[00:00.00]222 Sales and Business
[00:05.30]Haw many do you intend to order?
[00:08.23]I want to order 500 pieces.
[00:11.39]I' m sorry to inform you that the maximum we can offer at present is 200 pieces.
[00:18.02]A: How long does it take to make delivery?
[00:24.14]B: Three months. Would you accept delivery spread over a period of time?
[00:29.54]A: How long should we wait?
[00:31.95]B: At least two months.
[00:34.80](Mr. Zhang is a salesman from China. He is talking with Mr. White.)
[00:41.98]Mr. White: Who do you mainly trade with?
[00:46.21]Mr. Zhang: We mainly trade with Japanese firms. Now we also want to develop contact with European buyers.
[00:53.08]Mr. White: What do you handle?
[00:55.14]Mr. Zhang: Our company mainly trades in chinaware.
[00:59.14]Mr. White: I'm an agent. Have you got the catalogue for your products?
[01:04.37]Mr. Zhang: Yes, this is our latest catalogue.
[01:08.18]Mr. White: Thank you. Can you give me an indication of your prices?
[01:13.40]Mr. Zhang: With pleasure.
[01:14.63]Mr. White: I'm deeply interested in these models,
[01:18.68]but first I' d like to know the availability and the conditions of sale of these ones.
[01:24.92]Mr. Zhang: Our firm has been producing these models for more than ten years.
[01:30.88]We can usually make delivery in the required time and our conditions of sale are quite favorable.
[01:37.15]Mr. White: I want to order 200 pieces of this model. When will it be available?
[01:44.41]Mr. Zhang: Three months later. How are the pieces packed?
[01:49.53]Mr. White: You may choose the most qualified package for us.
[01:53.50]Mr. Zhang: How would you like to pay?.
[01:56.19]Mr. White: We'd like to pay you a C.I.F price in check.
[02:00.69]223 WTO
[02:07.43]China has become a full member of WTO now. ,What do you think of it?
[02:13.56]WTO will bring opportunities as well as to China.
[02:18.37]A: China has become a full member of WTO now. What do you think of it?
[02:27.04]B: WTO will bring opportunities as well as challenges to China.
[02:32.19]A: Can I buy something in lower price?
[02:35.17]B: Of course, but at the same time we may loose some benefits.
[02:38.85](Joe is asking his Chinese classmate, Zhang Qiang, some questions about WTO.)
[02:47.34]Joe: China has become a full member of WTO now. What do you think of it?
[02:54.76]Zhang: WTO will bring opportunities as well as challenges to China.
[02:59.41]Take tourism for example, among the major opportunities, China's WTO entry will increase overseas tourist number.
[03:08.40]A major challenge is that the market will become more competitive.
[03:13.62]Joe: How will you deal with this kind of problem?
[03:17.72]Zhang: We will improve our services while looking for new opportunities.
[03:22.29]Joe: Do you think you can cope with it?
[03:24.90]Zhang: Indeed, we have a lot to learn from the overseas counterparts. But I'm sure we will make it.
[03:31.64]Joe: How will you share the market with the others?
[03:34.86]Zhang: We will open the whole market to other countries gradually according to our due schedule.
[03:41.23]Joe: But many overseas companies think China tourism is a quite complicated one.
[03:46.87]Zhang: Yes, that' s a long story under government's control.
[03:51.71]224 Making Plans
[03:58.55]What will you do in the summer vacation?
[04:01.24]I will go to see my grandpa in the country.
[04:04.27]A: What are you going to do this summer?
[04:09.68]B: I'm going to camp.
[04:11.90]A: What will you do there?
[04:14.04]B:A lot of things. We will go swimming and play badminton.
[04:17.75]A: It sounds wonderful.
[04:19.97]B: Will you go with me?
[04:21.83]A: It depends.
[04:25.20](Peter and Mary are talking about their plans for the summer vacation.)
[04:31.41]Peter: What are you going to do after the final examination?
[04:35.25]Mary: I'm going to stay in the city.
[04:37.76]Peter: What will you do all day?.
[04:39.82]Mary: I'm going to work with my father at the store. In the evening,
[04:43.64]I'll read books. On weekends, I'll go to the beach with my family.
