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W: Can you pick up cold medicine from the drugstore?

M: You should have told me earlier. I would have gone after work. The store isn't open at this time.

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W: I'm thinking of buying my son a pair of blue jeans for his birthday. Last year, I bought him a pair of black shoes as a gift.

M: If I were you, I would buy a red sweater.

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M: How are you getting to Beijing, by air or by train?

W: By train. It leaves at 7:00 pm and arrives in Beijing at 5:00 tomorrow morning.

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M: Didn't you say you wanted to stop drinking coffee for a while?

W: I did. I was trying to drink tea or juice each morning instead of coffee. But it didn't go so well.

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M: Can you make an appointment with the doctor for me? I had a tooth pulled last month, but now I'm having problems with another tooth. It hurts a lot.

W: OK, I need go, too. My teeth need to be cleaned.

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M: It's Saturday tomorrow. Do you have any plans, Mary?

W: Busy as usual. I will send Annie to her piano class at nine tomorrow morning, and then take Michael to hospital. Besides, I will make a birthday cake for Lynn. Tomorrow is her 5th birthday.

M: Why isn't John giving a hand?

W: An international meeting is going to be held in London next week. He is leaving tomorrow, and will be back in two weeks.

M: I see. Give me a call if you need any help.

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W: I see a "Flat for Rent" sign outside, so could you show me the flat for rent?

M: Sure. We have a one-room flat on the 2nd floor for 400 yuan a month.

W: I'm afraid it's too small for a family. My husband and I have two children. Do you have any three-room flat for rent?

M: Well, there is a three-room flat on the 8th floor for 1,000 yuan a month.

W: Is there a lift in this building?

M: Yes, but it operates from 4:30 in the morning to 11:30 in the evening.

W: That sounds not too bad. Will you show me the flat?

M: Certainly. Please follow me.

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W: Were you looking at some funny pictures? You were laughing all the time.

M: I was watching a video. It was really funny.

W：What's it about?

M: It was a news reporter reporting a story about an old man who lives under a big tree.

W: How could that be funny?

M: Well, as he was reporting the story, hundreds of bees attacked him. The reporter had to hide into his SUV and drive away. But he was unlucky.

W: Did he have an accident?

M: No. Some bees followed him into his car.

W: I hope he got to the doctor's quickly. Jack, how about a walk in the park? It's a beautiful day today.

M: But I don't feel like walking outside now. There are so many funny videos on this website. I just can't stop watching them.

W: Come on, Jack. You can't sit in front of the laptop all day. It's not good for your eyes.

M: You're right — I'll go to the park with you. Just wait one minute.

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M: My history professor says I should think about a job in politics. But I don't think I'd make a good politician.

W: Why not?

M: You know me. I'm not good at dealing with people. And politicians have to work with people all the time.

W: That's true. So what do you think you want to do?

M: I think I will be a good artist. I love painting pictures.

W: That reminds me of a problem I'm having. You know my parents have a restaurant, right? They want me to be the manager.

M: And you want to?

W: No way. A restaurant manager has to manage other people. It'd be terrible. I'm too disorganized. Honestly, I want to be a teacher because I like working with kids, and I'm good at it.

M: That's true.

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W: Good morning, students. These are your morning announcements for Monday, December 10th.Due to the decoration of the dining hall, students are asked to eat in the gym. This means lunch-time sports will be moved to the outer courts until further notice. The last of our midterm tests will be held this week from the 12th to the 14th. The English exams will be on Wednesday, the math exams on Thursday, and the history exams will be held on Friday. As for the places, please check the message board in the main hall, or ask your teachers for a schedule. Tomorrow, we will have a special guest coming to visit us. As you know, one of our previous graduates won a gold medal in the last Olympics. He will be here to sign shirts and take pictures with students after an introduction by our PE teacher. Finally, the headmaster asks you to remind your parents to get here early for the concert. Although there will be enough seating in the gym, the parking lot gets full very quickly. That's all for the announcements. Have a good week, everyone.