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<interlocutor>  Your admission number? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Well, good morning everyone, it's my honor to be here and to have the conversation with you. And<interrupted>
<interlocutor> Would you ?? your name?</interlocutor>
<sp1> My name, my name is ***, my English name is Race, my number is 1939. </sp1>
<interlocutor> It's good. </interlocutor>
<sp2> Mm, my name is ***, and my admission ticket n[l]umber is 1874 </sp2>
<sp3> My number is, oh, my name is ***, and my number is 1982. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Now would you please briefly introduce yourselves to each other? Now please remember try not to mention the name of your universities. So please. </interlocutor>
<sp1> First? </sp1>
<interlocutor> Mm. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Well, hei, good morning. My name is *** and well and my honor to be here and to have a short conversation with you. Well I am from Chongqing and I am a biotechnology student, grade 3. And I I am very extravert, my personality is just the same as the character of the hottest cities in China. Thank you! </sp1>
<sp2> Mm, I am, mm, my major is medical medicine, I am a senior. And I have many hobbies such as movie, mm, movie, TV, music and sport. And this term I began to practice in the hospital, and I still have no time to to spare to have my hobbies. So   just this. </sp2>
<sp3> Mm, you know my name is ***, and I from, come from Liuyang, Hunan city, and my major is English and I am a sophomore and to come about my hobbies, watching films, and do some sports, anything else? That's all. </sp3>
<interlocutor> OK. Now we know each other, so we can do some work. First of all, I'd like to ask each of you the question. ***, what kind of family do you come from, a big one or a small one? </interlocutor>
<sp1> I think it's probably a big one. </sp1>
<interlocutor> A big one, so what do you think of it? </interlocutor>
<sp1> Because I I've got a brother, and I've got a sister, and I've got a niece and a nephew, so, mm, my family, I've got a lot of cousins [Wou-a] [Pn-i] mm, as long as my, mm like family problems, I think because I am in a, I I have niece and nephews, whenever they have problems, they'll come to me, and whenever they want to pocket money, they'll ask me and, mm, my father is 65 years old, and my mum is 50 years old. So sometimes if they get sick, and my brothers and sisters all, all away very far from home town, so I got take care of my parents, and so I'll say no more about my niece and nephews. That's all, thank you. </sp1>
<interlocutor> It's good. Ok, well, ***, what is the usual size of traditional Chinese family? </interlocutor>
<sp2> I think, mm, in Chinese, Chinese is, China, have a long history, yes, brilliant [Wl-n], brilliant culture, so he even have some, have many traditionals, I think, mm, traditionals sometimes can, mm, have a  have a, mm, very positive, positive [Wo-e] aspect, such as, the, you must take good care of your parents when they grow old. And sometimes I think, mm, they are negative because, mm, I think in China, mm, every student thought is close, and I think, mm, everyone must  everyone must open his sight. </sp2>
<interlocutor> OK. Now ***, do you think women should stay at home to take care of the children. </interlocutor>
<sp3> No I don't think so, absolutely. Mm, I think, mm, as a as a women, we should be equal to a man. And we should do what what we want, what we want to do, and for me, I am I am supporter to women independent, and, mm, to to frankly, I I hate being staying at home and do a lot housework, I think it's really really miserable. I hate doing houseworking. If I have, mm, I have a family or have a child, I will employ a babysitter to do it, I will do what I want to do. Since I am I am to be an independent woman. And we should value ourself and to qualify ourself in the society to prove my ability. And  so this was what I want to say.</sp3>
<interlocutor> OK. Now let's move on to some thing more specific. The topic for our discussion today is big or small family. Each of you will be given a card with two pictures, I want you to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of a family with one child or many children. And we'll have one map to prepare, each of you will have one and a half minutes to give your presentation. So don't worry if I interrupt you when time is up. And one minute to prepare. </sp3>
<interlocutor> Now ***, would you please begin? *** and ***, please put your card aside and listen to what she has to say. </interlocutor>
<sp1> Ok, I'll try. Shall I begin now? Ok, let's ? This picture is very interesting. By now we come from the one-children family. Perhaps from the picture we can see that the family on it has one son, and a husband with ??? and a very, very loving wife. And she is now sitting in the sofa, reading leisurely newspapers and with a happy smile, you see. And the house is very clean. Perhaps she felt very, mm, not very busy with something. So she can do everything she want to and with this one hanging on. But another picture showing that a large family. This is a small, mm, this is a small family with one children. A big family with a lots of children is we see. And from this direction we know that the little girl is crying for something. And here we know perhaps is her brother  and is robbing [P2b-l], robbing [P2b-l], perhaps I can say robbing [P2b-l], her, mm toys. And she is crying for it, but her brother is running away. Perhaps she is, he, he is is just making a fun with her, and a baby, he, he is here just around this, this little machine or something and took his safe. And a mum, perhaps she is crazy about something and while, while with one hand, with one hand to do the cleaning [Wea-e] work, and another hand, perhaps this apple falling off and she is really crazy, I can recognize. And one hand doing dressing one hand dressing the little boy and shouting while shouting at her another son to not to perhaps not to, mm, not to do it with the boy's sister. And right now what I think is that I'll never do a wife like this. I prefer a family like this, and if I have many childrens, I would like you, mm, employ many babysitters. I won't like be crazy. I'll go mad. I am sure. That's all, thank you.</sp1>
