【2010-04-05，一】ESL Podcast 570 – Guessing a Number

Learn how to talk about numbers in this podcast. Tags: Daily Life Audio Index: Slow dialogue: 1:19 Explanations: 3:08 Fast dialogue: 15:32 Angela: Hey, look at this. This restaurant is holding a contest. If you can guess the number of marbles in this bowl, you’ll get a free meal every day for one year! Dwight: I’ll take a stab at it. Angela: So will I. Let’s see, I think there must be close to 1000 or 1200 marbles in there. What are you doing? Dwight: I’m doing some calculations in my head. The bowl is about 75 percent full, and it’s 15 inches by 12 inches by 6 inches (15”x12”x6”). The marbles are about ¾ of an inch in diameter.... Angela: Are you actually trying to figure out the capacity by crunching the numbers? This is a game. You’re supposed to guess. Dwight: I know it’s a game, but I want to increase my chances by making an educated guess. Hold on, I just need to do one more calculation and I’ll have the magic number. Angela: That’s cheating. Dwight: No way! I’m just using what God gave me to beat you out of a year’s worth of meals. Angela: Bring it on. I’ll pit my random guess against your educated guess any day! Script by Dr. Lucy Tse