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Sure.Justfollowme.

Bytheway,mynameisTed.

AndI'

mAna.Nicetomeetyou.

Hey,hey!

thatwasfun

thatwasfun.Thankyouforthelesson!

Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?

Iworkinatravelagency.

Really!

Whatdoyoudothere?

minchargeoftheircomputers.

Oh,soyou'

reacomputerspecialist.

Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.

That'

sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI'

mtaking.

Oh,sure...Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollarbladinglessons.

It'

sadeal!

Interviewer:

Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?

YuHong:

mfromChina...fromnearShanghai.

Andwhendidyoumovehere?

IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.

Andwhatdoyoudonow?

matransportationengineer.

Isee.Soyou'

reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.

Yes,that'

sright.

WhataresomeofdifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?

Oh,that'

snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon'

thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat'

snotthesamething.InChina,ontheholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn'

tthesamehere.

Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?

Oh,that'

seasy:

mymom'

ssoup!

Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'

scooking.

Whereareyoufrom,Ajay?

Ajay:

mfromIndia.

AndwhendidyoumovetotheU.S.?

Itwasin1991

Areyoustudyinghereatthemoment?

Notnow.Icamehereasastudentandgraduatedtwoyeasago.I’mwokingasacomputertechnician.

Uh-huh.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere?

Wasitdifficult?

Yeah,itwasattimes.ThemaindifficultyIhadwaswiththeeducationalsystem.Thingsareverydifferenthere.Teachingmethods,everythingisverydifferentfromwhatIwasusedtoinIndia.

AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromIndia?

Totellyouthetruth,afteryou’rehereforawhile,youdon’tmissanythingverymuch.ButIguesstheweatherandmyfamilyarethethingsImiss.Andthequalityoflife.Thequalityoflifeismuchnicerbackhome,franklyspeaking.

A:

Hey!

Arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?

B:

Yeah!

That’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweekseverysummer.

Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!

Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihaveagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit’sstillupintheattic!

Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!

YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?

What?

Visitingmygrandparent’shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse-andshelovedme,too!

Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent’shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.

Ah,memories!

Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?

Goodquestion.Therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.

SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.

Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.

Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingenral.

Andfewercars!

There’stoomuchtraffic.

Say,isthatourbuscoming?

Yes,itis.Butlook.It’sfull!

Oh,no!

Let’sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI’mgoingtowrite.

Soyouarereallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?

Sure.I’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They’retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.

Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.

Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn’tenoughparking.

That’sforsure.It’simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.

Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.

Oh,youmeantheyshouldn’tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.

QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.

AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.

Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.

TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpubictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.

Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?

There’soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.

Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?

Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:

00A.M.

Good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?

Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.

OK.Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?

Rightbehindyou,ma’am.Seethatsign?

Oh.Thanksalot.

Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon’tmind.

Notatall.

Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?

Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.

Fortydollars?

IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?

Maybeafast-foodplace?

Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.

Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.

You,too.

Whatdoyouthink?

Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.

C:

Butthebedroomaretoosmall.Andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.

Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.

Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.

Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.

Well,howdoyoulikethisspace,then?

Oh,it’smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyaretoohuge!

Yes,theyareniceandbig.

Andtherearetwobathrooms!

Icouldhavemyownbathroom!

Yes,Iguessyoucould.

Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.

Oh,I’msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.

CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.

Hello.I’mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.

Yes.WhatcanItellyouaboutit?

Whereisit,exactly?

It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.

Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?

Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom

Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?

Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.

Uh-huh.Well,I’llthinkaboutit.

OK.Thanksforcalling.

Thankyou.Bye

Hello？

Hello.Istheapartmentyou’readvertisingstillavailable?

Yes,itis.

Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?

Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It’soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.

Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?

There’sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit’sonahighfloor,soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.

ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeit,please.

Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.

TownandCityRentals.HowcanIhelpyou?

Hi,Umm…isthatapartmentyouadvertisedstillavailable?

Oh,good.Umm…listen.I,can’tpaytoomuch,sothelowpriceyou’reaskingis,isreallygoodforme.

Great.

Howbigisit?

It’stworooms,plusthekitchenandbathroom.

Well,isitasafeplacetolive?

Well,IcantellyouI’velivedhereforfiveyearsandIneverheardaboutanybodyhavingaproblem.

Oh,that’sgood.Uh…let’ssee.Oh,yeah.Doestheapartmenthavealotofwindows?

Windows?

Yes,thereareplentyofwindows.Butunfortunately,thereisn’tmuchlight,really.See,there’sanotherbuildingrightnexttoours.

Oh,that’sOk.I’mneveraroundinthedayanyway.Doyouthinkit’sallrightifIcomeandlookatit?

Anytime.Whendoyouwanttoseeit?

Sowhereareyouworkingnow,Terry?

Oh,I’mstillatthebank.Idon’tlikeit,though.

That’stoobad.Whynot?

Well,it’sboring,anditdoesn’tpayverywell.

Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon’tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.

Actually,Idon’twanttowork