剑桥英语中级班听力脚本剑桥二

剑桥英语中级班听力脚本（剑桥二）Unit1(1)I'mreallysorry:Ted:Oh,I'mreallysorry.AreyouOKAna:I'mfine.ButI'mnotverygoodatthis.Ted:NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmericaAna:Yes,Iamoriginally.IwasborninArgentina.Ted:DidyougrowupthereAna:Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.Ted:AndwheredidyoulearntorollarbladeAna:Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.Ted:Well,it'smyfirsttime.CanyougivemesomelessonsAna:Sure.Justfollowme.Ted:Bytheway,mynameisTed.Ana:AndI'mAna.Nicetomeetyou.Hey,hey!thatwasfunTed:Hey,hey!thatwasfun.Thankyouforthelesson!Ana:Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.WhatdoyoudoTed:Iworkinatravelagency.Ana:Really!WhatdoyoudothereTed:I'minchargeoftheircomputers.Ana:Oh,soyou'reacomputerspecialist.Ted:Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.Ana:That'sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI'mtaking.Ted:Oh,sure...Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollarbladinglessons.Ana:It'sadeal!(2)Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHongInterviewer:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHongYuHong:I'mfromChina...fromnearShanghai.Interviewer:AndwhendidyoumovehereYuHong:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.Interviewer:AndwhatdoyoudonowYuHong:I'matransportationengineer.Interviewer:Isee.Soyou'reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.YuHong:Yes,that'sright.Interviewer:Whataresomeofdifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantinthe.YuHong:Oh,that'snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon'thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat'snotthesamething.InChina,ontheholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn'tthesamehere.Interviewer:AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhomeYuHong:Oh,that'seasy:mymom'ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'scooking.(3)Hey!ArethesepicturesofyouA:Hey!ArethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakidB:Yeah!That'smeinfrontofmyuncle'sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweekseverysummer.A:Wow,Ibetthatwasfun!B:Yeah.Wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihaveagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkit'sstillupintheattic!A:Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout!A:YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingupB:WhatA:Visitingmygrandparent'shouse…youknow,onholidaysandstuff.Theylivedwayoutinthecountry,andmygranddadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse-andshelovedme,too!Iusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmygrandparent'shouse.AndeverytimeIcameback,Blackierememberedme.B:Ah,memories!Unit2(4)WhyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantoneA:WhyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantoneB:Goodquestion.Therearen'tenoughbusesonthisroute.A:SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.B:Goodidea.Youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.A:Yeah.Thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingenral.B:Andfewercars!There'stoomuchtraffic.A:Say,isthatourbuscomingB:Yes,itis.Butlook.It'sfull!A:Oh,no!Let'sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI'mgoingtowrite.A:SoyouarereallygoingtowritealettertothepaperB:Sure.I'mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They'retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses…niceair-conditionedones.B:Andtheyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.A:Right.Andtherearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn'tenoughparking.B:That'sforsure.It'simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.A:Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetweennineandfive.B:Oh,youmeantheyshouldn'tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringtheregularworkday.Hmm…thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.(5)QuiteanumberofthingsQuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpubictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.(6)Excuseme.CouldyoutellmeA:Excuseme.CouldyoutellmewherethebankisB:There'soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.A:Oh,thanks.DoyouknowwhattimeitopensB:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:.A:Good.AndcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecityB:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It'srightdownthehall.A:OK.Andjustonemorething.DoyouknowwherethenearestrestroomisB:Rightbehindyou,ma'am.SeethatsignA:Oh.Thanksalot.A:Excuseme.It'smeagain.I'msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon'tmind.B:Notatall.A:Thanks.DoyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecityB:Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.A:FortydollarsIguessI'lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairportMaybeafast-foodplaceB:Goupstairsandturnright.You'llseethesnackbaronyourleft.A:Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.B:You,too.Unit3(7)WhatdoyouthinkA:WhatdoyouthinkB:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.C:Butthebedroomaretoosmall.Andthereisn'tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.A:Andit'snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.B:Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.A:Let'sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.A:Well,howdoyoulikethisspace,thenC:Oh,it'smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyaretoohuge!B:Yes,theyareniceandbig.C:Andtherearetwobathrooms!Icouldhavemyownbathroom!B:Yes,Iguessyoucould.C:Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon'tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.A:Oh,I'msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.(8)CreativeRentals.A:CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.B:Hello.I'mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.A:Yes.WhatcanItellyouaboutitB:Whereisit,exactlyA:It'sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.B:Oh,nearthefreeway.CanyouhearthetrafficA:Yes,I'mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.IthasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroomB:Isee.AndisitinanewbuildingA:Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.B:Uh-huh.Well,I'llthinkaboutit.A:OK.Thanksforcalling.B:Thankyou.ByeA:HelloB:Hello.Istheapartmentyou'readvertisingstillavailableA:Yes,itis.B:CanyoutellmealittleaboutitA:Well,it'saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It'soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.B:Isee.AndisitfarawayfromthesubwayA:There'sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit'sonahighfloor,soyoudon'thearanystreetortrafficnoise.B:ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI'mlookingfor.I'dliketocomeseeit,please.A:Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.