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英语初级听力ListenToThis1答案文本1011.forty2.fifteen3.ahundredandfifteen4.threehundredandeighty5.threethousandfourhundredandeighty6.twentya7.thirtyb8.fourteend021.foureighttwosixthreefour2.seventwoonefiveosix3.sixninesevendoubletwofour4.fivesixfourthreeeighto031.nineteeneighty-two2.nineteeneighty-seven3.nineteenseventy-one

14.fourteenninety-two5.tensixty-six6.eighteenthirty-two041.thefourteenthofJuly2.thesecondofOctober3.thetwenty-thirdofMarch4.Aprilthetenth5.thethirty-firstofJanuary051.thirty-twoHighStreet2.ahundredandfifty-twoPiccadilly3.forty-eightSuttonRoad4.eighteenBristolSquare061.ninethirty2.tenforty-five3.eleventen4.threefifteen

25.sixforty-five071.DoctorSmith2.SaintThomas3.BondStreet4.Mrs.Archer5.EtonAvenue6.EdenSquare081.C-H-E-S-T2.D-I-Z-Z-Y3.F-L-O-W-E-R4.J-O-K-I-N-G5.L-E-M-O-N6.Q-U-I-E-T7.W-A-V-E8.G-R-E-A-T091.Don'tgo.

32.Ican'tsee.3.Itisn'ttrue.4.I'lltellyou.10a.Dr.Blakewasn'tbornuntil1934.b.I'llseeyouatnineforty-five.c.Shedoesn'tliveinOxfordStreet.d.Youweren'twithusonthetwenty-firstofMay.e.I'dliketophoneEastleigh,that'sE-A-S-T-L-E-I-G-H.Sixeighttwodoublefoureight.f.Mrs.Joneshasanappointmentateightam.g.AnortheastwindwillbringraintotheLondonareatomorrow.11Nowlistencarefully.LookatPractice1.Putnumber3inboxA.Putnumber6inboxB.Putnumber7inboxC.Nowaddthenumbers.LookatPractice2.Putnumber8inboxA.Putnumber2inboxC.Putnumber1inboxB.Addthenumbers.LookatPractice3.Putnumber7inboxB.Putnumber2inboxC.Putnumber4inboxA.Addthenumbers.

4121.Doessheworkinasupermarket?2.Doessheworkinabank?3.Doesheworkinachemist?4.Doesheworkinabigshop?5.Doessheworkinahotel?6.Doessheworkinashoeshop?7.Doesheworkinashoeshop?201Myname'sKing.Howdoyouspellthat?K-I-N-G.IliveinHampstead.How'sthatspelt?H-A-M-P-S-T-E-A-D.02Whatdoyoudoforaliving?I'majournalist.Really?Doyoulikeit?

5Yes,Ido.It'sveryinteresting.03Woman:ThisisJohn,Mother.Mother:Howdoyoudo?John:Howdoyoudo?Woman:John'sajournalist.Mother:Areyou?Doyoulikeit?John:Well,it'salright.04Hello,whereareyoufrom?Oh,I'mEnglish.Really?Whichpartdoyoucomefrom?Well,IliveinLondon,butIwasborninManchester.Oh!05CanyouspeakFrench?Alittle.Wheredidyoulearnit?Atschool.

6Canyouspeakanyotherlanguages?I'mafraidnot.3011.shirt2.skirt3.socks4.shirtandtie5.blouseandskirt6.pantsandshirt7.shoesandsocks8.shoes,socksandpants9.pants,shirtandsocks10.skirt,blouseandsweater021.key2.toothbrush3.comb4.keyanddoor5.tableandchair

76.toothbrushandcomb7.bicycleandtire8.comb,toothbrushandkey9.bed,tableandchair031.letter2.show3.something4.read5.cigarettes6.taxi7.bookcase8.none9.magazine10.any11.policeman12.policewoman041.shoes2.shut

83.window4.lamp5.bottle6.refrigerator7.newspaper8.purse9.clothes10.bed11.plate12.stove13.radio14.first15.second16.third17.fourth18.fifth051.talking2.another3.listening4.worrying

95.glasses6.holding7.walking8.pointingto9.lookingat二1011.eighteen2.ninety3.seventeen4.sevenhundredandeight5.seventy-eight6.ahundredandeighty7.fourteen8.seventy-six9.fifty10.sixty-five11.ahundredandtwelve12.twenty-three

1013.forty-fivepercent021.twenty-five2.thirteen3.fifteen4.sixteen5.sixhundredandfifty6.ahundredandeighteen7.fiveandahalf8.fourfivethreedoubleonenine03J-K-X-E-Y-A-I-G-H-V-W-R041.S-A-D2.J-A-M3.F-R-Y4.R-E-D5.B-R-E-N-T

11051.twelvefifteen2.twenty-fivepasttwo3.aquartertofive4.halfpastten5.aquartertonine6.It'sabouttwentypastone.7.It'salmostaquartertotwo.8.It'salmosteleven.9.It'sexactlyfour.10.It'sninethirty.201Robert:Hello,I'mRobert.What'syourname?Sylvia:Myname'sSylvia.Robert:AreyouFrench?Sylvia:No,I'mnot.I'mSwiss.02Ronnie:Wheredoyoucomefrom?Susie:FromSwitzerland.

12Ronnie:Whatdoyoudo?Susie:Iworkinatravelagency.Ronnie:Doyou?Iworkinabank.03Tony:Who'sthatgirloverthere?George:Whichone?Tony:Thetallonewithfairhair.George:That'sLisa.Tony:She'snice,isn'tshe?04Frankwantsanewjacket.HeandSallyseesomeinashopwindow.Frank:Ilikethatbrownone.Sally:They'recheaperintheothershop.Frank:Yes,thesearemoreexpensive,butthey'rebetterquality.Sally:Let'sgoinandlookatsome.05Kurt:Georgina...Georgina:Yes?Kurt:Wouldyouliketocometothecinemathisevening?

13Georgina:Oh,thatwouldbelovely.Kurt:Fine....I'llcallforyouataboutsixo'clock.06PeterandAnneareataparty.Anne:Who'sthatmanoverthere?Peter:That'sTimJohnson.Anne:Whatdoeshedo?Peter:He'sanairlinepilot.Anne:That'saninterestingjob.Peter:Yes,butairlinepilotsspendalotoftimeawayfromhome.Anne:Theyseealotofinterestingp1aces.Peter:Yes,buttheyhavealotofresponsibility.Anne:Well,theyearnagoodsalary,don'tthey?Peter:That'strue.Buttheyhavetoretirewhentheyarequiteyoung.3011.kitchen2.sink3.under4.over

145.beside6.teakettle7.chair8.curtain9.plant10.above11.left12.right021.lyingdown2.reading3.drinking4.milk5.typingletter6.turningon7.water8.turningoff9.light10.making11.eating12.bone

1513.cooking14.someone15.finished031.son2.friend3.wife4.husband041.want2.hungry3.tired4.bedroom5.thirsty6.dinner051.livingroom2.wall3.above

