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Lesson Twenty-Three
Section One:
学习啦在线学习网 A. Dialogue 1:
Mr. Hanson: Could I have my bill, please?
Waitress: Yes, sir. One moment, please.
学习啦在线学习网 Mr. Hanson: Could you kindly explain this to me? What is item 6?
Waitress: Perhaps I could go through it for you. The first item is the cover charge. Number 2 is the beer.
学习啦在线学习网 Then your starter, your main course and the vegetables.
学习啦在线学习网 The main course was 4.50 not 3.50, so item 6 is the difference.
学习啦在线学习网 Mr. Hanson: Oh, I see. But how was I expected to know that?
学习啦在线学习网 Waitress: Yes, sir. They are a bit hard to follow sometimes.
学习啦在线学习网 Number 8 is your dessert and number 9 the cigarettes. Oh, and number 7 is your second beer.
Mr. Hanson: And what about the service, is that included?
学习啦在线学习网 Waitress: Yes, that's marked down here, 10 per cent service.
Mr. Hanson: Good. Thank you. Now, can you take my credit card?
Waitress: I'm afraid we don't accept credit cards.
学习啦在线学习网 Mr. Hanson: Oh dear. What about a cheque with a banker's card?
学习啦在线学习网 Waitress: Yes, sir. That will be all right.
B. Dialogue 2:
Customer: Can you bring me the bill, please?
学习啦在线学习网 Waiter: Certainly, sir.
Customer: I think there has been a mistake.
Waiter: I'm sorry, sir. What seems to be the trouble?
学习啦在线学习网 Customer: I think you have charged me twice for thesame thing.
学习啦在线学习网 Look, the figure of 5.50 appears here and then again here.
学习啦在线学习网 Waiter: I'll just go and check it for you, sir.
学习啦在线学习网 Waiter: Yes sir, you are quite right. The cashier made a mistake. I think you will find it correct now.
Customer: Thank you.
Waiter: We do apologize about this, sir.
Customer: That's all right. No harm done. Now, can I pay by traveller's cheques?
Waiter: Certainly, sir. We'll give you the change in local currency if that's all right.
Customer: You needn't worry about that. There won't be much change out of twenty-five dollars.
Waiter: Thank you, sir. That's most kind of you.
学习啦在线学习网 C. Corney Restaurant Jokes:
--Waiter, there's a fly in my soup.
Shh, don't do too loud. Everyone will want one.
--Waiter, there's a fly in my soup.
--There is a spider on the bread. It'll catch it.
--What's this fly doing in my soup?
学习啦在线学习网 I think it's doing the backstroke, sir.
--There is a dead fly swimming in my soup!
--That's impossible. A dead fly can't swim.
学习啦在线学习网 --There is a dead fly in my soup.
--Yes, sir. It's the hot liquid that kills them.
学习啦在线学习网 --Waiter,there is a fly in my soup.
学习啦在线学习网 --Yes,sir.We give extra meat rations on Fridays.
--Waiter,there is a fly in my soup.
学习啦在线学习网 --Don't worry,sir.There is no extra charge.
Section Two:
学习啦在线学习网 A. On a London Bus:
A strange thing happened to Henri yesterday. He was on a bus and wanted to get off.
So he stood up and rang the bell.
学习啦在线学习网 To make sure the driver heard him he rang it twice, but the bus didn't stop, and the conductor came and shouted at him.
The conductor was so annoyed, and spoke so fast, that Henri didn't understand a word.
学习啦在线学习网 The bus stopped at the next bus stop and Henri got off.
As he got off he heard someone say, "I think he's a foreigner.'
When Henri got home, he told his landlady about the incident.
"How many times did you ring the bell?' she asked.
学习啦在线学习网 "Twice," said Henri.
学习啦在线学习网 "Well, that's the signal for the driver to go on," his landlady explained.
学习啦在线学习网 "Only the conductor is allowed to ring the bell twice.That's why he got so annoyed.
Henri nodded. "I see," he said.
B. At the Travel Agency:
学习啦在线学习网 C: Good morning.
A & B: Good morning.
C: Can I help you?
A: Yes, we're thinking of going on holiday somewhere, but we're not sure where.
学习啦在线学习网 C: I see. What sort of holiday did you have in mind?
A: Lots of something.
C: Mm. (looking puzzled) So you'd like somewhere warm?
学习啦在线学习网 B: Not too warm.
A: Yes, as sunny as possible.
C: And are you interested in the night-life at all?
A: Yes. It'd be nice if there were some good discos and clubs we could go to.
B: Oh, no! Surely that's what we're trying to get away from!
A: What do you mean? We never go out at all, so how could we get away from it?
B: Well, what's the point of going somewhere where there are lots of people just like here?
学习啦在线学习网 C: (interrupting) Could I just ask what sort of price you want to pay?
B: As oheap as.possible.
学习啦在线学习网 A: What do you mean? We want a top hotel.
B: But we can't afford it.
A: Of course, we can. We've been saving up all year.
C: Just a minute, please. I think I can make a suggestion.
学习啦在线学习网 Why don't you try the South of France?
Then one of you can go to the beach and the other can walk in the mountains.
A: That sounds like a good idea. And there are some good hotels there.
B: No--there are too many English people there!
学习啦在线学习网 A: Well, then at least we'd have someone to talk to.
学习啦在线学习网 B: But, there's no point in going abroad to meet English people there!
C: (interrupting again) Excuse me.
学习啦在线学习网 A & B: Yes?
C: Well, my wife and I have the same trouble as you.