[04:48.76]Peter: Have you ever worked?
[04:50.85]Mary: No, but I can learn. What's your plan for the summer vacation?
[04:55.42]Peter: I'll make some money and then go to the mountains.
[04:59.55]Mary: How will you make your money?
[05:01.06]Peter: I have no idea up to now. But I hope I can get a job in a McDonald' s.
[05:07.41]Mary: Well, so long, Peter. Have fun.
[05:11.01]Peter: The same to you.
[05:14.88]225 Making Appointment
[05:18.59]I'd like to make an appointment with Porfessor Smith. Would 10:30 tomorrow be all right?
[05:24.55]If you leave your phone number with me, I'll call you if I'm free tomorrow.
[05:30.16]A: I'd like to make an appointment with Professor Smith. Would 10:30 tomorrow be all right?
[05:38.81]B: I'm afraid not. He doesn't have any openings in the morning.
[05:43.14]A: Could I possibly have it early in the afternoon?
[05:46.51]B: No. That's not good, either. But if you leave your phone number with me, I' II call you if someone cancels.
[05:55.89]Secretary: Good morning, International Students Office. May I help you?
[05:59.97]Student: I' d like to talk to the director about my plan to go home next week.
[06:05.95]Secretary: Are you one of the students from England?
[06:08.46]Student: No. I'm from the United States. I came last May.
[06:12.79]Secretary: I see. The director can see you next Monday. Do you prefer morning or afternoon?
[06:18.93]Student: Morning is better for me.
[06:21.88]Secretary: Would 9:00 be all right?
[06:24.00]Student: That suits me fine.
[06:25.88]Secretary: Good. We'll expect you then at 9:00 on Monday morning.
[06:30.22]Student: Thank you very much.
[06:32.15]226 Cancelling an Appointment
[06:39.80]I'm sorry to tell you that I have to cancel our appointment.
[06:44.11]What happened?
[06:45.03]A: I'm sorry to tell you that I have to cancel our appointment.
[06:51.45]B. What happened?
[06:52.26]A.I must meet someone at the airport tomorrow afternoon.
[06:56.05]B. May we meet the day after tomorrow?
[06:58.98](On telephone.)
[07:06.01]Smith: I'm sorry to tell you that I have to cancel our appointment.
[07:09.98]James: What happened?
[07:10.94]Smith: I must meet someone at the airport tomorrow afternoon.
[07:14.39]James: I'm sorry to hear that. May we meet the day after tomorrow?
[07:19.35]Smith: Let me see. Oh, I have another appointment that morning.
[07:24.71]James: Then how about tomorrow morning?
[07:27.45]Smith: O.K. I'll be free from nine to to ten thirty.
[07:31.45]James: So I will see you in your office at nine tomorrow morning.
[07:35.18]Smith: I'll be there waiting for you.
[07:37.43]James: We will discuss the contract in detail.
[07:40.59]Smith: Sure. I'm really sorry for the trouble I've made.
[07:44.01]James: Not at all. See you.
[07:46.31]Smith: See you.
[07:47.80]227 In a Bank
[07:53.47]Can you tell me how many kinds of accounts do you have?
[07:57.86]Besides the checking account, we have a monthly savings account and a daily interest account.
[08:03.97]A:I would like to open a new account.
[08:10.14]B: What kind would you like?
[08:11.83]A: Can you tell me how many kinds of accounts do you have?
[08:16.12]B: Besides the checking account, we have a monthly savings account and a daily interest account.
[08:23.38](Lee has just arrived in Houston, U.S. He wants to open an account and put his money into it. Now he is in a bank)
[08:34.69]Clerk: Good afternoon, Sir. What can I do for you?
[08:38.32]Lee: Good afternoon. I would like to open a new account. I want to deposit 2000 dollars.
[08:45.92]Clerk: Very good, Sir. What kind would you like?
[08:49.89]Lee: Could you tell me how many kinds there are in your bank?
[08:53.26]Clerk: Besides the checking account, there's a monthly savings account and a daily interest account.
[08:59.69]Lee: Could you tell me something about the differences of the three accounts?
[09:04.39]Clerk: Yes. Flint, different accounts carry different rates of interests.
