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难得一聚的朋友们互相问候，相互祝愿，也祝福远方的老朋友，以表达彼此的思念之情。另外，我们借此多学几个祝福或祝愿语：生意兴隆（wish your business success）；一帆风顺（wish you every success）；鹏程万里（have a bright future）；大吉大利（wish you good fortune and every success）；恭喜发财（may prosperity be with you）。
Olivia： Hey！ Good to see you again！
Sarah/Magda： Hey！ You too！
Harry： Hello Sarah， hi Magda.
Sarah： How are you Olivia？ Harry！ Great to see you too.
Olivia： Fine， fine thanks， all well. Tony！？ Could we have some coffees over here please？
Tony： OK， OK...hold on...1）I’m
rushed off me feet here.
Harry （aside）： He’s always so
miserable， so 2）grumpy that guy.
Olivia： He’s not really， it’s just his
way.
Harry： I’ll believe you then...his
coffee’s always good！
Olivia： So， how are you two
getting on？
Magda： Fine. It’s great， we’ve got
this really nice flat.
Sarah： We moved into Harry’s old
place.
Olivia： Oh yeah， I remember.
How’s it going？ No problems？
Still friends？ It’s not always easy
sharing a flat.
Sarah/Magda： No， no problems.
Sarah： Except she leaves the top off the 3）toothpaste tube.
Magda： ...and she spends too much time watching soap operas on TV！
（both laugh）
Sarah： No， really， we’re getting along fine.
Magda： The only problem is the rent.
Sarah： It’s really expensive.
Magda： I still need to find that proper job， and that depends on me getting the right degree results.
Olivia： Yeah， I remember you telling me. When
will you find out？
Magda： Next week.
Olivia： Fingers crossed， then！
Magda： Fingers what？
Olivia： Oh！ Crossed. It’s what we say when we hope for something good to happen.
Magda： Oh， OK...fingers crossed！ Olivia： Has anybody heard from Johnny？ Sarah？
Sarah： Just because we’re both Chinese doesn’t mean we keep in touch all the time， you know！ There are a lot of people in China！（laughs）
Olivia： Of course...sorry...I just thought...
Sarah： He was more of a friend of yours， wasn’t he， Harry？
Harry： Yeah， we’re good mates. I hear from him
all the time.
Sarah： How’s he doing？
Harry： He’s still in Chongqing with his new job.
He says it’s really interesting， really exciting， but
he misses us—and he wants to come back to
London！
Magda： Fingers crossed！
Sarah： And how about you Harry？ What are you up to？ Are you still job hunting？
Harry： Yeah， that’s right. I’m still looking for a new job.
Magda： Any luck？
Harry： I haven’t found anything yet， but I’ve got a few possibilities. I really liked not working at first， I really enjoyed the free time， but now—well， I need the money， and also—well， I just get bored if I haven’t got something to do all the time.
Magda： Where’s Fadi， Olivia？ I haven’t seen him for ages.
Olivia： Why ask me？
Magda： I thought you’d know...y’know， you’re like， good friends， aren’t you？
Olivia： Yes， that’s exactly what we are. Good friends. Nothing more.
Magda： I wasn’t suggesting anything！ （laughs） Olivia： I hope not！ Anyway， he’s away at the moment， gone to visit his family. He’ll be back next week.
Tony： Here you are...four coffees.
All： Thanks Tony！
Tony： （grunts）
Olivia： Cheer up Tony.
Harry： Yeah...it can only get worse！
Tony： It might get worse！ This café might be closing down soon， so then you’ll all have to find somewhere else to go.
All： Oh no！
Olivia： What’s this all about， Tony？
Tony： A big property company—they’re building new luxury flats， just behind here. They want to get rid of these old buildings.
Magda： “Get rid of”？
Tony： Yeah...knock them down. 4）Demolish them.
All： Oh no， that’s terrible！
Tony： It is terrible！ I’ve worked here for ages. I mean， they’re offering me compensation， but I want to stay here.
Olivia： Oh no...I’ve just realised...perhaps that means my shop’s affected too.
Tony： It might be. Your shop’s only next door.
Olivia： They can’t knock my shop down！ We must do something.
格林威治天文台（Royal Greenwich Observatory，简称RGO）是英国国王查理二世于1675年在伦敦格林威治建造的一个综合性天文台，在当年8月10日安放了奠基石，同时国王也创建了皇家天文学家的职位（第一位担任此职的是约翰·弗兰斯蒂德），以担任天文台的台长和“致力于以最诚挚的关心和努力校正天体运动的星表，和恒星的位置，以便能正确地定出经度，使导航成为完美的艺术”。天文台坐落于格林威治公园俯瞰伦敦泰晤士河的一座小山上。
国际上为了协调时间的计量和确定地理经度，1884年在华盛顿召开国际经度会议。会议决定以通过当时格林威治天文台埃里中星仪所在的经线，作为全球时间和经度计量的标准参考经线，称为0°经线或本初子午线。此后，不仅各国出版的地图以这条线作为地理经度的起点，而且也都以格林威治天文台作为“世界时区”的起点，用格林威治的计时仪器来校准时间。