164.behind5.TV6.rug7.floor8.under9.door10.corner11.between061.waitfor2.bus3.sleep4.hot5.cold6.dirty7.look8.happy071.tobeabout2.weather

173.housewife4.garden5.automobile6.mechanic7.show8.outdoors9.winter10.summer11.indoors12.spring13.flowers三1011.seventeen2.seventy3.ahundredandforty-eight4.twothousandandseventy5.threethousandfourhundredandninety-two6.twenty-one

187.thirty-nine8.fourhundredandtwenty-twothousand9.threehundredandsix10.nineteenthousand11.ninetythousand12.twohundredandtwenty-twothousandtwohundredandtwenty-nine13.ahundredandforty-sixthousand14.thirty-eightthousand15.twothousandsixhundredandsixty16.fivehundredandfourthousand17.ahundredandeighty-fivethousandsixhundredandsixty18.twenty-threepercent02(Atelevisionadvertisement)Doyouwantanewdress,acoat,apairofshoes?SeewhatyoucanorderfromyourEasywayCatalogue.NowfillinyourEasywayshoppinglist.Youcanfindwomen'ssweatersonPage4.Youcanfindwomen'sshoesonPage7.Youcanfindmen'ssuitsonPage13.Nowwomen'scoats,Page5.Men'scoats,Page15.Children'scoats,Page55.Men'strousers,Page14.Babyclothes,Page40.Children'sdresses,Page44,Men'ssweaters,Page16.Children'sshoes,Page60.LookattheCatalogue.Youcanfindclothesforallthefamily.Welcometo

19EasywayShopping.We'llsendyouanothercataloguenextmonth.201Joanna:Wheredidyougoyesterday?Frank:IwenttoCroydon.Joanna:Didyougoshopping?Frank:No,Iwentforaninterview.Joanna:Oh,didyougetajob?Frank:Yes,IgotajobasaManagementTrainee.Joanna:Fantastic.02Angela:Howdidyougetoninyourexam?Bob:Ifailed.Angela:Oh,Iamsorry.Whatareyougoingtodonow?Bob:I'mgoingtotakeitagain,ofcourse.Angela:Whenareyougoingtotakeit?Bob:I'mdefinitelynotgoingtotakeituntilnextyear.03Assistant:Goodmorning.

20Tim:Goodmorning.Wouldyouhavealookatthiswatch,please?Itdoesn'tkeepgoodtime.Assistant:Yes,ofcourse.04Gaby:Let'shaveaparty.Edward:Whatagoodidea.Whenshallwehaveit?Gaby:WhataboutSaturdayevening?Edward:Fine,andwhereshallwehaveit?Gaby:Inyourflat.Edward:Oh,youknowwhatmylandlady'slike.Shewon'tletushaveapartythere.Gaby:Let'saskDoris.Perhapswecanhaveitinherflat.05MyhusbandandIdon'tliketheschoolsinourarea.Wedon'tthinktheteachersareverygood,andthechildrendon'tlearnverymuch.Somechildrenattheseschoolscan'tread,it'sterrible.Gototheschoolsandlook:thechildrenfight;someofthemevensmokeanddrink.No,ourchildrencanhaveabettereducationathomewithus.Afterall,wearebothteachers.3

21011.object2.getdark3.music4.grow5.sunshine6.bright7.place8.electricity9.coffee10.evening11.relax12.expensive13.cheap14.repair021.someone2.chase3.brush4.teeth5.throwout

226.sharpen7.homework8.bathroom9.run10.warm11.trash12.gotobed031.more2.below3.ontheleft4.egg5.nexttothelast6.shelf7.pillow8.pairof041.put2.sheet3.lyingdown

234.eye5.using6.smiling7.older8.couch051.family2.father3.mother4.husband5.pairofshorts6.tree7.backyard8.son9.daughter10.sister11.flowers12.sun13.cloud14.children15.call

2416.supper17.time四1011.LosAngelestoChicago:twothousandandfifty-four2.HoustontoMiami:onethousandonehundredandninety3.DetroittoNewYork:sixhundredthirty-seven4.MiamitoLosAngeles:twothousandsixhundredandeighty-seven5.DetroittoHouston:onethousandtwohundredandsixty-five6.NewYorktoLosAngeles:twothousandsevenhundredandeighty-six7.HoustontoNewYork:onethousandsixhundredandeight8.ChicagotoMiami:onethousandthreehundredandtwenty-nine9.DetroittoChicago:twohundredandsixty-six10.ChicagotoHouston:onethousandsixty-seven021.Cairo:fivemillionfourhundredthousand2.London:sixmillionninehundredthousand3.NewYork:sevenmillion

254.Tokyo:eightmillionfivehundredthousand5.SaoPaulo:twelvemillionsixhundredthousand6.Peking:ninemillion7.Bombay:eightmilliontwohundredthousand8.Moscow:eightmillioneleventhousand031.onedime2.onenickelandonepenny3.onequarterandonedime4.twonickels5.twoquartersandapenny6.twodimesandapenny7.twodimesandtwonickels8.twopennies,twonickelsandtwodimes9.onepenny,onenickelandtwodimes10.twoquarters,twonickelsandtwodimes201—Doyoulikemynewshoes?—Oh,yes.Aren'ttheysmart?

26—Thankyou.02—Didyouremembertogetthebread?—Well,IrememberwalkingpasttheBaker'sshop.—Butyouforgottogetthebread.—I'mafraidso.Idon'trememberyoutellingmetogetit.—Well,Icertainlydid.Infact,Iremindedyoutogetitatlunchtime.03—I'verunoutofmoney.—Howmuchmoneydoyouneed?—Oh,abouttenpounds.—Can'tyoumakedowithfivepounds?—No.That'snotenough.04Speaker:Welcometoourconference,ladiesandgentlemen.Canyoutellmewhereyoucomefrom?First,thegirlovertherewiththefairhair.Yourname'sLisa,isn'tit?Lisa:That'sright.I'mLisa.IcomefromGermany.I'mGerman.Speaker:Thankyou,Lisa.Nowthetallmanwiththeblackhair.Isyourname

27Tony?Tony:That'sright.I'mTony.IcomefromItaly.I'mItalian.Speaker:Welcome,Tony.Andnow,thesmallgirlontheleft.What'syourname?Francoise:Francoise.Speaker:Andwheredoyoucomefrom?Francoise:I'mFrench.IcomefromFrance.Speaker:Welcometotheconference,Francoise.Andnowit'stimeforcoffee.Canyoupleasecomebackinhalfanhour?Speaker:Nowthecoffeebreakisover.Wehavepeoplefromtendifferentcountrieshere.Pleasewritetheircountriesandnationalities.YouknowLisaandTonyandFrancoise.1.LisacomesfromGermany.She'sGerman.2.TonycomesfromItaly.He'sItalian.3.FrancoisecomesfromFrance.She'sFrench.4.CarmencomesfromSpain.She'sSpanish.5.HanscomesfromHolland.He'sDutch.6.GeorgecomesfromBrazil,He'sBrazilian.7.IngridcomesfromSweden.She'sSwedish.8.MariacomesfromVenezuela.She'sVenezuelan.9.SkouroscomesfromGreece.He'sGreek.10.AhmadcomesfromEgypt.He'sEgyptian.

