3. TRANSL8IT ! LO? Hi, Deborah! DIS iz John. Im clng frm Australia. wot R U doin n Australia? Im attending a conference n Sydney DIS wk. remMbR? Oh, rght. wot tym iz it ther? itz 10:00 P.M. & it's 4 o'clock n Los Angeles, rght? yS - 4 o'clock n d morn. 4:00 A.M.? Im rly SBTA. datz k. Im awake nw.
4. TRANSL8 ed ! Hello? Hi, Deborah! This is John. I'm calling from Australia. What are you doing in Australia? I'm attending a conference in Sydney this week. Remember? Oh, right. What time is it there? It's 10:00 P.M. And it's four o'clock in Los Angeles, right? Yes - four o'clock in the morning. 4:00 A.M.? I'm really sorry. That's OK. I'm awake now.
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6. TRANSL8IT ! hA ! R U getin dressed? yS, I M. Y? wot tym iz it? itz a qwtr 2 8. Im goin 2 wrk. bt it's s@RdA !! Im wrkN on s@RdA mornz DIS mth. R U getin ^? n, Im not. Im stAN n bed. k. c U @ noon. f Im awake.
7. TRANSL8 ed ! Hey ! Are you getting dressed? Yes, I am. Why? What time is it? It's a quarter to eight. I'm going to work . But it's Saturday !! I'm working on Saturday mornings this month. Are you getting up? No, I'm not. I'm staying in bed. OK. See you at noon. If I'm awake.
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9. TRANSL8IT ! whr R U frm, Laura? Well, my whol famLe iz n d United st8z nw, wer frm Costa Rica orginLE. Oh, so youre frm South America? Actually, Costa Rica isn't n South America. It's n Central America. Oh, rght. My geography isn't v gud !!!
10. TRANSL8 ed ! Where are you from, Laura? Well, my whole family is in the United States now, but we're from Costa Rica originally. Oh, so you're from South America ? Actually, Costa Rica isn't in South America. It's in Central America. Oh, right. My geography isn't very good !!!
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12. TRANSL8IT ! Hi, Charles. wotz d m@R? O! My car isn't wrkN. Im w8N 4 a tow-truck. Do U hav a ride om? Ys, my Yf iz comin 2 git me. That's gud. Do U live near hEr? n, we live n d suburbs. wot bout U? I live dwntwn, w my parNts. U hav a car? I dun nEd a car. I wlk 2 wrk. Youre l ckE !!!
13. TRANSL8 ed ! Hi, Charles. What's the matter? Oh!! My car isn't working. I'm waiting for a tow-truck. Do you have a ride home? Yes, my wife is coming to get me. That's good. Do you live near here? No, we live in the suburbs. What about you? I live downtown, with my parents. Do you have a car? I don't need a car. I walk to work. You're lucky !!!
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15. TRANSL8IT ! wotz yor nu gf lIk? Katherine? weL, shes gud @ languages . Does she knO how 2 spk Spanish? She knOz how 2 spk Spanish & Japanese. Wow !!! & shes gud @ sports, t%. She knOz how 2 plA tennis & bball. Datz, terrific !!! But ther's 1 tng shes not gud @. Watz dat? Shes not gud @ remMbRN tngz. We hav a D8, & shes an hr l8 !!
16. TRANSL8 ed ! What's your new girlfriend like? Katherine? Well, she's good at languages. Does she know how to speak Spanish? She knows how to speak Spanish and Japanese . Wow !!! And she's good at sports, too. She knows how to play tennis and basketball. That's terrific !!! But there's one thing she's not good at. What's that? She's not good at remembering things. We have a date, and she's an hour late !!
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18. TRANSL8IT ! How old R U, Philip? Im 20 yr.z old. bt Im goin 2 b twenty-one on August 5th. That's NXT fri.! wot R U goin 2 do? Katherine iz goin 2 tAk me 2 a rstRNt. !!! Nis! iz she goin 2 ordr a bday cake? problE. & d waiters R problE goin 2 sing ":-) bday" 2 me. itz so embarrasing !!! Oh, I bet it's goin 2 b :).
19. TRANSL8 ed ! How old are you, Philip? I'm twenty years old. But I'm going to be twenty-one on August 5th. That's next Friday! What are you going to do? Katherine is going to take me to a restaurant. Nice !!! Is she going to order a birthday cake? Probably. And the waiters are probably going to sing "Happy Birthday" to me. It's so embarrasing !!! Oh, I bet it's going to be fun.