<interlocutor> Ok. Now ***, it's your turn. </interlocutor>
<sp3> My turn? Mm, from this picture I think, mm, the differences are, mm, you see, this picture, and this environment is much cleaner and this is, just in such a mass. And, but I think, mm, you know there are three childrens in this, this picture. And they are, maybe it's a little bit in such a mass, but I think the atmosphere is much, very warm. But this picture I think, mm, mm, to be frank, I think this picture is not as good as this one, even though it's not as clean as this picture and this house, but I think, mm, they are just, mm, mm, children, they are independent, and they do what they want, and that for the, mm, I think this atmosphere is a little serious, and just walk there and watch TV, and such, restricted, I think. And for me I prefer have, mm, one or two brother or sisters. I, I am an only person, an only child in my family, so I appreciate the child who has a older brother or older sister, and, so I think, mm  </sp3>
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<interlocutor> OK. How about the boy, ***? </interlocutor>
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<sp2> You see? In this pictures we can see, I think in my pictures, this is this is the most children in this pictures. In the in the, on the left you can see, in in this big family, there are there are, six six child six child in one familys. And his mother was so busy that he take care of them. I think this is this is the youngest this is the youngest one. And and, I I think the boy, this this one, the boy, just like me, he is so naughty, he just makes jokes with his mother. But his mother, I think I think for his mother, he has no time to, mm, spare some time to do to deal with this boy. And, and the the else the lest four fours, mm, they played, mm, individually indi individually. And, I think in this family, in this family, mm, because when he was a child, he can he can, mm, get along with different different person, everyone has different personalities. I think it's it's good for for for the children to grow up. And I think for the parents, it's it's a bad thing. And  </sp2>
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<interlocutor> OK, I am so sorry to interrupt you, because time is up. Now, we all have some ideas about the advantages and disadvantages of families with one child or many children. I'd like you to discuss this topic further, and see if you can agree on the ideal size of a family. During the discussion you may all here raise each other or ask each other the questions to qualify your point. We have about four and a half minutes for the discussion. Your performance will be judged according to your contribution to the discussion. Remember during the discussion you should try to come to an agreement on the ideal size of a family. Please. </interlocutor>
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<sp3> May I ask you a question? </sp3>
<sp1> OK. </sp1>
<sp3> What's your ideal family? </sp3>
<sp1> I like the family right now I am in. Because I am the youngest one, I have a elder brother and a elder sister. When I whenever I want to have somebody to buy some new clothes or some nice food, I'll ask them for help if my parents, it's not allow me to do it. And they are, mm, not so strict with me. And my brother, he is very strict with his son, but he is really very kind to me. He allowed me to do everything he he he thought that is right. And he offered me a lot of chance to meet new people, to meet new interesting people. And my sister, he is she is in Japan. And she offer me a great chance to see, mm, I I never went to Japan, she offer me the chance to know what the Japanese culture is like, and she offer me the chance to know what abroad is like and what difficulties a woman might encounter later. And, I think right now many many of my good friends really envy me of my family. As you see, my my my father is a historic is, is a historic professor, and my mum works in the bank. And he he can offer me a lot of, mm, experience of the formal people who is dealing very good with his or her personalities, or his or her life or careers [Ps-iz]. And my mum talk me how to be swifty and how to save up money for my future life. And, mm, I think my family is so good, although there are some problems, or big, mm, small one, or, mm, like something that nobody can encounter or nobody can think of if they are </sp1>
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<interlocutor> OK, I'm so sorry. </interlocutor>
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<sp2> I agree, I agree with what *** says. I think there are some reason for this, mm, for the one, if if a family had a many children, when he was a child, he the parents can't spare spare much time to everyone. So, I think, the, when th, when the, he was a child, he is being independent. I think this personality is is is a deft, is a debt is a debt, en, the society. And, I think  </sp2>
