Dialogue 1 E(Emily) R(Ryan)

E: I don't know about you, but I'm famished. Are you interested in getting a bite to eat?

R: That sounds great. I'm absolutely starving! What kind of food are you in the mood for?

E: I'd love something spicy. Maybe we could get some Sichuan Hotpot.

R: You're a woman after my own heart. I don't know many people who can handle spicy food. Are you sure you are up for hotpot.

E: Sure. If I could, I would eat hotpot every day!

R: Ok, you're really all eyes when it comes to talking about food, aren't you?

E: Well, let's stop dragging our feet and find a Sichuan Hotpot restaurant for dinner!

R: Let me think about it for a minute. Let's see... oh the name of the restaurant is on the tip of my tongue! Give me a second and it'll come to me.

E: Well...? Have you thought of it yet?

R: No...

E: Never mind. There's an authentic tasting hotpot restaurant not far from the China World Trade Towers on Chang An Street. Have you been there?

R: That's it! That's the one I was thinking of! I told you I'd remember it!

E: You really have a big head, don't you!

Dialogue 2

R: So, Emily, how was your day?

E: I don't think you really want to hear about it.

R: It can't have been that bad. Go on and tell me about it.

E: To be honest, it was horrible! My manager is such a pain in the neck!

R: Why? What happened?

E: Well, he made quite a few mistakes on the monthly report and when his supervisor found them, my manager blamed them on me!

R: That's not very fair. What did you do?

E: There wasn't really anything that I could do. There's always been a lot of bad blood between my manager and myself. If I had said anything, he would have fired for me for sure.

R: Does he treat everyone in your department like this?

E: He treats everyone pretty poorly, but the way he treats me really takes the cake!

R: Do you have any idea why he treats you worse than the others?

E: I really have no idea. All I know is that the thought of him really curls my hair!

R: Is there anyone else you can talk to about it at you company?

E: Not really. I'm hoping to live with it for a while until I get a promotion.

R: That's very sensible. It sounds like you have a good head on you shoulders.

E: I try to be sensible about it, but it's not very easy. Sometimes you just have to grin and bear it.

R: That's so true. When you have a taste for success, you can't let dishonest people like your manager get in the way.