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A: Personally, I think these footballers earn too much money. They’re 20 years old and they’re already millionaires. I think it’s crazy. B: I agree. They earn enough money in one week to buy a house, a car –anything. Now if you look at, say, fire fighters, who risk their lives …A: Fire fighters don’t earn enough.
B: They don’t earn enough.
A: What about doctors? Certainly in Britain they work very hard.
B: They work too hard. One of my friends is a doctor and he sometimes does 18 hour shifts.
A: Ha, that’s crazy.
B: Eighteen hours without a break. Again, they’re saving people’s lives.
A: Teachers, too. I think they should get much bigger salaries. They also work really long hours.
B: Yeah, although they do get good holidays.
A: Yeah. That’s true.
B: Actually, I think they get too many holidays. There’s Christmas and half term and Easter and the summer. What is it in the summer – about six weeks?
A: Yeah, but I think teachers need it ’cause of all the stress.
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