新时代交互英语(第三版)视听说听力原文

Unit 1
Script 1
Talia: It's all so in credible, Mom. I ' m work ing on a story about one of the n ati onal soccer
players, Nick Crawford … No, that's the thing. He knows that one of his teammates has framed him. And I believe he's innocent.
Talia: Look, Mom, I ha ve to go. I ' II call you tomorrow, OK? Bye. Yes, yes, me, too.
Bye . Nick : Hi. I came as soon as I could . What' s up?
Talia : I ' ve been thinking about this all day ….Now tell me,:agW/nen and how did you
meet this Jackie Baker woma n?
Nick : I ' ve already told you . She came up to me at the juice bar . We set up a meeting . Talia : Right . At her office . Except you never went up to her office .
Nick : Right, so she meets me in the lobby, we shake hands , and she takes me to lunch
Talia : Yes, to a little place around the corner, as I recaII.
Nick : Right. And then she asks me to endorse a new pairof shoes.
Talia : Yeah. You told me they ' re called Kicks.
Nick : Right. And she explains that I ' ll have to wear theshoes when I play. And the
compa ny will use my n ame in the ads.
Talia : OK. Can you think of anything else?
Nick : Well, we did talk about an idea for a Kicks commercial .
Talia : A commercial? What commercial?
Nick : I told you about that, did n ' t l? They wan ted me to be in a commercial
Script 2
Talia : Hang on a second. You never said anything about a commercial. I wanna hear more about this. Don ' t leave out any details. This could be important . Nick : OK. So, over lunch she describes the deal …
Jackie : So , you' ll wear our shoes when you play. And we ' ll use your name in ads. Do that
and fifty thousa nd dollars is yours.
Nick : Sounds good. And this will be sometime next year?
Jackie : Uh, yeah, that ' s right. We can work out the details later for this, but we ' ll probably want you to appear in a commercial.i
Nick : Cool!
Jackie : In fact. I'm working on an idea for a commercial right now. Do you wanna hear
about it?
Nick : Sure.
Jackie : OK. Picture this. You ' re sitt ing in a park. On a ben ch. It ' s a beautiful spri ng day.
Nick : So far, So good.
Jackie : OK. A you ng kid comes up to you and says, “ Hey! Are n u Niylo Crawford, the
soccer star? ”
Nick : Uh —huh.
Jackie : And you say, “ That' s me. ” Or something like that
Nick : Right .
Jackie : And then the kid says, “ Wow! Cool shoes! What are they? ” And you say, “ Kicks.
What else? ”
Nick : That' s it?
Jackie : That' s it.
Nick : So, all I have to do is sit on the bench …and talk to a kid?
Jackie : That' s all you have to do.
Talia : That' s what I thought! This Jackie person recorded your conversation over lunch.
Then she edited the tape. So it sou nds like you ' re accepting a bribOhN Wtow!
Unit 2
Script 1
Talia: Tony, I n eed to see you. I have to br ing you up to date on the Nick Crawford story.
Tony: Come in. What's going on?
Talia: I just spoke to Nick. He was tricked. The tape was edited. He did n't take a bribe. It
just sou nds that way.
Tony: Well, what does your audio expert say?
Talia: I forgot to tell you. It's definitely Nick's voice. And he said the tape was definitely
edited.
Tony: But I don't get it. Who's behind this?
Talia: One of Nick's teammates, Dean Bishop. He resents being in Nick's shadow. He
wants to be the only star on the team.
Tony: Of course! The bottom line is ... being the star is worth a lot of money in en dorseme nts.
Talia: Still. I can't imagi ne...
Tony: OK. So, now, what's your pla n?
Talia: I have an idea. I n eed some help from Amy.
Tony: Fine. You can have ano ther day on this and we won't run the story yet. But one
more thi ng, Talia, I hope you're not emoti on ally in volved in this story. Talia: Me? Emoti on ally
in volved?
Tony: I know you want to clear Nick's n ame. But if you want to have a career in jour nalism, you have to remember to stay objective.
Script 2
Patty: Hi there. What can I get for you?
Amy: How about a large iced tea?
Patty: Coming right up.
Amy: ... and a little information.
Patty: What kind of in formatio n?
Amy: I'm trying to get hold of some one n amed Jackie Bishop. I was told that she's a
member of this club.
Patty: Hmm. She used to be, but not anymore. She stopped coming here a while ago.
Maybe a year ago, eve n.
Amy: Oh. Too bad.
