祈愿好运

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）Im

rushed off me feet here.

Harry （aside）： Hes always so

miserable， so 2）grumpy that guy.

Olivia： Hes not really， its just his

way.

Harry： Ill believe you then...his

coffees always good！

Olivia： So， how are you two

getting on？

Magda： Fine. Its great， weve got

this really nice flat.

Sarah： We moved into Harrys old

place.

Olivia： Oh yeah， I remember.

Hows it going？ No problems？

Still friends？ Its 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， were getting along fine.

Magda： The only problem is the rent.

Sarah： Its 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. Its 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 were both Chinese doesnt 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， wasnt he， Harry？

Harry： Yeah， were good mates. I hear from him

all the time.

Sarah： Hows he doing？

Harry： Hes still in Chongqing with his new job.

He says its 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， thats right. Im still looking for a new job.

Magda： Any luck？

Harry： I havent found anything yet， but Ive 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 havent got something to do all the time.

Magda： Wheres Fadi， Olivia？ I havent seen him for ages.

Olivia： Why ask me？

Magda： I thought youd know...yknow， youre like， good friends， arent you？

Olivia： Yes， thats exactly what we are. Good friends. Nothing more.

Magda： I wasnt suggesting anything！ （laughs） Olivia： I hope not！ Anyway， hes away at the moment， gone to visit his family. Hell 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 youll all have to find somewhere else to go.

All： Oh no！

Olivia： Whats this all about， Tony？

Tony： A big property company—theyre 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， thats terrible！

Tony： It is terrible！ Ive worked here for ages. I mean， theyre offering me compensation， but I want to stay here.

Olivia： Oh no...Ive just realised...perhaps that means my shops affected too.

Tony： It might be. Your shops only next door.

Olivia： They cant 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。