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I'mreallysorry:

Ted:Oh,I'mreallysorry.AreyouOK?

Ana:I'mfine.ButI'mnotverygoodatthis.

Ted:NeitheramI.Say,areyoufromSouthAmerica?

Ana:Yes,Iamoriginally.IwasborninArgentina.

Ted:Didyougrowupthere?

Ana:Yes,Idid,butmyfamilymovedhereeightyearsagowhenIwasinhighschool.

Ted:Andwheredidyoulearntorollarblade?

Ana:Hereinthepark.Thisisonlymysecondtime.

Ted:Well,it'smyfirsttime.Canyougivemesomelessons?

Ana:Sure.Justfollowme.

Ted:Bytheway,mynameisTed.

Ana:AndI'mAna.Nicetomeetyou.

Hey,hey!thatwasfun

Ted:Hey,hey!thatwasfun.Thankyouforthelesson!

Ana:Noproblem.So,tellmealittleaboutyourself.Whatdoyoudo?

Ted:Iworkinatravelagency.

Ana:Really!Whatdoyoudothere?

Ted:I'minchargeoftheircomputers.

Ana:Oh,soyou'reacomputerspecialist.

Ted:Well,sortof.Yeah,Iguessso.

Ana:That'sgreat.ThenmaybeyoucangivemesomehelpwithacomputercourseI'mtaking.

Ted:Oh,sure...Butonlyifyoupromisetogivemesomemorerollarbladinglessons.

Ana:It'sadeal!

Interviewer:Whereareyoufromoriginally,YuHong?

YuHong:I'mfromChina...fromnearShanghai.

Interviewer:Andwhendidyoumovehere?

YuHong:IcamehereafterIgraduatedfromcollege.Thatwasin1992.

Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoudonow?

YuHong:I'matransportationengineer.

Interviewer:Isee.Soyou'reanimmigranttotheUnitedStates.

YuHong:Yes,that'sright.

Interviewer:WhataresomeofdifficultiesofbeinganimmigrantintheU.S.?

YuHong:Oh,that'snotaneasyquestiontoanswer.Therearesomanythings,really.IguessoneofthebiggestdifficultiesisthatIdon'thaveanyrelativeshere.Imean,Ihavealotoffriends,butthat'snotthesamething.InChina,ontheholidaysortheweekend,wevisitrelatives.Itisn'tthesamehere.

Interviewer:Andwhatdoyoumissthemostfromhome?

YuHong:Oh,that'seasy:mymom'ssoup!Shemakesgreatsoup.Ireallymissmymother'scooking.

Interviewer:Whereareyoufrom,Ajay?

Ajay:I'mfromIndia.

Interviewer:AndwhendidyoumovetotheU.S.?

Ajay:Itwasin1991

Interviewer:Areyoustudyinghereatthemoment?

Ajay:Notnow.Icamehereasastudentandgraduatedtwoyeasago.I’mwokingasacomputertechnician.

Interviewer:Uh-huh.Andwhatwasitlikewhenyoufirstcamehere?Wasitdifficult?

Ajay:Yeah,itwasattimes.ThemaindifficultyIhadwaswiththeeducationalsystem.Thingsareverydifferenthere.Teachingmethods,everythingisverydifferentfromwhatIwasusedtoinIndia.

Interviewer:AndwhatdoyoumissthemostfromIndia?

QuiteanumberofthingshavebeendonetohelpsolvetrafficproblemsinSingapore.Forexample,motoristsmustbuyaspecialpassiftheywanttodriveintothedowntownbusinessdistrict.Theycangointothebusinessdistrictonlyiftheyhavethepassdisplayedontheirwindshield.

AnotherthingSingaporehasdoneistomakeitmoredifficulttobuycars.Peoplehavetoapplyforacertificateiftheywanttobuyacar.Andthenumberofcertificatesislimited.Noteveryonecangetone.

Thereisalsoahightaxoncars,soitcoststhreeorfourtimesasmuchtobuyacarinSingaporeasitdoesin,say,theUnitedStatesorCanada.

TheotherthingSingaporehasdoneistobuildanexcellentpubictransportationsystem.Theirsubwaysystemisoneofthebestintheworld.Andthereisalsoaverygoodtaxiandbussystem.

A:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethebankis?

B:There’soneupstairs,acrossfromtheduty-freeshop.

A:Oh,thanks.Doyouknowwhattimeitopens?

B:Itshouldbeopennow.Itopensat8:00A.M.

A:Good.Andcanyoutellmehowoftenthebusesleaveforthecity?

B:Youneedtocheckatthetransportationcounter.It’srightdownthehall.

A:OK.Andjustonemorething.Doyouknowwherethenearestrestroomis?

B:Rightbehindyou,ma’am.Seethatsign?

A:Oh.Thanksalot.

A:Excuseme.It’smeagain.I’msorry.Ineedsomemoreinformation-ifyoudon’tmind.

B:Notatall.

A:Thanks.Doyouknowhowmuchataxicoststothecity?

B:Well,itdependsonthetraffic,ofcourse.Butitusuallycostsaboutfortydollars.

A:Fortydollars?IguessI’lltakethebus.ThatmeansIhavealmostanhourtillthenextone.WherecouldIfindaninexpensiverestaurantintheairport?Maybeafast-foodplace?

B:Goupstairsandturnright.You’llseethesnackbaronyourleft.

A:Thanksverymuch.Haveaniceday.

B:You,too.

A:Whatdoyouthink?

B:Well,ithasjustasmanybedroomasthelastapartment.Andthelivingroomishuge.

C:Butthebedroomaretoosmall.Andthereisn’tenoughclosetspaceformyclothes.

A:Andit’snotascheapasthelastapartmentwesaw.

B:Butthatapartmentwasdarkanddingy.Anditwasinadangerousneighborhood.

A:Let’sseeiftherealestateagenthassomethingelsetoshowus.

A:Well,howdoyoulikethisspace,then?

C:Oh,it’smuchbetterthanthatotherone.ThethingIlikebestisthebedrooms.Theyaretoohuge!

B:Yes,theyareniceandbig.

C:Andtherearetwobathrooms!Icouldhavemyownbathroom!

B:Yes,Iguessyoucould.

C:Theonlyproblemisthecolorofthelivingroom.Ireallydon’tlikethosedarkgreenwalls.

A:Oh,I’msurewecanchangethecolorifwewantto.

A:CreativeRentals.Goodmorning.

B:Hello.I’mcallingabouttheapartmentyouhaveforrent.

A:Yes.WhatcanItellyouaboutit?

B:Whereisit,exactly?

A:It’sonKingStreet,justoffthefreeway.

B:Oh,nearthefreeway.Canyouhearthetraffic?

A:Yes,I’mafraidyoudohearsome.Buttheapartmenthaslotsofspace.Ithasthreebedroomsandaverylargelivingroom

B:Isee.Andisitinanewbuilding?

A:Well,thebuildingisaboutfiftyyearsold.

B:Uh-huh.Well,I’llthinkaboutit.

A:OK.Thanksforcalling.

B:Thankyou.Bye

A:Hello？

B:Hello.Istheapartmentyou’readvertisingstillavailable?

A:Yes,itis.

B:Canyoutellmealittleaboutit?

A:Well,it’saperfectapartmentforoneperson.It’soneroomwithakitchenatoneend.

B:Isee.Andisitfarawayfromthesubway?

A:There’sasubwaystationjustdownthestreet.Actually,theapartmentislocatedrightdowntown,soyoustepoutofthebuildingandtherearestoresandrestaurantseverywhere.Butit’sonahighfloor,soyoudon’thearanystreetortrafficnoise.

B:ItsoundslikejustthekindofplaceI’mlookingfor.I’dliketocomeseeit,please.

A:Sure.Letmegiveyoutheaddress.

A:TownandCityRentals.HowcanIhelpyou?

B:Hi,Umm…isthatapartmentyouadvertisedstillavailable?

A:Yes,itis.

B:Oh,good.Umm…listen.I,can’tpaytoomuch,sothelowpriceyou’reaskingis,isreallygoodforme.

A:Great.

B:Howbigisit?

A:It’stworooms,plusthekitchenandbathroom.

B:Well,isitasafeplacetolive?

A:Well,IcantellyouI’velivedhereforfiveyearsandIneverheardaboutanybodyhavingaproblem.

B:Oh,that’sgood.Uh…l