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W: I don’t feel like going out. Why don’t we just stay home and watch TV instead?

M: Come on! You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre.

W: OK. But homework goes before dinner and theatre, you know.

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W: John, why do you stand by and watch the milk boiling over?

M: Oh, I’m thinking of being taken to London next week.

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W: What are you going to do tonight?

M: I’m going to take my daughter out for dinner. And if we have time, we might try to see a movie.

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W: How was the party last weekend?

M: It was too crowded and the food was gone before I got there.

W: What time did you get home?

M: It was pretty boring so I left at ten and got home before eleven.

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W: Why has Jerry been acting so mean to everyone?

M: I don’t know, but I’m sick of it.

W: Me too. I’m going to say something to him.

M: Let me know what he says.

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M: Which season do you like the most?

W: I like summer the most, but at the same time, I hate it. I like summer because it’s warm. I don’t mind the heat and I like the longer days. So, I can do more activities like swimming, bicycling and many other outdoor activities. I usually take a short vacation during the summer so I always look forward to that. However, the part about summer I hate the most is during the rainy season. When it gets hot along with the rain and the wind, it get terrible.

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M: Elizabeth, what’s your question?

W: Excuse me. Could you tell me what a yard sale is?

M: As the name suggests, it’s a sale held in someone’s yard, selling used goods.

W: What can I get there?

M: You can find books, records, cups and furniture. You name it, and they will have it.

W: Why do American people love to buy second-hand goods?

M: To save money, of course. Some people even hope to find treasures there.

W: I see.

M: Actually many Westerners like other people’s objects. Even rich people search through used goods for a treasure.

W: I understand. Thank you, Mr Green. You’ve been very helpful.

M: You’re welcome.

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M: Do you know the first McDonald’s restaurant had no seats for customers to sit on?

W: In that case, people had to stand eating, didn’t they?

M: No. Most people bought the food and took it away, and that’s the way Mac and Dick thought of to avoid washing the dishes.

W: That’s a good idea. But who are Mac and Dick?

M: They were two brothers who ran the first McDonald’s. Later a businessman called Ray Kroc asked to buy their business.

W: Did the two brothers agree?

M: Yes. They sold the business to Ray for 27 million dollars.

W: So today there are so many chain stores of McDonald’s, right?

M: Exactly. But which McDonald’s do you think sells the most hamburgers in the world every day?

W: I guess a certain one in New York?

M: No, no. It’s the Hong Kong’s Mc Donald’s.

W: Aha, it’s hard to believe.
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