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Could you tell me the right time , please ?
My watch says five past two .
But it ’ 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 ’ s always updating it .
do you have a copy of your family tree in your house ?
I ’ 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 ’ Ve got 30 cousins on my mom ’ s side and 10 cousins on my dad ’ s side .
are you very close to your first-cousins ?
the ones that are my age are close relatives .
Now that I ’ m older , I don ’ t spend as much time with them as I used to , so I don ’ t know my younger cousins as well as the older ones .
who ’ s the head of your household ?
it ’ s definitely my mother .
And , her mother is definitely the matriarch of the bigger family .
that ’ s interesting .
What does your grandfather think of your step-mother ?
at first , she was quite critical of her , but now that they ’ Ve been married for a few years , she ’ s starting to accept the fact that my father divorced my mother .
that ’ 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 ’ t hear anything .
You know , about David and his new boss .
Sorry , I don ’ 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 ’ 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 ’ s open when we get home .