283011.dictionary2.tocleanhouse3.cleaninglady4.housewife5.different6.younger7.older8.sheet9.blanket10.easychair021.todrinkwith2.toeatwith3.youngest4.oldest5.busiest6.heaviest7.sharpest

298.totheleft9.totheright031.sell2.icecream3.icecreamcone4.cents5.lady6.park7.bench8.typist9.office10.story11.next041.little2.student3.teacher4.draw5.beautiful

306.adult7.children五1011.anickel2.twonickels3.adime4.twodimes5.aquarter6.twoquarters7.threenickels8.threedimes9.threequarters10.fivedimes11.adimeandanickel12.twopenniesandanickel13.twodimesandanickel14.twodimesandtwonickels15.twopenniesandaquarter

3116.twodimesandtwoquarters17.twonickelsandtwoquarters18.threedimesandtwoquarters19.twonickelsandthreequarters20.adime,anickelandaquarter201Assistant:Goodafternoon.CanIhelpyou?George:Haveyougotanyenvelopes,please?Assistant:Yes,hereyouare.George:Thankyou.Howmuchisthat?Assistant:Fiftypence,please.George:Thankyou.02George:Howmuchisthat?Assistant:Fiftypence,please.Instructor:Georgegivestheassistantapound.Howmuchchangedoesheget?03Georgewantsabottleofaspirins,atubeoftoothpaste,andafilmforhiscamera.

32Hecanbuyallofthemathislocalchemist's.He'stalkingtotheshopassistant.Listen.George:I'dlikeabottleofaspirins,please.Assistant:Alargeoneorasmallone?George:Alargeone,please.Assistant:That'seighty-sevenpence.George:Andatubeoftoothpaste.Alargeone.Assistant:That'sfifty-sixpence.George:Oh,yes.Andafilmforthiscamera.Twentyexposures.Assistant:Hmmmm.Twentyexposures.That'sonepoundseventy-two.George:Right.Hereyouare.Fivepounds.Thankyouverymuch.Assistant:Don'tforgetyourchange,sir.04—WhatkindofmoneydoyouhaveinEngland?—Oh,wehavepoundsandpennies.—Whatcoinsdoyouhave?—Thefifty-pence'sthebiggest,andthehalfpennyisthesmallest.—Really?InAmerica,thebiggestisthefifty-cents,andthesmallestisthecent.Whendoyoustartschool?—Five.—Really?Howinteresting!Whatsportsarepopular?

33—Well,lotsofpeopleplaytennisandfootball.3011.Something'scookingonthestove.2.Something'schasingacat.3.Someone'sbrushinghisteeth.4.Someone'sthrowingoutsomething.5.Someone'swatchingadogandacat.6.Someone'ssharpeningapencil.7.Someone'sshuttingadoor.8.Someone'scleaningherhouse.9.Someone'scookingsomefood.10.Someone'sopeningawindow.11.Someonewantstodohishomework.12.Someone'slookingoutofawindow.13.Someone'swearingglasses.14.Thestove'shot.15.Twopeopleareoutside.16.Someone'sinthebathroom.17.Thedoor'sclosing.18.Thecat'srunningfast.

3419.Someone'sinthekitchen.20.Someone'stoowarmandisopeningawindow.21.Someone'stoocoldandisdoingsomething.22.Someone'sthrowingoutthetrash.23.Amaniswatchingsomeonewho'soutsidethehouse.24.Wedon'twanttheseanimalsinthehouse.25.Someonewantscleanteeth.26.Someonewantsacleanhouse.27.Someonewantsasharppencil.28.Someonewantshotfood.29.Someone'ssittingdownoutdoors.30.Someone'sbrushinghisteethbeforegoingtobed.六101—Hello,Iwantacab.—OK.Whataddressisit?—1120East32ndStreet.—Right.Thecabwillbethereinafewminutes.

3502—What'syourjob?—I'manaccountant.—Oh!Doyouenjoyit?—No.Idon'treallylikeit.It'sboring.03—Wheredoyoucomefrom?—Indonesia.—Oh!Whichpart?—Jakarta.—Really?04—CanyouspeakGerman?—Yes,Ican.Ispeakitverywell.—Wheredidyoulearnit?—IlivedinGermanywhenIwasachild.—Whatelsecanyouspeak?—Well,IknowalittleItalian.05

36—Ithinkabusinessmanshouldbegood-looking.—No,Idon'tagree.06—Wouldyoulikeadrink?—No,thankyou.Idon'tdrink.—Areyousure?—Yes.I'mquitesure.Thankyouverymuch.—Whataboutasoftdrinkthen?—Oh,alright.Lemonadewouldbefine.07—Thankyouverymuchforthemeal.—Notatall.I'mgladyoucouldcome.—Youmustcomeandhaveamealwithmesometime.—Yes.Thatwouldbenice.08—HaveyouheardaboutthePrimeMinister?—No.—She'sgonetoChina!—Really!

3709—Howdoyouspellinteresting?—I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T-I-N-G.—Thankyouverymuch.10—Wouldyoumindpassingthesalt,please?—Certainly.201TimtalkedtoHarryaboutthelecture.Harry:Whatdidyouthinkofthelecture?Tim:Ithoughtitwasveryinteresting.Harry:Didyoureally?Tim:Yes,didn'tyou?Harry:Certainlynot.Ithoughthetalkedalotofrubbish.Tim:Soyouthinkyouknowmorethanhedoes.Harry:Well,takecoalforinstance.Tim:Whataboutit?Harry:Coalwon'tbecomeimportantagain.

38Tim:Whynot?Harry:It'stoodirty.Theywon'tbeabletofindpeopletoworkdowncoalminesinthefuture.Tim:They'llinventnewkindsofmachinery.Harry:Nonsense.Theonlysortofpowerthey'lluseinthefutureisatomicpower.02reporterfromalocalnewspaperisinterviewingsomestudentsonthesubjectofstudentsandmoney.Reporter:Excuseme.Areyouastudent?Student1:Yes,Iam.Reporter:Forgivemyaskingyou,butdoyouhavetotakeapart-timejobintheho1idays?Student1:Notreally.MyparentsarefairlywelloffsoIgetanallowancefrommyfather.Reporter:You'relucky,aren'tyou?Student1:Isupposeso.Reporter:Whataboutyou?Areyourparentswealthy?Student2:No,certainlynot.Reporter:Doyouworkduringtheholidays?Student2:Well,lastChristmasIdidtwoweeksastemporarypostman,thenin

39thesummerIspentfourweeksfruitpicking,andIdoabitofbaby-sitting,soImanage.Reporter:Thankyou.301MynameisRobert.IameighteenyearsoldandIamFrench.Iamnotmarried.Sylviaissmallandfair.Sheisseventeenandsheisastudent.02ThetallboywithfairhairiseighteenyearsoldandhecomesfromSweden.Heworksinarecordshop.Thesmallboywithdarkhairisseventeen.HeisSpanish,buthedoesnotliveinSpain.HelivesinFrance.Heworksinahotel.七101—Ithinkadoctorshouldbeafriendlyperson.—Yes.Iagree.02

40—Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?—Justcoffee,please.—Areyousure?—Quitecertain.Thankyou.03—WhatareyoudoinginNewYork?—I'mwritingastoryforYESmagazine.—Isee.04—WhatareyoudoinginCairo?—I'mvisitingmyparents.—Really!05—WhyareyouvisitingHongKong?—I'mjustonholiday.06—WhyareyouinLondon?—I'mhereonbusiness.

