[originaltext]W: I have plenty of good ideas, Professor Johnson, but haven’t be

W: I have plenty of good ideas, Professor Johnson, but haven’t been able to organize them clearly. May I give you the paper a few days late?
M: You know that I always prefer a well written paper even it is late.
Q: What does the man mean?

M: The family who controls the business feels that the firm will lose its independence if that big international company take, it over.
W: I understand that many of the stockholders are upset by the news, too.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?