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EDITH: |
I'm
very sorry. I've spilled coffee on the proposal. |
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SAMPLE: |
No
problem. That's OK. I can still read it. |
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EDITH: |
It
hasn't been a good day. First, the rain. Then the traffic. Now the
coffee. |
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MARTIN: |
Don't worry. I can make another copy at my office. |
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SAMPLE: |
I'm
sorry I can't read the proposal today. I have go to Annapolis for a
meeting this afternoon. I can read it tomorrow. Can we meet again
tomorrow afternoon? |
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MARTIN: |
I'm
sorry, I can't meet tomorrow. I have to go to St. Louis for two
days. |
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SAMPLE: |
Can
we meet on Friday? |
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EDITH: |
I'm
sorry, I have classes at the University on Friday. Can we meet next
Monday? |
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SAMPLE: |
I'm
sorry, I can't. Is Tuesday OK? |
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EDITH: |
Tuesday is fine. |
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MARTIN: |
Tuesday's wonderful. |
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SAMPLE: |
I'm
sorry we can't meet before Tuesday. But I will read the proposal
carefully before then. |
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MARTIN: |
That's all right. We aren't in a hurry, are we, Edith? |
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EDITH: |
No,
we aren't. |
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SAMPLE: |
Good. Tell me about NEAT. What does it mean? |
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MARTIN: |
Necessary Environmental Action Today. |
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SAMPLE: |
That's good. N-E-A-T, NEAT. |
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EDITH: |
We
wanted something people would remember. |
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MARTIN: |
We
wanted something with "action" in the name. We wanted people to know
we wanted action. |
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SAMPLE: |
I
understand. People can take action about their environment. This
office helps people do that. |
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MARTIN: |
That's why we came to you. We want you to tell us how to be
successful. We want to make our neighborhood clean. |
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EDITH: |
And
neat, of course. What all does your office do? |
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SAMPLE: |
We
do many things. We work with factories. We don't want our factories
to pollute, do we? We work with schools. Education is very
important. We want children to understand their environment. We want
them to keep it clean. |
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EDITH: |
It
is easier to work with children, isn't it? |
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SAMPLE: |
Yes, it is. We like working with children. We also work with
builders. |
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MARTIN: |
What do you mean? |
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SAMPLE: |
We
want new buildings and homes in the city. But we don't want to hurt
the environment. We want the city to be beautiful and clean for many
years. |
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MARTIN: |
Are
there problems? |
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We
are looking at some problems now. There is too much traffic near the
harbor now. |
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MARTIN: |
What can you do? |
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SAMPLE: |
We
want to keep cars away from the harbor. We want to build parking
lots for cars away from the harbor. |
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EDITH: |
I'm
sorry. I don't understand. People come to the city to see the
harbor. Why do you want to keep them away? |
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SAMPLE: |
We
don't want to keep people away. We want to keep cars away. We want
people to park their cars, and then take a bus or train to the
harbor. We have to educate people about the environment. |
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MARTIN: |
How
long have you been in this office? |
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SAMPLE: |
About three years. We didn't have an environmental office before
then. |
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EDITH: |
Martin, we must go. |
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MARTIN: |
Yes. We've taken too much of your time, Mr. Sample. |
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EDITH: |
Yes, I'm sorry. |
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SAMPLE: |
Don't mention it. It's OK. I'll see you on Tuesday. |
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