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Lesson73 The way to King StreetLast week Mrs. Mills went to London. She does not know London very well, and she lost her way.Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus-shop. “ I can ask him the way.” She said to herself.“Excuse me,” she said.“Can you tell me the way to King Street please?”The man smiled pleasantly. He did not understand English! He spoke German. He was a tourist.Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrase-book.He opened the book and found a phrase. He read the phrase slowly. “I am sorry,” he said. “ I do not speak English.”Lesson 75 Uncomfortable shoesLADY :Have you any shoes like these?SALESMAN: What size?Lady:Size five.Salesman:What colour?Lady:Black.Salesman:Im sorry. We havent any.Lady:But my sister bought this pair last month.Salesman:Did she buy them here?Lady: No, she bought them in the U.S.Salesman:We had some shoes like those a month ago, but we havent any now.Lady:Can you get a pair for me please?Salesman:Im afraid that I cant. They were in fashion last year and the year before last.But theyre not in fashion this year.Salesman:These shoes are in fashion now.Lady:They look very uncomfortable.Salesman:They are very uncomfortable. But women always wear uncomfortable shoes!Lesson77 Terrible toothacheNurse:Good morning, Mr. Croft.Mr. Croft: Good morning, nurse. I want to see the dentist, please.Nurse: Have you an appointment?（有预约吗？）Mr. Croft: No, I havent .Nurse: Is it urgent?Mr. Croft: Yes, it is . Its very urgent. I feel awful. I have a terrible toothache.Nurse: Can you come at 10 am on Monday, April 24th?Mr. Croft:I must see the dentist now, nurse.Nurse: The dentist is very busy at the moment. Can you come at 2:00 PM?Mr. Croft: Thats very late. Cant the dentist see me now?Nurse: Im afraid that he cant , Mr. Croft. Cant you wait till this afternoon?Mr. Croft: I can wait, but my toothache cant ! Lesson79 Peggys shopping-listTom:What are you doing, Peggy?Peggy:Im making a shopping-list, Tom.Tom:What do we need?Peggy: We need a lot of things this week.Peggy:I must go to the grocers. We havent got much tea or coffee, and we havent got any sugar or jam.Tom:What about vegetables?Peggy:I must go to the greengrocers. We havent got many tomatoes, but weve got a lot of potatoes.Peggy: I must go to the butchers, too. We need some meat. We havent got any meat at all.Tom:Have we got any beer and wine?Peggy:No, we havent. And Im not going to get any!Tom:I hope that youve got some money.Peggy:I havent got much.Tom:Well, I havent got much either!Lesson81 Roast beef and potato.John:Hullo, Peggy! Wheres Tom?Peggy:Hes upstairs. Hes having a bath.Peggy:Tom!Tom:Yes?Peggy:Johns here.Tom:Im nearly ready.Tom:Hullo, John. Have a cigarette.John:No thanks, Tom.Tom:Have a glass of whisky then.John:O.K. Thanks.Tom:Is dinner ready, Peggy?Peggy:Its nearly ready. We can have dinner at seven oclock.Tom: John and I had lunch together today. We went to a restaurant.Peggy:What did you have?Tom:We had roast beef and potatoes.Peggy:Oh!Tom:Whats the matter, Peggy?Peggy:Well, youre going to have roast beef and potatoes again tonight!Lesson83 Going on a holidayPeggy:Hullo, John. Come in.Tom:Hullo, John. Were having lunch. Do you want to have lunch with us?John:No thank you, Tom. Ive already had lunch. I had lunch at half past twelve.Peggy:Have a cup of coffee then.John:Ive just had a cup, thank you. I had one after my lunch.Tom:Lets go into the living-room, Peggy. We can have our coffee there.Peggy:Excuse the mess, John. This rooms very untidy. Were packing our suitcases. Were going to leave tomorrow. Tom and I are going to have a holiday.John:Arent you lucky!Tom:When are you going to have a holiday, John?John:I dont know. Ive already had my holiday this year.Peggy:Where did you go?John:I stayed at home!Lesson85 Paris in the SpringGeorge: Hullo, Ken.Ken:Hullo, George.George:Have you just been to the cinema?Ken:Yes, I have.George:Whats on?Ken:“Paris in the Spring”.George:Oh, Ive already seen it. I saw it on a B.B.C. television programme last year. Its an old film, but its very good.Ken:Paris is a beautiful city.George:I have never been there. Have you ever been there, Ken?Ken:Yes, I have. I was there in April.George:Paris in the spring, eh?Ken:It was spring, but the weather was awful. It rained all the time.George:Just like dear old London!Lesson87 A car crashMr. Wood:Is my car ready yet?Attendant:I dont know, sir. Whats the license number of your car?Mr. Wood:Its LFZ 312 G.Attendant:When did you bring it to us?Mr. Wood:I bought it hear three days ago.Attendant:Ah