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Joe: Who is she? Is she a friend of yours?

Janet: No, she just came up to me and started talking about fashion. She‘s a buyer for some New

York fashion store.

Joe: But why she invited us to a catwalk show?

Janet: She‘s giving out free tickets. Part of her job I think. Joe: So do you want to go?

Janet: I suppose so. Have not got any money for shopping, so why not? Tanya: OK, you guys made up your mind? Joe: You sure you got a couple of tickets for us? Tanya: Sure!

Joe: Thanks. So what is your take on the London fashion scene then?

Tanya: As far as I am concerned, the clothes shops in London are some of the best in the world.

The way I see it, if I want haute couture（高级时装） I can go to Paris or Milan. But if I want street fashion that will look good in New York too, I come to London. The kids here all have this unique style.

Joe: But they can not afford designer prices.

Tanya: In London the fashion tends to start on the streets. It gets popular among the kids, and

then the designers come and pick up on their style, turn it into designer clothes. Whereas in Paris or Milan, it is more of a top-down process(从上至下的过程).

Janet: Top-down?

Tanya: Sure. The big name designers create these wonderful clothes but they are really only for a

few rich people.

Joe: So you think it is different in London?

Tanya: I sure do. And. if you ask me, New York as well. Anyway, you ready? Joe: Sure. Why not? Janet?

Janet: Well…Oh well, it is getting late. So, I suppose so. Tanya: OK, follow me .Let us get a cab.

Outside view

London has always prided itself on being a little bit different when it comes to fashion. At the catwalk shows, designers showcase the hottest new trends for journalists and buyers from all over the world. But away from the glamour of designer collections, what do London girls actually wear? How do they create the affordable, personal style they are famous for? Hannah, who works for a fashion magazine, says London‘s unique style is all about mixing and matching. One day can be punk. Next day you can be really girlie（少女般的）. It‘s kind of choosing what you want in your wardrobe. Maybe taking an expensive piece but mixing it with something cheaper or second-hand. I think that is what London girls are really good at doing. Portobello Road, in the trendy Notting Hill area, is home to one of the most famous markets in London. Here, you name it and people wear it-anything from market stall bargains to to-die-for（令人渴望的） designer labels sold in trendy shops. But how do the capital‘s women view their style? Eclectic. My style is certainly eclectic. It is from Tesco. It is the Catherine Kidston range from Tesco. Sam is matched her outfit today with a bag she bought in a supermarket. Angela is a fashion stylist. So tell me a little bit

about your life. What are you wearing and what would you say your style is? My style tends to change week by week. Today I am wearing some jeans from Uniqlo.I‘ve discovered Uniqlo jeans and bought about five pairs cos they fit really well. The boots are by Aldo .My T-shirt is from Tooshop. The jacket is a really old jacket that I bought in the States a few years ago. But um, yeah I mean it just…it does tend to change a lot. Over to New Bond Street, London‘s designer shopping Mecca（胜地） and the style stakes have gone up a little. Some of the most famous and expensive shops in the world can be found here. Shops where you have to ask the price of that handbag…or pair of shoes…then you know you can not really afford it. Natalie, a student from the city, says being laid back is what gives London style its edge. I don‘t know. Everyone says like. French is like so fashionable and stuff but I think we are quite trendy, we are a bit more casual, but I think we have got a good style going on and everything, a bit laid back, but everyone still looks cool. Seylia works in a jewelry shop. No shabby chic（流行式样，时尚） here. Cashmere scarf from Louboutin, because it is cold. Black coat from Prada and a Valentino bag, which is probably as colorful as it gets. Katie is a model and loves how people dress in London because everyone has their own individual style. I love London it is so unique.And like everyone‘s got their own fashion. I love it here, because you can wear whatever and just fit in, it is great. I love London for that. Laura is a student and says she doesn‘t really put any thought into what she is wearing. Fashion, I wouldn‘t really call it fashion. It is just kind of chucked together, basically, what I am comfortable in. Camden is known for its grungy（脏的，乱糟糟）, daring and sometimes outrageous（极不寻常的） styles. Here fashion is whatever you want it to be. Teenagers don‘t hold back much when it comes to choosing clothes. They just want to make personal statement .We are just crazy! We don‘t hold back so much. It‘s not all about being elegant or something like that. It‘s more making a statement, some people. And we don‘t care.

