77. My mother-in-law is coming tomorrow.
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Lisa:
Hello?
James:
Hi. Are you still up?
Yes.
You sound tired, is everything OK?
Yeah, everything's fine. I'm just getting ready to go to bed. It'sbeen a really long day.
Do you have time to get some coffee with me later? I havesomething I want to talk to you about.
No, sorry. Not today. I have to get up early tomorrow.
Oh, What are you going to do tomorrow?
My mother-in-law is coming over so I have to get up early andclean the house.
I see.
Are you free tomorrow?
Yes, in the afternoon. I have to finish something I'm working on,but I'll be free after 3:30.
Do you want to get together after you finish work?
Do you think you'll have time?
Yeah, my mother-in-law will be leaving here around 2PM.
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78. Jim cancelled the meeting.
Jessica:
Hey, I just talked to Jim.
Mark:
What did he say?
He said he had to cancel the meeting this afternoon.
Oh, I see.
Is there a problem?
No, It's not a big deal. He and I were supposed to talk to some newcustomers today.
Sorry to hear that.
It's OK. This has been happening quite a bit recently.
That's strange. I wonder why?
His wife has been sick, so sometimes he has to go home early totake care of her.
I see. How's work been going?
Things are slow right now. Would you mind if I borrow your phone,mine's out of batteries and I have to call my boss to tell him aboutthis.
OK, let me go get it. Its in the car.
79. Bill got fired.
John:
Ann:
Hi John, sorry for calling so late, I hope I didn't wake you up.
Actually, I was just finishing some work. I haven't gone to bed yet.
Did you hear Bill got fired yesterday?
No. I didn't hear that. Are you sure?
Yeah, Sarah told me this afternoon. She was pretty upset about it.
That's too bad. Bill's a nice guy.
Yeah, I know.
Why did they fire him?
She didn't say.
I see. Well, if you talk to Sara again, tell her there's a job openingat my company. Bill can have an interview this week if he wants.
Oh, thank you so much. I'll call her and tell her.
80. Nervous about surgery.
Karen:
Hi Jim.
Jim:
Hi Karen. You look upset, what's wrong?
It's nothing. I'm just a little nervous.
Is everything all right?
Well, I'm having surgery tomorrow on my finger.
What's wrong with your finger?
I broke it the other day playing basketball.
Oh, that's terrible.
Yeah, it's been bothering me since that day.
Are you afraid of having surgery?
Yes. I've never had surgery before.
I wouldn't worry. I had to have surgery on my leg last year.Everything went fine.
Were you nervous before the surgery?
A little. Who's your doctor?
Dr. Allen.
Oh, I've heard he's really good. I don't think you have anything toworry about.
Good. That makes me feel much better.