第一节：
Man:Excuseme,Madam?
Woman:Yes?
Man:HowlongcanIkeepthebook?
Woman:Foronemonth.Pleasemakesureyoureturnthebookbeforeit’sdue.
第二节：
Man:Hurryup,Jenny.It’salreadyseven.We’llbelateforthefilm.
Woman:Don’tworrydear,westillhavetwentyminutes.Andittakesusonlyfifteenminutestogetthere.We’llbetherejustintime.
第三节：
Man:Iheardontheradiothatit’llbesunnyduringtheholidayweekend.MaybewecantakeatriptoBoston.
Woman:Thatsoundsgreat.I’llcallJeantoseeifshelikestojoinus.
第四节：
Woman:It’snearlyeight.Ifyouwanttocatchthenineo’clocktrain,you’dbettergonow.
Man:Don’tworry,I’lldrivetothestation.
Woman:Inthatcase,letmegowithyou.andyoudropmeoffatthecitycenter.I’llgototheopenmarket.
第五节：
Woman:I’msorry,thecakeislate.We’llbebetternexttime,Ipromise.
Man:Well,I’msorrytoo.Youhavetotakeitback.Thebirthdaypartyisoverandwedon’tneedthecakeanymore.
第六节：
Woman:Oh,it’sbroken!Jackyisnotgoingtobehappywhenheseesthis.It’shisfavoriteCD,(unknownnameoftheCD()
Man:PleaseKathy,canIborrowtendollars?I’llbuyhimanewoneandIwillcleanupyourroom.
第七节：
Woman:Howdidyoulikethedishes,Sir?
Man:Delicious.Everythingwasexcellenthere.Thankyou!
Woman:Doyouwantsomecoffee,tea,sir?
Man:No.thanks,I’mfine.Ah,lookatthebill,please.Howmuchdoesyourservicecharge?
Woman:Fifteenpercentandit’sincludedinyourbill.Thankyouverymuch,sir.Welookforwardtoseeingyouagain.
Man:Sure,goodnight.
第八节：
Woman:CanIhelpyou?
Man:Yeah.Mydaughterboughtthiscamerahereformywife’sbirthday.Butitdoesn’twork.SoI’dliketochangeitforanotherone.
Woman:Isee.Letmehavealook.Well,we’llbehappytochangeitforyou.ButIamafraidwedon’thaveanotherpinkone
Man:SowhatwillIdothen?
Woman:Wouldyouliketochooseadifferentcolor?Wedohavethecamerainblackandorange.
Man:Mywifedoesn’tlikeeitherofthosecolors.
Woman:Ifyouwant,wecanorderanothercamerajustlikethisone.Therewouldn’tbeanyextrachargeforit.
Man:Thatsoundsfine.Wouldyoupleasegoaheadanddothat?
Woman:We’dbeveryhappytobutit’lltakeatleastaweek.Maybetendays.We’llcallyouwhenitcomesin.
Man:Thankyouverymuch.
Woman:Youarewelcome.
第九节：
Woman:Hi,JoemanypeopleinourdepartmentareleavingforThanksgiving.Whatareyougoingtodo?
Man:IthinkI’lljuststayathome.ImayseesomefriendsandwatchafewDVDs.AndIprobablywouldgototheOttawaCarShow.WhataboutyouElio?What’syourplan?
Woman:Iamgoingtodosometravelingwithmyfamily.
Mam:Oh,whereto?
Woman:Toronto.Andonourway,we’regoingtovisitmyaunt,Valley,inKingston
Man:That’sexciting.Howlongdoyouplantostay?
Woman:Twodays,Ihaveaget-togetherpartywithmycollegefriendsonthetenth(notsure()inToronto.Oh,I’mafraidI’vegottogonow.Myhusbandiswaitingforme.Andwe’llhavetopickupDanielfromschool.HaveaniceholidayJoe!
Man:Thankyou.You,too.
第十节：
Wherecanyoulook(notsure()ifyouwanttoknowhowtallthetallestpersonintheworldisorwhotheoldestpersonintheworldis.Thereisoneplacewhereyouwillfindalltheseinformation.That’stheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.ThismorningwehavesomeonefromtheGuinnessCompanythatproducesthatfamousbook.Tomas.“Welcometotheprogram,Tomas!”“ThanksSue.It’sapleasuretobehere.”“Perhapsyoucouldstartbytellinguswheretheideaforthebookcamefrom.”“Wellitwasfirstsuggestedintheearly1950.SirHughBeaver,themanagingdirectorofGuinness,wasoutshootingbirdswithhisfriends.Abirdflewawaysoquicklythatnoonewasabletoshootit.SirHughwonderedwhetherthisbirdwasthefastestbirdinEurope.Anditwasn’tthefastest.Hewonderedwhatitwas.”“SoIsupposehewenttothenearestlibrarytolookfortheinformationandhecouldn’tfindit?”“Yeah,that’sexactlywhathappened.AndthismadeSirHughthinktheremustbeotherpeopleinthesamesituationwhowantedthiskindofinformation.Hethoughtthat,likehimself,peoplewouldbeinterestedinfindingfactsofallrecordstosatisfytheircuriosity.”“Sotheideaforabookofrecordswasborn.Andwhendidthefirstbookcomeout?”“Afewyearslater,in1955.Sotoaskyourfirstquestion:thetallestpersonintheworldis231.7cmtall.AndtheoldestpersonisJeanne.L.Calment,whowasborninFebruary,1875.”“Theyarealsosomeratherstrangerecords(missed….)”“Yeah,that’sright.”“Didyouknow(missed…?)”
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