Patty: Her brother Dean, the soccer player, works out here, though. I remember
see ing him yesterday, arou nd lun chtime. Maybe you could speak to him.
Amy: Actually, I'd rather avoid seeing him. It's a little complicated between him and me, if
you know what I mean.
Patty: Oh, I see. Well, here's an idea. I thi nk Jackie's tak ing act ing classes over at the
uni versity. Maybe you could catch up with her there.
Amy: She's tak ing act ing classes at the uni versity?
Patty: Mmm-hmm.
Amy: Ah.... Yes, .... That's a great idea. Thanks for the tip.
Patty : Oh, likewise! Tha nks!
Unit 3
Script 1
Amy: Talia, are you almost here?
Talia: I ' m about ten minutes away. Can you see her?
Amy: Yes. She ' s sitting on a sofa. Hurry up. Classes start in about 20 minutes. Talia: Well,
just go over to her and start a conversation. You ' ve done your homework, haven ' t you?
Amy: My homework?
Talia: I mean, have you found out What courses she ' s taking, and everything? Amy: Oh,
yeah. I can do a little acting myself, if that ' s what you mean.
Talia: So go act like a drama student, and go and talk to her. I ' ll be right there. Amy:
Excuse me. You ' re in the drama program, right?
Jackie: Yes! Oh, hi!
Amy: Do you know if Professor Roberts is teach ing this semester?
Jackie: Yes, he is. He ' s fabulous I ' m in his improvisation class. In fact, it ' s tonight.
Amy: Oh, great.
Jackie: I ' ve been taking classes here for about a year and I think he ' s been my best teacher.
Amy: I know what you mean. He ' s very …inspiring.
Jackie: Yes, absolutely. I ' ve become a much better actor sin charted taking his
classes …
Amy: Yes, I ' m sure you have.
Script 2
Amy: Oh, I ' m Amy Lee, by the way.
Jackie: Hi. Jackie Bishop. Well, that ' s my real name. My stage name is Jackie Baker.
Amy: So, do you have an age nt?
Jackie: As a matter of fact, I spoke to an age nt last week. I just sent him a tape, and he
thought it was in credible.
Amy: I ' m not surprised. You do seem …in credible.
Jackie: And my brother knows this film director. He ' s going to introduce me to him.
Amy: Oh, that ' s great! Oh, wait, is your brother that soccer player •…？
Jackie: Dean Bishop! That ' s right! He ' s my elder brother. We just adore each
other! He ' s a soccer star, and I ' m going to be a movie star! Tonight he ' s taking me out for a celebrati on.
Amy: To ni ght? Really? What are you celebrat ing?
Jackie: Oh, just …this thing. Noth ing really. Any way, he ' s tak ing me to this restaura nt
near here. Valentino ' s. Have you ever eaten there?
Amy: Um, no …I can ' t aff …
Jackie: I ate there on ce, and I saw Madonna.
Amy: Wow!
Jackie: Yes, can you believe it? It was so exciting!
Amy: I guess you have to go to the right places.
Jackie: Absolutely! I eve n booked the perfect table for people watchi ng.
Amy: I ' m impressed. You really plan ahead. You ' re amazing.
Unit 4
Script 1
Talia: Amy! Great to see you aga in.
Amy: You too. Uh, Jackie, this is Talia. Talia, this is Jackie.
Jackie: Charmed. Charmed.
Talia: Nice to meet you, too.
Amy: Talia is a researcher at Newsli ne.
Jackie: How excit ing.
Talia: Gee, you look so familiar.
Jackie: Really? We might have see n each other arou nd campus.
Talia: I guess so. Or we may have bee n in a class together. I'm tak ing journalism classes.
Jackie: No, it could n't have bee n a class. I'm tak ing act ing classes, like Amy. Talia: Oh, well. I'll probably thi nk of it later.
Jackie: Speak ing of classes, I'd better run. I don't want to be late for Professor Roberts.
Talia: Hold it. I think I remember where I've seen you.
Jackie: Really?
Talia: Yes. The Gower Buildi ng.
Script 2
Talia : Don't you work for a shoe company? Kicks Shoes?
Jackie : I'm sorry, but you can't be serious.
Talia : Oh, I can be quite serious.
Jackie : Listen. I've got to go. It must be time for my class. See you, Amy. Amy: Yes. Bye,
Jackie. It was great talk ing to you.
Talia : So what did you find out?
Amy: Listen to this. Jackie and Dean are going to Valentino's after her class tonight to
celebrate. She's booked a special table.
Talia : This is perfect. Great work. You should be proud of yourself.
