1.Father(F):HeyJane,Ineedtotalkwithyou.
Jane(J):Yeah,Iknowwhatyou’regoingtosay.It’saboutthepart-timejobI’mtaking,right?
F:Don’tyouknowthatyourmomandIareworriedaboutyou?
J:Why?I’mnotababyanymore.Iknowhowtotakecareofmyself.
F:Buttherearestillalotofdangerousoutthere.
J:Uh,Likewhat?
Mother(M):Likeyoudon’tknowthedarksideofoursociety,likeyoudon’tknowhowtoserveotherpeople,likeyoumightgethurtwhenyoudoit.Oh,god,Imuststopthinkingaboutit!
J:Comeon,Mom,you’reexaggerating!YouknowwhyItookthatjob?Becauseyoualwaystreatmelikelittlebaby!Comeon,I’m18.Iknow,youcareaboutme,butyoucan’tdoeverythingforme!Thisismylife,andyouwon’tlivewithmeforever.I’vecheckedthebusinesslicenseoftheshop,I’vesignedacontractandIknowhowtoprotectmyself.
F:Maybesheisright.Sheisourlittleprincessbutweshouldn’tpreventherfromtheworld.Thisisourworldandthisisherworld.That’sherrighttodothingsshewants.
M:……Youdidcheckeverythingofthatshop?
J:Yeah,Iswear.
M:Promisemeyouwilltellmeatoncewhenyouneedhelp.
J:Sure,Iwill.
M:Ok…thengoanddoit.
J:Thanks,Iloveyou,momanddad.
2.Andrew(A):HiTom,longtimenosee.
Tom(T):Oh,hiAndrew.Howareyoudoing?
A:I’mgood.Howaboutyou?
T:I’mcool.JustgotenoughmoneyformyHummer.
A:Yourwhat?Nokidding!Thatisahellofalotofmoney.
T:Yeah,Iknow.Ialmostsellmyselfforit.
A:Butwhataboutyourstudy?Ithoughtyoudidn’tfinishyourcollegestudy.
T:That’sright.ButwhocaresaboutstudywhenhegetsaHummer!
A:Well,Ido.
T:Ohyeah?Whyisthat?
A:Letmeaskyoufirst.WheredoyouwanttogowhenyougetyourHummer?
T:Umm,Idon’tknow,takearound-the-worldtour,maybe.
A:OK,letmesuggestthatyouwanttoshowyourcartothepeoplearoundtheworld.
T:Yeah,Ido.Haha.
A:Whatkindoflanguageareyougoingtosaywhenyougetlost?Whatifyouboughtsomethinganddon’tknowhowmuchtopay?Andwhataboutwhenyouseeingthemostbeautifulscenicintheworldbutcan’tfeelanythingjustbecauseyoudon’tknowitshistory?
T:Oh,thatcouldbeterrible.IusedtothinkwhenIgetHummerIgeteverything.Butitturnsoutdifferent.WhatshouldIdoaboutit?
A:Well,IsuggestyouuseyourmoneytostudyabroadinsteadofbuyingaHummer.
T:What?!Ispentallmylifetohaveahummer.
A:You’regoingtohavealonglifeandearnyourmoneyback,butyoucan’tlearneverythingaseasilyasnowwhenyougetold.
T:Yeah,Iguessyou’reright.I’mconvincedbyyourwords.Thankyou.
A:Mypleasure.
3.Kim(K):Wowwow!bro,stopandtalktome!
Mike(M):Wha..OhKim!Whydidyoucutmyline?
K:IfIdidn’tcutyourlineI’mafraidIwouldcutyourneck.
M:Why?Idon’tthinkIborrowedmoneyfromyou.
K:Hey!It’snotaboutmoney.It’saboutyou!Haveyourealizedhowmanydaysyouhaven’twenttoschool?
M:Comeon!Justoneday,OK?ItoldmymomIwasfood-poisoningandwantedadayoff.That’snobigdeal.
K:Wakeup,buddy.It’sbeenthreedayssincethelasttimeyouwenttoschool!
M:Noway!Mymomisgoing