Words & Phrases
[L15P1 & L15P2]

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Lesson [L15P1]

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Translation[L15P1]

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Lesson [L15P2]

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Translation[L15P2]

Index2

English USA
 

  音 L15P1J.MP3[455KB]

 

MARTIN:

Good afternoon. I'm Martin Learner.

 

 

 

ASST:

Good afternoon, Mr. Learner. I'm Mayor Walker's assistant. The Mayor is expecting you. Please go in.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Thank you.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Good afternoon, Mayor Walker.

 

 

 

MAYOR:

Hello. How are you?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Fine thanks. How are you?

 

 

 

MAYOR:

Fine thanks. What can I do for you?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

I'm a reporter. I want to talk about the work people do in this town.

 

 

 

MAYOR:

Fine.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

How long have you been mayor of Greentown?

 

 

 

MAYOR:

Three years.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

How many people live in Greentown?

 

 

 

MAYOR:

Thirteen thousand.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Let's talk about the work people do. What do they do?

 

 

 

MAYOR:

They work in small factories. They work in small businesses.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

How many factories do you have?

 

 

 

MAYOR:

We have five small factories.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What do they make?

 

 

 

MAYOR:

Look at these pictures. See these people?

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Yes.

 

 

 

MAYOR:

They work in the battery factory. They make batteries.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What do they make?

 

 

 

MAYOR:

They work in the tire factory. They make tires.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What do they make?

 

 

 

MAYOR:

They work in the glass factory. They make windows and windshields.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

What do they make?

 

 

 

MAYOR:

They make bottles. And they make plastic bags. Come see the town.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Thank you. I'd like that.

 

 

 

MAYOR:

Do you see those people? They work on the roads and streets.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

I see. How many teachers do you have?

 

 

 

MAYOR:

About one hundred. They teach in the schools. Look at that school.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Is it a new school?

 

 

 

MAYOR:

Yes, it is. Twenty teachers teach in that school.

 

 

 

MARTIN:

Is that a hospital?

 

 

 

MAYOR:

Yes, it is. It's small. Twenty-three nurses work in the hospital.

 

 

English USA L15P1J
Courtesy of Voice of America