question: And that should help me with pronounciation and stuff . On a side note , Marja - Liisa told me she was a speed skater . And was suprised when she came to Toronto to discover there were no speed skating rinks . There was only one in the states .
Q: Why is Lisa a speed skater ?

answer: Because she enjoys speed skating .

question: Ten minutes after we left the station the bus broke down . My roommate had told me that would probably happen . A 45 minute delay followed before another bus showed up to transfer us . The new bus was in worse shape and made terrible grinding noises like the gears were shot every time the driver shifted .
Q: Why did their roommates warn them about the bus beforehand ?

answer: The bus had broken down before .

question: There is a Scenario at the start of Kwame Kwei Armah 's play ' Statement of Regret ' where one of the characters asks his business partner " if Hilary Clinton was running for US president against Condoleeza Rice , who would you vote for ? " ( I guess the UK equivalent would be Cherie Blair vs a black Female Tory - someone like the former mayor of Wandsworth , the fiery Lola Ayorinde).The dilemma is supposed to represent the classic conscience versus own culture or race . I suppose it also assumes the respondent is ideologically left - wing .
Q: What is the subject of this scene ?

answer:
The scene is about geopolitics .