw Nancy at the supermarket yesterday when I was
looking for some fruit.
M: Was she also buying fruit there?
W: No. She was buying some clothes for her baby. Text 2
W: Excuse me. Do you stop at the beach?
M: No. You need to get off at the church and take a line 14. W: Have we got much further to go? M: It’s the next stop. Text 3
M: Oh my! It’s steaming hot today. The temperature has hit 38
degrees.
W: Yeah, it’s like the whole world is boiling. Text 4
W: Oh, I just don’t feel like doing anything. M: What’s the matter, Jane?
W: Well, you know that job I went for today? I lost it.
M: Oh, come on! It can’t be as bad as all that. Look on the
bright side. Maybe something better will come up. Text 5
W: Can you come to a party this Saturday? It’s for Carolyn. She’
s just come back from Beijing.
M: Sure. That sounds like fun. Can I help with anything?
W: I think everything’s taken care of. Thanks. See you on
Saturday. Text 6
M: Hi Jennifer. I’m calling to tell you that Wendy and I are
leaving tomorrow afternoon. W: Oh, so soon? I hope you’ve had a good time visiting places
and friends here.
M: Yes. We had a great time. Thank you again for the
wonderful dinner last Friday. If you and Gary ever come to San Francisco, please let us know and we’d be more than happy to have you as our guests.
W: Thank you, Tom. Have a safe trip back home. Text 7
M: Good afternoon. Finding everything okay?
W: Oh, I’m looking at your computers. You have many
different machines here. Could you tell me something about them?
M: Er…these two with large monitors are the latest and fastest.
But this one is the most popular. The monitor’s a bit smaller, though.
W: Oh, this one’s so much less expensive. How come? M: There’s a sale this week on this model. W: Is it hard to set up at home?
M: Oh no, certainly not. The instruction explains everything. W: That’s good. Well, I really need a computer to do my
homework, and this one is much cheaper. I guess I’ll take it. M: Okay. Let me write this up, and then you just take it over
there to that lady, and she’ll take care of it. W: Okay. Text 8
W: So many beautiful stamps! Bill, it must have taken you at
least five years to collect them.
M: Well, I started collecting stamps nine years ago, when I was
in grade seven. You can find a wealth of information from stamps. For example, if you compare these two stamps, you can see the country name change.
W: Yeah, that’s amazing! Holding the stamp in my hand is just
like holding a little piece of history.
M: Exactly! You can always learn something interesting from
collecting stamps, whether it is history, animals, plants, or buildings. That was why I took up this hobby, though later I also made a lot of friends at the clubs.
W: But now we have email. Will this hobby still live on? M: Sure! Emails make stamps rarer and more valuable. W: I see. But it sounds like an expensive hobby.
M: Not really. Usually selections of stamps cost only a few
dollars. Besides, stamps grow in value very quickly. A good, solid, detailed collection can be worth serious money.
W: So stamp collecting is more than a hobby. It can be a
business. M: You said it. Text 9
W: How did you become an artist, Dan?
M: As a child, I loved to draw. You know, I was born and
educated in Paris. My uncle was a school art teacher. And he often took me to art museums. I guess that’s how I became interested in art, and by the time I was ten, I knew I wanted to be an artist.
W: Did you like to look at other artists’ work?
M: I used to be a big fan of Andy Warhol. Then I discovered
that Jackson Pollock spoke most deeply to me. W: But your painting is nothing like Pollock’s.
M: I know. But after I studied his work for some time, I learned
that his sense of freedom was the key. This freed me and helped me develop my own way of painting.
W: Well, you’ve certainly succeeded in doing that. What’s
next for you, Dan?
M: I have stayed in New York for nearly six years now, and I
need a change. So I’m planning to spend some time in East Asia.
W: Why is that?
M: The art scene there is very exciting. I’ll visit Beijing and see
Chinese paintings, like the ones by Qi Baishi. In fact, I’m thinking of studying in an art college there. Text 10
W: Hello everyone. This is a picture of my room at home. I’ve had this room since I was in the fifth grade. My parents said I could do anything I wanted with it. I picked the paint colors for the walls. One wall is green, one is pale grey, and the rest is white, which makes the room seem bigger. I do feel disappointed that my room is so small. Mom suggested the platform bed and built-in corner desk. But still there isn’t room for my friends and me to sit in here. So mostly I just sleep, read or get ready to go out. My shoes are put on shelves, dresses hung on the door. I like my room clean and tidy. I’ve put away most of my childhood things, but I’ve kept some. It’s very important for me to have my own space. If I’m away at school, I usually leave the door open. But if it is shut, I’d like my parents to knock.
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