[09:09.72]Then, you may write checks against a checking account, and this you may know according to its name.
[09:16.36]But you can't write checks against a monthly savings account or a daily savings account;
[09:23.72]you can only make withdrawals from them.
[09:26.78]Lee: I won' t write any checks, I think. So I' d like to take the monthly savings account then.
[09:33.31]Clerk: Would you fill out this form?
[09:35.82]Lee: O. K Here you are.
[09:38.01]Clerk: All right. And here's your deposit book.
[09:41.59]Lee: Thank you. Goodbye.
[09:43.24]Clerk: Goodbye.
[09:44.44]228 Going Back to Work
[09:51.75]I have been thinking of going back to work.
[09:54.91]But I thought you were enjoying life at home.
[09:57.84]A: To toll you the truth, I've been thinking of going back to work.
[10:04.68]B: But I thought you were enjoying life at home.
[10:07.82]A: Yes, I was. But it is hard to live on one pay check.，
[10:12.86]B: No wonder you are eager to go back to work.
[10:16.36](Two ladies are talking in a coffee house.)
[10:22.32]Diane: So, I hear Audrey is leaving her job.
[10:26.16]Kate: Yeah, she's going on to greener pastures.
[10:30.36]Diane: Have they found someone to replace her yet?
[10:34.15]Kate: No, I don't think so. Why? You aren't thinking of applying, are you?
[10:40.52]Diane: Actually, I have been thinking of going back to work. And I wouldn't mind my old job back.
[10:48.52]Kate: But I thought you were enjoying life at home.
[10:51.76]Diane: It was a nice change from the rat race. But now that Jason is almost three--well,
[10:58.94]it' s been tough to make ends meet. We're lucky that I could stay at home with Jason this long.
[11:06.85]Kate: Being a working mother can be difficult.
[11:09.86]My sister is running herself ragged--getting home
[11:14.46]after a hard day's work and then trying to do the chores and find some time to spend with the kids...
[11:22.08]Diane: Well, I have no delusions about being Superwoman and Philip and I have talked about splitting chores.
[11:30.73]Kate: That's good. It's hard if both partners don't pitch in around the house.
[11:36.58]Diane: I think I will apply for the job, at any rate. And I'll check out a few more day cares.
[11:44.34]229 Small Money and Foreign Exchange
[11:52.70]Can you break this fifty into small money?
[11:55.65]How do you like it?
[11:57.27]A: Good morning, sir. Can you break this fifty into small money?.
[12:05.42]B: Yes, how do you like it?
[12:07.72]A: I'd like to break it into five dollars.
[12:10.20]B: All right.
[12:11.25](John is at a bank.)
[12:14.38]John: Can you break this into small money?
[12:16.86]Clerk: Yes, how do you like it?
[12:19.34]John: Four ten dollars bills, five one dollar bills and the rest in quarter.
[12:25.61]Clerk: All right, sir.
[12:28.43]John: And can you change American dollars into French Francs?
[12:32.48]Clerk: Yes, but how much do you want?
[12:35.02]John: Fifty dollars only. What is the exchange rate today?.
[12:39.69]Clerk: One dollar to five Francs. Is that all right?
[12:43.69]John: Yes, please. And you can cash my traveler's check, can' t you?
[12:48.34]Clerk. Of course, we can.
[12:50.17]John: I want to be here tomorrow. What is your business hour?
[12:54.17]Clerk: 10 o'clock to 2 o' clock in the afternoon.
[12:57.25]John: Than you.
[12:58.06]Clerk: Not at all.
[12:59.15]230 Time
[13:05.11]What time is it?
[13:07.07]Five to four.
[13:08.61]A: What time is it now?
[13:12.53]B: Ten past two.
[13:14.49]A. How long will it take you to finish your paper?
[13:17.62]B: About two hours.
[13:19.77](Jane is shopping with one of her friends, Mary.)
[13:25.96]Jane: Mary, what time do you have?
[13:29.22]Mary: It's 10 sharp by my watch.
[13:31.65]Jane: Does your watch keep good time?
[13:34.08]Mary: Oh, no. My watch has stopped.
[13:37.53]Jane: Gee, we must set it by the shop dock.
[13:41.71]Mary: Yes, the shop clock says half past eleven.
