(Text 1) W: I thought that your tomatoes are eighty cents a pound. M: They used to be, but the price has gone up thirty cents. (Text 2) M: How long does it take you to drive home when there is not much traffic? W: Only twenty-five minutes. But if I cant leave my office before 5:30 p.m., it sometimes takes me fifty minutes. (Text 3) W: Didnt Betty go shopping with you yesterday? M: Even if she hadnt had a lot of studying, she would have preferred staying home to going shopping. (Text 4) W: If the traffic wasnt so bad, I should have been home at six oclock. M: What a pity! Henry was here to see you. (Text 5) W: What was that noise? M: It was the pilot putting the wheels down (放下机轮). We must be coming in to land. Are you frightened? W: You must be joking. (Text 6) W: Hello. Excuse me, Im Connie Fang. M: Hello, Miss Fang. Welcome to our company. Im David Martin. Please have a seat. W: Thanks. M: Are you getting on all right? W: Yes, the weather is much warmer here than in Canada, and everyone is kind. |