Amy : Than ks, but it was nothing. Piece of cake, in fact.
Talia : OK, then. You call Valentino's and make a reservation for two.
Amy: Oh, wow. Are we going to Valentino's?
Talia : Oops ... no. I was pla nning on calli ng Nick.
Amy: I see.
Talia : Thanks for being un dersta nding.
Amy : After I call Valentino's, is there anything else you want me to do?
Talia : Yes. I'm going to n eed your help. We have a lot to do in the n ext two hours. Unit 5
Unit5
Script 1
Talia: Oh, tha nk good ness you got my message!
Nick: Yeah. What ' s going on?
Talia: Don ' t worry. I ' m not trying to get you to take me out on a date. I ' m trying to help you save your career.
Nick: Oh, that. Yeah, right, I almost forgot.
Talia: Be serious. I care about …I care about your future.
Nick: So do I!
Talia: Good —you wore a tie.
Nick: Yeah, your message said, wear a tie and a jacket. You look nice, by the way. Talia:
Than ks. So do you.
Nick: What ' s that?
Talia: Here. You have to put these on.
Nick: I ' m sorry. Did I miss something here? Is it …is it Halloween? Are you really going to
make me put these on?
Talia: Yes. And that how you ' re going to hear their conversation. There ' s an
earph one in the wig.
Nick: Whose con versati on?
Talia: Jackie and Dean ' s. They ' re hav ing dinner here. Let ' s go in side. Script 2
Talia: So, as I was say in g, I have a feeli ng Dean and Jackie are going to talk about you as
soon as they get here.
Nick: Really?
Talia: Yup. And all we have to do is record their conversation. We just need to plant this at
their table.
Nick: Brilliant! But wait … how will you know which table is theirs?
Talia: You forget —I ' m a researcher …I asked the maitred ' . That ' s their table over there. I ' ll be right back.
Nick: OK. I ' ll watch for Jackie and Dean while you plant the mike.
Talia: Good. Just cough or somethi ng to war n me if you see them.
Nick: OK. Hurry up. [Nick coughs!]
Talia: Whew! That was close... Here. Look at the menu. We should order. Nick: Right, though I ' m not really hungry.
Talia: Neither am I.
Dean: One more.
Nick: Don ' t look now, but here comes Jackie.
Unit 6
Script 1
Jackie: You are not going to believe what happe ned.
Dean: I've bee n leav ing messages for you all after noon! Why have n't you called me back?
Jackie: Sorry. I left my cell pho ne at home.
Dean: All right, liste n, we n eed to talk...
Jackie: Dean, don't interrupt! This is serious. I was sitting in the Student Lounge at school when a woman came up to me and started a conversation. So...
Dean: Wait. I have to tell you someth ing importa nt. We may have a slight problem here... Jackie: Dean! I told you not to in terrupt!
Dean: OK. I give up. What?
Jackie: So this woma n Amy Ask some one n ot to in terrupt you and I were talki ng whe n a friend of hers showed up. Then, when Amy introduced us, her friend said I looked familiar.
Dea n: So?
Jackie: So, the n she asked me if I worked for Kicks Shoes!
Dean: There is no Kicks Shoes.
Jackie: I know that and you know that, but she does n't kno w...
Dean: How does she know about...
Jackie: I'm scared, Dean. She works for Newsline.
Dea n: Newsli ne ?
Jackie: Yes! What if she knows about what we did to Nick Crawford?
Dean: Shh! Keep your voice down. What I've been trying to tell you is that Nick knows everyth ing! He knows that rm the one who's beh ind all this. And he eve n knows about you.
Jackie: He knows about me? Oh, no! Look, this whole thi ng was your idea! Dean: Shh. I told you to keep it down. People are starting to look at us!
Script 2
Jackie: OK. I'll calm dow n. But, Dean, I'm worried. I could get into real trouble. Dean: You? Why, I'm the one who sent the phony tape to Newsline.
Jackie: Yes, but I was the one who posed as the Kicks executive.
Dean: Big deal.
Jackie: What do you mean, big deal? I did a superb job. I helped you get Nick suspe nded!
Dean: Yeah. Yeah. You're a great actress. I know.
Jackie: Speak ing of which, whe n are you going to in troduce me to Byr on Walters? Dean: Byro n Walters?
Jackie: Yes, that film director friend of yours? Remember? The director who's going to make me a star!!
Dea n: Oh, him...
Jackie: You said to be patient, but this is getting ridiculous.