yes, I remember now.Mr. Wood:Have your mechanics finished yet?Attendant:No, theyre still working on it. Lets go into the garage and have a look at it.Attendant:Isnt that your car?Mr. Wood:Well, it was my car.Attendant:Didnt your wife have a crash?Mr. Wood: Thats right. She drove it into a lamp post（电线杆）. Can your mechanics repair it?Attendant:Well, theyre trying to repair it, sir. But to tell you the truth, you need a new car.Lesson89 For saleMr. Hill:Good afternoon. I believe that this house is for sale（待售）.Mr. West:Thats right.Mr. Hill:May I have a look at it please?Mr. West:Yes, of course. Come in.Mr. Hill:How long have you lived here?Mr. West: I have lived here for twenty years.Mr. Hill: Twenty years! Thats a long time.Mr. West:Yes, I have been here since 1947.Mr. Hill:Then why do you want to sell it?Mr. West:Because I have just retired. I want to buy a small house in the country.Mr. Hill:How much does this house cost?Mr. West:6850.Mr. Hill:Thats a lot of money!Mr. West:Its worth every penny of it.Mr. Hill:Well, I like the house, but I cant decide yet. My wife must see it first.Mr. West:Women always have the last word.Lesson91 Poor WestMrs. Smith:Has Mr. West sold his house yet?Mrs. Brown:Yes, he has. He sold it last week. Mrs. Smith:Has he moved to his new house yet?Mrs. Brown:No, not yet. Hes still here. Hes going to move tomorrow.Mrs. Smith:When? Tomorrow morning?Mrs. Brown:No. Tomorrow afternoon. Ill miss him. He has always been a good neighbour.Mrs. Green:Hes a very nice person. We shall all miss him.Mrs. Smith;When will the new people move into this house?Mrs. Brown:I think that they will move in the day after tomorrow.Mrs. Green:Will you see Mr. West today, Mrs. Brown?Mrs. Brown:Yes, I will.Mrs. Green:Please give him my regards. （give ones regards to sb.向sb.问候）Mr. Smith:Poor Mr. West! He didnt want to leave this house.Mrs. Brown:No, he didnt want to leave, but his wife did!Lesson93 Our new neighborMr. Hill is our new next-door neighbour. Hes a pilot.He was in the R.A.F.(皇家空军)He will fly to New York next month.The month after next he will fly to Tokyo.At the moment（现在）, hes in Madrid. He flew to Spain a week ago.He will return to London the week after next.Hes only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world.Mr. Hill is a very lucky man. But his wife isnt very lucky. She usually stays at home!Lesson95 Ticket, please.George:Two return tickets to London please. What time will the next train leave?Attendant:At nineteen minutes past eight.George:Which platform?Attendant:Platform Two. Over the bridge.Ken:What time will the next train leave?George:At eight nineteen.Ken:Weve got plenty of time.George:Its only three minutes to eight. Ken:Lets go and have a drink. Theres a bar next door to the station.George:We had better go back to the station now, Ken.Porter:Tickets please.George:We want to catch the eight nineteen to London.Porter:Youve just missed it!George:What! Its only eight fifteen.Porter:Im sorry, sir. That clocks ten minutes slow.George:Whens the next train?Porter:In five hours time!Lesson97 A small blue caseMr. Hall:I left a suitcase on the train to London the other day.Attendant:Can you describe it, sir?Mr. Hall:Its a small blue case and its got a zip. Theres a label on the handle with my name and address on it.Attendant:Is this case yours?Mr. Hall:No, thats not mine.Attendant:What about this one? This ones got a label.Mr. Hall:Let me see it.Attendant:Whats you name and address? Mr. Hall: David Hall,83, Bridge Street.Attendant:Thats right. D.N.Hall.83.Bridge Street.Attendant:Three pound and fifty pence please.Mr. Hall:Here you are.Attendant:Thank you.Mr. Hall:Hey!Attendant:Whats the matter?Mr. Hall:This case doesnt belong to me! Youve given me the wrong case!Lesson99 Ow!Ted :Ow!Pat:Whats the matter, Ted?Ted: I slipped and fell downstairs.Pat:Have you hurt yourself?Ted:Yes, I have. I think that Ive hurt my back.Pat:Try and stand up. Can you stand up?Here. Let me help you.Ted:Im sorry, Pat. Im afraid that I cant get up.Pat:I think that the doctor had better see you. Ill telephone Dr Carter.Pat: The doctor says that he will come at once. Im sure that you need an X-ray, Ted.Lesson101 A card from JimmyGrandmother:Read Jimmys card to me please, Mary.Mary:“I have just arrived in Scotland and Im staying at a Youth Hostel.”Grandmother:Eh?Mary:He says hes just arrived in Scotland. He says hes staying at a Youth Hostel.You know hes a member of the Y.H.A.Grandmother:The what?Mary:The Y.H.A., mother. The Youth Hostels Association.Grandmother:What else does he say?Mary:“Ill write a letter soon. I hope