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This is English USA, on the Voice of America.
Now, Lesson 50, Part 2. |
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MALE: |
Hello. |
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MARTIN: |
Good morning. |
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MALE: |
Don't I know you? |
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MARTIN: |
We've met. |
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MALE: |
Where? |
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MARTIN: |
Here. At the market. We met last year. I'm a reporter. |
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MALE: |
Oooh. I remember. You asked a lot of questions about the market. You
were writing a story about the farmers market. |
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MARTIN: |
That's right. I wrote a story for the radio. |
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MALE: |
It's good to see you. How are you? |
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MARTIN: |
I'm
fine thanks. How are you? |
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MALE: |
OK.
What do you need? |
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MARTIN: |
How
much is the corn? |
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MALE: |
It's a dollar for twelve ears. How many do you need? |
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MARTIN: |
Twelve. |
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FEMALE: |
May
I help you? |
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MARTIN: |
How
much are the carrots? |
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FEMALE: |
Fifty cents a bunch. |
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MARTIN: |
How
much are the squash? |
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FEMALE: |
The
green ones are seventy-five cents a bag. The yellow ones are a
dollar a bag. |
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MARTIN: |
How
much are the green peppers? |
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FEMALE: |
They're three for a dollar. |
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MARTIN: |
How
much are the red peppers? |
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FEMALE: |
They're three dollars a pound. |
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MARTIN: |
OK.
I want everything. Carrots, green squash, and red peppers. How much
is that? |
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FEMALE: |
That's four dollars and twenty-five cents. |
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MARTIN: |
Hi.
I need some green beans. |
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MALE: |
I
have two kinds. Which one do you want? |
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MARTIN: |
Those small ones. No. Wait. I bought green beans. |
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MALE: |
Mine are better. |
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MARTIN: |
No,
I didn't. How much are the green beans? |
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MALE: |
They're a dollar a bag. |
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MARTIN: |
Give me two bags please. |
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MALE: |
OK.
Anything else? |
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MARTIN: |
How
much is the lettuce? |
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MALE: |
Two
dollars a pound. |
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MARTIN: |
Can
I buy half a pound? |
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MALE: |
Sure. |