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<sp3> So that's your two opinions. I think you are, you are pretty lucky, but for me, anything can as lucky as you, because, mm, when I was when I was about eight years old, and, mm, mm, my family bought a house, but it cost a lot of, mm, a lot. So, we we have we have to borrow some money from others. But, since, mm, my mum had no job, and my father is the only one who working to earn the money. So, mm, we really live a hard hard life. But now I think it's much better now. But still it's not very, mm, very easy for me to to study in the university. So, because the cost to study in the university is, mm, is a lot. So, it's pretty pretty hard for me, for us, I mean for my family to afford it. And, I think for me, you, for you, you have one brother and a sister, they are both older than you. So you are pretty lucky, because they are, mm, mm, they are both good. But, if, have you consider that if your brother and sister are not in good condition, and as the same as you, and the family is not in good condition, what should you do? </sp3>
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<sp2> But, but I think if if when you are a child, you you you independent, you can live along. And when you have a chance to enter the and, and your fa, and your parents can't give you the enough money to, continue your study, I think you can you can take a part-time job, and you can you can do, do something for the paying for yourself. </sp2>
<sp1> You know, I I agree with you. Part-time job is really important. And, but, you you ask about my elder brother and my elder sister if they are not in good condition. And I think if they are in not good condition, mm, I think if they know something. They feel it a piety, they will not come to my family for problems. And, but, as long as they are brothers and sisters and I am, mm, really related to them. Mm, I would like to help them, and will really encourage me to work better to support the whole family. </sp1>
<sp3> I agree with you.</sp3>
<sp2> So, what do you think about your ideal family? With more brothers and sisters and only one child? </sp2>
<sp3> Only one child. I am the only child in family. </sp3>
<interlocutor> That's the end of the discussion. Now I'd like to ask you just one last question on the topic of a big or small family. Now ***, do you think young people would like to live with their parents after they get married? </interlocutor>
<sp2> Mm, I think, mm, if if a young people get married, mm, it's traditional, it's a tradition it, he must live together with his parents. But I think in this society, in modern society, every every parents, every, and every person would have the different opinion on the life [Wl-n], I think. Mm, if he had, if he had the tradition, he can, mm, he can provide a a room near his, for his parents near his room where they live. I think his is this is, mm, this is the best solution, to  <interrupted>
<interlocutor> OK. Now ***, who in your family has had the greatest influence on you? </interlocutor>
<sp3> Mm, let me see. I think it's it's my mum, because my mum is un well educated, but, mm, I think it's really easy for her to, to teach so many things when I was young, and when I was when I was in, mm, in primary school, and she she talk me that, mm, we should not, mm, should not, mm, do bad things, and we should be kind and, mm, to help others, to help the weak, and don't afraid of the of the, mm, bad people.</sp3>
<interlocutor> ***, just you say your mum has had the greatest influence on you, right? So give me an example. </interlocutor>
<sp3> Mm   yeah, mm, mm, when I was about, mm, ten years old, my mum, mm, did a business, but she failed in the business, she, mm, she lost a lot of money, and one day I saw her crying, but I don't know why because she didn't told me. And after several years later, about one or two, no, about four years later, I know the truth. And, mm, I I I said to my mother, why didn't you tell me the truth at that time? And she said you are too young to know to know the truth. And I said I think I said I, mm, I am your daughter and I should, mm, share your, mm, misery and share your all happiness. And she said no, she said, mm, to be, mm, to be, mm, mm, let me think, a successful woman, a successful per, people, you should do your thing independently and solve it. </sp3>
<interlocutor> OK. It's good, right. Now, ***, mm, do you think young people would like to live with their parents after they graduate from the college? </interlocutor>
<sp1> As long as I am concerned, I think so. Because, mm, firstly, I am afraid of ghosts, so I prefer to live with someone. So my parents, I think they are the best candidates. And with my mum and with my dad, I can still I can still imagine I am very young, and I am still in the care of my parents, and I can still solve the things with my parents' help. So after graduation before as, before I get married, I think I will live with my parents. And I think my mother misses me, and my dad always, mm, want me to live with him. Mm, so, as, mm, I I am the smallest child of theirs. I think, mm, the only thing I can do is to spend, mm, as many as possible time to live with them and help them with all I can do. </sp1>
<interlocutor> OK. That's the end of the test. Thank you, everybody. </ interlocutor>
<spall> Thank you too.</spall>
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