41—Oh.07—Thanksalotforputtingmeup.—That'sOK.—Docomeandseemewhenyou'reinNewYork.—Sure.That'llbegreat.08—Haveyouheardthenews?—No.—There'sbeenaterribleaircrash.—Ohdear!Wherewasit?—AtowncalledBanford.09—Excuseme,howdoyousaythatword,C-U-S-T-O-M-S?—Customs.—Isee.Thankyou.10—Wouldyoulikesomemorepotatoes?

42—I'msorryIcan'tmanageanymore.Thankyou.201Male:Pubs?Youmusthavegoodpeople.Ifthepeoplearegood,thepubwillbegood.Male:Youmusthaveagoodlandlord,andpeoplewithasenseofhumorbehindthebar.Ifthelandlordisbad,thepubwillbebad.Female:Iloveoldpubs.Ifit'soneofthosemodernplaces,Iwon'tgoin.Male:Andagoodpubmusthavegoodbeer.Ifthebeer'snogood,peoplewilllookforanotherplace.Female:Iwon'tgoifthereisn'tagarden.Ihavechildren,andifthepubdoesn'thaveagardenorfamilyroom,wecan'tgoin.02Mygrandfatherusedtohaveabeautifulgoldpocketwatch.Heworeitonafinegoldchainacrossthefrontofhiswaistcoat,andwhenIwassmallhepromisedtoleaveittomeinhiswill."WhenI'mgone,"hesaid,"thisisgoingtobeyours."Unfortunatelythatwillneverhappennow.Aboutthreemonthsago,mygrandfathercameuptoLondontovisitus.ThefirstSundaymorningafterhearrived,myyoungestsonsaidhewantedtogotothepark.

43"We'lldobetterthanthat,"saidmygrandfather,"we'llgoandfeedthepigeonsinTrafalgarSquare."Soofftheywent.Theygothomeabouttea-timeandmygrandfatherwaslookingveryupset."Mywatch,"hesaid,"it'sgone.Someonemusthavestolenitwhilewewerefeedingthepigeons."301MynameisDaniel.IamFrench.Iliveinasmalltown.Iworkinahotel,butIdonotliveinthehotel.Ilivewithmyparents.Myhomeisnearthehotel,soIwalktoworkeveryday.02Thereissomesugar,thereissomecoffeeandthereisalotoftea,butthereisnotmuchjam.Therearesometomatoes,buttherearenotanyeggsorbiscuitsandthereisnotmuchmilk.Sowewantjam,eggs,biscuitsandmilk.八101Jurg:Mrs.Scott...

44Mrs.Scott:Yes?Jurg:I'mafraidI'vehadanaccident.Mrs.Scott:Oh,dear,what'shappened?Jurg:I'vespiltmycoffee.Mrs.Scott:Nevermind.Here'sacloth.02Klausisusingthelaunderetteforthefirsttime.Klaus:Excuseme,doyouknowhowthisworks?Housewife:Yes.Putthewashinginside...shutthedoor...themoneygoesinhere,thenwhenthemachinestartsyouhavetoputthesoappowderinthroughhere.Klaus:Isthatall?Housewife:Yes,youdon'thavetodoanythingelseuntilthemachinestops.Klaus:Thankyou.03Terry:Frank'sgettingmarried.James:Ishereally?Terry:Yesheis.James:Idon'tbelieveit.Terry:It'strue.

45James:Who'shemarrying?Terry:AgirlhemetonholidayinSpain,Ithink.James:Goodheavens...wherearetheygoingtolive?201A:Doyouloveme?B:I'mveryfondofyou.A:Yes,butdoyouloveme?B:Uh...Youmeanalottome.A:Whywon'tyouanswermyquestion?B:Whatquestion?A:Doyouloveme?Comeon!Iwanttoknow.B:Icareforyouverydeeply.Youknowthat.A:Thatisn'tthesamething!B:Whatkindofanswerdoyouexpect?A:Thetruth!Iwantthetruth!B:HowcanIpossiblyanswersuchaquestion?02DoyourememberSallyGreen,theswimmingstar?ShewasthegirlwhobrokealltherecordsatthelastOlympics.Whereisshenow?Lastweekourreporter,

46TomParker,wenttoseeSallyinherCalifornianhome.Tom:Isittruethatyoudon'tswimatallnow?Sally:I'mafraidso.I'mtooold.Tom:Butyouareonlytwenty!Sally:That'stoooldforaswimmer.IfIswaminaninternationalcompetitionnow,Iwouldn'twin.SoI'drathernotswimatall.Tom:Butdon'tyouenjoyswimming?Sally:Iusedto,whenIwassmall.Butifyouenterforbigcompetitionsyouhavetoworkveryhard.Iusedtogetupat6amtogotothepool.Ihadtotrainbeforeschool,afterschoolandatweekends.Iswamthirty-fivemileseveryweek!Tom:Butyouwerefamousatfifteen.Andlookatallthosecups.Sally:Wouldyouliketopolishthem?It'struethatIhavesomewonderfulmemories.Ienjoyedvisitingothercountries,andtheOlympicswereveryexciting.ButImissedmoreimportantthings.Whileothergirlsweregrowingup,Iwasswimming.WhatcanIdonow?301Thereisasmallshopattheendofourroad.IbuymynewspaperthereeverySunday.ThisistheonlyshopthatisopenonaSunday,soitisalwaysverybusy.Theysellmilk,eggs,biscuits,teaandcoffee.Youcangetaspirins,toothpasteor

47awritingpadthere.Itisanicelittleshop.02ThiseveningIamgoingtothecinema.IsometimesgowithBeatriz,butthiseveningIamgoingalone.Beatrizisnice,butshetalksalotandwhenIgotothecinemaIliketowatchthefilm.ThefilmIamgoingtoisanoldone,butitisverygood.ItisaHitchcockfilm.九101Sophie:Here'ssomecoffee.George:Oh,fantastic...er...isthereanysugar?Sophie:Sugar...yes,ofcourse...hereyouare.George:Thanks...er...Sophie:What'sthematternow?These:Er...arethereanychocolatebiscuits?Sophie:No,therearen't.George:Oh...02

48Kathy:Wheredoyoulive?David:NearVictoriaStation.Kathy:Inaflatorahouse?David:Inaflat.Housesareterriblyexpensive.Kathy:What'syourflatlike?David:It'ssmallandthebuildingisold,butit'scomfortable.It'sverynearmyoffice.03Christine:Whendidyoubuythatnewnecklace?Libby:Ididn'tbuyit.Itwasapresent.Christine:Oh,whogaveittoyou?Libby:Afriend.Christine:AnybodyIknow?Libby:Don'tasksomanyquestions.04TomandAnnasawafilmyesterday.Tom:Itwasexciting,wasn'tit?Anna:Yes,itwas.Tom:CharlesBronsonwasgood,wasn'the?Anna:Yes,healwaysis.

