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This is English USA, on the Voice of
America. Now, Lesson 48, Part 1. |
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ALAN: |
Hi, dad. What are you doing? |
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MARTIN: |
Waiting for your mother and Sue. |
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ALAN: |
When are they coming? |
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MARTIN: |
At two o'clock. |
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ALAN: |
You're early. Come with me. |
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MARTIN: |
Where? |
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ALAN: |
I
want to buy a pair of shoes. |
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MARTIN: |
Where are we going? |
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ALAN: |
Right here. |
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MARTIN: |
What kind of shoes do you want? |
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ALAN: |
I
need dress shoes. |
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MARTIN: |
I
like these shoes. Do you like this kind? |
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ALAN: |
No, they're for old men. |
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CLERK: |
May I help you? |
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ALAN: |
I
want to look at some shoes. |
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CLERK: |
What color? |
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ALAN: |
Black. |
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MARTIN: |
Do young men wear black shoes? |
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ALAN: |
Sometimes. |
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CLERK: |
What kind of shoes do you want? Casual shoes? |
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ALAN: |
I
want dress shoes, but a little casual. |
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MARTIN: |
He doesn't want old men's shoes. |
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CLERK: |
I
see. Do you like these? We have them in brown and black. |
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ALAN: |
They're OK. |
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CLERK: |
Let's try them for size. What size do you wear? |
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ALAN: |
Size eleven. |
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CLERK: |
Your foot looks bigger than size eleven. I'm going to bring a pair
of eleven and a half too. Please sit down. |
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MARTIN: |
Do you like these? |
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ALAN: |
They look too casual. |
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CLERK: |
Let's try these. |
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ALAN: |
OK. |
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CLERK: |
How do they feel? |
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ALAN: |
They're too small. Do you have a bigger size? |
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CLERK: |
Yes, I brought a pair. Try these. |
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ALAN: |
That's good. It feels good. It's just right. What size is that?
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CLERK: |
Size twelve. |
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ALAN: |
Size twelve! Let's try something else. |
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CLERK: |
Tell me what you like. |
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ALAN: |
I
want black shoes. I want a dress shoe to wear at night. |
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MARTIN: |
A
little casual. |
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ALAN: |
Yes, a little casual. But I don't want a heavy shoe. |
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CLERK: |
This one? |
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ALAN: |
No, it's too big. It looks big. |
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MARTIN: |
Size twelve is a big shoe. |
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ALAN: |
I
know. But this one looks big. |
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CLERK: |
You want dress shoes that are black, a little casual, but not big
and heavy. |
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ALAN: |
Yes. That's right. |
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CLERK: |
Do you like this shoe? |
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ALAN: |
It's green! |
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CLERK: |
I
have black ones. |
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ALAN: |
OK. Let me try that one. |