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W: You?d better take a heavy sweater. The night is cold even in summer. M: OK, and do you think it might snow, or I need my boots?
W: No, it never snows there in July, but it might rain. Don?t forget your raincoat. M: Thanks for telling me. Text 6
W: If that man gives me any more letters to type, I?ll scream. He?s given me ten already today and there?ll be more when I get back from coffee break. I?ll be here till midnight.
M: Calm down, Franny. He can't make you stay after 5p.m. Finish what you can and leave the rest for Mary.
W: But they are important letters, Joe. They should go out tonight.
M: That?s not you are worrying. If that urgent, he should have given them to you earlier. Text 7
W: Hello, David, I haven?t seen you for some time. Have you been away? M: Yes, I?ve just returned from a holiday in France and Spain. W: Sounds good! Did you travel around much?
M: Quite a lot. I had a-month-holiday so there was plenty of time. W: How did you get around?
M: Oh, all sorts of ways, bus, boat, train, car and plane. I caught the train from London to Dover, and then got a boat to across the channel to Calais. I met a friend on the boat who was going to Paris too. So I had a company on the train journey from Calais. In fact, she has a friend in Paris, so I stayed with them for a few days instead of in the hotel. It saved me a lot of money. W: That was lucky. What did you do there?
M: Oh, the normal thing. I went to the Louvre and Eiffel Tower and so on. It was my first visit to Paris and it was so interesting to see them. Text 8
M: I?m the only engineer. I should have a technician working with me but I don?t. So I waste a lot of time.
W: You mean you have to go and check the work?
M: Yes, it?s a bit disappointing at times. I do have a French assistant who works for me. He?s a very good guy, but not easy to get on with. W: Doesn?t sound like a lot of fun!
M: Oh, the job itself is fun. I guess there are certainly to be some problems when you have a lot of different nationalities working on the same project. W: Really? That?s terrible.
M: Sometimes I think I am mad, but the frank is “you love doing, you just can?t stop and do something else.” Text 9
W: Hi, Grak, what a surprise to see you here!
M: Yeah, I am working night shift today. What are you doing here?
W: I?m trying to look for a book but it has been out for the last three weeks. M: What kind of book is it that you want so much?
W: You might not believe this, but I?m into astronomy and the book I want to read is by Stephen Hawking, who writes about the creation of the universe. Did you notice my eyes? I?ve been staying
up late at night to see the sky and stars.
M: When did you get involved with the universe? No wonder you are dozing off during the lecture this morning.
W: I know it's embarrassing, but I?m really interested in the mystery of the universe, and I?m thinking perhaps I?m in the wrong major. And I should swift to physics instead of taking drama. Text 10 Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please? My name is Laura Kane. It?s my great pleasure this morning to welcome you, my colleagues, from all over the world to the Sixteenth Air Quality Control Conference. We are honored to have two of the world?s best-known air quality experts as our speakers this morning --- Doctor Richard L Yang of the Air Quality Research Center in Atlanta and Doctor Xi, Xi Lan, Director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Air Quality Research Institute. Doctor Yang will review American accomplishments in the past two years and consider what?s next on the American air quality plan. Doctor Xi will discuss ten years of progressing the cold producing cities of northern China. We?ll have a coffee break at 10a.m, a lunch break from 12 to 1p.m. Please check the blackboard at the registration desk for any room changes. And please remember that there is no smoking in the meeting rooms, the workshop rooms or the halls. The Oak Room on the second floor has been set aside as a smoking lounge. Please do not smoke anywhere else in the hotel.