(9)SowhereareyouworkingnowA:Sowhereareyouworkingnow,TerryB:Oh,I'mstillatthebank.Idon'tlikeit,though.A:That'stoobad.WhynotB:Well,it'sboring,anditdoesn'tpayverywell.A:Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon'tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.B:Actually,Idon'twanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoneysoIcouldretirenow.A:Hmm,howoldareyou,TerryB:Uh,twenty-six.A:SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,TerryB:Oh,youdidn'tknowSheandIbrokeupacoupleofmonthsago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.A:I'msureyouwill.B:Ireallyhopeso.SowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookforA:I'mnotsure,butI'dreallyliketomovetoanothercity.I'msickofthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremoreexciting.B:Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.Yeah,Ireallyneedachange.I'vebeendoingthesamethingsforeverfiveyearsnow,andI'mjustnotlearninganythingnew.It'sthesameroutineeveryday,andIamreallysickofsittinginfrontofacomputer.IthinkIneedtotrysomethingtotallydifferent.Iwanttobeinaprofessionthatinvolvesmeetingpeople.Ireallyneedtojoinacluborsportsteamtogivemesomethingtodoonweekends.Igetreallyboredontheweekends,andifIjoinedaclub.I'dprobablygettomeetpeopleandmakenewfriends.Ishouldtakeatypingcoursethissummer.Ireallyneedifitformyschoolwork.Andpeoplesaythatifyoucantypereallywell,it'ssomethingyou'llfindusefullaterinlife.Gosh,Ireallyhavetogoonadiet.I'vegainedtenpoundssincelastyear,andeveryonetellsmeIlookfat.AndifIdon'tloseweightnow,Iwon'tbeabletogetintoanyofmysummerclothes.Unit4(10)Hey,thissoundsgood-snailsA:Hey,thissoundsgood-snailswithgarlic!HaveyouevereatensnailsB:No,Ihaven'tA:Oh,they'redelicious!Ihadthemlasttime.LiketotrysomeB:No,thanks.Theysoundstrange.C:HaveyoudecidedonanappetizeryetA:Yes.I'llhavethesnails,please.C:Andyou,sirB:IthinkI'llhavethefriedbrains.A:FriedbrainsNowthatreallysoundstrange!A:Oh,good.Herecomesthewaitressnow!C:Hereareyoursnails,madam.Andforyou,sir…thefriedbrains.B:Thankyou.A:Mmm,thesesnailsaredelicious!HowarethebrainsB:Well,Ithinkthey're…yuck!Oh,sorry,Iguessbrainsareprettystrangeafterall.Um,IthinkI'mgoingtoordersomethingelse,ifyoudon'tmind.A:Oh,sure.Goahead.B:Miss!Excuseme,miss!C:YesB:Uh,Ireallydon'tcareforthisappetizer.CouldyoubringmesomethingelseC:Yes,ofcourse.WhatwouldyoulikeinsteadA:Trythesnails.B:No,Idon'tthinkso.I'lltellyouwhat.Justforgetanappetizerforme,andbringmeanice,juicyhamburger…mediumrare…withFrenchfriesandalargesoda.(11)HaveyoufinishedwiththisA:HaveyoufinishedwiththisB:No,I'mstilldrinkingit.Thanks.A:DidyouorderthisB:Yes,that'smine.Mmm,itlooksgreatandsmellsdelicious!A:Don'tyoulikeitB:Ihaven'ttastedityet.I'mwaitingforthewaitresstobringmeafork.A:DidyouenjoyitB:Well,itwasalittletough.Ithinkitwascookedfortoolong.A:HowisitB:Great.JustthewayIlikeit:blackandstrong.A:YourturnormineB:It'smytreatthistime.Youpaidlasttime.Remember.Unit5(12)I'msoexcited!A:I'msoexcited!Wehavetwoweeksoff!WhatareyougoingtodoB:I'mnotsure.IguessI'lljuststayhome.MaybeI'llcatchuponmyreading.WhataboutyouAnyplansA:Well,myparentshaverentedacondominiuminFlorida.I'mgoingtotakelongwalksalongthebeacheverydayanddolotsofswimming.B:Soundsgreat!A:Say,whydon'tyoucomewithusWehaveplentyofroom.B:DoyoumeanitI'dloveto!A:So,whatareyouplanningtodoforyourvacation,JudyB:Oh,I'mdoingsomethingreallyexoticthisyear.Youknow,IwenttoHawaiilastyear,andjuststayedonthebeachfortwoweeks.Thisyear,I'mgoingwhite-waterrafting!A:Ooh,thatsoundsgreat.Butwhatisit,exactlyB:Oh,well,youknow,it'sinColorado.Theyhaveallthesetripsdowntherapids.Thewatergetsreallyrough,butIthinkit'llbereallyexciting.Oh,I'mdoingsomerockclimbing,too.A:Andyoucallthatavacation(12)WhatareyourplansforthesummerA:Whatareyourplansforthesummer,PaulB:Oh,I'dlovetogoandlieonabeachsomewhere,butIneedtosavesomemoneyforschool.IthinkI'llstayhomeandgetajob.A:Thatdoesn'tsoundlikemuchfun.B:Oh,itwon'tbetoobad.Someofmyfriendsaregoingtoworkthissummer,too,sowe'lldosomepartyingontheweekends.A:Haveyouplannedanythingforthesummer,BrendaB:Yeah.I'mgoingtoworkthefirstmonthandsavesomemoney.ThenI'mgoingtogodowntoMexicoforsixweekstostaywithmysister.She'sworkinginGuadalajara.Shesaysit'sreallyinterestingthere,soIwanttogoandseewhattogoandseewhatit'slike.ItwillalsogivemeachancetopracticemySpanish.I'mreallylookingforwardtoit.Unit6Sure.Noproblem!(13)Jason…Jason!A:Jason…Jason!TurndowntheTValittle,please.B:Oh,butthisismyfavoriteprogram!A:Iknow.Butit'stooloud.B:OK.I'llturnitdown.A:That'sbetter.Thanks.B:Lisa,pleasepickupyourthings.A:They'realloverthelivingroomfloor.B:Inaminute,Mom.I'monthephone.A:OK.Butdoitassoonasyouhangup.B:Sure.Noproblem.A:Goodness!WerewelikethiswhenwewerekidsB:Definitely!A:HaveyounoticedhowforgetfulDadisgettingHe'salwaysforgettingwherehiscarkeysare.Itdrivesmecrazy.B:Andhecanneverfindhisglasseseither.A:Iknow.B:YouknowwhatdrivesmecrazyaboutMomA:WhatB:ThoseawfultalkshowsshewatchesonTV.Shejustlovesthem.A:Yeah,Ithinkshewatchesthemforhourseveryday.B:Oh,well.Iguessthey'rejustgettingold.IhopeInevergetlikethat.A:Me,too.Hey,let'sgoandplayavideogame.B:Greatidea.Bytheway,haveyouseenmyglassesanywhereA:James,pleaseturnthatdown…James!B:Yes,MomA:Turnthatdown.It'smuchtooloud.B:Sorry,Mom.IhaditturnedupbecauseIwantedtohearthegame.A:Molly,putthegroceriesaway,please.There'sicecreaminoneofthebags.B:Ican'trightnow,Dad.I'mdoingmyhomework.A:What'sthis,James!B:Yeah,MomA:WhyarethereallthesewettowelsonthebathroomfloorPleasepickthemupandhangthemuptodry.B:Gosh,I'mreallysorry,Mom.Iforgotallaboutthem.A:Justin,comehelpme.Weneedtowashthesedishesbeforeyourmothergetshome.B:Oh,Dad.I'dliketohelp,butIhavetocallLaurie.It'sreallyimportant.A:Aimee,Ithinkthedogistryingtotellyousomething!B:Well,Ican'tpossiblytakehimoutrightnow.I'mdoingmynails(14)Hi.I'myournewneighborA:Hi.I'myournewneighbor,GeorgeRivera.Ilivenextdoor.B:Oh,hi.I'mStephanieLee.A:So,youjustmovedinDoyouneedanythingB:Notrightnow.Butthanks.A:Well,letmeknowifyoudo.Um,bytheway,wouldyoumindturningyourstereodownThewallsarereallythin,sothesoundgoesrightthroughtomyapartment.B:Oh,I'msorry!Ididn'trealizethat.I'llmakesuretokeepthevolumedown.Oh,bytheway,isthereagoodItalianrestaurantintheneighborhoodA:Yeah.There'sagreatoneacoupleofblocksfromhere.Trytheirlasagna.It'sdelicious!A:Hello.I'msorrytobotheryou,butIthinkyourcarisparkedinmyspacedownstairs.B:ReallyA:Yes.DoyoudriveablueHondaB:Yes,Ido.A:Well,there'sablueHondaparkedinspace13andthat'smyspace.B:Oh,I'msosorry.Mysonmusthaveputitinthewrongspace.Oursistheonerightnexttoyours-number12.Letmegetmykeys,andI'llgorightdownandmovethecar.A:Thanks.B:AndI'llmakesuremysondoesn'tdoitagain.A:Iappreciateit.A:Gee,Bob,you'rereallylate.Yousaidyou'dbehereatsix,andlookatthetime:It'salmostsixthirty!B:I'mreallysorry.Tellyouwhat:I'llpayfordinner.A:Oh,it'sallright.Youdon'thavetodothat.B:No,Iwanttopay.Youhadtowaitformealmosthalfanhour.A:Well