Dean: Uh, I forgot to tell you. There is no Byro n Walters. He quit the bus in ess. Jackie: But he was going to give me my big break, the break that's going to make me a star.
Dean: Sorry, Jackie.
Jackie: No, you're no t. I don't thi nk you're sorry at all now. But you will be! You tricked me, just like you tricked Nick Crawford. I don't have to stand for this. Unit 7
Unit7
Script 1
Nick: I can ' t believe it! They admitted everything.
Talia: And we got it all on tape.
Nick: How did you know they were going to talk about me?
Talia: I saw Jack ' s face when I mentioned Kks shoes. I knew she would tell Dean about
it as soon as she could.
Nick: This is fan tastic. I am so relieved. I was beg inning to thi nk it was all over for me.
Talia: Are you ready to go? If we leave now, we ' ll still be able to catch Tony.
Nick: Look, Tal ia. The news has been on. There ' s nothing we can do to change it …
Talia: I guess you ' re right.
Nick: Why don ' t you finish dinner?
Talia; … But if we leave now, Tony will still be in the office.
Nick: Look, Talia. This whole thing is about to be clear up. W hy don ' t we just take a little
time now to enjoy ourselves?
Talia: Of course. You ' re right. Sorry, Nick. And besides, this is Valentino ' s. And I am with a star!
Script 2
Nick: I have a con fessi on to make.
Talia: What? You have a con fessi on to make? I thought this whole thi ng was over. Nick:
No, no .It ' s not about that. It ' s about ••• .
Talia: Us? Us, as in you and me.
Nick: Yes. Do you remember that class we took together in college?
Talia: Of course, I remember it. I remember it well.
Nick: And do you remember whe n we were study ing together in the library … Talia: You
mea n whe n we were study ing for that Shakespeare exam?
Nick: Well, I …uh …I wan ted to ask you out.
Talia: You did? Wow!... So why didn ' t you?
Nick: I ' d heard you had a boyfriend.
Talia: Oh, no! Well, I had a boyfriend, but we split up during that summer. In fact, we had
split up by mid-semester.
Nick: You are kidding. I didn ' t know. Well, I guess I should ' ve …
Talia: I ' m not seeing anyone now, though, you know.
Nick: Well, then …
Waiter: Tuttobe ne? Is everythi ng all right? May I get you uh, un caf ? Te?Capp^cci no?
Talia: I ' ll have a cappuccino.
Nick: Two.
Unit 8
Script 1
Talia: I ' m too late, right? You already aired the story about Nick on the evening news?
Tony: No, I decided not to. When I ha dn' t heard from you, I decided to wait.
Talia: Oh, gosh, what a relief. Tony: As a matter of fact, I was just going to call you. Talia:
Well, I am so glad you waited, Ton讨.... Tah-dah!
Tony: So that ' s the tape?
Talia: Yup. This is the tape that will get Ni ck' s name cleared.
Tony: OK. Let ' s hear it. I have a tape player here somewhere.
Amy: So, tell me. Tell me.
Talia: It was perfect. I got it all on tape. Jackie said that she had posed as a Kicks
executive...
Amy: No!
Talia: Yes! And they both admitted that there was no Kicks!
Amy: Get out of here!
Talia: And Dean actually said that he had sent the tape to us.
Amy: Un believable!
Talia: Wait till you hear them. Hearing is believing!
Tony: Talia, let me have the tape.
Talia: Oh, sure. Here. Oh, this is so excit ing.
Script 2
Talia: Here it is, the tape that will get Nick rein stated on the team. Just a min ute. I
must not have rewound it... OK, now listen.... What ' s going on? Is this tape player
work ing?
Tony: It ' s been working just fine. In fact, I just had it cl eaned last week. Amy: Try another
tape and see if that works.
Tony: Than ks, Amy. I was just about to try that.
Amy: Did you check that the record ing light was on?
Talia: I was going to check it after I sat down but too much was going on. Tony: Did you
press "play" and "record" together?
Talia: I don ' t know! I thought I did! The tape was moving.
Tony: You probably just pressed "play".
Talia: This is a disaster.
Tony: Sorry, Talia. I ' m afraid you ' ve just lear ned a less on the hard way. Amy: Poor Talia.
Talia: Poor Nick! How am I going to tell him?
Unit 9
Script 1
Nick: Here I am! Ready to celebrate.
Talia: Didn ' t you get my message?
Nick: No! What ' s wrong? Are you OK?
Talia: Yeah ... No... Nick, I don ' t know how to tell you...
