Dialogue A

Today is the first day of Howard's new job. He is in charge of collecting surveys in front of a department store.

Howard:Hello. Do you have a minute to spare?
Woman 1:I'm sorry. No.
Howard:OK. Excuse me, could I interest you in filling out a survey?
Woman 2:Don't you know I'm on my lunch break?
Howard:But this will only take a minute.
Woman 2:I'm on a tight schedule.
Howard:All right. Hi, today is my first day and I was wondering…
Woman 3:I'm waiting for my boyfriend. Don't bother me.

今天是霍华开始新工作的第一天。他负责在百货公司前面收集问卷调查表。
霍　华：您好。您能拨出一点时间吗？
女子一：对不起。我没空。
霍　华：好吧。不好意思，我能请您帮我填问卷吗？
女子二：你不知道我正在午休吗？
霍　华：但这只会花您一点时间而已。
女子二：我的行程很赶。
霍　华：没关系。您好，今天是我第一天上班，不知道……
女子三：我在等我的男朋友。别烦我。

Dialogue B

Howard talks to Ariel, another survey collector.

Howard:Ariel, how many surveys have you gotten filled out today?
Ariel:Thirty. It's been a rewarding day.
Howard:How did you get so many? I've been out here for hours and have only gotten one.
Ariel:My first day was the hardest, too. I was tired of being rejected and wanted to quit. Then, I talked to Melissa.
Howard:Who's Melissa?
Ariel:She is the queen of surveys. She just stands there and people ask for surveys to fill out.
Howard:Really? I must go talk to her.

霍华跟另一位收集问卷的人员艾莉儿说话。
霍　华：艾莉儿，妳今天让人填了几份问卷？
艾莉儿：三十份。今天收获还不错。
霍　华：妳怎么能得到那么多？我已经在外面好几个小时，却只得到一份。
艾莉儿：我第一天上班也是最辛苦的。我被拒绝到烦，根本想要辞职。然后我就去找梅莉萨谈。
霍　华：梅莉萨是谁？
艾莉儿：她是问卷女王。她只是站那里，人们就会找她要问卷来写。
霍　华：真的吗？我一定要找她谈谈。