Listening in

Presenter: How often do you change your clothes during the day?

Penny: Um I think it all depends on what I‘m going to do. Um it might be as many as three times

if…

Presenter: Three times.

Penny: Yes, if I was … if I was going to go to gym, for instance, having dropped the children

off at school I‘d be wearing an outfit for… just a casual outfit for doing the school run, then I‘d go to gym and get changed and then if I was going out in the evening I‘d change again.

Presenter: Yeah. How about you?

Penny: Yeah, I think it depends what happens during the day. Most of the time though I just put

on my clothes for work. I go to work I come home. Um maybe take something off, like er my shoes and change into a pair of slippers（拖鞋） or something, just a pair of sneakers. Um but there are times when if I go to gym, like Penny said, or if we are going out, my wife and I are going out for some occasion, I have to change into something a little nicer.

Presenter: And and so what would what would be the occasion when you changed into

something nicer? It would be different from a work…？

Eric: Yeah like going to someone‘s house for dinner or going out for dinner, or going to some

kind of event.

Presenter: Yeah yeah. Would that be the same for you?

Penny: Definitely. Going to the theatre, um or meeting friends for a drink, yes. Presenter: So you‘d always change for a social circumstance? Penny: Definitely makes it feel more of an occasion.

Presenter: OK, and what about the clothes you are wearing at the moment, how would you

know, what made you choose these clothes this morning?

Penny: Well I am going for an interview in an hour‘s time so I‘ve got to look quite smart and

presentable so that‘s why I am looking smarter than I normally would do in the day.

Presenter: I think you have got a head start here because you look very presentable. Penny: Ah thank you.

Presenter: How about you?

Eric: I am able to go to work in fairly casual clothes so you know it‘s fairly relaxed, nice and

easy, anything I‘m comfortable with but as long as it‘s clean and boss says it‘s alright.

Presenter: And so you dress for comfort or do you think you are fashion conscious as well? Eric: Maybe a little bit fashion conscious yeah. You don‘t want to stand out like a sore thumb（很显眼） and people make fun of you, you know for some reason, but at the same time you want to have your own bit of individuality.

Presenter: I think you are discreetly fashion conscious, would you agree with…？

Penny: Yes and another a good trick I always do is carry my high heels in my hand bag and go in

my trainers you see, and then I can charge along and jump on the bus and then, and then look…

Presenter: And you manage high heels?

Penny: Yes once I‘m there and haven‘t got to move around too much.

Presenter: Very impressive, very impressive. What do you think your clothes say about your

mood or your personality? Do you change depending…if you get up in the morning do you put on certain clothes depending on how you feel?

Penny: Definitely, yes. If I‘m feeling maybe a bit down I do not want to war black because it‘s

quite draining(精疲力尽的) and also as you get older it‘s draining too, so I might put on some warm colors or which um, I don‘t know, sort of make your skin look lighter and your eyes sparkle a little more. Um I, I change…I would say I have got a lot of different colors clothes according to my mood.

Presenter: Yeah, and what about you? Do you change dramatically in the evening when you go

out on town on the razz（狂欢） you know?

Eric: Well not really. Um yeah I might put on a nicer pair of shoes or maybe er get out of my

jeans and put on a nicer pair of pants, something like that. But um for the most part, it‘s a young organization that I work for and the boss is fairly young so we all dress um with a youthful thought in mind.

Presenter: Thank you.

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Inside view

Conversation 1

Andy: So what happened then?

Janet: I saw some wonderful clothes, and had a wonderful day.

Andy: But what were you doing there with Joe? I thought you were meeting with me. Janet: You were late.

Andy: Ah, yes. You got me there.

Janet: Joe is right you know. You are late quite often. Andy: Ok.

Janet: I didn‘t know what to do because l didn‘t know you were on you way. And Tanya offered

me the free tickets and then Joe just turned up.

Andy: Oh well. Look, I‘m really sorry I didn‘t… Oh, I‘d better take this. Hi, Andy speaking. Oh,

yes of course. Hi, Mr. Pearson. Are we still on for today? It‘s the guy we‘re meeting today. Yes, we‘re already here. Something unexpected has come up. OK, sure，we will have to make another arrangement to meet. That‘s fine, no problem. So when would it be convenient for you? I think that‘s OK, but can I check my schedule? Can you hold on for a moment, please? He can‘t make it this morning. Are we clear this afternoon?

