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MALE: |
Melvin, are we going to your home? |
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MELVIN: |
We're going to my neighborhood. |
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FEMALE: |
Is
it near? |
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MELVIN: |
Not
too far. It's over there. |
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MALE: |
Is
it a new neighborhood? |
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MELVIN: |
No,
it's very old. |
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MARTIN: |
Where are you from? |
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FEMALE: |
I'm
from Kenya. |
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MARTIN: |
Do
you like Washington? |
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FEMALE: |
Yes, I do. I have friends here. I visited them two years ago. |
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MARTIN: |
Are
you a television reporter? |
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FEMALE: |
Yes, I am. I report the news at night. Where are we going now?
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MARTIN: |
We're going to Melvin's neighborhood. |
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MELVIN: |
We're here now. This is my neighborhood. This is the business area.
That's a nice park on the right. |
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FEMALE: |
It's beautiful. |
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MELVIN: |
It's very nice in the evening. This long street has many small
businesses. |
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MALE: |
What kind of buildings are those? |
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MELVIN: |
Those are apartment buildings. |
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FEMALE: |
They're small. |
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MELVIN: |
They're not very big. We don't have tall buildings in my
neighborhood. |
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MARTIN: |
Where do you live, Melvin? |
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MELVIN: |
Just around the corner. See that old stone building? It's a bank.
I'm going to turn there. I live down that street. |
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MALE: |
Do
white people live here? |
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MELVIN: |
Not
many. OK. Do you see that blue house? That's my house. |
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FEMALE: |
It's very nice. I like the color. |
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MELVIN: |
Thanks. |
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MARTIN: |
Thanks, Melvin. Let's go to Georgetown. |
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MELVIN: |
OK.
I'm going to drive along the river. |
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MARTIN: |
Good. That's very beautiful. |
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MARTIN: |
Hi.
You're from --? |
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MALE: |
Thailand. I'm from Bangkok. |
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MARTIN: |
We
met last year. |
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MALE: |
Yes. I came to study. I visited the Voice of America. |
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MARTIN: |
That's right. You're a radio journalist. |
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MALE: |
Yes, I am. |
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MARTIN: |
Look everybody. That's Georgetown. |
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FEMALE: |
On
that big hill? |
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MALE: |
That's not very big. |
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MARTIN:
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Yes. The taller buildings are Georgetown University. Can you see the
church? That area is the university. |
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FEMALE: |
I
can see houses and apartments. |
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MARTIN: |
Yes. There are many beautiful old houses in Georgetown. |
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FEMALE: |
Is
it very old? |
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MARTIN: |
It's the oldest part of Washington. |
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MALE: |
Do
congressmen and congresswomen live here? |
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MARTIN: |
Some do. President Kennedy had a home here. Many wealthy people live
here. |
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FEMALE: |
Georgetown is very interesting. |
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MALE: |
I
like Melvin's neighborhood. It's lively and busy. |
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MELVIN: |
We're not wealthy. |
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MALE: |
I'm
not wealthy either. |
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MARTIN: |
What do you want to see now? |
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CAST: |
The
Smithsonian. I want to see Arlington Cemetery. The Washington
Monument. The White House. Let's see the Cathedral. Etc. |
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