[13:46.25]Jane: I must be off now. I'm pressed for time.
[13:50.72]Mary: Why are you in such a hurry?
[13:52.86]Jane: I must go to the airport to be in time for the flight.
[13:56.96]Mary: Who will you meet?
[13:59.00]Jane: My Aunt Lucy. She's coming at one.
[14:03.36]Mary: How ling will it take to go to the airport?
[14:07.07]Jane: About one hour by bus.
[14:10.39]Mary: You may go there by taxi. That am save you a lot.
[14:14.96]Jane: Yes, thank you for your advice. We may kill time next Sunday.
[14:20.45]Mary: OK. See you.
[14:22.80]231 Date
[14:28.86]What day is today Tuesday?
[14:30.95]What's the date today, do you know?
[14:35.05]It's May the 5th.
[14:39.23]A: When were you born, may I ask?
[14:42.52]B: On May 20th, 1973.
[14:46.15]A: Do you know what it is according to the lunar calendar?
[14:49.89]B: The 25th day of the fourth month.
[14:53.00](John and Paul are talking in their office.)
[15:02.45]Paul: I want to go to the bank now.
[15:05.33]John: But all the banks are dosed.
[15:07.99]Paul: John, all the banks are closed? Are you kidding?
[15:12.38]John: Poor fellow! What's the date today buddy?
[15:16.06]Paul: It's... Oh, it's the first of April. April Fool's Day!
[15:22.67]John: You forgot all about it, didn't you?
[15:26.33]Paul: No, at least one thing I didn't forget.
[15:30.77]John: What's that?
[15:32.57]Paul: Tomorrow is my wife's birthday.
[15:35.73]John: It's so strange that your wife's birthday changes every year.
[15:41.61]Paul: My wife is a Chinese. She celebrates her birthday according to the lunar calendar.
[15:49.32]John: I see.
[15:50.81]Paul: It's quite exotic for me to celebrate a birthday according to the lunar calendar.
[15:58.96]232 Weather
[16:06.32]It's a lovely day, isn 't it?
[16:08.80]Sure. It' s quite clear.
[16:11.34]A: A lovely day, isn't it?
[16:16.56]B: Sure. It has cleared up.
[16:19.20]A: I like bright summer.
[16:20.95]B: And we can go to the beach now.
[16:24.22](Lucy and Mary are talking about the weather.)
[16:29.91]Lucy: Fairly warm this morning, isn't it?
[16:33.10]Mary: Sure. The air is so warm and everything looks so fresh after the rain.
[16:38.92]Lucy: Say, how about a walk in the park?.
[16:43.08]Mary: Marvelous idea.
[16:45.38]Lucy: A little breeze and a shining sun. What a lovely day!
[16:50.36]Mary: And it's calm. I like the peace.
[16:53.84]Lucy: Look, there are some clouds.
[16:56.76]Mary: That's the sign of wind.
[16:59.27]Lucy: Oh, really, I thought it was a sign of rain.
[17:03.74]Mary: This summer is too rainy for me.
[17:06.53]Lucy: We didn't see the sun for so long.
[17:10.45]Mary: Especially the farmers suffer a lot from the heavy rain.
[17:15.78]Lucy: Look at the thick clouds. I think it's going to rain again.
[17:20.90]Mary: That is what' s called cumulonimbus.
[17:23.93]Lucy: What' s that?
[17:25.73]Mary: The clouds that produce thunderstorm.
[17:28.92]Lucy: Let' s go home now.
[17:31.40]Mary: OK, I hope it will dear up soon.
[17:35.01]233 Seasons
[17:40.23]What is the best season in Beijing?
[17:43.24]I like autumn best of all seasons.
[17:46.58]A: Which season do you like best?
[17:51.02]B:I like spring best of all seasons.
[17:53.79]A: Why?
[17:54.94]B: Because grass and trees begin to turn green.
[17:57.86](Li 1Wing, coming from Taiwan, now is working in Las Vegas. He is talking with his colleague, Bill. )
[18:09.62]Bill: What is the best season in Taiwan?
[18:12.60]Li 1Wing: I like autumn best of all seasons.
[18:16.86]Bill: What do you usually do in autumn?