49Tom:Ithoughtthegirlwasgoodtoo.Anna:Didyou?201Eustace:Whatareyoudoing?Luanda:I'mpacking.Eustace:Why?Luanda:BecauseI'mleaving.Eustace:You'renot.Lucinda:Yes,Iam.I'mcatchingthefirsttraintomorrow.Instance:But,I...Luanda:...andI'mnotcomingback.Eustace:Oh,oh...whereareyougoing?Lucinda:To...to...Hawaii.Eustace:Ohdarling.02Phillip:Excuseme,Mr.Jones.Canyouhelpme?Mr.Jones:Ofcourse.What'stheproblem?Pall:Well,IhavetowearanoverallbutIcan'tfindone.Mr.Jones:That'seasy.Whydon'tyoulookinthecupboardbesidesthe

50washbasin?You'llfindonethere.03(soundofphoneringing)Jean:7824145.JeanWilliamsonspeaking.Tom:Oh,it'syou,Jean.SorryIhadtorushoffthismorning.Howaretheboys?Jean:I'mtakingthemtothedoctorattwelveo'clock,butI'msurethey'regoingtobeallright.Tom:That'sgood.Whataboutyou?Jean:Oh,I'mfinenow.I'mgoingtobakeabirthdaycakefortomorrow.And...I'vegotacameraforPeterandsomerecordsforPaul.Tom:Youspoilthem.I'mgoingtoopenasavingsaccountforthem.Theyneedtolearnhowtosavemoney.301Mygrandfatherliveswithus.HeisseventyyearsoldandIliketalkingtohim.EverydayIgoforawalkwithhiminthepark.Mygrandfatherhasadog.Thedog'snameisNelson.Nelsonisoldandhehasveryshortlegsandbadeyes.Butmygrandfatherlikeshimverymuch.02

51IhaveasmallblackandwhitetelevisionandIcangetagoodpicture.Butmybrotherhasgotacolortelevision.Itisbigger,heavierandmorecomplicatedthanmine.MybrothergetsabetterpictureonhistelevisionthanIdoonmine.SowhenthereissomethingverygoodonTV,Iusuallygoandseemybrother.十101Instructor:Listentothesepeople.Theyarealltakingthingstoberepaired.Ofcourse,theywanttoknowhowmuchitwillcostandhowlongitwilltake.Listentotheirquestionsandwritetheanswersyouhear.Hereisanexample.Woman:Howmuchwillitcosttorepairthistypewriter?MaleAssistant:Aboutapound.Woman:That'snotbad.Buthowlongwillittake?MaleAssistant:Onlyaboutaweek.Instructor:Lookattheanswerstheassistantgiveshiscustomer.Thefirstansweris'aboutapound.'Thesecondansweris'aboutaweek.'Nowlistentothesedialoguesandwritethemissingwordsinyourbook.

52DialogueA:Man:Canyougivemeanestimatetorepairthisbicycle?FemaleAssistant:Ithinkit'llcostabouttwelveorthirteenpounds.Man:Andhowlongwillittake?FemaleAssistant:Afortnight,moreorless.DialogueB:Woman:Wouldyouhavealookatthistelevisionset,please?FemaleAssistant:Yes,ofcourse.Hmmm.Howlonghaveyouhadit?Woman:Abouteightyears.Canyoutellmehowmuchit'llcosttorepairit?FemaleAssistant:Well,theset'sveryold.It'llcostaboutfiftypounds.It'scheapertobuyanewone.DialogueC:Man:Howmuchdoyouthinkit'llcosttorepairthistypewriter?FemaleAssistant:Letmesee.It'sa1960model.Abouttwentypounds,I'mafraid.Man:That'sratheralot.Andhowlongwillittake?FemaleAssistant:Aboutamonth.Man:Thankyou.I'dliketothinkaboutit.Instructor:Listenagaintothecustomerfromthetypewritershop.Hethinks

53twentypoundsisratheralotbutheneedsatypewriter...Thenheremembershisfriend,Tony.Tonyhasseveraltypewriters.Bob,thecustomer,hasanidea.Hemeetshisfriends,Tony.Listentotheirconversation.DialogueD:Tony:Hello,Bob.What'sthatheavyparcelyou'recarrying?Bob:It'smyoldtypewriter.I'vejustbeentotheshop.Theassistantsaysit'llcostabouttwentypoundstorepair.Tony:That'sratheralot.Whatareyougoingtodo?Bob:Well,you'vegotseveraltypewriters.Couldyoulendmeone?Tony:I'llhavetothinkaboutit.201Instructor:FrankandPeterwantnewbicycles.Petrolisveryexpensivesotheybothwanttocycletowork.Theyarelookingatadvertisements.Frank:WhataboutthisCurzonbike.It'sverycheap.Onlyeightypounds.Peter:Yes,buttheAndersonbikeisevencheaper.It'ssixty-fivepounds.Frank:Hmmm.HowoldistheAndersonone?Peter:It'sa1977model.Frankie:TheCurzonisa1979model.It'snewer.

54Instructor:FrankandPeterarestilllookingatadvertisements.Theycan'tdecidewhichbiketobuy.Peter:TheAndersonbikelooksverycomfortable.Frank:Yes,buttheCurzonlooksbigger.Pedro:Idon'twantabigbike.Iwantacomfortableone.Frank:Allright.TheAndersonbikeisgood.ButtheCurzonisBetter.02Instructor:DoyourememberRegine?Wheredoesshecomefrom?Isshemarried?Wheredoesshework?ListentoReginespeaking.Regine:MynameisRegine.I'mGerman.Iliveinasmalltown.I'mnotmarried.Iliveathomewithmymotherandfather,mysisterHeidiandmybrotherRolf.Iworkinadepartmentstore.Isellwritingpaper,envelopes,ballpens,pencilsandcoloredpostcards.Iwalktoworkeverymorning.Idon'tworkonSaturdayafternoonorSundayandIhaveathree-weekholidayinthesummer.Instructor:Reginewasseventeenthen.Nowshe'stwenty-two.Herlifeisverydifferent.Listentothistelevisioninterview.Interviewer:Regine,atseventeenyouworkedinabigshop.Nowyouarethemanagerandyouareonlytwenty-two.Fromseventeentotwenty-two.Fiveyearstosuccess.Canyoutellus?Thesecretofyoursuccess?Regine:The'secret',asyoucallit,iswork.WhenIwasseventeen,Ilivedat

55home.Iwalkedtotheshopeverymorning.IsavedmymoneyandIwenttoeveningclasses.IworkedinagooddepartmentandIsoldsomuchthatIgotagoodcommission.Ireallywantedtobeasuccess.NowI'mthemanager.Interviewer:Congratulations,Regine.Butpleasetellus...doyoulikeyourjob?Areyouhappier?Regine:Youareaskingmetwoquestions.Thefirstansweris'yes'andthesecondanswerisdefinitely'no'.301Goodafternoon,mynameisSchwartz.ThatisS-C-H-W-A-R-T-ZandIcomefromNewYork.MywifeandIwouldlikeadoubleroomwithashower.Ihaveourpassportshere.Wearehopingtostayforaboutaweek.Ihaveaquestion.DoyouknowwhereIcangettwoticketsfortheperformanceatthetheatretonight?02OnmyfirstdayinLondonIfelthungry,soIwentintoarestaurantandsatdownatatable.Iwaitedfortenminutes,butnobodycametoserveme.ThenIsawthattherewerenowaiters.Thecustomersstoodinaqueueandgottheirfoodthemselves.Thatwasmyfirstexperienceofaself-servicerestaurant.