I like hot, lively places and she prefers a bit of peace and quiet and we always disagree about how much to spend.
学习啦在线学习网 We usually split up and go to different places, but this year I've got a better idea.
A & B: What's that?
C: Well, I could go on holiday with you (indicates one of them)and you could go with my wife.
A: That's an interesting idea.
B: I'm not so sure ...
学习啦在线学习网 C: Look, why don't you come round now and meet my wife and we can see what we can arrange ...
学习啦在线学习网 C. At the Customs:
Man: (whispering) Don't worry. Everything will be all right.
学习啦在线学习网 Woman: I hope you know what you're doing!
C.O.: Good morning, sir, madam. Just returning from a holiday,are you?
Woman: That's right.
学习啦在线学习网 C.O.: And how long have you been abroad?
学习啦在线学习网 Woman: Two weeks.
学习啦在线学习网 Man: Yes, not very long. Not long enough to buy anything anyway.(laughing)
C.O.: I see. Have you got anything to declare?
Man: I'm sorry, I don't really know what you mean.
Woman: Harry!
学习啦在线学习网 C.O.: Come on, sir. I'm sure you know what I mean.
学习啦在线学习网 Have you got anything to declare?
学习啦在线学习网 Man: Well ... yes. I would like to declare that I love my wife.
Woman: Oh, Harry. You've never said that before.
Man: Well, it's true! It's just that I've never been able to tell you before.
Woman: And I love you too!
C.O.: (clearing throat) I'm sorry to interrupt, but I must ask you whether you have any goods to declare.
Man: Ah, well I do have a record-player, a fridge and something for my wife's birthday that I'd rather not tell you about.
Woman: Harry! And I thought you'd forgotten again!
Man: Of course not, dear!
C.O.: (annoyed) What I want to know, sir, is whether you have any goods in that bag that I should know about.
学习啦在线学习网 Man: Well, let's have a look. (opens bag) We've got some bars of soap, a tube of toothpaste,clothes, a jar of cream ...
学习啦在线学习网 C.O.: (angry) I only want to know if you have anything liable for tax, like cigarettes, perfumes or bottles of anything.
Man: Well, we do have a bottle of shampoo.
C.O.: Okay. I've had enough. You can go.
学习啦在线学习网 Man: You mean that's it?
C.O.: Please go away!
学习啦在线学习网 Woman: Come on, Harry. He just told us we could go.
C.O.: Just a minute. May I see that jewellery, please?
学习啦在线学习网 Man: Oh, my God! You great clumsy idiot!
Woman: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.
Man: You never do anything right. I don't know why I married you in the first place!
学习啦在线学习网 Woman: But Harry! You just said you loved me.
Man: Not any more.
C.O.: And now what have you got to declare, sir?
学习啦在线学习网 D. The Smuggler:
Sam Lewis was a customs officer. He used to work in a small border town.
It wasn't a busy town and there wasn't much work.
The road was usually very qu. iet and there weren't many travellers.
It wasn't a very interesting job, but Sam liked an easy life.
About once a week, he used to meet an old man. His name was Draper.
He always used to arrive at the border early in the morning in a big truck.
学习啦在线学习网 The truck was always empty. After a while Sam became suspicious.
He often used to search the truck, but he never found anything.
One day he asked Draper about his job. Draper laughed and said, "I'm a smuggler.'
Last year Sam retired. He spent his savings on an expensive holiday.
He flew to Bermuda, and stayed in a luxury hotel.
One day, he was sitting by the pool and opposite him he saw Draper drinking champagne.
Sam walked over to him.
学习啦在线学习网 Sam: Hello, there!
Draper: Hi!
学习啦在线学习网 Sam: Do you remember me?
学习啦在线学习网 Draper: Yes ... of course I do. You're a customs officer.
学习啦在线学习网 Sam: I used to be, but Vm not any more. I retired last month. I often used to search your truck ...
Draper: ... but you never found anything!
学习啦在线学习网 Sam: No, I didn't. Can I ask you something?
学习啦在线学习网 Draper: Of course, you can.
学习啦在线学习网 Sam: Were you a smuggler?
学习啦在线学习网 Draper: Of course I was.
学习啦在线学习网 Sam: But ... the truck was always empty. What were you smuggling?
学习啦在线学习网 Draper: Trucks!
E. Missing Children:
The first thing they do is to put out an APB and this goes to all the police stations in the country.
Next we contact the hospitals. Often the person we are looking for has been in an accident.
学习啦在线学习网 Then we might try parents, friends or relatives they might be with.
We try to follow their movements and to find the last person they saw or were with.
学习啦在线学习网 Then we try the media. We put photographs in local or national papers--especially papers they might read.
There are other things we can do: put posters in places they might be, go on television.
Here in America there is a magazine in which there are photographs of missing children.
This is often the last hope. Of course, with nearly two million missing children every year, we can't do all these things for everyone.
We haven't got the time, the money or the staff.
学习啦在线学习网 Section Three:
Dictation.
学习啦在线学习网 Are you a morning person or an evening person? That's the question.
学习啦在线学习网 When do you work best? For me the answer is easy. I work best in the morning.
All my creative work is done before lunchtime. I get up at about eight, and then have breakfast.
I listen to the radio a bit, and read the papers. And then I start.
Usually I work from nine or nine-thirty until twelve but after that I'm useless.
学习啦在线学习网 On a good day I write fifteen hundred words or more, sometimes two thousand words, in the morning.
Then after lunch I go for a walk, or read. In the evening I like to relax, go to the pub or go out and meet people.
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