Janet: I think so, yes.

Andy: That‘s OK. Could we make it at 2:30 rather than 2:00? Well, let me think. How about at

our local, the Duke of York? Would that be OK with you?... Sure, no problem. See you this afternoon. Bye!

Janet: What‘s he coming to talk about?

Andy: The city. The financial capital of the world… Next to New York, of course. I‘d better

tell Joe about the change of plan.

Conversation 2

Janet: So what does the world high finance have to do with our website?

Joe: Well, I thought we could do something on the Bank of England Museum- It‘s really

quite interesting.

Janet: So who exactly is Tim Pearson?

Joe: He works there and he‘s coming along today to plan our interview and a tour round

museum.

Janet: So we‘re not actually doing any firming?

Andy: No. Just asking more about the Bank and the museum. Tim: Hi.

Joe: Hi, Tim. Andy: Hi, Tim. Janet: Hi, I‘m Janet.

Tim: Hi, Janet. Right, so where do you want to begin?

Joe: I‘ve got a plan of the museum. Can we go through it with you?

Tim: Fine. Basically, the Bank of England Museum tells the story of the Bank of England.

There‘s also a collection of Bank notes and gold bars.

Andy: Any free samples?

Tim: Sorry, no chance! Now, you come in here on the left, past the museum shop. Then the first

room you enter is a reconstruction of a late 18th century banking hall.

Janet: And moving through to this room, on the top right hand site?

Tim: That‘s the story of the early years at the Bank from when it was founded in 1964. Janet: What about this room on the left?

Tim: That‘s the bank’s collection of silver goods, a pile of gold bars. And this room here

below contains a description of how the modern economy works.

Janet: So is our paper money always backed by its value in gold?

Tim: Yes, the notes they gave or received were originally receipts for the loans in gold. But

gradually these paper receipts replaced the gold and became bank notes.

Janet: So is the Bank independent or controlled by the government? Tim: The Bank was given its independence in 1997.

Janet: And why didn‘t the Bank help the economy during the credit crunch in 2008? Tim: Well, it‘s a bit difficult to explain…

Andy: Take your time, Tim, we‘d really like to know. Tim: Well, uh…

Outside view

So you want to win a million dollars. Who doesn‘t, right? Everyone has fun thinking about how they would spend all that money.

--If I won a million dollars, I would take a vacation around the world. --If I won a million dollars, I would feed the hungry children in Africa. --I would buy a Learjet and get out of here.

--If I won a million dollars, I would buy a cabin（小木屋） and live in the woods.

--If I won a million dollars, I would take a trip around the world, and the rest of it I would give to charities.

Winning a million dollars is a nice fantasy. But for many people, their fantasy can get them in trouble. Criminals called con artists, scam（欺诈）artists, or frauds（诈骗）, taking advantage of people’s dreams of winning it big.

--My dad told my mum,‖ Don‘t do that, because you don‘t know if they‘re going to trick you or not!‖

Scam artists tried to trick Maria Ellen‘s mother out of thousands of dollars. These criminals told Maria Ellen‘s mother that she had won part of a million-dollar jackpot. But, they said, since she was not a US citizen, she was not allow to claim the prize. They promised to collect the prize for her if she gave them thousands of dollars. --$15000, uh, at 5 o‘clock in the Lottery（彩票） Texas Department. That‘s what they told her. And my mum said,‖ OK, I‘ll be there at that time.‖

Police at the Dallas Lotto（乐透彩票） Claims Office say that dozens of people have been tricked out of their money in this last fraud. Fraud is a common crime. Hoping to win million, people make poor decisions and lose their money. But people who really do win millions can make poor decisions too. Bob Kenny works for an organization called More Than Money. More Than Money helps people who come into large amounts of money make good decisions about how to manage their unexpected wealth.

--What‘s really important to me. My family. The health of my family. The education of my family. The long-term care of my family. These are the things important to me. These are the things I‘m going to use my money to get in the world.

Albert Miller and Dorothy Adams who won a whopping（庞大的） $40 million had many choices