[18:21.66]Li 1Wing: I may go to see a lot of flower shows.
[18:25.19]Bill: How is the climate in Taiwan in summer?
[18:29.08]Li Ming: It's broiling hot.
[18:32.16]Bill: Don' t you feel hot here in Las Vegas?
[18:36.50]LiMing: This is the hottest day, isn't it?
[18:39.61]Bill: No, it will be hotter later.
[18:42.87]Li Ming: Where do the Americans go to avoid the heat in summer?
[18:48.59]Bill: Some will go to Hawaii, and some will go to Alaska。
[18:54.00]Li bring: How about you?
[18:57.19]Bill: I have no choice. My vacation is in winter.
[18:58.13]Li 1Wing: Where will you go then?
[19:02.31]Bill: Alaska.
[19:04.06]Li Ming: I can' t believe it.
[19:07.06]Bill: I like the feeling to be chilled to the bone. Winter is better than summer.
[19:16.18]234 Seeing a Doctor
[19:19.92]What's the matter with you?
[19:22.24]I'm not well at all today.
[19:24.62]A: What do you complain of?
[19:27.88]B: I'm aching all over.
[19:30.31]A: How long have you been feeling like that?
[19:32.27]B: Ever since this morning.
[19:34.70](Steven doesn't feel well today, so he goes to see a doctor)
[19:41.05]Doctor: Well, what's the matter with you?
[19:43.82]Steven: My throat hurts, and it is hard for me to breathe through my nose.
[19:49.30]Doctor: Have you got a headache?
[19:51.00]Steven: Yes, I ache all over.
[19:54.01]Doctor: Are you coughing much?
[19:55.42]Steven: A little bit.
[19:56.72]Doctor: Now, let me listen to your chest. Ah, you have a temperature.
[20:02.78]Breathe deeply. That's right. Well, don't worry; it's only a throat infection.
[20:09.94]There' s nothing wrong with your lungs. And how is your appetite?
[20:14.30]Steven: It's gone completely.
[20:16.31]Doctor: Show me your tongue, please. All right, stay in bed and keep yourself warm.
[20:23.58]I'll prescribe some pills for you to take in the morning and evening,
[20:27.57]and some syrup to take three times a day, with hot water.
[20:31.67]Steven: I that all, doctor?
[20:33.63]Doctor: Yes. You'll be better in a few days, I'm sure.
[20:37.42]Steven: Thank you, doctor. Goodbye.
[20:39.88]Doctor: Goodbye.
[20:40.90]235 Health Food
[20:47.19]What do you take for your favorite?
[20:49.72]I like hot dogs.
[20:51.63]A: What do you take for your favorite?
[20:57.38]B: I like hot dogs.
[20:57.85]A: That's too fatty. You should take more health food.
[21:01.27]B: Thank you for your advice.
[21:02.99](Supper is ready.)
[21:06.44]Liz: Supper's ready, dear.
[21:09.76]Cary: Okay, I'm coming... Hey, what's this? A salad for supper?
[21:14.07]Liz: Well, it ' s too hot to cook. And anyway, it ' s good for you .
[21:18.93]The doctor said you should eat more greens.
[21:22.22]Cary: How do you expect me to survive on rabbit food?
[21:25.59]Liz: Ok, it ' s not so bad . There ' s tuna in there for protein, as well as the lettuce and vegetables.
[21:33.27]Cary: All right, all right... Where's the white bread?
[21:36.43]Liz: I didn't buy any. Here' s some whole wheat roll--more fiber, you know.
[21:42.83]Cary: Did you do away with dessert, too?
[21:46.54]Liz: Well, I know what a sweet tooth you have, so I made a fruit dessert.
[21:53.86]You '11 never know it's lowcal.
[21:56.94]Cary: Last year you nagged me into quitting smoking
[21:58.53]and now you're trying to reform my eating habits--when will it all end?
[22:02.19]Liz: When you're perfect. Besides, I only do it because I care about you... Oh, and easy on the salt.
[22:10.60]236 Seeing a Dentist
[22:16.22]Please pull the bad tooth out. It's too painful.
[22:20.34]Your tooth is not so bad at all.
[22:22.90]A: Please pull the bad tooth out. It's too painful.
