M:Didyouregisteryet?
W:Ofcourse.Anditwasn’teasyformetoregisterforInternationalTrade.It’ssopopular.
M:Whatclassesdoyouthinkarestillopen?
W:MaybeModernHistory,andChemistry.
M:OK,whatdoyouthinkaboutmathematics?Iwantedtotakethatclassthisterm.
W:Itookthatclasslastyear.ProfessorAndersonisreallycool!Ifyougotohisoffice,youcanhavehimwriteacard
thatwillletyouin,eveniftheclassisfull.
M:Hedoesthat?
W:Iguessthat’sbecausesomepeopledropoutofhisclass.
M:Thatmakessense.IthinkI’lldothat.Thanksforallthehelp.
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M:Shallwesithere?
W:Sure!
M:Whydidn’tyouhaveanythingonyourplate?
W:Well,Iamnotevenabithungry.
M:Isthereanythingwrong?Doyoufeelwell?
W:I’vebeenreallyworried.It’smycomputer.It’sintheshopagain.
M:Really?What’swrongthistime?
W:Idon’tknow,exactly.Thereseemstobesomethingwrongwiththesystem.Itrestartsseveraltimeswithinanhour,
andIcan’tsavewhatIhavetyped.
M:That’stoobad.
W:Yeah.IneedtohandinasalesreportnextMonday,andit’salreadyWednesdaytoday.Besides,Iwasonlyhalfway
throughmyreport,andeverythingisinthecomputer.
M:Isee.Perhapsyoushouldaskthemtogetitfixedinjustoneortwodays.Thenatleastyoustillhavetheweekendto
workonthereport.
W:Yes,Iguessyou’reright.Thanks.
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W:Sir,you’vebeenusingtheonlinecatalogforquiteawhile.IsthereanythingIcanhelpyoufind?
M:Yes,thankyou.I’vegottowriteapaperaboutHollywoodinthe30sand40s,andI’mreallystruggling.Thereare
hundredsofbooks,andIjustdon’tknowwheretobegin.
W:Yourtopicsoundsprettybig.Whydon’tyounarrowitdowntosomethinglike,uh,thehistoryofthecomediesduring
thattime?
M:Youknow,Iwasthinkingaboutdoingthat.ButmorethanthirtybookscameupwhenItypedin“Hollywood
comedies”.
W:Youcouldcutthatdownevenfurtherbylistingthespecificyearsyouwant.Tryadding“1930s”or“1940s”…or
maybe“GoldenAge”.
M:“GoldenAge”isagoodidea!Letmetypethatin.Heylook!Justsixbookscameup.That’salotbetter.IthinkI’llget
startedwiththesebooks.Thanksalot!
W:Youarewelcome.Ifyouneedmorehelp,I’llbeoverthere,attheReferenceDesk.
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Hi,thisisFrancisLake.HereistheweatherforecastforBristolandtheSouthwestfortonightandalldaytomorrow.The
eveningwillbemainlydrywithlightmist.Later,however,therewillbeafewshowersinhighplaces.Tomorrowwill
startoffdryandbrightinmostareas,withtemperaturesslightlyabovenormalforthistimeofyear.Coastalareaswillbe
warmerandcanexpectafairamountofsunshineinthemorning.However,bymidday,itwillbecomecloudyinmost
areas,withrainspreadinggenerallyfromthewest.Intheafternoon,therewillberaininmostplaces,withwinds
becomingstrongeralongthecoast.Therainwillbequiteheavy.SorryIhaven’tgotbetterweathernewsforyouholiday
makers.Butdon’tgettooupset.Theforecastfortheendofthemonthisformuchwarmeranddrierweatherinallparts
ofthecountry.Wetdayswillreturnnextmonth,though.Andnow,backtonewsfromtheSouthwest.
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