can use a Mac。
James： I couldn't。
Steve： Not at first。 But after about three days； you were already better than me。
James： Okay； okay。 So I'm a puter nerd。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 7 The Secretary
Steve： I'll call my secretary and have her make copies of your outline。
James： Are you sure that's okay？ I mean； she doesn't really work for me。 What if she getsangry。
Steve： No problem。 She works for me； and you and I are working on this project together。Watch and learn。 （Steve picks up the phone。） Lisa； could you e in here please？
Lisa： I can but I won't。 It's only eight fifty…five and I don't start work until nine o'clock。
James： Well； Steve； I guess she knows who's the boss。
Steve： Very funny。 We'll just have to wait for five minutes； That's all。
James： Whatever you say。
（At two minutes after nine o'clock。）
Steve： Lisa； do you think you could e in here now？
Lisa： Of course； Mr。 Dawson； I'll be right in。 （Lisa es into the office。） What do youneed； sir？
Steve： Could you make Mr。 Goddard here about twenty copies of his outline。
Lisa： Why； doesn't he have a secretary？
Steve： （A little angry。） Of course he does； but we're working on a project together and Iwould really appreciate it if you would just cooperate with me right now。
Lisa： All right； all right。 You don't have to get mad。 Did you say ten or twenty copies？
James： Actually； ten will be fine。 It's a small group today。
Steve： But I said twenty； so make it twenty。
Lisa： Yes； sir； Mr。 Dawson。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 8 Meeting the Boss
（Mr。 Barnes calls Steve on the intraoffice phone）
Mr。 Barnes： Dawson？
Steve： Yes； this is he。
Mr。 Barnes： Contact Goddard and e up to my office immediately。 I want to ＇wanna＇go over today's meeting in advance。
Steve： Mr。 Goddard is with me now； we'll e up right away。 （Steve to James。） Well；that was the old man； It's show time。 And he sounds a little nervous； which means wehave to be even more careful。
James： I'll be extremely careful。 I just don't want him to yell at me again。 I'm an engineer；not a secretary。
Steve： Be careful。 Lisa might hear you。 Anyway； let's go。
（Steve and James go up to Mr。 Barnes' office and his secretary sends them in。 They knockon the door。）
Mr。 Barnes： e in。
James： Good morning； sir。
Steve： Good morning； Mr。 Barnes。 How are you？
Mr。 Barnes： I'll be a lot better after this meeting is over。 I hope you two have done yourhomework / because this is a huge deal。 If we can convince Wang / about our pany /then larger puter firms will follow。 I don't have to tell either of you that could meanmillions of dollars。 I'm counting on you。
Steve： Don't worry； Mr。 Barnes。 Sir； you can depend on us。 Isn't that ＇Is not＇ right； James？
James： Yes； I think； I mean of course you can。
Mr。 Barnes： I had better be able to。 And if you two do / a good job； I won't forget it whenit es time for promotions either。 I put you on this assignment / because you are mytwo best men； I know you won't disappoint me。 Well； let's hear about your ideas for thepresentation。 Goddard； would you like to start？
James： I think it might be best to let Mr。 Dawson begin； he is the expert at sales。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 9 Going to Lunch
Steve： Wow； that went pretty well。 Mr。 Barnes was easy today。
James： Easy on you maybe。 I don't think he likes me。
Steve： Don't be ridiculous。 He likes you； but he's a businessman like me / and so I knowhow to talk to him。
James： I'm not so sure。
Steve： Well； I'm sure that I'm hungry。 Why don't we continue talking over lunch？
James： That sounds great； I'm starving。
（They walk outside the building to a restaurant。）
Steve： Do you like Italian food？ This place is terrific。
James： Like it？ I love it。 Let's go in。
（They sit down and look at the menu for a while； then the waitress es。）
Steve： What are your specials today？
Waitress： Today we have roasted lamb and vegetable lasagna； I highly remend thelasagna。
James： The lasagna sounds good； I'll have that。
Waitress： And you； sir？
Steve： No。 No vegetables for me。 I want some meat。 I'll try the lamb； please。
Waitress： Also an excellent choice。 Would you care for anything to ＇the＇ drink？
Steve： Yes； I'll have a double martini。
James： Steve； what about the meeting？
Steve： Oh。 Yes。 Better make that / a mineral water。
James： I'll have some lemonade； please。 And could you bring us some bread to start。
Waitress： Of course； I'll be right back with that。
James： I like this place。 They have really good service。
Steve： Just follow me and you won't go wrong。
James： Not with restaurants； at least。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 10 The Meeting
