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Could you tell me the right time , please ? |
My watch says five past two . |
But it β s no use rely on it because it has been gaining and losing these last a few days . |
You have to go and fix it . |
does your family have a record of your ancestors ? |
My mom has been working on our family tree for years . |
She β s always updating it . |
do you have a copy of your family tree in your house ? |
I β d love to see it . |
I can show it to you now , if you like . |
I think it goes back about 8 generations so far . |
Do you have a large extended family ? |
I β Ve got 30 cousins on my mom β s side and 10 cousins on my dad β s side . |
are you very close to your first-cousins ? |
the ones that are my age are close relatives . |
Now that I β m older , I don β t spend as much time with them as I used to , so I don β t know my younger cousins as well as the older ones . |
who β s the head of your household ? |
it β s definitely my mother . |
And , her mother is definitely the matriarch of the bigger family . |
that β s interesting . |
What does your grandfather think of your step-mother ? |
at first , she was quite critical of her , but now that they β Ve been married for a few years , she β s starting to accept the fact that my father divorced my mother . |
that β s pretty much how you feel about your step-mother . |
Like grandmother , like grandson . |
Do you feel like going boating with me ? |
Sounds interesting , I haven't gone boating for some time now , and what time ? |
How about tomorrow afternoon ? |
Where shall I meet you ? |
At the gate of the park . |
I look forward to meeting you . |
I hear that you've been to the Saikei Ski Resort for the weekend . |
Yes , it's so exciting , though I had the most falls in our skiing team . |
Isn't there any coach to teach you how to ski ? |
The top-level coaches there are from the State Sports General Administration . |
Could you move smoothly ? |
My face even ached in the icy wind . |
What happened afterwards ? |
I was skiing on and on excitedly until I realized one thing-I could not stop ! |
You can just imagine how terrified I was . |
You look pale recently . |
I have got much pressure in the company . |
I have tobe wrapped upon my work . |
Take good care of yourself . |
Hey , Maggy , Did you hear about David ? |
No , I didn β t hear anything . |
You know , about David and his new boss . |
Sorry , I don β t quite follow you . |
Well , I heard David has been fired . |
Oh , that is a shame . |
He is really hard working . |
how do you usually get to school ? |
I usually ride my bike . |
Which form of transport do you prefer to use ? |
I feel that I can see more when I pedal a bicycle , but when I feel lazy , I drive my car . |
I think we should discourage people from using their private cars . |
They produce too much pollution ! |
I agree , but I would find it difficult to stop using my car . |
It's just so convenient . |
cars might be convenient , but they're so bad for the environment . |
I used to have one though . |
Once I started using my bicycle to get around , I found that I didn't really need it . |
maybe if I sold my car now , I wouldn't be so tempted to use it . |
It would save you a lot of money . |
Every month , I spend hundreds of dollars on gas , insurance , and repairs . |
if you got to class by riding a bicycle every day instead of driving , you will get lots of exercise , too ! |
I could stand to lose a few pounds . |
Having a car has made me lazy . |
I never end up walking anywhere ! |
let's go to a car dealership . |
I'll help you try to sell your car for a good price . |
What's wrong with him ? |
His nose is out of joint because we forgot to invite him to the party . |
What are you going to do for one year abroad , Tom ? |
Study , study , study . |
I want to learn a lot . |
You are going to take courses ? |
I am going to take some university courses there . |
Yes , but I think it's probably for the best . |
Won β t you get lonely ? |
Hey , I am a pretty cool guy . |
I will make friends , and I'll have a lot of extracurricular activities too . |
You know , like fencing , or theater or something . |
Isn't this lovely weather ? |
Will you help me water the flowers , Jack ? |
Well , do you think I have to ? |
We haven't watered them for quite a few days . |
Please look at the sky. |
Don ' t you see the dark clouds ? |
It's going to rain soon . |
So we don't have to work. |
But I don't think it's so nice . |
The weather report says it's going to rain for a whole week . |
Oh , I'm afraid all the flowers will die in the rain . |
The grocery store is closed . |
Yeah , this one closes at ten . |
We could drive to the 24 - hour store on sixth . |
We are out of everything . |
I wish the store close to us was open 24 - house a day . |
I know , our schedules are so weird . |
Sometimes , the little corner store is the only thing within walking distance that β s open when we get home . |