Nick: What are you talki ng about?
Talia: The tape. I mean, there is no tape. I n ever recorded Jackie and Dean '
scon versati on.
Nick: Yes, there is. I was there.
Talia: No. I messed it up. I didn ' t press the right buttons.
Nick: Oh, no!
Talia: I feel awful. If I had been more careful, we would have had the evidenee! Nick: Wow!
And we were supposed to be celebrati ng toni ght.
Talia: How stupid! I can ' t believe I didn ' t press the right buttons! I just wish I had been
more careful.
Nick: And I wish you would stop kick ing yourself
Talia: Well, I supposed to be a professi on al! And I want to be a reporter! Script 2
Talia: I wish I could go back and do it over.
Nick: Well, you can ' t. Take it from me. I ' m an athlete. I know. You just have to forget
what ' s done and go on.
Talia: You ' re right. What ' s done is done. Orin this case, what ' s not done is done. Nick: Look, Talia, if you hadn ' t done such a good job of covering the story, we never would have
known the truth.
Talia: How can you stay so positive?
Nick: I don ' t know. It ' s just my nature.
Talia: Wel l, I wish it were mine. I wish I were that optimistic. So, guess I ' ll quit my job. Amy can take my place. She ' ll be a good researcher.
Nick: Talia, take it easy. You ' re overreacting. Things really aren ' t so bad.
Talia: Yes, they are, Nick. They ' eeAeditile most terrible part of all of this is that I
let you dow n.
Nick: Have I ever told you about my gran dmother?
Talia: No, I don ' t think so.
Nick: Well, my grandmother is a very wise woman. She always told me to tell the truth.
She always said the truth would win out.
Unit 10
Script 1
Talia: So, what are you going to do now?
Nick: I don ' t know. Un til you told me about the tape, I was expect ing to rejoin the team tomorrow.
Talia: I have an idea. How about this? What if I call your coach? Would he believe me if I
told him about Dean and Jackie?
Nick: It would n't matter if he believed you, Talia. I'm sorry, your word would n't be eno ugh
Talia: Who is that?
Jackie: Surprise!
Talia: You?
Jackie: I got your phone number from your friend, Amy. I was thinking about calling, but
then I decided to just surprise you with a visit.
Talia: Well, yes, this is a surprise.
Jackie: It'samaz in g.How easily you can get people's addresses these days. Oh, hello,
Nick! Remember me?
Nick: I certa inly do.
Talia: What are you doing here?
Jackie: Do you have a video camera?
Talia: Yes.
Jackie: Do you want a great story? One that will make us all really famous? Talia: What's the catch?
Jackie: No catch. Just one small con diti on. If Nick agrees not to press charges aga inst me, I'll tell the whole truth.
Script 2
Jackie: I am so excited. You're sure I look OK? Do you think I should have worn a different outfit?
Talia: You look fine. Really.
Jackie: I can't wait to see this whe n it's broadcast. I'm going to get n ati onal exposure!
Talia: OK. I'm ready. I'm here with Jackie Bishop, sister of soccer player Dea n Bishop. Jackie has decided to come forward. She is now going to tell us how she and her brother schemed to frame Nick Crawford, the soccer star. Jackie?
Jackie: You have to un dersta nd. Dean and I had bee n pla nning this for a long time. I posed as the VP of marketi ng from this phony shoe compa ny...
Talia: Kicks.
Jackie: Right. Kicks Shoes. Cute n ame, don't you think? Any way, I knew Nick
usually went to the juice bar at the health club, and I met him there.
Talia: And then?
Jackie: Then, posing as this woman from Kicks, I invited Nick to come to my office to discuss an en dorseme nt
Talia: And did he?
Jackie: Well, I did n't really have an office, you know. So I met him in the Cower Build ing lobby and took him to lun ch. I recorded the whole con versati on. Dean took over from there. He doctored the tape to make it sou nd like Nick had accepted a bribe.
Talia: Why did you decide to tell the truth now?
Jackie: Dean promised to in troduce me to some big shot movie director, and I believed him. Well, I just found out that Dean had bee n lying the whole time. Talia: I see.
Jackie: Un believable! My own brother had bee n using me. If I had known, I would n ever have gone along with him. I should have known better. I should never have trusted him.
Unit 11
Script 1
Nick: Dean! And Coach! You ' re just the two people I wan ted to see.
t do the crime if Dean: Nick! Sorry, man, tough break. But you know what they say, “ Don'
you can ' t do the time. ”
Nick: Dean, tha t ' s the smartest thing I ' ve ever heard youCaach： Nick, are you going
to be OK?