56十一101—IsthatMr.Smith'sson?—No,itisn't.It'sMr.Morgan'sson.—IsheIrish?—No,heisn't.HeisWelsh.02—Whereareyourparentsnow?—TheyareinZagreb.—IsthatinAustria?—No.It'sinYugoslavia.03—Whoisthegirlbythedoor?—It'sJoneSmith.—Issheanurse?—No.She'salibrarian.04

57—Myhatandcoat,please.Hereismyticket.—Thankyou,sir.Heretheyare.—Thesenotmine.TheyareMr.West's.—I'msorry,sir.Aretheseyours?—Yes,theyare.Thankyou.05—Whosehandbagisthat?—Whichone?—Thebigleatherone.—Oh,that'sMissClark's.06—Whatareyoulookingat?—I'mlookingatsomestamps.—Aretheyinteresting?—Yes.Theyareveryrareones.07—Where'sMissGreenatthemoment?—Inheroffice.—What'sshedoingthere?

58—She'styping,Ithink.08—Arethereanypencilsinthedrawer?—No,I'msorry.Therearen'tany.—Arethereanyball-pointpensthen.—Yes.Therearelotsofball-points.09—Ineedsomeoil,please.—Howmuchdoyouneed,sir?—Threepounds,please.—Thankyou,sir.10—Isthereanyshampoointhecupboard?—No,I'msorry.Thereisn'tany.—Isthereanysoap,then?—Yes.Thereisawholepackofsoap.11—WheredoesMissSuecomefrom?

59—ShecomesfromTokyo.—Whatlanguagedoesshespeak,then?—ShespeaksJapanese.12—WhatdoesMissJenkinsdo?—Sheisanurse.—Wheredoesshework?—AttheWestminsterHospital.13—Doyoulikeyourmanager?—Yes.Heisniceandkind.Isyourskind,too?—No.Mineisratherabrute.—Oh,I'msorryaboutthat.14—Isanyoneattendingtoyou,sir?—No.Ishouldliketoseesomedressinggowns.—Whatsortareyoulookingfor,sir?—Ifancyared,silkone.

60201Instructor:HenrywantsticketsforRomeoandJulietsohetriestotelephonetheboxofoffice.Firsthehears:(wrongnumbertone).Hehasdialedthewrongnumber.Thenhetriesagain.(busytone)Henryisfedupbuthemustgetsometickets.Hetriesagainandfinally,hegetsthrough.(soundofphoneringing,receiverpickedup)Clerk:CambridgeTheatre.BoxOffice.Henry:HaveyougotanyticketsforRomeoandJulietforthisSaturdayevening?'Clerk:Whichperformance?5pmor8:30pm?Henry:8:30pmplease.Clerk:Sorry,thatperformanceissoldout.Henry:Well,haveyougotanyticketsforthe5pmperformance?Clerk:Yes,wehaveticketsat4.50pounds,5.50poundsand6pounds.Henry:I'dliketoreservetwoseatsat4.50pounds,please.Clerk:Right.That'stwoticketsat4.50pounds.Saturday,5pmperformance.What'sthenameplease?Henry:Bishop.HenryBishop.Clerk:Thankyou.You'llcollecttheticketsbefore3pmonSaturday,won'tyou?Henry:Yes,ofcourse.Thankyou.Goodbye.

6102Clara:Thatnumberhasbeenengagedforages.Nobodycanbethatpopular.Iwonderifhernumberhasbeenchanged.IthinkI'lltryagain.(Soundofdialingandringingtone.)Sue:3346791.Clara:Isthatyou,Sue?Sue:Who'scalling?C1ara:ThisisClara.ClaraFerguson.Don'tyourememberme?Sue:Clara!OfcourseIrememberyou.Howareyou?Ihaven'theardfromyouforatleasttwoyears.Whatareyoudoing?Clara:Nothingveryexciting.That'sonereasonI'mringing.Ineedsomeadvice.Sue:Advice.Hmm.That'sagoodone.I'vejustbeensacked.Clara:Therearethepips.Hangon,Sue.Clara:Whatdoyoumean...you'vejustbeensacked?Sue,you'rethemostsuccessfulwomanIknow.Sue:That'sprobablywhyI'vebeensacked.Butlet'stalkaboutyou.Yousaidyouneededsomeadvice.Clara:Icertainlydo.Iwantedtoaskyouaboutinterviews.Haveyouhadalotofthem?Sue:Yes,Ihave.Toomany.Clara:So,couldyoutellmethesortofquestionsyou'reusuallyasked?Sue:Letmethink.Thefirsttenquestionsarealmostalwaysthesame.Icall

62themthe'whys','hows'and'wheres'.(Soundofpips.)Clara:Notagain.Don'tgoaway,Sue.I'vegotonemorecoin.Clara:Areyouthere,Sue?Sue:Yes,I'mstillhere.Clara:Sorry,Ididn'tunderstandwhatyouweretellingme.Couldyourepeatit?Sue:It'sveryboring,buthereyouare:I'malwaysasked:WhyIwanttoleavemypresentjob?WhyIaminterestedinthenewjob?HowIintendtogettowork?HowlongIintendtostayinthejob?WhereIlive?WhereIwenttoschool?HowmuchI'mpaidinmypresentjob?HowmuchIexpecttobepaidinthenewjob?Ohyes.I'malwaysaskedifI'mmarried.(Soundofpips.)Clara:That'sit,Sue.Nomorecoins.I'llwritetoyousoon...andmanythanks.301

63IamnotgoingoutwithGeorgeagain.Lastweekheinvitedmetogotoafootballmatch.Idonotlikefootball,soitwassillyofmetosayyes.Wedidnothaveseats,sowehadtostandfortwohoursintherain.IwascoldandwetandIcouldnotseeathing.SoIaskedGeorgetotakemehome.Hegotveryangryandsaidsomeveryunpleasantthings.02Lastweekthesunshoneanditgotquitehot.Idecidedtoputonmylightgreysummertrousers.ButIgotashock.Icouldnotputthemon.Theyweretoosmall.Itispossiblethattheygotsmallerduringthewinter,butIdonotthinkso.IamafraidIgotbigger.SoIamgoingtoeatlessandIamgoingtotakemoreexercise.Iamdefinitelygoingtolosesomeweight.十二101—IsthatMrs.Brown?—No,itisn't.It'sMrs.Bright.—IssheEnglish?—No,sheisn't.SheisAmerican.

