Sandwich transcription example

from the Future dreams card conversation

1.

M:  What's your dream?

T:  I'M (I want to be a) lawyer.

M:  Oh, (a) lawyer.

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2.

M:  WHAT (Why) do you like China?

T:  I want to eat Peking DAG (Duck).

M:  I want to eat it, too.

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3.

M:  What (kind of) family do you want to have?

T:  I want to have (a) BRIGHT (cheerful) family.

M:  Bright?

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4.  

T:  Anything else?

M:  Life. Uh... I'M (I want to) sleep.

T:  Ha ha!

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5.

M:  I'm sleep...no...I'm sleepy now.

T:  YOU ARE (Are you) sleepy? ["You are sleepy?" is okay if your intonation shows it's a question :-) ]

M:  Yes.


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