Steve： Good afternoon； gentlemen。 Today my colleague； Mr。 Goddard and I will beintroducing you to a revolutionary new software program。 It bines all the functions ofvarious other programs word processing； translating； financial management； graphicdesign / and more into one。 I will be leading the first part of the presentation； while Mr。Goddard will be answering technical questions at the end。
Mr。 Wang： I have a question from the beginning。
Steve： Yes。 Please go ahead。
Mr。 Wang： I'm wondering about the price of your program。 In other words； will it becheaper to buy your product； or / should we just buy all ｛of｝ the others separately？
Steve： I'm glad you asked that question； Mr。 Wang。 I was going to save this part until theend of the meeting； but since you asked / I will tell you。 Our program is on average fortypercent less expensive than it would be to buy the programs it replaces separately。
Mr。 Wang： And what about after…service and upgrades？
Steve： All our products are guaranteed for one year。 As for upgrades； they will also be freefor one year and can be downloaded / from the internet。
Mr。 Wang： I am also curious about patibility with Apple puters。 Do you have aseparate product for Apple or。。。？
Steve： Perhaps my colleague should answer that； as it is more on the techinal side。
James： Mr。 Wang； I developed this product to work on both PC's and Macs。 I assume yourpany is mainly interested in the PC version； but I assure you Mac users will have noproblems with our product either。
Mr。 Wang： That's what I was afraid of。 I want Mac users to have problems。 Otherwise /they'll keep buying from Apple / and not / from my pany。
Steve： I apologize； sir； but I cannot help you with that。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 11 With a Co…Worker
Larry： Steve； James； how did the presentation go？
Steve： Don't ask。
James： Oh； it wasn't that bad。 Steve did really well； I think they are sold。
Steve： They were until you told them that we were making the same product for theirpetitors。 You never tell them that。
James： I am sorry； but I cannot lie just to make a sale。 Maybe that's why I'm terrible atsales。
Steve： Yeah； that's right。 From now on you just stick to designing and programming； andleave the selling to me。
Larry： Don't be too hard on him； Steve。 Mr。 Wang might appreciate his honesty。 Even ifyou have lied to him； he's a smart guy； especially when it es to puters； and heprobably would have known anyway。 Now he knows you guys and our pany arehonest； we'll just see what happens。
James： True。 And besides； Apple is really a tiny pany when pared to all these PCgiants。 I don't think Mr。 Wang feels threatened by them。
Steve： I am sure we'll know soon enough。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 12 Backing the Boss's Office
Mr。 Barnes： （Seeming quite upset） I hope you two know what you have done。
James： I'm sorry； Mr。 Barnes。 It was all my fault。 Steve was doing just fine until I openedmy big mouth。 I take full responsibility。
Steve： Yes； sir。 I told him to keep quiet about that Mac stuff / and just let me do thetalking。
Mr。 Barnes： Is that so？
James： Yes； sir。
Mr。 Barnes： （Now seeming quite happy） Well； that's interesting since Mr。 Wang has ＇is＇just signed a contract to order fifty…thousand units。 Good job； Goddard。 He said he wasimpressed both by your technical knowledge / and your honesty。 As for you Dawson；we'll talk tomorrow； right now； I'm too happy to think about anything negative。
Steve： But； Mr。 Barnes； sir。
Mr。 Barnes： That will be all。
James： e on； Steve。 You can only make it worse by talking now。 Good…bye； Mr。Barnes； and thank you。
Mr。 Barnes： No； thank you； Goddard。 You did a fine job today。 This pany needs moremen like you。 We may be talking about a promotion soon。 Now get out ｛of｝ here。
James/Steve： Yes； sir。 Good…bye。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Situation 13 In the Parking Lot
Steve： James； wait。 I really want to say I'm sorry for my behavior before。
James： Don't mention it。
Steve： No； really； I did a rotten thing back there and I just wanted to apologize。
James： Forget about it。 You are under a lot of pressure over the last few weeks； I knowhow important this project was to you。
Steve： Yeah； but it was important to you too； and I shouldn't have turned on you like that。
James： Well； you may have a chance to make it up to me。
Steve： How？
James： If I bee vice president I'll need my own good men to work for me。
Steve： Would you do that for me？
James： Of course I would。 I've seen you work； and you're very talented。 Even today youwere much better prepared than I was； I just got lucky。
Steve： It wasn't all luck。 You have so much more technical knowledge than I do； andyou're not afraid to tell the truth。
James： Exactly； and that's why； like today； we make a go