[22:29.33]B: Your tooth is not so bad at all.
[22:31.65]A: What about the pain at present?
[22:33.90]B: I' ll prescribe some gargle for you.
[22:36.75](Joe goes to see a dentist.)
[22:41.63]Joe: Dentist, please pull the bad tooth out. It' s too painful.
[22:47.04]Dentist: Let me see. Open your mouth, please.
[22:52.00]Joe: Pull it out, please. Set a false tooth for me.
[22:54.38]Dentist: Your tooth is not so bad at all. Have you got some hot food recently?
[22:59.97]Joe: Yes. Why do you ask me such a question?
[23:03.26]Dentist: Your tooth is rotting away regularly. It just gets inflammation with too much hot food.
[23:09.27]Joe: You mean you won' t pull it out?
[23:11.75]Dentist: No, indeed I will prescribe some medicine for you. And you shouldn't eat hot food from now on.
[23:18.00]Joe: Sooner or later it will rot away. The sooner, the better.
[23:23.01]Dentist: But the root is quite stable at present. If we pull it now, your teethridge will be damaged.
[23:31.79]Joe: But how about the pain now?.
[23:32.86]Dentist: I'll give you some gargle. When it is rotten, you may come again.
[23:37.74]Joe: Thank you.
[23:38.53]237 Taking Medicine
[23:44.64]How many tablets do I have to take each time?
[23:47.59]Two for adults, and one for children after every meal.
[23:52.63]A: I've caught a cold. I want the cold tablets.
[23:58.83]B: Certainly, yes. I'll show you the best one named "Contac".
[24:03.89]A: And how many tablets do I have to take each time?
[24:07.26]B: Two for adults, and one for children after every meal.
[24:12.36](John is in a pharmacy.)
[24:15.94]Pharmacist: What's wrong with you?
[24:17.58]John: I've caught a cold. I want the cold tablets.
[24:21.42]Pharmacist: Here is the best one named "Contac".
[24:24.37]John: How many tablets does it contain?
[24:27.69]Pharmacist: 10 tablets in it.
[24:29.91]John: And how many tablets do I have to take each time?
[24:32.94]Pharmacist: Two for adults, and one for children after every meal.
[24:36.83]John: Okay, I'll take it, then. And do you have a good remedy for eyes that are fatigued?
[24:43.89]Pharmacist: Well this "Eyerohto" brings you quick relief to your tired eyes.
[24:50.23]Just put a few drops in your eyes, if you feel your eyes tired.
[24:54.65]John: It sounds good. I'll take this one, too.
[24:58.33]Pharmacist: Thank you very much.
[25:02.35]238 Injection
[25:05.62]You need some injections.
[25:08.65]You should pass the skin test.
[25:10.95]A: I've got a fever. I can't bear it any more.
[25:16.30]B: So you need some injections, but you should pass the skin test.
[25:20.77]A: I've passed the skin test.
[25:23.20]B: Now you can take my prescription to take the injection in the next room.
[25:29.50](Mary is in a hospital.)
[25:31.09]Doctor: What's wrong with you?
[25:33.41]Mary: I've got a fever. Last night my mother took the temperature for me. It's 39.7.
[25:41.80]Doctor: Yes, you must take some medicine.
[25:45.22]Mary: Do you have some magic tablets? I have an exam to pass tomorrow.
[25:50.86]Doctor: In such an emergency, you need injections.
[25:53.63]Mary: I prefer that.
[25:55.41]Doctor: So you should go to take a skin test first.
[25:58.65]Mary: Where should I go?
[26:00.22]Doctor: In the next room.
[26:01.97](30 minutes later.)
[26:04.03]Mary: Doctor, I've passed the skin test.
[26:07.48]Doctor: Let me see the test result. Now I'll prescribe some injections.
[26:12.73]You may take it by the nurse in the next room.
[26:15.45]Mary: How about the dosage?
[26:17.72]Doctor: Twice every day, one each time.
[26:20.70]Mary: Thank you.
[26:21.74]239 Cancer
[26:27.15]Why more and more people die of cancer?
[26:30.81]Can humans get rid of cancer?
[26:33.24]A: Do you understand why more and more people suffer from cancer?