6402—WhereisSusannow?—SheisinGlasgow.—IsGlasgowinEngland?—No.It'sinScotland.03—Whoisthemanoverthere?—It'sMr.Watson.—Isheateacher?—No.Heisadoctor.04—Mybag,please.Hereismyticket.—Thankyou,Madam.Here'syourbag.—Thisisnotmybag.It'sMrs.Brown's.—I'msorry,Madam.Isthisyours?—Yes,itis.Thankyou.05—Excuseme.Isthisyourbook?—No.It'snotmine.

65—Whosebookisit,then?—It'sPedro's,Ithink.06—Whosebicycleisthat?—Whichone?—Theoldgreenone.—Oh,that'sRobert's.07—Whatareyoulookingat?—I'mlookingataphotograph.—Isitinteresting?—Yes,it'sapictureofmygirlfriend.08—Arethereanyorangesinthekitchen?—No,I'msorry.Therearen'tany.—Arethereanybananas,then?—Yes.Thereareplentyofbananas.09

66—Iwantsomebutter,please.—Howmuchdoyouwant,Madam?—Halfapound,please.—Thankyou,Madam.10—Isthereanycreamintherefrigerator?—No.Thereisn'tany,I'mafraid.—Isthereanymilk,then?—Yes,thereisplentyofmilk.11—WheredoesPedrocomefrom?—HecomesfromMexicoCity.—Whatlanguagedoeshespeak,then?—HespeaksSpanish.12—Whatdoesyourfrienddo?—Heisabankclerk.—Wheredoeshework?—AttheMiddlelandBankinBirmingham.

6713—Doyoulikeyourapple?—Yes.It'sniceandsweet.Isyourssweet,too?—No.Mineisrathersour.—Oh,I'msorryaboutthat.14—CanIhelpyou,Madam?—Yes.Iwanttoseesomecardigans.—Whatsizedoyoutake,Madam?—Aboutfourteeninches,Ithink.2011.IreallyneedsomenewcurtainsbutI'mafraidIcan'tsew.2.MyproblemisthatIcan'tfindajob.Managersalwayssaymyhairistoolong.3.IdolovelisteningtotheradiobutI'mafraidmyradioisn'tworking.4.Justlookattheseshoes.Theycostforty-fivepoundslastyearandtheyhaveholesinthemnow.5.Doyouknowanythingaboutcars?Mycarisusingtoomuchpetrol.

6802JohnHaslamistalkingabouthisgarden.Youknow,Idon'treallylikethecountry.It'stooquiet.There'snotenoughmovement,notenoughaction,notenoughtodo.ButI'mlikemostotherpeople:Ineedsomepeaceandquietsometimes,andthislittlegardenismypeaceandquiet.It'sbigenoughforme.DuringthesummerImayspendthreeorfourhoursouthere.ButeveninthewinterImaycomeouthereforanhourortwoattheweekends,iftheweather'sgood.It'sagoodplacetositwithmytypewriter.Andit'sagoodplacetositwithabookandadrink.Anddoyouknowsomething?IspendasmuchtimeoutofthehousenowasIdidwhenIlivedinthecountry.Funny,isn'tit?03(Soundofradioplaying.Telephonerings.)Betty:Listen,Mum.Thephone'sringing.CanIanswerit?Julie:Yes,ofcourse.Butpleaseanswercorrectly.(Receiverbeingpickedup.)Betty:(excited)Hello.ThisisBetty.MaleVoice;(confusedpause)Uh...goodevening.Isthat789-6double43?Betty:Yes,itis.Wouldyouliketotalktomymother?MaleVoice:Well...I'dliketotalktoMrs.Henderson...

69Betty:Justamoment.I'lltellher.Julie:Mrs.Hendersonspeaking.Who'scallingplease?MaleVoice:ThisisBrianMurphy,Mrs.Henderson.I'myournewneighbor.Imovedinyesterday.Julie:Oh,goodevening,Mr.Murphy.WelcometoOakLane.Canwegiveyouanyhelp?MaleVoice:Sorrytobotheryou,Mrs.Henderson,butI'dliketoaskyousomequestions.Julie:I'mnevertoobusytohelpaneighbor,Mr.Murphy.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?MaleVoice:Well,first,couldyoutellmewhattimethemilkmancalls?Andwhichdaydothedustmencome?Who'sthemostdependablenewsagent?(pause)Oh,yes...whereisthenearestpolicestation?Julie:Mygoodness,Mr.Murphy.Youhavegotalotofquestions.Look,Ihaveanidea.Whydon'tyoucometoteatomorrowafternoon?Thenwecanmeetyouandanswerallyourquestions.MaleVoice:That'sverykindofyou,Mrs.Henderson.WhattimeshallIcome?Julie:Anytimeafter3o'clock.Welookforwardtomeetingyou.Goodbye.MaleVoice:Goodbye,Mrs.Henderson.(Receiverbeingreplaced.)3

7001Everythingchanges.Oncealotofpeoplewenttothecinematoseesilentfilms.Thenwhentalkingpicturesstartednobodywantedtoseesilentfilmsanymore.Butpeoplestillwenttothecinemaandeverybodyknewthenamesofallthegreatfilmstars.Nowwehavetelevision.Peoplesitathomenightafternightwatchingtheirfavoriteprograms.Butwhatisgoingtohappentothecinema?02DearMr.Scott,Thankyouforyourletterof15thJanuary.Yousaythatyoutelephonedourofficefivetimesintwodaysanddidnotreceiveareply.Iamsorryaboutthis,butwehavehadproblemswithourtelephone.Yourssincerely,D.Renton十三1

7101—Herecomesmysecretary.Sheisanextremelygood-lookingyoungwoman,don'tyouthink?—Yes,butsheisn'tverygoodatherwork.—Perhapsyouareright.ButIlikeherallthesame.02—I'mgoingtobuyanewcarpet.—Butyoucan'tdothat.—Whycan'tI?—Wehaven'tgotenoughmoney.03—Whatareyougoingtodothisafternoon?—I'mgoingtoweedthegarden.—Areyougoingtoweedthegardentomorrowafternoon,too?—No.I'mgoingtopaintthefrontdoor.04—I'mgoingtositonthischair.—Butyoumustn't.—Whynot?

72—Becauseit'sbroken.05—Doyoulikeroastchicken?—Yes.Iloveit.Thankyou.—Doyoupreferbrownmeatorwhitemeat?—Ireallydon'tmind.Thankyou.06—DidyoubuyanythingwhenyouwenttoParis?—Yes.Iboughtabriefcase.—What'sitlike?—It'salarge,leatherone.07—Didyoutakeabustothemeetingplace?—No.IwentinRichard'scar.—DidSusangoinRichard'scar,too?—No.Shetookataxi.08—Excuseme,sir,isthisyourcigarettelighter?

