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| A: Is this 135 [ one three
five] 23rd [ twenty-third] Street? B: No, this is 137 [ one three seven]. 135 [ one three five] is next door. A: What did you have for breakfast? B: I had two scrambled eggs, two pieces of corn bread, two cups of coffee and an orange. A: How tall are you? B: Five feet seven inches. A: How often do you see her? B: About three times a month. A: How long is this bridge? B: About three hundred and eighty-five feet. A: When are you leaving? B: I'm leaving on Northwest flight 102 [ one o two] on Sunday the thirteenth. A: 75-93 [seventy-five ninety-three] is that your car? B: No, mine's over there: 33-50 [ double three five o ] A: What is the speed limit here? B: 60 [ sixty] miles an hour. A: What's your temperature? B: I've got a slight fever. It's 37.8 [ thirty-seven point eight] A: What's today's exchange rate? B: 170.8 [ one seven o point eight] A: Which gate should I go to for flight 307 [ three o seven], please? B: Gate 20 [twenty] A: 35 mm [ thirty-five millimeter] film, please. B: Yes, sir. 24 [ twenty-four] exposures or 36 [ thirty-six]? A: At how many rounds was the fight stopped? B: It was stopped in the 7th [seventh] round. A: Who's ahead? B: The Giants are ahead, 3 to 2 [ three to two] over the Carp at the bottom of eighth inning. A: What's your address? B: 36 [thirty-six] South 75th [seventy-fifth] street, Apartment 10 [ten]. A: How much did you pay for the fare? B: $200 [two hundred dollars] round trip with 7.5 [seven point five] percent discount. A: How fast are we running? B: About 75 [ seventy-five] miles per hour. A: How long have you been waiting? B: About a quarter of an hour. A: Did you miss the 10:08 [ten-o-eight] train? B: Yeah, I missed it. I've got to take the 10:30 [ten thirty] train. A: Can you come see me at quarter to five? B: I'm afraid I'll be busy until quarter after six? A: Is Pan Am 105 [one-o-five] arriving on schedule? B: No, it's delayed 10 [ten] minutes. A: Will the 12:00 [ twelve o'clock] flight be on time? B: I'm afraid there'll be a 20 [twenty] minutes delay. A: What's your flight number? B: 309 [three-o-nine]. It leaves at 22:00 [twenty-two hundred]. A: Does your watch keep good time? B: No, it gains five minutes or so in 24 [ twenty-four] hours. A: How heavy is 1 lb. [one pound]? B: About 1/2 kg [ half a kilogram]. A: How much is 0.3478 [ naught point three four seven eight] to two decimal places? B: .35 [ point three five ] A: That'll be $3.98 [ three dollars and ninety eight cents]. B: I'm afraid I only have a $ 100 [hundred dollar] bill. A: Are you through with your work? B: I've finished 2/3 [ two thirds] of it. A: In population, the U.S. is twice as large as Japan, isn't it? B: Right. But in size, it's about 27 [twenty-seven] times bigger. A: According to the leaflet, the store's closed for remodeling until August 27 [ twenty-seventh]. B: We've got to ask whether that means it opens again on 27 [the twenty-seventh] or 28 [the twenty-eighth]. A: How much is a dime? B: 10 cents. It's one tenth of a dollar. |