M: I’ll carry my books with me. I’ll be there for quite a few weeks.
W: But you might as well have a look at their cities and gardens. You might also learn to speak a bit of their languages. All Dutch are friendly people, but these people I work with, are not.
W: how can
M: They are cold and don’t talk.
W: Friendships feed on each other. Be warm and friendly to people.
M: I’m the least friendly of all people, is that what you are thinking
W: Of course not. I’m just saying what someone has said: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy".
M: I never expect I can be that young. Hum, I’m happy.
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W: Would you prefer to work here in my office or go over to the language laboratory
M: Neither. Let’s forget about it.
M:I left my raincoat in my room.I’ll go back to get it.
W:Don’t bother.The rain has stopped.
Now, you’ll be coming back here to brush up your English, so you’ll want to make as much conversation as possible. Whatever you do, don’t stay in a place full of overseas students, especially if they come from one country. This is fatal. Don’t believe all the stories you hear about how unfriendly the English are. It’s just that many of them are a little shy, and they have this idea about minding their own business. In a train or restaurant, for example, they will talk to you, but you must break the ice first. Then see them talk! Any subject will do—the weather, their dogs, the Common Market, food, etc. Pardon me, not any subject. Don’t be nosy (爱管闲事的) about their private life, their incomes and expenditure, or their ages. The English worship (尊重) their privacy. Avoid religion, too. The best place to talk is in the pubs, but as you are a girl, be sure to go with someone else. Find one near where you are living and go there regularly. Someo
A. a lot of young people
B. a lot of old people
C. a lot of students from England
D. a lot of students from overseas
M: We’ll be here in London staying in a newspaper office or teaching in a classroom full of chalk dust.
W: Well, Tom, you’d be able to go out in the sunshine sometimes. You are a journalist. I am the one who has to stay in the classroom. Remember.
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