Martin:Carl.Carl:Martin.MrHale,_______1_______.WhenIwasakid,IsavedthatTimemagazinecover.ThemanwhobuiltNewYork.You’rethereasonIgotintothisbusiness.Martin:Sit,please.Anduh,congratulationsonthedowntown______2_______.Carl:Thankyou,Ididn’tknowthe_____3______wasoutyet.Martin:Hardtokeepthewordinona_______4______deallikethat.IhearyoulobbiedcouncilmanClarkprettyhard.Carl:Justafewsteakdinners,that’sall.Martin:I’mnottalkingabouttheKobe.Carl:LookMartin.Martin:YoucalledtheHaleGrouparelic.Carl:I’mnotsureifthoseweremyexactwords.Hale:No,yourexactwordswere....theoldmanwon’tbearoundforlong.Atleastthat’showthecouncilmanremembersit.Carl:You’regettingthecontract,aren’tyou?Hale:Idon’twantacontract.Youthink200milliondollarsmeansyouarrived?WhatIwantistoofferyoualessonfromanoldman,______5______.Carl:We’vespokenwithSimonandCowen.Betweenthemtheycontrol7seatsofyourboard.Martin:Andtheysupportme.Hale:You’vecometoseetheneedforsomeonewiththewisdomofexperience.Carl:AndsomeonewhomightrememberthatcouncilmanClark’sfirstcampaign30yearsagowasbankrolledbyMr.Halehere.Hale:Trytoappreciatetheirony,Mr.Baldwin.YousayI’mthereasonyougetintothisbusiness?NowIamthereasonyouareout.
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- Carl is often referred to in the company.
- Carl uses Chinese in his job.
- Hurry up! Mark and Carl ______ us.
- Listen and fill in the blanks.Judy: Hello? Who’s that?Carl: Hi, Judy. It’s Carl.Judy: Hey, Carl. ____7? Carl: Uh, well… do you want to play tennis with me tomorrow evening?Judy: Tomorrow evening? I’d love to, but I can’t. I have to prepare for a___8.Carl: Oh, that’s too bad. How about Friday evening?Judy: Friday would be fine. When and where shall we meet?Carl: How about 7 pm at the ____9 near your home?Judy:_____10! See you on Friday evening
- Carl has been to the Grand Canyon before.