[26:39.66]B: It's too complicated to explain briefly.
[26:42.74]A: And do you believe human being can get rid of it?
[26:46.01]B:I believe that, but that will be a long way to go.
[26:50.71](Tom is reading a newspaper in dorm while John is listening to the radio.)
[26:58.47]Tom: Say, Paul Nurse won the 2001 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
[27:06.65]John: What did he do?
[27:11.14]Tom: The story goes like that he and two other experts got it for groundbreaking research
[27:16.78]that could help find a cure for cancer.
[27:18.69]John: If that's true, he deserves that, you know, cancer is still one of the biggest killers in the developed world.
[27:30.21]Tom: I just can' t understand why more and more people suffer from cancer.
[27:34.28]John: I have no idea either. But there is another article says 15,000 cancer deaths
[27:43.48]in the United States might have been caused
[27:46.06]by radioactive fallout from Cold War nuclear weapons testing.
[27:50.04]Tom: Yes, I heard that cancer patients in Iraq increased dramatically after the Gulf War,
[27:57.82]for they were hit by depleted uranium bombs.
[28:02.26]John: Anyhow, now we may cure cancer. We don' t need to worry about it any more.
[28:09.37]Tom: No, there is no magic tablet at all.
[28:13.26]Patti says scientists are winning the fight against cancer but it is a long,
[28:19.95]slow process and the disease that kills about six million people each year may never be eliminated.
[28:26.89]John: So we should eliminate war first, and then we will have the hope to eliminate cancer.
[28:34.05]240 AIDS
[28:42.28]Many guys are blind about careless sex.
[28:44.08]They will sooner or later get what they deserve.
[28:47.24]A: Do you know what happened to Joe?
[28:51.71]B: I'm afraid I haven't heard of him for a long time.
[28:55.55]A: He got AIDS.
[28:58.21]B: He should have it coming on him. He's been too loose.
[29:02.08](Peter and Mars are talking in their dormitory.)
[29:09.42]Peter: Do you know what happened to Joe?
[29:12.69]Mare: I'm afraid I don' t know.
[29:14.88]Peter: He got AIDS from too many affairs.
[29:18.09]Mars: He should have it coming on him. He's been too loose.
[29:21.80]Peter: But many guys are still blind about careless sex.
[29:25.80]Mars: They will sooner or later get what they deserve.
[29:30.24]Peter: According to "the Time", cases of AIDS are on increase.
[29:34.03]Mars: Yes, they are spreading very fast and the number of American teens who get the disease is alarming.
[29:40.66]Peter: I think the government should do something.
[29:44.11]Mare: Yes. But actually the American government has been making every effort to stop them from
[29:50.15]Peter: Then who should be responsible for the spreading of AIDS?
[29:55.08]Mars: We may take it as a social disease, and it can only be cured by society.
[30:00.52]241 Haircut
[30:05.58]How would you like your haircut ?
[30:08.54]Just a trim.
[30:09.97]A. How do you want your haircut? Any particular way?.
[30:15.82]B: Just a trim and don't make it too short.
[30:19.27]A: How about the sides?
[30:21.10]B: Trim a little more above the ears.
[30:23.66](Mr. Smith is in a barber's shop.)
[30:29.83]Smith: Is it my turn?
[30:31.29]Barber: Yes, please sit on the chair. Do you want a shampoo?
[30:35.63]Smith: Yes.
[30:36.57]Barber: What brand do you prefer?
[30:38.52]Smith: An ordinary one will do.
[30:40.98]Barber: How do you like your haircut today?
[30:43.28]Smith: Show me the photos of the latest hair-styles, will you?
[30:47.04]Barber: Here you are.
[30:47.98]Smith: This one will suit me best. What do you think?
[30:52.03]Barber: I'm sure you'll look grand when it's done.
[30:55.37]Smith: Would you cut it a little more?
[30:57.57]Barber: Will you part it on the right as it is and just brush it?
[31:02.48]Smith: Certainly.
[31:04.28]Barber: Here you are…. it' s a nice look. I guess it is easy to take care of. And I'll get you a mirror. How do you like it?
[31:12.69]Smith: I like it very much. Thank you. Here is the tip.
[31:16.74]Barber: Many thanks.