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Level6Unit11/4ListeningHarrybitchemworksforahigh-techGermancompany,basedinMunich.Lastmonthhewasinanautomobileaccident.HewasonhiswaytoattendanimportantmeetinginNewYorkCity.HehadjustarrivedonaflightfromLondonandwastakingataxiintothecity.Thepurposeofhistripwastoattendameeting.Theweatherwasterribleandtheroadwasicy.Hewasinahurrysoheaskedthetaxidrivertogethimintothecityassoonaspossible.Thetaxidriveragreedandspedup.Butjustastheylefttheairport,thecarwentoutofcontrol.Itspunaroundandskiddedintothepathofanoncomingtruck.Fortunately,thetruckwasn’tgoingtoofast,sonobodywaskilled.Butthetaxiwasseverelydamagedandbothpassangerswereinjured.Theaccidentwouldn’thavehappenedhadtheweatherbeenbetter.Hadtheweatherbeenbettertheaccidentwouldn’thavehappenedIftheweatherhadn’tbeenbad,theaccidentprobablywouldn’thavehappened.Thetaxidriversurvivedwithonlyafewinjuriesbecausehewaswearingaseatbelt.Thetaxi’sairbaghadalsodeployed,absorbingmuchoftheimpact.However,Harry,whoisinthebackseat,hadn’tputonhisseatbelt.Asaresult,hewasseverelyinjuredandhadtoberushtoahospital.Hadheputonhisseatbelt,hemightnothavebeeninjuredsobadly.NowamonthlaterHarrystillcan’tremembermuchofwhathappened.Whenhefirstwokeupinthehospitalitwasseveralhoursaftertheaccidentandhewassurewherehewas.Thebadnewswasthathecouldn’tmovehislegs.Thiswasbecausehisbackhadbeenbrokenintheaccident.Thedoctorslatertoldhimthathemightneverregaintheuseofhislegs.SomeofthenervesinhisspainandlegshadbeendamagedbuteverythingelsewasOK.Hecouldn’tmovehislegsbecausehisbackhadbeenbrokenintheaccident.NowHarryistryingtofigureoutwhattodo.Ifheworkshardandexerciseseverydaythereisstillachancethathislegswillrecoverontheirown.Therearealsosomenewtreatmentsthatmighthelphisnervesregenerate.Stillheshouldbepreparedforthelongrecoveryandthepossibilitythathemightneverwalkagain.Withouttheuseofhislegshewouldn’tbeabletocontinueworkinginthesameway.Itwouldn’tbepossibletotravelsohewouldhavetofindanotherwaytoattendmeetings.Eitherthatorhewouldhavetolookforanotherwaytomakealiving.Ifheregainstheuseofhislegs,he’llbeabletocontinueworkinginthesameway.Harryhasgooddisabilityinsurancesomoneywon’tbeaproblemforawhile.Butsoonerorlaterhewantstobeabletoearnalivingagain.Ofcourseheisn’tplanningtogiveuponhislegs.Ifheworkshardhemightstillbeabletoregaintheiruseandlearntowalkagain.Someofhisnerveshadbeendamagedbutthereisachancethattheywillheal.Thenewdrugsbeingdevelopedmightmakeitpossibleforthenervestogrowback.Stillhehastofacethepossibilitythatnothingwillwork.Ifhewantstoregaintheuseofhislegshe’llhavetoworkhard.HoweverhappensHarryisdeterminedtothinkpositively.Evenifhecan’twalkhecanstillattendmeetingsallovertheworld.Withnewtechnologyhewouldbeanywhereandthereismuchofthathecouldstilldo.Luckilyhestillhastheuseofhisarmsandhandsandhisbrainisstillfunctioning.Withtherightattitudehecanfindawayforward.Thereisnoreasonfordespairorfeelingsorryforoneself.Thatkindofthinkingwon’tsolveanything.Hejusthopethathiscompanyoranothercompanywillgivehimthechancetoprovehimself.Hecanstillbeavaluableassetforthem,comewithme.Hehasapositiveattitudetowardlifeandisdeterminedtoprovehimself.DialogueW:Hey,whatdoyouthink?Doyoulikeit?M:No,it’stooshort.Youcan’twearthattotheoffice.Ifyoudo,nobodywillbeabletoconcentrate.W:Whataboutthisone?M:That’stherightlength,butIhatethecolor.Ihatepink.W:OK,I’llseeiftheyhaveitanothercolor,butitisn’tcheap.M:It’sOKifyoudon’tbuyanythingelseforawhile.W:Sure,thiswilllastforawhile.M:Well,I’mgladyoulikeyourdress.Itlooksgreatonyou.W:Youshouldgetsomenewclothestoo.Youneverbuyanythingforyourself.M:Ihaveanexpensivegirlfriendnow,soIcan’taffordit.AndbesidesIdon’tthetimetogoshopping.W:Whatareyoudoing?Areyoustaringatthatwoman?M:What?No,ofcoursenot.W:Yes,youwere.Youwerestaringather.Howdoyouthinkitmakesmefeel?M:Iwasjustlookinginthatdirection.W:No,youwerestaringatherforseveralseconds.M:I’msorrybutIcouldn’thelpit.W:I’vetoldyoumanytimetostopthat.Andifyouaregoingtostare,youshouldn’tdoitlikethat,soobviousandrude.M:OK.What’sthebestwaytostare?W:don’tstarefor4or5seconds.Justtakeaquicklooks,2secondslong.Thenitisn’tsoobvious.M:Sorry,Myeyesjustwentthere.I’mprogramlikethat.W:That’snoexcuse.W:Anddon’tevertellmeyoudon’tlikepinkagain.Sheiswearingpink.Whyisitthatpinkissobadonmewhenyoucan’thelpstaringatsomeonewhoiswearingpink?M:Ididn’tnoticethatsheiswearingpink.W:Ah,sotheclothesdon’tmatter.SheismoreattractivethanIam.Whydon’tyougositwithher?M:Hey,comeon,let’snotgetintoafight.W:Ithoughtyouweregettingbetter.Butyouneverchange.Youjusthadtorunlingtheevening.M:Hey,comeon,I’msorry.W:No,don’tsayanything,Idon’twanttohearit.Inthisexchange,weseealovers’quarrel.Hecan’taffordtobuynewclothesforhimselfbecausehespendsalotonhisgirlfriend.ReadingTheBoyWhoCriedWolfOnceuponatimetherewasamischievousyoungboywhowasgiventhetaskoftendingaherdofsheeponahillsidenearavillage.Theboygrewtiredandboardwhilewatchingthesheep,sohefoundwaystoamusehimself,suchasclimbingtreesorchasingsheep.Onedayhecameupwithwhathethoughtwasabrilliantidea.Heclimbedtothetopofatreeandshoutedtowardthevillage:“Wolf!Wolf!Helpmeplease!”Whenthevillagersheardhiscrie