A: Oh, really? He’s usually pretty good.
B: Well, not in that movie. I wish he’d choose better roles. (25)
1.A: Look at this. Some guy found $750,000! He returned it and the owner thanked him with a phone call.
B: You’re kidding! If I found $750,000, I wouldn’t return it so fast. A: Why? What would you do?
B: Well, I’d go straight to Los Vegas and try my luck in the casinos. I could double the money in a day and keep $750,000 for myself.
A: You might also lose it all in a day. And then you could go to jail. B: Hmm. You’ve got a point there.
2.A: So, what would you do if you found a lot of money?
B: Oh, you know me, Kate. I’m so honest, I scare myself sometimes. I’d take the money straight to the police.
A: I guess that wouldn’t be such a bad idea. Maybe you’d be luckier than the guy in the article. Maybe the owner of the money would give you a big reward.
B: Well, they say honesty pays. Right? (26)
1.Dr. Hilda :This is Dr. Hilda. Welcome to today’s show. Now let’s get started right away with our first caller. Hello!
Caller1: Hello, Dr. Hilda. I’m calling about my daughter. She’s…she’s dating an older man.
Dr. Hilda: Oh, Now how old are these two people?
Caller1: My daughter ’s eighteen, and this man is forty-two. Dr. Hilda: Mm-hmm.
Caller1: I told her she had to stop seeing him, and…and now she won’t speak to me. I feel terrible. Tell me, Dr. Hilda. What should I have done? Dr. Hilda: First, you should have spoken to this forty-two-year-old man.You should have asked him not to date your daughter for a couple of weeks-to give the situation some time to cool off. Then, if they still wanted to see each other and if the man seems like a nice person, you should let your daughter date him. You shouldn’t worry so much about the age difference. OK, now, let’s go to our next caller. Hello, caller!
2.A:Hello? Uh, I’m a first-time caller, and uh, well, my problem is that my father went away on a business trip, and I borrowed his brand-new car, and I had a bad accident. B:Where is your mother?
A:She’s in Florida visiting some friends. B:All right, go on.
A:Well, I sent a telegram to my father and I… I told him…well, I told him someone had stolen the car.
B:Oh! You should have told your father the truth! Your father would probably understand about a car accident, and he would be glad you weren’t hurt.
A:I’m not too sure about that!
B:Oh…give it a try, young man, because the truth is always better than a lie. OK, now let’s hear from our next caller. This is Dr. Hilda. You’re on the air.
3.A:Hi, uh, I’m calling about a problem. Oh, it’s kind of a personal problem…it concerns work. B:Oh, yes, go on.
A:Well, uh, I visited some friends from the office to my house for a party a couple of weeks ago. Everything was fine until someone started talking
about politics.
B:Oh! You shouldn’t have let the subject of politics come up.
A:Well, it came up, and, uh, well, I finally got really angry at one of my co-workers, and, uh, to prevent a fight, I asked him to leave. B:And… what happened after that?
A:Well, now it’s caused a big problem in the office. Uh, he won’t speak to me.
B:Again, you shouldn’t have talked about politics at a party! It’s not a safe topic.
A:That’s for sure.
B:And you shouldn’t have gotten so angry either! A:That’s true! But what should I do now?
B:It’s easy. You should simple apologize to your friends and say that you were a fool.
A:Well, maybe that’s a good idea. I’ll give it a try.
B:Good! Well, folks. “Nothing ventured, nothing gained,” I always say. I’m Dr. Hilda…until the next time.
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