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21. TRANSL8IT ! Hi, Victor. How R u? Oh, Im fiN. So, R U goin 2 go 2 claS 2nt? mAbE ... bt I dun tink so. rly? wot's d m@R? I dun knO. Im jst fEln a ltl :-(. listN. cum w me 2 claS, & aftR claS we cn go out 4 dinr. nw datz a gud idea. thx a lot, Brian. Im fEln BetA alredi.
22. TRANSL8 ed ! Hi, Victor. How are you? Oh, I'm fine. So, are you going to go to class tonight? Maybe ... but I don't think so. Really? What's the matter? I don't know. I'm just feeling a little sad. Listen. Come with me to class, and after class we can go out for dinner. Now that's a good idea. Thanks a lot, Brian. I'm feeling better already.
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24. TRANSL8IT ! Doctor Ryans OPIS. Hlo diz iz Susan West. cn I mAk an appointment on fri. d 17th? OK, Ms. West. n d morn o aftRnun? in d aftRnun. Cn U cum @ 4:00 p.m.? That's fiN.
25. TRANSL8 ed ! Dr. Ryan's office. Hello, this is Susan West. Can I make an appointment on Friday the 17th? OK, Ms. West. In the morning or afternoon? In the afternoon. Can you come at 4:00 p.m.? That's fine.
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27. TRANSL8IT ! cn U hlp me, pls? iz ther a public restroom near hEr? S ry , bt I dun tink so. Oh, n!! My son nEdz a BR. ther's a department store on Grant st.. ther R restrooms n d basement. whr on Grant st.? 2nd & 3rd st.z. d store iz ax frm d hotel. Thank U v much. Youre wlcm.
28. TRANSL8 ed ! Can you help me, please? Is there a public restroom near here? I'm sorry, but I don't think so. Oh, no!! My son needs a bathroom. Well, there's a department store on Grant Street. There are restrooms in the basement. Where on Grant Street? Between Second and Third Streets. The store is across from the hotel. Thank you very much. You're welcome.
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30. TRANSL8IT ! Hi, Nicole. Did U hav a gud wknd? ys I did. bt I fEl tired 2day. rly? Y? Wel on s@RdA I clEnD d hows & plAD tennis. thN on sun. I hiked n d cuntrE. I bet U studied, t%. y h . I studied on sun. evNg. wot bout U? Wel I didnt clEn d hows & I ddnt study. I stAD n bed & watchD TV. That swNdz lIk :), bt did U xRciS? Srt of. I plAD golf on my cmptr !!
31. TRANSL8 ed ! Hi, Nicole. Did you have a good weekend? Yes, I did. But I feel tired today. Really? Why? Well, on Saturday I cleaned the house and played tennis. Then on Sunday I hiked in the country. And I bet you studied, too. Yeah. I studied on Sunday evening . What about you? Well, I didn't clean the house and I didn't study. I stayed in bed and watched TV. That sounds like fun, but did you exercise? Sort of. I played golf on my computer !!
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33. TRANSL8IT ! So, did U go out w Richard? Yeah. We went 2 a mvie lst s@RdA. We saw Police prtnrs II. Did U lIk it? Richard did, bt I didnt. Of corS, I told him I liked it. y ah . So did U do NEthing Ls? Wel we went 2 a dance club. Did U hav :) ther? we had a gr8 tym. & wer goin 2 go ther 'gen NXT wk !!
34. TRANSL8 ed ! So, did you go out with Richard? Yeah. We went to a movie last Saturday. We saw Police Partners II . Did you like it? Richard did, but I didn't. Of course, I told him I liked it. Yeah. So did you do anything else? Well, we went to a dance club. Did you have fun there? Yeah, we had a great time. And we're going to go there again next week !!
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36. TRANSL8IT ! wer U born n d U.S., Melissa? n, I wasnt. I came hEr n 1992. How old wer u? I wz seventeen. So, did U go 2 college rght awA? n, cuz my eng wuznt v gud. I studied eng 4 two yr.z 1st. Wow, yor eng iz rly fluent nw. thx. yor eng iz pritE gud, t%. Yah bt I wz born hEr!!
37. TRANSL8 ed ! Were you born in the U.S., Melissa? No, I wasn't. I came here in 1992. How old were you? I was seventeen. So, did you go to college right away? No, because my English wasn't very good. I studied English for two years first. Wow, your English is really fluent now. Thanks. Your English is pretty good, too. Yeah, but I was born here!!