,hey,OK-ifyouinsist.Thanks!A:Hi,Sally.WhathappenedtoyouonSundayB:SundayWhatdoyoumeanA:Youdon'trememberIhadaparty,andIinvitedyou.B:Oh,gosh.Ofcourseyoudid-andIcompletelyforgotaboutit.Iwasbusyalldayhelpingmybrotherwithhiscar,andIguessIjustforgot.Sorry.Howdidthepartygo,anywayA:Itwasgreat,butwemissedyou.B:Gee,nowIreallyfeelbad.Unit8(15)DidyouknownextweekisHalloweenA:DidyouknownextweekisHalloweenIt'sonOctober31B:SowhatdoyoudoonHalloweenWedon'thavethatholidayinRussia.A:Well,it'sadaywhenkidsdressupinmasksandcostumes.Theyknockonpeople'sdoorsandaskforcandybysayingwords“Trickortreat!”B:Hmm.Soundsinteresting.A:Butit'snotjustforkids.Lotsofpeoplehavecostumeparties.Hey…myfriendPeteishavingaparty.WouldyouliketogoB:Sure.I'dloveto.A:SoarewegoingtowearcostumestothepartyB:Ofcourse.That'shalfthefun.LastyearIrentedthisgreatDraculacostume,andthisyearI'mgoingasaclown.A:AclownYes,youwouldmakeagoodclown.B:Hey!A:Oh,I'mjustkidding.WhataboutmeWhatkindofcostumeshouldIwearB:Whydon'tyougoasawitchIsawaterrificwitchoutfitatthecostumestore.A:Awitch…yeah,that'sagoodidea.SoafterIscarepeople,youcanmakethemlaugh.(16)Youlookbeautifulinthatkimono,Mari.A:Youlookbeautifulinthatkimono,Mari.IsthisyourweddingphotoB:Yes,itis.A:DomostJapanesewomenwearkimonoswhentheygetmarriedB:Yes,manyofthemdo.Thenaftertheweddingceremony,thebrideusuallychangesintoaWesternbridaldressduringthereception.A:Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.A:Didyougetmarriedinachurch,MariB:No,theceremonywasheldatashrine.A:Oh,ashrine…B:Yes,weweremarriedbyapriestinatraditionalShintoceremony.A:Hmm.AndwhowenttotheceremonyB:Well,onlytheimmediatefamilyattendedtheceremony…youknow,ourparents,grandparents,brothersandsisters…A:AndwhataboutthereceptionWhatwasthatlikeB:Lotsoffriendsandrelativescametothereception…aboutahundredpeople.Andthefirstthinghappenedwasthatthemainguestsgaveformalspeeches.A:SpeechesB:Yes,andthenafterthat,alltheguestswereservedaformalmeal.Whileeveryonewaseatinganddrinking,lotsofotherguestsgaveshortspeechesorsangsongs.Someofthespeecheswerefunny.A:Soundslikefun!B:Yes,thesongsandspeechesareallpartoftheentertainmentduringaweddingreception.Andthen,attheendofthereception,eachguestreceivedapresentforcomingtothewedding.A:ApresentfromthebrideandgroomB:Yes,it'saJapanesecustom.A:Whatanicecustom!Unit9BacktothefutureA:Ugh!Ifeelawful.Ireallyhavetostopsmoking.B:Sowhydon'tyouquitA:Well,ifIquit,Imightgainweight!B:Alotofpeopledo,but...A:AndifIgainweight,Iwon'tbeabletofitintoanyofclothes!B:Well,youcanalwaysgoonadiet.A:Oh,no.I'mterribleatlosingweightondiets.Soifmyclothesdon'tfit,I'llhavetobuynewones.I'llhavetogetapart-timejob,and...B:Listen,itishardtoquit,butit'snotthathard.DoyouwanttoknowhowIdiditA:Well,givingupsmokingisn'treallyashardasyouthink.Imanagedtodoit,soitcan'tbethatdifficult.Youshouldtrynicotinegum.Youchewitjustlikeregularchewinggum,andyoudon'tfeellikesmoking.B:Well,Iguessit'sworthatry.A:Theneighborhoodsurehaschanged!B:Whatwasthisplacelikebefore,GrandpaA:Well,thereusedtobeagrocerystorerighthereonthiscorner.Hmm.Itwasprettyquiet.Notmanypeoplelivedherethen.B:Thesedays,thepopulationisgrowingfast.A:Yeah.Ibetthey'llteardownalltheseoldbuildingssoon.Inafewyears,therewillbejustmallsandhigh-riseapartments.B:Hey,thatdoesn'tsoundtoobad!A:No,butI'llmisstheolddays.A:HowlonghaveyoubeenlivinghereB:Oh,forovertwentyyears.A:AndhaveyounoticedalotofchangesduringthattimeB:Oh,yes,quiteafew.Thisisamuchnicerplacetolivenowthanitusedtobe.It'smuchgreener.WhenIfirstmovedhere,thereweren'tmanytreesaround.Butoverthelastfewyears,thecityhasplantedtreeseverywhere.It'smadesuchadifference.A:HowdoyoulikelivinghereB:Well,it'saninterestingcity.Butyoureallyneedacarhere;otherwise,youcan'tgoanywhere.Thereusedtobeagoodbussystem,butthereisn'tanymore.A:WhyisthatB:Oh,Ithinktheyexpecteveryonetohaveacar,sotheydon'tbothertoprovidedecentbusservice.It'sgettingworseandworse.Thesedays,youhavetowaitforagesforabus.Andwhenonefinallyshowsup,it'susuallyfull!A:Ican'tbelievehowmuchthisneighborhoodhaschanged!B:WhatdoyoumeanA:Well,whenJoeandIfirstboughtthishouse-thatwasalmost20yearsago,ofcourse-therewerelotsofyoungcoupleswithlittlechildrenlivingonthisstreet.B:Idon'tseeanykidsouttoday.A:That'sbecausethey'veallgrownupandmovedoutoftheirparents'house.Justabouttheonlyyoungchildrenweseearoundherethesedaysarethegrandchildrenwhentheycometovisit.It'sgottenwaytooquietaroundhere.Unit10Idon'tlikeworkingonweekends!A:AnyinterestingjobslistedontheInternettodayB:Well,therearealotofretailjobs-sellingclothesandstuff.ButyouhavetoworkSaturdaysandSundays.A:Hmm.IhateworkingonweekendsB:Hmm…sodoI.Oh,here'sajobinsales.It'sajobsellingchildren'sbookstobookstores.A:Thatsoundsinteresting.B:Yeah.Let'ssee.Youneedtohaveadriver'slicense.Andyouhavetoworksomeevenings.A:Idon'tmindworkingeveningsduringtheweek.AndIenjoydriving.So,what'sthephonenumberB:It's7983455A:DeltaEducation.B:Hello.I'mcallingaboutthejobyouadvertisedforasalesperson.IsitstillavailableA:Yes,itis.B:Well,canyoutellmesomethingaboutthejobA:Sure.Ourcompanysellseducationalbooksforchildren.We'relookingforpart-timesalespeopletopromoteourbookstolocalbookstores.B:Thatsoundsinteresting.I'mastudent,andI'mlookingforpart-timework.A:Well,perhapsyou'dliketocomeinforaninterview.B:Yes,Iwould.A:Oh,justonethingwedidn'tmentionintheadvertisement.SomeofourbooksareinSpanish,sowe'dliketohiresomeonewhospeaksSpanish.B:Oh,asamatteroffact,Ido.A:Good.Well,letmearrangeatimeforyoutocomeinforaninterview.A:SowhatkindofjobareyoulookingforB:Well,Ihaven'tmadeupmymind.Iloveworkingwithpeople,andIlovetraveling.Idon'twantajobwhereI'mstuckinanofficeallday.Iwanttogetoutandseetheworld.A:AreyouinterestedinworkinginbusinessThat'swhereyoucansometimesmakegoodmoney.B:I'mnotreallyinterestedinmakingalotofmoneyatthispointinmylife.I'llworryaboutthatlaterA:WhatkindofcareerareyouplanningforyourselfB:Idon'tknow.IthinkI'dliketohaveajobwhereIcanhelppeople.Everybodyelseinmyfamilyisinlaworbusiness-youknow,boringstufflikethat.That'sjustnotforme.IknowI'dliketoworkoverseas,though.Maybeinachildren'shospitalinadevelopingcountry.Butthat'salongwayaway.Ihavetogetintomedicalschoolfirst,andthat'snotgoingtobeeasy!A:WhatkindofjobdoIhaveinkindWell,Idon'twantaregularnine-to–fivejob.Eventually,I'dliketogetintoacting-maybeevenbreakintomovies.ButIguessthatwon'thappenforawhile.B:SowhatareyoudoinginthemeantimeA:Well,Iworkoutatthegymnearlyeveryday.Ineedtobereallyfit.AndI'mtakingactinglessonsaswellsothatIfeelcomfortableinfrontofthecrowd.Ijusthadsomepicturestakentoshowtoagentsinthecity.WouldyouliketoseethemB:Sure.AbossA:HowdoyoulikeyournewbossB:She'sOK.Ijustwishshe'dlearntolightenupalittle.A:WhatdoyoumeanB:Oh,sheneverenjoysajoke.Sheneverlaughs.It'shardtoevengetasmileoutofher.ACo-workerA:LookwhatMarygaveme!Isn'tthisagreatbookB:Yeah,itis!Mary'ssosweet-she'salwaysgivingherfriendsandco-workerspresents.Iwishthereweremorepeoplelikeherinthisworld!AteacherA: