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Enoughsleep?

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sninehours.

Doyouhavetoberightallthetime?

Butyouareright;

I'

mgettingup.

Jumpintheshower,thatwillmakeyoufeelbetter.AndI'

llmakeapotofstrongcoffee,butwhatdoyouwantforbreakfast?

Somethingsimple.Howaboutabagelandcreamcheese.

Noproblem.It'

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tbesosure.

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tIbe?

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safirsttimeforeverything.

Situation2Breakfast

Ah...Thecoffeesmellsgreat.Isthatbagelready?

mstarving.

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sreadyjustlikeitalwaysisandjustlikeItoldyouitwouldbe.

WhatwouldIdowithoutyou?

You'

rethebest.（Takesasipofcoffee.）Andthiscoffeeisprettygood,too.

Webothknowyoujustlikemeformycooking.

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mtheonewhomadedinnerofthelasttwonights.

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smyturntonight.

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sgetbacktobreakfast;

canIgetyouanythingelse?

Alittlemorecoffeewould[will]begreat,withalittlemoresugarinitthistime,please.

Sure.Doyouwantanotherbagelorsomefruit?

No,thanks.I'

mjustnotthathungryinthemorning.Youknowthat.

Iknow,butIwasreadinginamagazinethatbreakfastisthemostimportantmealoftheday.

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tforcemyselftoeatwhenI'

mnothungry.

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tIpackyouasnackforlaterinthemorning?

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clock.

WhatshallImake?

Howaboutabeer?

James,beserious.

Okay,howaboutanappleandsomecheese?

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Takeyourtime.I'

mstillearly.

Situation3DrivingtoWork

HereitisJames.Nowgetgoing,Idon'

twantyoutobelate.

Thanks,dear.I'

llbehomealittlelatetonight.Remembertheclient.

Okay,butcallifyouaregoingtobehomeafterten.

Iwill.Bye.

Bye.

（Jamesgetsinthecarandleavesforwork.Heturnsonthenews.）

News:

...andtherewasanaccidentonhighway99.Atruckturnedoverblockingwestboundtrafficforabouttwomiles.Driversonhighway99westmightwanttotakelocalroadtoworkthismorning.Thecurrenttimeissevenforty-threeonthissunnymorning,andthetemperatureisseventy-sixdegrees.Theweatherforecastforlatetodayismostlysunny,withsomecloudsformingintheafternoonandaslightchanceofshowersintheearlyevening.We'

llkeepyouupdatedwithmoretrafficandweatherthroughouttheday,butnowlet'

senjoyforty-fiveminutesofcommercial-freerockandroll.

Situation4TheGasStation

Damn,I'

malmostoutofgas.

（Jamespullsintoagasstation.）

Attendant:

WhatcanIdoforyou?

Fillitupwithunleaded,please.Andcanyouchecktheoil,too?

Sure,pal.

（Heopensthehoodandcheckstheoil.）

reaboutaquartlow,shallIputaquartinforyou?

Please.

Youknow,youcouldreallyuseanewsetoftires.Theonesyouhavearebadlyworn.Icoulddothatforyourightnow;

itwouldn'

ttakemorethanthirtyminutes.

Andtheprice?

Well...thatdependsonhowgoodasetoftiresyouwant.

No.I'

mlateforworkanyway.I'

lljusttakethegasandoiltoday.Howmuchwillthatbe?

Let'

ssee.Forteenforthegas/andtwo-fiftyfortheoil/makessisteendollarsandfiftycents.

Doyoutakecreditcards?

OnlyVisaandMasterCard,notAmericanExpress.

Fine,here'

smyVisa.

Situation5ArrivingatWork

Steve:

Goodmorning,James.You'

reearly.What'

sup?

Morning,Steve.Earlyisright.I'

vegottwoimportantmeetingstoday;

onewiththebossandonewithaclient.You'

reprettyearlyyourself,somethingimportant?

Yeah,I'

mmeetingaclient,too.Someonefromabigcomputercompany.IthinktheirheadquartersareinTaiwan,butthisguyrunstheNewYorkoffice.

WangComputers.That'

smyclient,too.ButIthinktheownerisaChinese-American;

mnotsureiftheyevenhaveanofficeinTaiWan.Iguesswe'

reworkingonthisaccounttogether.

Good.Totellyouthetruth/Iwasalittlescared.Theaccountisreallybig;

it'

sjusttoomuchworkforoneman.Say,whattimedoyoumeetwiththeboss,Mr.Barnes?

Ten-thirty,Why?

Iwasright.Weareonthisaccounttogether.I'

mscheduledtomeetwithMr.Barnesatten-thirty,too.

Wellthen,partner,let'

sgetbusypreparingsomethingforthemeeting.

Goodidea.Whereshouldwebegin?

Idon'

tknowaboutyou/butIalwaysbeginbigprojectsbygoingtothebathroom,andthenwithahotcupofcoffee.Canyouwaitforme?

Justhurry.I'

llgetthecoffeeready.

Thatsoundslikeanexcellentplan.

Situation6PlanningfortheMeeting

mback.

Hereisyourcoffee.Youfeelingbetter?

IfeellikeaChamp.Whereshouldwebegin?

Asalways,it'

sbesttobeginatthebeginning.WhathaveyoupreparedforyourmeetingwithWang?

Basically,Ijusthaveanoutlineofapresentationofourcompany'

snewsoftware.IthinkourproductishighqualityandthatthepeoplefromWangwillrealizethatoncetheyhearadescriptionofit.

WellJames,thatisalittletoosimple.Weknowtheproductisgood,butwehavetoconvincethemofthattoo.Luckily,Iputtogetheravediopresentationonmynotebookcomputerusingoursoftware.Iftheylikethepresentation,andIamconfidenttheywill,thenthatautomaticallymeansthattheylikeourcompany'

sproduct.

Steve,that'

swhyyouareatthetopofsales.Youthinkofeverythinginadvance.I'

mreallyjustacomputersoftwareengineer;

IcanmakethisstuffbutIcan'

tsellit.

Ofcourseyoucan'

t.That'

swhyMr.Barnesputustogether.I'

lltakecareofsellingthesoftware,andyoucanansweranytoughtechnicalquestionthatthepeoplefromWangmightask.I'

masbadatscienceasyouareatsales.

Steve,you'

retoomodest.You'

regreatatsales,butIknowyouknowsomethingaboutcomputerstoo.Istillrememberwhenwefirststartedworkinghere;

youtaughtmeathingortwoaboutAppleMacintoshcomputers.

SureIknowaboutMacs,butthat'

sjustbecauseIusedoneallthroughcollege.Plus,anydummycanuseaMac.

Icouldn'

t.

Notatfirst.Butafteraboutthreedays,youwerealreadybetterthanme.

Okay,okay.SoI'

macomputernerd.

Situation7TheSecretary

llcallmysecretaryandhavehermakecopiesofyouroutline.

Areyousurethat'

sokay?

Imean,shedoesn'

treallyworkforme.Whatifshegetsangry.

Noproblem.Sheworksforme,andyouandIareworkingonthisprojecttogether.Watchandlearn.（Stevepicksupthephone.）Lisa,couldyoucomeinhereplease?

Lisa:

IcanbutIwon'

t.It'

sonlyeightfifty-fiveandIdon'

tstartworkuntilnineo'

Well,Steve,Iguesssheknowswho'

stheboss.

Veryfunny.We'

lljusthavetowaitforfiveminutes,That'

sall.

Whateveryousay.

（Attwominutesafternineo'

clock.）

Lisa,doyouthinkyoucouldcomeinherenow?

Ofcourse,Mr.Dawson;

llberightin.（Lisacomesintotheoffice.）Whatdoyouneed,sir?

CouldyoumakeMr.Goddardhereabouttwentycopiesofhisoutline.

Why,doesn'

thehaveasecretary?

（Alittleangry.）Ofcoursehedoes,butwe'

reworkingonaprojecttogetherandIwouldreallyappreciateitifyouwouldjustcooperatewithmerightnow.

Allright,allright.Youdon'

thavetogetmad.Didyousaytenortwentycopies?

Actually,tenwillbefine.It'

sasmallgrouptoday.

ButIsaidtwenty,somakeittwenty.

Yes,sir,Mr.Dawson.

Situation8MeetingtheBoss

（Mr.BarnescallsSteveontheintraofficephone）

Mr.Barnes:

Dawson?

Yes,thisishe.

ContactGoddardandcomeuptomyofficeimmediately.Iwantto[wanna]goovertoday'

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