Nick: You bet! I ' ve got something I want to show you both.
Jackie: My brother heard that Nick had gotte n rid of his age nt. So I went and offered fifty
thousa nd dollars to en dorse a pair of shoes. I was very convincin g, if I must say so myself.
Any way, Nick agreed and I got it all on tape. Of course, The tape had to be edited to make it
sou nd like Nick was accepti ng a bribe, but Dean took care of that.
Dean: That lying …
Nick : Dean, I ' d keep quiet if I were you. Jackie gave us hard evidenee. It turns out my
con versati on with her was not the only one she recorded.
Dean: This is crazy!
Coach: I don ' t know what to say. I ' m so sorry You had to go through all of this. Nick:
Than ks, Coach.
Coach: Well, I think this is all over now. We ' ll be starting practice in aohouri be —
there, right?
Nick: Oh, sure! But I might be late. There ' s some one I have to go talk to. Script 2
Amy: You must be very happy.
Nick: I really am. My name h as been cleared. I ' m really relieved. This has been a
ni ghtmare!
Tony: Now that the truth has come out, how about givi ng Newsli ne an exclusive in terview?
Nick: That depe nds.
Tony: Depe nds on what?
Nick: I will talk to Newsli ne as long as my favorite reporter gets to do the in terview.
Tony: Oh, you must mean Talia.
Amy: Of course he does.
Tony: Go ahead. Just remember … Don ' tlet your emotions get in the way of your job.
Nick: Just one more thi ng. Can we schedule the in terview for later? I ' ve got to go to soccer practice now.
Tony: No problem. Talia will be waiting for you.
Unit 12
Script 1
Announcer on TV: Glitter …the perfect toothpaste for the perfect smile. Jackie on TV:
Remember, all that glitters is not gold.
Nick: Patty, could you turn the volume down a little?
Patty: Oh, sure, Nick. It seems like yesterday when you were asking me to turn up the volume.
Nick: Huh?
Patty: You member! The day whe n you recog ni zedJackie Bishop on TV.
Nick: Oh, yeah, that! In a way it does seem like just yesterday. But a lot has happened
since the n.
Patty: Oh, I know. Like, now you can see Jackie Bishop on TV all the time!
Nick: Yup, in that ridiculous toothpaste commercial. Well, I guess thi ngs have worked out
for her.
Patty: Seems so. And they ' ve worked out OK for you, too, right? I mean, you did score the
winning goal in the qualify ing match.
Nick: Yes, but unfortunately, we DIDN ' T make it
Patty: No, but there ' s always next time.
Nick: That' s right, there ' s always next time •…
Patty: Oh, you know who else I see on TV a lot now? That reporter who broke the story.
What' s her name again? Talia something?
Nick: Talia Santos. Yeah, I heard she ' s been working really hard. I haven ' t had a chanee to see her much lately. And now she ' s going to be moving.
Patty: It sou nds like you n eed to speak with her.
Nick: You ' re right, Patty. I ' ll see you later.
Patty: Bye, Nick. Hey! Let me know how things tur n out.
Script 2
Talia: Nick! Hi! I ' ve been metoicagl you.
Nick: Oh, hi. Well, Amy called me. She told me the news. She said she ' s got your job as a researcher.
Talia: That ' s right. Isn ' t it great?
Nick: Yeah, yeah... she told me the n ews about you. When are you moving? Talia: Not un til n ext week. to the fin als.
Nick: Oh. Is there somewhere we can go for a few minutes?
Talia: Sure. Here, come in here.
Nick: So Amy told me you got an offer from Newsbeat. Where are they? Atla nta? Talia: No,
Chicago.
Nick: Right, Chicago. Any way, she said they want you to start right away. Talia: True. But
Nick, I …
Nick: Wait, Talia. I have to tell you how I feel.
Talia: OK. Go ahead. I ' m listening.
Nick: I know I haven ' t been in touch, but it ' s only because I didn ' t want to get in the way. I know how importa nt your career is to you.
Talia: What are you talki ng about, Nick?
Nick: What I ' m trying to say is, I want to spend more time with you. I don ' t want you to move.
Talia: Good. Because this is where I ' m moving.
Nick: Huh?
Talia: THIS, this is my new office. I turned Newsb eat down. Tony said he ' d match their
offer.
Nick: So in other words... I just made a fool of myself.
Talia: No. As usual, you were just being honest. It ' s one of the qualities I like most about
you.。