Mário’s Small chat at the local Radio Station

Mário: Good evening gentlemen.

Luís: Good evening.

Miguel: Good evening.

Mário: I’d like to talk with you about yourselves. Could you present yourselves to our

listeners, please?

Luis: Hello! My name is Luis. I’m 32 years old. I’m a judge. I work at the Court House, in our neighbour city, Felgueiras.

Miguel: Hello! I‘m Miguel. I’m 33 years old and I’m a policeman. And I work at the Police Station in Lousada.

Mário: And what do you really do all day?

Luis: I spend the day looking at legal files because I’m analyzing people. This job is too difficult.

Miguel: I take care of the security of all the people. Sometimes this is very difficult because there are lots of dishonest people.

Mário: Do you have to wear any kind of uniform at work?

Luís: Well, I have to wear a black gown over my clothes.

Miguel: As for me, I wear a nice uniform. There are many pockets on it…. To hold the pens I must keep at hand. And I have to carry a gun too.

Mário: So, are those your identification marks?

Luís: Yes, I’d say so…

Miguel: Yeah, the guns identify us s policemen.

Mário: Do you have any safety code, or a set of safety rules you must follow?

Luís: Well, I must follow a lot of rules because I’ judging people. It’s a huge responsibility!

Miguel: I must follow a lot of safety rules too, for me and for my colleagues. It’s a dangerous job!

Mário: What are your professional prospects? How would you classify them?

Luís: Mine are excellent! I’m studying a lot to pass to another level, the High Supreme Court of Law.

Miguel: Well, I earn quite a good salary. Just like the other branches of the armed forces, we change of professional category and get raised every four or six years, but our wages also follow the yearly raises established for everybody. I’ll reach the top of my career when I’m 65… if I’m not killed before by a burglar!!

Mário: We sincerely hope not!!

Miguel: Yeah! Me too!

Mário: Thank you very much, gentlemen. It was a pleasure to meet you both.

Luís: Likewise.

Miguel: The pleasure was all mine.

Mário: I hope we’ll meet again, someday. See you!

Luís: Goodbye!

Miguel: Goddbye!