[speaker001:] I think I'm going to go home.
[speaker002:] Why? We just got here.
[speaker001:] I know, but it's 12
[speaker002:] 12
[speaker001:] Three or four o'clock?
[speaker002:] Yes.
[speaker001:] I never stay out that late. That's too late.
[speaker002:] But why is it too late? It's Saturday night.You have nothing to do tomorrow. Why not stay out and drink with us?
[speaker001:] Were you so wild when you were still in Taipei, Sharon?
[speaker002:] Yes, I was. And I like living here.People know how to party here. In Taipei, some people know how to party.But here, everyone does.
[speaker001:] What is that they're doing on the couch?
[speaker002:] They're smoking pot. Don't worry about it.
[speaker001:] Pot? Isn't that marijuana?
[speaker002:] Yes, it is.
[speaker001:] But, Sharon, that's illegal! The police could come, and we could go to jail.
[speaker002:] Don't worry about it. It is true that pot is illegal in America.But the laws aren't as strict as in Taiwan.If people are arrested, and they have a little pot in their possession, they don't go to jail. They just have to pay a fine.
[speaker001:] Really?
[speaker002:] Yes.
[speaker001:] I didn't know you had such wild friends. Do you smoke marijuana too?
[speaker002:] I tried it a couple times. But I don't like it. I like alcohol better.Don 't worry about them, though. If you don't want to smoke pot, you don't have to.
[speaker001:] I don't want to.
[speaker002:] That's alright. But you really should have another drink.People will probably start dancing soon.
[speaker001:] I don't know if I can drink more. I already had two drinks.
[speaker002:] You had two drinks at nine o'clock. C'mon, Ann, you are in an American university now! You have to learn how to drink.
[speaker001:] I thought a university was for studying.
[speaker002:] It is. We study hard all week.And then, on the weekend, we party hard. That's the best way to live.
[speaker001:] Alright. I'll have another drink.