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A:
Oh,I’mreallysorry,areyouOK?
B:
I’mfine,butI’mnotverygoodatthis.
A:
Neitheram I.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?
B:
YesI’moriginally.IwasborninArgentina.
A:
Didyougrowupthere?
B:
Yes,Idid.Butmyfamilymovedhere8yearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.
A:
Andwheredidyoulearntherollerblade?
B:
Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.
A:
Wellit’smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?
B:
Sure,justfollowme.
A:
Bytheway,mynameisTed.
B:
AndI’mAnna,nicetomeetyou.
A:
Hehhey,thatwasfun.Thanksforthelesson.
B:
Noproblem,so,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?
A:
Iworkinatravelagency.
B:
Really?
Whatdoyoudothere?
A:
I’minchargeoftheircomputers.
B:
Oh,soyou’reacomputerspecialist!
A:
Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.
B:
That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwiththecomputercourseI’mtaking.
A:
Oh,sure,butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.
B:
It’sadeal.
2
A:
Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?
B:
I’mfromChina,fromnearShanghai.
A:
Andwhendidyoumovehere?
B:
IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.
A:
Andwhatdoyoudonow?
B:
I’matransportationengineer.
A:
Isee,soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.
B:
Yes,that’sright.
A:
WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheUS?
B:
Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythingsreally.Iguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthat,Idon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat’snotthesamething.InChina,onholidaysortheweekend,theyvisitrelatives.Itisn’tthesamehere.
A:
Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?
B:
Oh,that’seasy,mymom’ssoup!
Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother’scooking.
3
A:
Hey,arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?
B:
Yeah,that’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.
A:
Wow,Ibetthatwasfun.
B:
Yeah,wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkitstillupintheattic.
A:
Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout.
A:
YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?
B:
What?
A:
VisitingmyGrandparents’house.Youknow,onholidaysandstuff,theylivedwayoutinthecountryandmyGrandadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse,andshelovesme,too.IusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmyGrandparents’house.Andeverytimeicameback,Blackierememberedme.
B:
Err,memories.
4
A:
Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?
B:
Goodquestion,therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.
A:
SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.
B:
Goodidea,youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.
A:
Yeah,thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.
B:
Andfewercars,there'stoomuchtraffic.
A:
Say,isthatourbuscoming?
B:
Yes,itis.Butlook,it'sfull.
A:
Oh,no.Let'sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI'mgoingtowrite.
B:
So,areyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?
A:
Sure,I'mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They'retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses,nice,airconditionones.
B:
And,theyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.
A:
Right,therearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn'tenoughparking.
B:
That'sforsure.It'simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.
A:
Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetween9and5.
B:
Oh,youmeantheyshouldn'tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringregularworkdays？
Em,thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.
5
QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.
Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothedowntownbusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.
AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificateislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.There'salsoahightaxoncars.Soitcostsabout3or4timesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.
TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthere'salsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.
6
A:
Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethebankis?
B:
There’soneupstairs,acrossfromthedutyfreeshop.
A:
Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?
B:
Itshouldbeopennow,itopensateighta.m.
A:
Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?
B:
Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.
A:
OK,andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?
B:
Rightbehindyou,Ma-am.Seethatsign?
A:
Oh,thanksalot.
A:
Excuseme,it’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformationifyoudon’tmind.
B:
Notatall.
A:
Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?
B:
Itdependsonthetrafficofcourse.Butitusuallycostsabout40dollars.
A:
40Dollars?
IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport,maybeafastfoodplace?
B:
Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.
A:
Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday!
B:
Youtoo.
7
A:
Whatdoyouthink?
B:
Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment,andthelivingroomishuge.
C:
Butthebedroomsaretoosmall,andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformycloths.
A:
And,it’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.
B:
Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy,anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.
A:
Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.
A:
Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?
C:
Oh,it’smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyarehuge.
B:
Yes,theyareniceandbig.
C:
Andtheretwobathrooms,Icouldhavemyownbathroom.
B:
Yes,Iguessyoucould.
C:
Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.
A:
I’msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.
A:
CreativeRentals,goodmorning.
B:
Hello,I’mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.
A:
Yes,whatcanItellyouaboutit?
B:
Whereisit,exactly?
A:
It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.
B:
Oh,nearthefreeway…Canyouhearthetraffic?
A:
Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom.
B:
Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?
A:
Well,thebuildingisabout50yearsold.
B:
Uh-huh.Well,I’llthinkaboutit.
A:
OK,thanksforcalling.
B:
Thankyou,bye!
8
A:
Hello.
B:
Hello,istheapartmentyou’readvertisingstillavailable?
A:
Yes,itis.
B:
Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?
A:
Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It’soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.
B:
Andisitfarawayfromsubway?
A:
There’sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit’sonthehighfloor,soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.
B:
ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeitplease.
A:
Sure,letmegiveyoutheaddress.
A:
TownandCityRentals,howcanIhelpyou?
B:
Hi,um,isthatapartmentyou’readvertisingstillavailable?
A:
Yes,itis.
B:
Oh,good.Um,listen,I,Ican’tpaytoomuch.Sothelowpriceyou’reaskingis…isreallygoodforme.
A:
Great.
B:
Andhowbigisit?
A:
It’stworoomsplusthekitchenandbathroom.
B:
Wellisitthesafeplacetolive?
A:
Well,IcantellyouI’velivedhereforfiveyearsandIneverheardaboutanybodyhavingaproblem.
B:
Oh,that’sgood.Letsee,ohyeah.Doestheapartmenthavealotofwindows?
A:
Windows?
Yeah,thereareaplentyofwindows.Butunfortunately,thereisn’tmuchlightreally.See,there’sanotherbuildingrightnexttoours.
B:
Oh,that’sOK,Ineveraroundinthedayanyway.Doyouthinkit’salrightifIcomeandlookatit?
A:
Anytime.Whendoyouwannaseeit?
9
A:
Sowhereareyouworkingnow,Terry?
B:
Oh,I'mstillatthebank.Idon'tlikeit,though.
A:
That'stoobad.Whynot?
B:
Well,it'sboring,anditdoesn'tpayverywell.
A:
Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon'tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.
B:
Actually,Idon'twanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoneysoIcouldretirenow.
A:
Hmm,howoldareyou,Terry?
B:
Uh,twenty-six.
A:
SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?
B:
Oh,youdidn'tknow.SheandIbrokeupacoupleofmonthsago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.
A:
I'msureyouwill.
B:
Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?
A:
I'mnotsure,butI'dreallyliketomovetoanothercity.I'msickofthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremoreexciting.
B:
Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.
10
A:
Ugh!
Ifeelawful.Ireallyhavetostopsmoking.
B:
Sowhydon'tyouquit?
A:
Well,ifIquit,Imightgainweight!
B:
Alotofpeopledo,but...
A:
AndifIgainweight,Iwon'tbeabletofitintoanyofclothes!
B:
Well,youcanalwaysgoonadiet.
A:
Oh,no.I'mterribleatlosingweightondiets.S
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