[originaltext]W: There is a direct flight at 10 o’clock or a flight at 2 this a

W: There is a direct flight at 10 o’clock or a flight at 2 this afternoon that stops over in San Francisco.
M: I think I’d rather have the earlier one so I can go to work tomorrow.
Q: What relationship do these people have?

W: Robert had worked as a secretary for three years. Then he became a newspaperman. After that he started writing novels.
M: I know. And he has bean doing nothing else ever since.
Q: What is the man’s occupation now?