Dialogue A
(A:Receptionist B:Nora C:Nina)
A:Welcome to our factory. Please take a tour of our display hall. This carpet is hand-made by traditional methods. It's elaborate,and expensive. But it's in good demand by foreign businessmen.
B:It's a fashion nowadays among Europeans and Americans to admire hand-made things.
A:This carpet is made by machine. Designs and patterns can be promptly altered with easy and fast operation.
C:They should be cheaper?
A:That's for sure. The price is far lower. Ordinary households prefer to buy this kind.
C:This must be a silk rug,it looks so gorgeous.
A:Yes,it is a Persian silk rug. They're mainly for exportto earn foreign exchange.
B:This tapestry's pattern is very modern. Is the designer Chinese?
A:Yes,ma'am. Our factory employs a group of designers. According to their contracts,they are obliged to provide a certain number of designs for the works every year.
B:I see.
A:Just now what you've seen were woolens and silk. There are synthetic fabrics.
C:If you hadn't told us,I would not have noticed any difference.
A:They're lighter,mothproof,and cheap. And they're more in demand by the salaried class.
B:I've got a measurement here. I'd like to buy a small rug as a memento and put it in my bedroom.
A:80×120inches. Let's go to the sales hall to have a look.