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Really?
Whatdoyoudothere?
I’minchargeoftheircomputers.
Oh,soyou’reacomputerspecialist!
Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.
That’sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwiththecomputercourseI’mtaking.
Oh,sure,butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollerbladinglessons.
It’sadeal.
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Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?
I’mfromChina,fromnearShanghai.
Andwhendidyoumovehere?
IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.
Andwhatdoyoudonow?
I’matransportationengineer.
Isee,soyou’reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.
Yes,that’sright.
WhataresomeofthedifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheUS?
Oh,that’snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythingsreally.Iguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthat,Idon’thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat’snotthesamething.InChina,onholidaysortheweekend,theyvisitrelatives.Itisn’tthesamehere.
Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?
Oh,that’seasy,mymom’ssoup!
Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother’scooking.
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Hey,arethesepicturesofyouwhenyouwereakid?
Yeah,that’smeinfrontofmyuncle’sbeachhouse.WhenIwasakid,weusedtospendtwoweeksthereeverysummer.
Wow,Ibetthatwasfun.
Yeah,wealwayshadagreattime.Everydayweusedtogetupearlyandwalkalongthebeach.Ihadagreatshellcollection.Infact,Ithinkitstillupintheattic.
Hey,Iusedtocollectshells,too,whenIwasakid.Butmyparentsthrewthemout.
YouknowwhatIremembermostaboutgrowingup?
What?
VisitingmyGrandparents’house.Youknow,onholidaysandstuff,theylivedwayoutinthecountryandmyGrandadhadahorsenamedBlackie.Hetaughtmehowtoride.Ijustlovethathorse,andshelovesme,too.IusedtoreallyenjoyspendingtimeatmyGrandparents’house.Andeverytimeicameback,Blackierememberedme.
Err,memories.
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Whyisthereneverabuswhenyouwantone?
Goodquestion,therearen’tenoughbusesonthisroute.
SometimesIfeellikewritingalettertothepaper.
Goodidea,youshouldsaythatweneedmoresubwaylines,too.
Yeah,thereshouldbemorepublictransportationingeneral.
Andfewercars,there'
stoomuchtraffic.
Say,isthatourbuscoming?
Yes,itis.Butlook,it'
sfull.
Oh,no.Let'
sgoandgetacupofcoffee.WecantalkaboutthisletterI'
mgoingtowrite.
So,areyoureallygoingtowritealettertothepaper?
Sure,I'
mgoingtosaysomethingaboutthebuses.They'
retooold.Weneedmoremodernbuses,nice,airconditionones.
And,theyneedtoputmorebusesontheroad.
Right,therearetoomanycarsdowntown,andthereisn'
tenoughparking.
That'
sforsure.It'
simpossibletofindaparkingspacedowntownthesedays.
Ithinktheyshouldbanprivatecarsdowntownbetween9and5.
Oh,youmeantheyshouldn'
tallowanycarsexcepttaxisandbusesduringregularworkdays？
Em,thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea.
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QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.
Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothedowntownbusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.
AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificateislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.There'
salsoahightaxoncars.Soitcostsabout3or4timesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.
TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpublictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthere'
salsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.
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Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethebankis?
There’soneupstairs,acrossfromthedutyfreeshop.
Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?
Itshouldbeopennow,itopensateighta.m.
Good,andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?
Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.
OK,andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?
Rightbehindyou,Ma-am.Seethatsign?
Oh,thanksalot.
Excuseme,it’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformationifyoudon’tmind.
Notatall.
Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?
Itdependsonthetrafficofcourse.Butitusuallycostsabout40dollars.
40Dollars?
IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport,maybeafastfoodplace?
Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.
Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday!
Youtoo.
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Whatdoyouthink?
Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomsasthelastapartment,andthelivingroomishuge.
C:
Butthebedroomsaretoosmall,andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformycloths.
And,it’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.
Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy,anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.
Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.
Well,howdoyoulikethisplace,then?
Oh,it’smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyarehuge.
Yes,theyareniceandbig.
Andtheretwobathrooms,Icouldhavemyownbathroom.
Yes,Iguessyoucould.
Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.
I’msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.
CreativeRentals,goodmorning.
Hello,I’mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.
Yes,whatcanItellyouaboutit?
Whereisit,exactly?
It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.
Oh,nearthefreeway…Canyouhearthetraffic?
Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom.
Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?
Well,thebuildingisabout50yearsold.
Uh-huh.Well,I’llthinkaboutit.
OK,thanksforcalling.
Thankyou,bye!
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Hello.
Hello,istheapartmentyou’readvertisingstillavailable?
Yes,itis.
Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?
Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It’soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.
Andisitfarawayfromsubway?
There’sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit’sonthehighfloor,soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.
ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeitplease.
Sure,letmegiveyoutheaddress.
TownandCityRentals,howcanIhelpyou?
Hi,um,isthatapartmentyou’readvertisingstillavailable?
Oh,good.Um,listen,I,Ican’tpaytoomuch.Sothelowpriceyou’reaskingis…isreallygoodforme.
Great.
Andhowbigisit?
It’stworoomsplusthekitchenandbathroom.
Wellisitthesafeplacetolive?
Well,IcantellyouI’velivedhereforfiveyearsandIneverheardaboutanybodyhavingaproblem.
Oh,that’sgood.Letsee,ohyeah.Doestheapartmenthavealotofwindows?
Windows?
Yeah,thereareaplentyofwindows.Butunfortunately,thereisn’tmuchlightreally.See,there’sanotherbuildingrightnexttoours.
Oh,that’sOK,Ineveraroundinthedayanyway.Doyouthinkit’salrightifIcomeandlookatit?
Anytime.Whendoyouwannaseeit?
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Sowhereareyouworkingnow,Terry?
Oh,I'
mstillatthebank.Idon'
tlikeit,though.
stoobad.Whynot?
Well,it'
sboring,anditdoesn'
tpayverywell.
Iknowwhatyoumean.Idon'
tlikemyjobeither.IwishIcouldfindabetterjob.
Actually,Idon'
twanttoworkatallanymore.IwishIhadalotofmoneysoIcouldretirenow.
Hmm,howoldareyou,Terry?
Uh,twenty-six.
SohowarethingsgoingwithyouandSusie,Terry?
Oh,youdidn'
tknow.SheandIbrokeupacoupleofmonthsago.Wedecidedweneededabreakfromeachotherforawhile.ButImissheralot.Iwishwecouldgetbacktogetheragain.
I'
msureyouwill.
Ireallyhopeso.Sowhatkindofjobwouldyouliketolookfor?
mnotsure,butI'
dreallyliketomovetoanothercity.I'
msickofthisplace.Ineedtolivesomewheremoreexciting.
Iknowwhatyoumean.Itsurecangetboringaroundhereattimes.
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Ugh!
Ifeelawful.Ireallyhavetostopsmoking.
Sowhydon'
tyouquit?
Well,ifIquit,Imightgainweight!
Alotofpeopledo,but...
AndifIgainweight,Iwon'
tbeabletofitintoanyofclothes!
Well,youcanalwaysgoonadiet.
Oh,no.I'
mterribleatlosingweightondiets.Soifmyclothesdon'
tf
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