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MARTIN: |
Good morning, Edith. I'm sorry I'm late. How long have you been
here? |
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EDITH: |
Good morning. I've just arrived. |
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MARTIN: |
It's raining very hard. |
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EDITH: |
I
know. It has been raining all morning. The traffic was terrible.
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MARTIN: |
I
left my apartment an hour ago. The rain has been terrible. Are we
very late for our meeting? |
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EDITH: |
It's all right. I called the office. |
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MARTIN: |
That's good. Thanks. |
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EDITH: |
That's OK. Let's go. |
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EDITH: |
Good morning, Mr. Sample. I'm Edith Hill. |
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SAMPLE: |
Good morning. How are you? |
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EDITH: |
Fine thanks. This is Martin Learner. |
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MARTIN: |
Good morning. |
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SAMPLE: |
Hello. I'm happy to meet both of you. You've come for something
about NEAT. |
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MARTIN: |
And
I'm very sorry I'm late. |
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SAMPLE: |
No
problem. That's all right. |
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MARTIN: |
The
traffic was terrible. |
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SAMPLE: |
Yes, I know. It rained all night. I left home at seven o'clock this
morning, but I was late. |
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EDITH: |
Where do you live? |
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SAMPLE: |
I
live in the country. |
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EDITH: |
We
do apologize. |
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SAMPLE: |
Don't worry. It's all right. Would you like some coffee? |
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MARTIN: |
If
you have time, I'd like coffee. |
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EDITH: |
Yes, please. |
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SAMPLE: |
Please help yourself. |
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EDITH: |
Thanks. May I pour you a cup, Martin? |
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MARTIN: |
Yes. Thank you. |
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SAMPLE: |
You're here about NEAT, aren't you? What can I do for you? |
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MARTIN: |
We
need your help. Edith can explain. |
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EDITH: |
We
are making a proposal to the city for our neighborhood. |
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EDITH: |
Oh,
I'm so sorry. I spilled coffee on your table. |
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SAMPLE: |
No
problem. Don't worry. It won't hurt the table. Here's a napkin.
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EDITH: |
I
am really sorry. |
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SAMPLE: |
That's all right. Now, where were we? You were telling me about a
proposal, weren't you? |
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EDITH: |
I
apologize. |
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SAMPLE: |
Don't mention it. |
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EDITH: |
Our
neighborhood group prepared a proposal to the city. We need your
help. Can you take a look at the proposal before we send it to the
city? |
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MARTIN: |
Tell him about the petition. |
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EDITH: |
I'm
sorry. I forgot the petition. We wrote a petition asking the city to
help clean up our neighborhood. |
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SAMPLE: |
That's Hillside neighborhood, isn't it? |
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EDITH: |
Yes, it is. |
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SAMPLE: |
So
you have a petition. |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, signed by many, many of the neighborhood people. |
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SAMPLE: |
And
you have written a proposal to the city? |
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EDITH: |
That's right. |
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MARTIN: |
We
want you to read it. We think the city's environmental officer
should read it first. |
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SAMPLE: |
I'd
be happy to read it. Can you leave it with me? |
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EDITH: |
Yes, here's a copy. Ohhhh, I'm so sorry. I've spilled coffee on it.
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