Dialogue 2.

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A: Did you happen to know that George Bush and Bill Clinton are distant cousins?

B: Well, I've never heard of it! Where on earth did you find that out?

A: I've just read it in "The Japan Times", in the October 23, 1992 issue.

B: What information agency does the paper refer to?

A: Reutor-Kyodo from London.

B: Oh, that's a reliable source. What does the article say?

A: Both presidents share royal ancestors traced back to the 13-th century in England.

B: Any relationship to Queen Elizabeth of Britain?

A: Exactly. Bush is her 13-th cousin. It's a matter of common knowledge now.

B: How very interesting! And who is the common ancestor Clinton and Bush descended from?

A: Both are descended from King John of England, Bush through John's son Henry III and Clinton through his daughter Eleanor.

B: Fancy that! Both have connections to ancient noble families and even to the royal ones!

A: There is one more interesting point. Clinton also descended from Eleanor's husband, Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, who was a great democrat of his days and was called "the champion of Parliament".

B: So, the descendant of a democrat is himself a representative of the Democratic Party of the USA.

A: Yes, exactly! At the same time, Bush is a representative of the opposition party, the Republicans.

B: So, Henry III and Simon, brothers-in-law, were opponents in those far away days, and their descendants were presidential contenders in the fall of 1992.

Dialogue 3.

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A: I looked through an English newspaper and came across a short article titled "Bardot admits improptu marriage".

B: Is it about the famous French actress who starred in so many films in the 60's and 70's?

A: Yes, she is not in films any more. She is on the bad side of her fifties and she leads a secluded life rarely appearing in public.

B: How did she meet her present husband, then?

A: They met at a party, they say.

B: Does it say there that they decided to marry? Love at first sight?

A: Not quite so. The urge to get married came upon them when they took their trip to Norway, where Brigitte's son lives.

B: They both had to get divorced from their previous marriages, I suppose.

A: No, Brigitte had been divorced for 23 years. It was her fourth marriage, by the way.

В: Which marriage is her son by?

A: Brigitte's son Nicolas was born during her second marriage. His father was an actor, too.

B: What does her present husband do?

A: He is a businessman, 7 years her junior.

B: Was it a marvellous wedding ceremony in a church?

A: Nothing of the kind. This is how Brigitte describes it, "We came upon a chapel lost in the romantic countryside. It was raining hard. We went through the doors of the chapel. And there, suddenly, we decided to get married."

B: But the pastor could give them his blessing only in the presence of witnesses.

A: The taxi driver and the church caretaker served as witnesses.