W:Excuseme.HowcanIfindthebookcalledTheClassof1998
M:Oh,I’mafraiditwassoldout.
W:It’sallright.Thankyou.
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M:Howdidyourdancinglessongotoday
W:Exciting,butitwashardwork.Ireallyneedarestnow.
M:Yeah,Icanseethat.Goandgetrelaxed.
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M:Howmuchisthatintotal
W:100dollars.Butifyouhaveamembershipcard,Icangiveyoua20%discount.
M:Great.Thisismymembershipcard.
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M:Jane,I’mgoingoutforawhile.
W:ButyouhaveanappointmentwithMr.Douglasat3o’clock.
M:Well,pleasemakeitanotherday.
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W:Davidsaidhewouldquithisjobatourschool.
M:ReallyWhywouldhedothat
W:HisfriendstartedafirminLondon.ShewantedDavidtohelpher.
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W:I’mgoingoutforshopping.Doyouneedanything
M:Oh,yeah.Ican’tfindmyumbrella.Canyoubuyone
W:Shouldn’titbeinthecupboard
M:Ijustchecked.Itwasn’tthere.
W:Impossible.ThatwaswhereIusuallyputit.Didyoucheckthebalcony
M:Yes,ofcourse.Couldn’tfindit.Well,justgetanewonethen.
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M:Hi,Lucy.Howwasyourweekend
W:Great.Youknow,wewentmountainclimbingintheforestpark.Theairwassodifferentfromthecity,coolandfresh.
M:Soundsgreat!
W:Yeah.Therewasn’tacloudinthesky.Andwecouldseeformilesfromthetop.WhataboutyouWhatdidyoudo
M:Busypacking.
W:Oh,yes,ofcourse.IforgotyouandJennyaremovingintoanewhouse.It’sonWednesday,isn’tit
M:Yeah,twodaysafter.Ididn’trealizetherearesomanythingstodo.
W:CanIhelpoutwithanything
M:Um,it’llbeniceifyoucouldtakecareofHenryforacoupleofdays.
W:Henry
M:Yes,mydog.
W:Oh,sure.Noproblem.Youjustfocusonthemove.
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M:Hello,canIspeaktoMr.Stone,please
W:Hello,butI’mafraidMr.Stoneisinameetinguntillunchtime.CanItakeamessage
M:Well,yes.I’dliketomakeanappointmenttoseehim.It’sHarrisonWhitehere.
W:Justasecond,Mr.White.I’lllookinthediary.So,whenisconvenientforyou
M:Sometimetoday,ifpossible.Ihearhe’llbeawaytomorrow.
W:Yes,that’sright.He’llbeonabusinesstripforaweek.
M:Ineedtotalkaboutmynewprogramwithhimbeforeheleaves.It’surgent.So,wouldthisafternoonbeOK
W:Letmesee.OK.Mr.Stoneisfreethisafternoonafter3o’clock.
M:Well,3o’clockisabitdifficult,butIcouldmakeitafter3:30.
W:So,shallwesayaquartertofourthisafternooninMr.Stone’soffice
M:That’sgreat.Thanks.
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W:Hello
M:Hi,Cindy.ThisisJakeLeeatFixItCooperation.Howareyoutoday
W:Oh,hi,Jake.I’mfine.Howareyou
M:Good.ThereasonI’mcallingisthatwe’dliketoofferyouthepositionyouwereinterviewedforlastThursday.
W:Oh,that’sgreat.IwasreallyimpressedwithFixIt.
M:I’mgladtohearit.Andwe’repreparedtoofferyouastartingsalaryof$55,000.
W:Isee.Andvacationtime
M:Oh,yougetonedaypermonthinyourfirstyear.Thatisyou’llhavetwelvedaysinyourfirstyear.Andthenincreaseifyoustaylongerwiththecompany.
W:Whatwouldbemyjobtitle
M:You’dbeajuniorspecialist,andyou’dbeworkingunderMonicaStansfield,thedepartmentmanager.
W:OK.Isthesalarynegotiableatall
M:Well,thisistypicalforanewstaff.
W:Isee.
M:Whydon’tyouthinkaboutitI’llneedtohearbackfromyoubyWednesday.Willthatwork
W:Sure.Noproblem.I’llletyouknowTuesdayafternoon.
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M:Hello,everybody.TodayI’dliketosharewithyousomethingaboutJohnAudubon.JohnwasbornonApril26th,1785.HespentmuchofhischildhoodinFrance,wherehespentmanyhourseachdayoutdoorspaintingpictures.Attheageof18,hemovedtotheUnitedStates.Well,actually,JohnbeganhislifeintheUSasabusinessman.However,insteadoftakingcareofhisbusiness,Johnwasoftenoffexploringthenature.Atfirst,Johnspenthistimehuntingforfun.Thenhefoundthattheanimalsaroundwereverybeautiful,andheparticularlyenjoyedobservingthebirdshesaw.Hebeganstudyingthem,tryingtolearnthedifferencesbetweenthebirdsandnoticingtheirdifferentbehaviors.Therefore,hepaintedthebirdsheobservedalot.In1819,Johnrealizedthathedidn’thaveenoughmoneytopayhisbills.Hewasveryupsetthathecouldn’tearnenoughmoneytosupporthisfamily,sohespenttimeimprovinghispaintingskillsandbegantosellhispaintings.Hediscoveredthathecouldearnsomemoneywhiledoingsomethinghereallyenjoyed.We’reluckynowtohavesomanypaintingsofAmericanbirdsbyJohnAudubon.