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Assistant: Ah! The leather one. Now this is another leather hat, madam. It’s better than the one in the window. It’s a smoother leather. Miss Brothers: I’d rather have the one in the window. It goes with my clothes. Assistant: Certainly, madam. But we don’t take anything out of the window until three o’clock on Thursday. endorsement [ind?:sm?nt] n. a statement made in an advertisement, usually by somebody famous or important, saying that they use and like a particular product （通常为名人在广告中对某一产品的）宣传，吹嘘，代言 pursue [p?sju:] v. to be engaged in (a vocation or hobby, for example) 从事（例如一种职业或爱好） gymnastics [d?imn?stiks] n. physical exercises designed to develop and display strength, balance, and agility, especially those performed on or with specialized apparatus体操，体操训练 turn down v. reject 拒绝 be committed to be devoted to 致力于 sponsor [sp?ns?] n. a person or company that pays for a radio or television program, or for a concert or sporting event, usually in return for advertising （广播电视节目、音乐会或运动会的）赞助者，赞助商 Nastia Liukin 娜斯佳·柳金，1989年10月生， 俄罗斯族，美国女子体操运动员。 1. Who is the interviewee in this dialogue? 2. Besides gymnastics, what else is the interviewee doing right now? 3. Will she quit her current career and do something else one day? Hostess: The winner of five gold medals in the Beijing Olympics, Nastia Liukin, joins us now. Welcome and congratulations! Liukin: Thank you. Hostess: Nastia, you told me you have a lot of endorsement deals following these medals, is that right? Liukin: Yeah. Hostess: Do you enjoy them? Liukin: Yes, very. You know, they are, sometimes, very fun. Hostess: Does that mean you wanna pursue the other things outside the gymnastics? Liukin: No. You know, gymnastics has always been a huge part of my life and it always will be, so it will always be the center of my career. Hostess: Have you had to turn down some opportunities, due to training, that you otherwise would have done? Liukin: Yes. Because I’m 100 percent committed to gymnastics right now. B