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where did you learn it ?

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at school , in china.this is my first time to be out of my own country .

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it's amazing .

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do you want black or white coffee ?

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white , please

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look ! there's a folk concert tomorrow evening . do you want to go ?

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i don't like folk music very much .

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what kind of music do you like ?

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i like classical music . do you ?

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not very much . classical music sends me to sleep

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i don't believe you .

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it ’ s true .

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you are funny !

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so are you ! how about another coffee ?

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what do you like to do in your spare time ?

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i like playing chess .

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do you have any hobbies besides playing chess ?

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i'm afraid not .

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do you have any hobbies like playing tennis or things like that ?

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oh , yes . i like playing basketball .

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can you tell me why you like it ?

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because i like the feeling of cooperating with others .

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where is john ? i can't find him anywhere .

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haven't you heard that he is in prison ?

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what ? beg your pardon .

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john is in prison now . he was copped outstealing .

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i just cann't believe my ears !

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can i help you ?

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i hope so . i'm looking for some material for a paper i'm writing , and i'm not quite sure where to look .

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i'll certainly try to help you.what topic is your paper on ?

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my paper is on the influence of television on children .

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there are several possible sources you might use for that topic . i suggest you use the computer and the computer will give you a list of every scientific journal that talks about children and television .

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thank you for you help .

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hey , ted . what are you up to this friday ?

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well , i have the day off from work .

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that ’ s great ! do you have any plans ?

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well , i ’ ve been working so hard lately , so i ’ ll probably just take it easy .

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sounds nice .

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yeah , i ’ ll probably just stay in and relax . maybe watch a few movies .

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can i stop by ?

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sure . any time .

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you honestly believe the world ’ s improving every year ?

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yes , i do . i think that science is making us wiser . what do you think ?

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i don ’ t think you ’ re right there .

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i believe industry is making us wealthier .

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i don ’ t believe that .

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and in my opinion , medicine is making us healthier .

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i agree with you in the sense . but we ’ re all more miserable than ever , aren ’ t we ?

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i don ’ t agree with you . i maintain that we ’ re healthier , wealthier and wiser than we were a hundred years ago .

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that ’ s your opinion not mine .

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what do you plan to do for your birthday ?

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i want to have a picnic with my friends , mum .

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how about a party at home ? that way we can get together and celebrate it .

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ok , mum . i'll invite my friends home .

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how may i help you ?

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i would like to return this book .

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is that all you need ?

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i also want to check out this video .

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is that all you would like to check out ?

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that ’ s all i need .

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do you have your library card ?

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here it is .

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make sure to take proper care of this video .

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that won ’ t be a problem .

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if you damage the video , you will be fined .

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i won ’ t damage it .

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what's the matter with you then ? you look miserable .

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it's us .

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what do you mean by us .

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well , you always say you're busy .

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that's right .

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and you often go back to live with your parents and leave our son in the room by himself .

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i ... i ... i miss my parents , also they miss me .

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oh i remember , i cut terrible calls , and you didn't say anything about it .

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you mean i am groaned a few words ?

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totally not . perhaps it's about our marriage .

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hi , mary . you look pale today . what's the matter with you ?

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i think i've caught a cold . now i'm aching all over .

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you'd better take some medicine and have a good rest . i hope you'll be yourself pretty soon .

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thank you . i suppose i should go to see a doctor .

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i feel like going for a drink , it's been a long day .

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great idea ! peter , i could use the drink .

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how about the new bar across road ?

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sounds good . the food there is fantastic , too .

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i agree , i had lunch there last week .

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excellent ! that sounds like a plan .

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could you tell me the right time , please ?

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well . my watch says five past two . but it ’ s no use rely on it because it has been gaining and losing these last a few days .

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you have to go and fix it .

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yes . i will .

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does your family have a record of your ancestors ?

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sure . my mom has been working on our family tree for years . she ’ s always updating it .

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do you have a copy of your family tree in your house ? i ’ d love to see it .

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i can show it to you now , if you like . i think it goes back about 8 generations so far .

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that ’ s amazing . do you have a large extended family ?

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i ’ ve got 30 cousins on my mom ’ s side and 10 cousins on my dad ’ s side .

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are you very close to your first-cousins ?

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the ones that are my age are close relatives . now that i ’ m older , i don ’ t spend as much time with them as i used to , so i don ’ t know my younger cousins as well as the older ones .

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i see . who ’ s the head of your household ?

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it ’ s definitely my mother . and , her mother is definitely the matriarch of the bigger family .

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