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M: Hello, and welcome to our program, “Working Abroad”. Our guest this evening is a Londoner, who lives and works in Italy. Her name’s Susan Hill. Susan, welcome to the program. Yolive in Florence. How long have yobeen living there?

W: Since 1982. But when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only 6 months.

M: Why did yochange your mind?

W: Well, soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italy’s top companies, Ferragamo. So, I decided to stay.

M: How lucky! Do yostill work for Ferragamo?

W: No. I left there in 1988. I’ve been a free designer since then. I’ve designed for some Italian companies as well as two American companies. And in the last five years, I’ve also been designing for the British company, Burberry.

M: What have yobeen designing for them?

W: Mostly handbags and sometimes shoes and leather jackets.

M: How’s your industry changed since 1982?

W: It’s become a lot more competitive because the quality of products from other countries has improved a lot. But Italian quality and design is still world-famous.

M: Well, thank yofor talking to us, Susan.

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M: Hello, ladies and gentlemen, welcome aboard your Sea-link ferry from Folkestone to Boulogne and wish yoa pleasant trip with us. Now it’s 9 a.m. and we are due to leave Folkestone in five minutes and a journey to Boulogne will take about two hours. Sun and a temperature of 30 degrees are reported on the French coast, so we should have a calm crossing. For your convenience on the journey, we’d like to point out what we provide for yoon board. There’s a bar serving sandwiches and hot and cold drinks in the front of Floor A. There is also a restaurant serving hot meals on Floor B. If yoneed to change money or cash travelers’ checks, we have a bank on board. Yocan find the bank on Floor C between the ship’s office and the duty free shop.Toilets are on Floor B at the back of the ship and on Floor A next to the bar. For the children, there’s a games room on Floor C. Here children can find a variety of electronic games. Passengers are reminded that the relaxing room on Floor B is only for passengers traveling with cars and that there is another relaxing room on Floor C in the front of the ship for passengers traveling without cars. Finally, ladies and gentlemen, we’d like to wish yoa pleasant journey and hope that you’ll travel with us again in the near future.