you are all well.”Grandmother:What? Speak up, Mary. Im afraid I cant hear you.Mary:He says hell write a letter soon. He hopes we are all well. “ Love, Jimmy.”Grandmother:Is that all? He doesnt say very much, does he?Mary:He cant write very much on a card, mother.Lesson103 The Intelligence testHarry:How was the examination, Dick?Dick:Not too bad. I think I passed in English and Mathematics. The questions were very easy. How about you, Harry?Harry:The English and Maths papers werent easy enough for me. I hope I havent failed.Dick:I think I failed the Intelligence Test. I could answer sixteen of the questions. They were very easy. But I couldnt answer the rest. They were too difficult for me.Harry:Intelligence tests are awful, arent they?Dick:I hate them. Im sure Ive got a low I.Q.Harry: Oh, cheer up（振作点）! Perhaps we didnt do too badly. The guy next to me wrote his name at the top of the paper.Dick:Yes?Harry:Then he sat there and looked at it for three hours! He didnt write a word!Lesson105 Hello, Mr. boss.The Boss:Wheres Miss Simpson, Bob? I want her.Bob:Do you want to speak to her, sir?The Boss:Yes, I do. I want her to come to my office. Tell her to come at once.Miss Simpson:Did you want to see me, sir?The Boss:Ah, yes, Miss Simpson. How do you spell “ intelligent”? Can you tell me?Miss Simpson: I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T.The Boss:Thats right. Youve typed it with only one “L”. This letters full of mistakes. I want you to type it again.Miss Simpson: Yes, Ill do that. Im sorry about that.The Boss:And heres a little present for you.Miss Simpson: What is it?The Boss:Its a dictionary. I hope it will help you.Lesson107 Its too smallAssistant:Do you like this dress, madam?Lady:I like the colour very much. Its a lovely dress, but its too small for me.Assistant:What about this one? Its a lovely dress. Its very smart.Short skirts are in fashion now. Would you like to try it?Lady:All right.Lady:Im afraid this green dress is too small for me as well. Its smaller than the blue one.Lady:I dont like the colour either. It doesnt suit me at all. I think the blue dress is prettier.Lady:Could you show me another blue dress?I want a dress like that one, but it must be my size.Assistant:Im afraid I havent got a larger dress. This is the largest dress in the shop.Lesson109 A good ideaBetty:Shall I make some coffee, Jane?Jane:Thats a good idea, Betty.Betty:Its ready. Do you want any milk?Jane:Just a little please.Betty:What about some sugar? Two teaspoonfuls?Jane:No, less than that. One and a half teaspoonfuls please. Thats enough for me.Jane:That was very nice.Betty:Would you like some more?Jane:Yes, please.Jane:Id like a cigarette, too. May I have one?Betty:Of course. I think there are a few in that box.Jane:Im afraid its empty.Betty:What a pity!（真遗憾）Jane:It doesnt matter.Betty:Have a biscuit instead. Eat more and smoke less!Jane:Thats very good advice!Lesson111 The most expensive modelMr. Frith:I like this record-player very much. How much does it cost please?Assistant: Its the most expensive model in the shop. It costs sixty-four pounds.Mrs. Frith:Thats too expensive for us. We cant afford all that money.Assistant:This models less expensive than that one. Its only twenty-eight pounds. But, of course, its not as good as the expensive one. Mr. Frith:I dont like this model.The other models more expensive, but its worth the money.Mr. Frith:Can we buy it on installments?(分期付款)Assistant:Of course. You can pay a deposit（保证金） of ten pounds, and then one pound a week for sixty weeks.Mr. Frith:Do you like it, dear?Mrs. Frith:I certainly do, but I dont like the price. You always want the best, but we cant afford it. Sometimes you think youre a millionaire!Mr. Frith:Millionaires dont buy things on installments !Lesson113 small changeConductor:Fares please!Man:Trafalgar Square please.Conductor:Im sorry, sir. I cant change a pound note. Havent you got any small change?Man:Ive got no small change, Im afraid.Conductor:Ill ask some of the passengers.Conductor:Have you any small change, sir?1st Passenger: Im sorry. Ive got none.2ndPassenger:I havent got any either.Conductor:Can you change this pound note, madam?3rd Passenger:Im afraid I cant.4th Passenger:Neither can I.Conductor:Im very sorry, sir. You must get off the bus.None of our passengers can change this note. Theyre all millionaires!Two Tramps: Except us, conductor.1st Tramp:Ive got some small change.2nd Tramp:So have I.lesson115 Not .Helen:Isnt there anyone at home?Jim:Ill knock again, Helen. Everythings very quiet. Im sure theres no one at home.Helen:But thats impossible