73—Ibegyourpardon?—Isaid"Isthisyourcigarettelighter".—Oh,yes,itis.Thankyousomuch.—Notatall.It'sapleasure.09—Areyouengaged,Margaret?—OfcourseI'mnot.Whydoyouask,Nicholett?—IonlywantedtopracticemyEnglish.—Oh,Isee.Youwanttomakeuseofme.10—Goodevening,andhowhaveyouspenttheday?—Iservicedandcleanedthecartilllunchtime.—Andwhatdidyoudoafterlunch?—Itookthefamilyintothecountryforapicnic.11—Hello,Tony,wherehaveyoubeen?—Swimming.—Whodidyougowith?—IwentwithMarkandElizabeth.

7412—Hello,whyhaven'tyoulityourcigar?—Ihaven'tbroughtmylighter.—Iwouldlendyoumine,ifyoulike.—Thankyou.That'sverykindofyou.13—Goodevening.CanIhelpyou?—Yes.Ihaveinjuredmyankle.—Whathappened?—Ifelloffaladderlastnight.14—Whatarethosetraysmadeof?—Theyaremadeofplastic.—Aretraysalwaysmadeofplastic?—No.Theyaresometimesmadeofwoodormetal.15—What'swrong?—I'mverythirsty.

75—Whynotbuyacupofcoffee,then?—Yes.That'sagoodidea.Iwill.16—Excuseme.Butisithalfpastfouryet?—I'msorry,butIhaven'tgotawatch.Trythemanwiththewalkingstick.Hehasone.—Thankyou.Iwill.201Listentothesepeopletalkingaboutthingstheylike,thingstheydon'tlikeandthingstheysometimeslike.KurtistalkingtoGeorgina.Male:Doyoulikechocolates?Female:Itdepends.Instructor:Hereisthequestion:Doesshelikechocolates?"Sometimes"isthecorrectanswer.Nowlistentothenextexampleanddothesame.Male:Wouldyoulikeachocolate?Female:Notatthemoment.Thanks.

76Instructor:Hereisthequestion:Doesshelikechocolates?"Don'tknow"isthecorrectanswer.Herearemoreconversations.(a)Female:Doyoulikepopmusic?Male:Itdepends.Instructor:Doeshelikepopmusic?(b)Male:Wouldyouliketocometoaconcerttonight?Female:Sorry.I'mafraidIcan't.Instructor:Doesshelikepopconcerts?(c)Male:Doyoulikegoodcoffee?Female:Mmmm.It'sdelicious.Instructor:Doesshelikegoodcoffee?(d)Female:DoyoulikeEnglishfood?Male:Notallofit.Instructor:DoeshelikeEnglishfood?(e)Male:Wouldyoulikeacupoftea?

77Female:I'dratherhaveacooldrink,please.Instructor:Doessheliketea?(f)Female:Wouldyoulikeanicecream?Male:Well...Inevereaticecream.Instructor:Doeshelikeicecream?(g)Male:Wouldyouliketocometoafootballmatchtomorrow?Female:Footballmatchesareusuallyawful.Instructor:Doesshelikefootballmatches?(h)Male:Wouldyouliketocometothecinemathisevening?Female:Thatwouldbelovely.Instructor:Doesshelikethecinema?02BobandAngelaarewindow-shopping.Theshopisclosed,buttheyaretalkingaboutthesalesnextweek.Theyareplanningtobuyalotofthings.Bob:Lookatthat,Angela.True-Valuearegoingtosellhi-fi'sfor72.64pounds.I'mgoingtobuyone.Wecansaveatleasttwentypounds.Angela:Yes,andlookatthewashingmachines.They'regoingtosellsomewashingmachinesfor98.95pounds.Sowecansavetwenty-twopounds.A

78washingmachineismoreimportantthanahi-fi.Bob:Bytheway,Angela.Doyouknowhowmuchmoneywe'vegot?Abouttwohundredpounds,Ihope.Angela:Here'sthebankstatement.Ididn'twanttoopenit.Oh,dear.Bob:What'sthematter?Angela:Wehaven'tgottwohundredpounds,I'mafraid.Bob:Well,comeon.Howmuchhavewegot?Angela:Only150.16pounds.03SusanistalkingtoChristine.Susan:IhearyouandJamesareengagedatlast.Christine:Yes,weare.Susan:Whenareyougettingmarried?Christine:Inthespring.Susan:Oh,lovely.Where'stheweddinggoingtobe?Christine:Well...We'renotsureyet,probablyinSt.Albans.Susan:Oh,yes,yourparentslivethere,don'tthey?Christine:Yes,that'sright.Susan:Whereareyougoingtolive?Christine:We'regoingtobuyaflatorasmallhousesomewhereinSouthLondon.

79Susan:Areyougoingtogiveupyourjob?Christine:Yes,probably,butImaylookforanotheronewhenwe'vesettledin.301Ihaveawatch.ItisaSwisswatch.Itisnotnewandmyfriendsaresometimesalittlerudeaboutit.Theytellmetobuyanewone.ButIdonotwantanewone.Iamveryhappywithmyoldwatch.Lastweekitstopped.SoItookittotheshop.Ididnotaskforanestimate.TodayIwenttogetit.DoyouknowhowmuchIhadtopay?Fivepounds.Fivepoundsjustforcleaningawatch.02Haveyoueverthoughtwhatitisliketobeoneofthosebeautifulgirlsthatyouseeonthefrontoffashionmagazines?Theymeetinterestingpeople,theytraveltoexcitingplaces,andsometimestheymakealotofmoney.Buttheyhavetoworkhard.Theyoftenhavetogetupveryearlyinthemorning,andofcoursetheyhavetobeverycarefulaboutwhattheyeat.十四101

80—I'mgoingtocleantheblackboard.—Butyoucan'tdothat.—Whycan'tI?—Wehaven'tgotaduster.02—I'mgoingtodrinksomeofthismilk.—Butyoumustn't.—Whynot?—Becauseit'ssour.03—Excuseme,Madam,didyoudropyourglove?—Ibegyourpardon?—Isaid"Didyoudropyourglove".—Oh,yes,Idid.Thankyousomuch.—Notatall.It'sapleasure.04—Wherehaveyoubeen?—Tothecinema.—Whodidyougowith?

81—IwentwithJoneJudge.05—WhatcanIdoforyou?—Ihavedamagedmywrist,doctor.—Howdidyoudothat?—IfellonitwhileIwasplayingtennis.06—What'swrong?—Ihaveapaininmychest.—Whynotgoandseeyourdoctor?—Yes.That'sagoodidea.Iwill.07—Whatareyougoingtodothisevening?—I'mgoingtop1aycards.—Areyougoingtoplaycardstomorrowevening,too?—No.I'mgoingtomakeanewdress.08—Doyoulikeboiledeggs?

82—Yes.Ilovethem.Thankyou.—Doyoupreferhardonesorsoftones?—Ireallydon'tmind.Thankyou.09—Didyoubuyanythingwhenyouwereinthetown?—Yes.Iboughtablouse.—What'sitlike?—It'sablueonewithahighneck.10—Didyouwalktothematch?—No.Iwentbycar.—DidJohngobycar,too?—No.Hecycled.11—Hello,andhowdidyouspendtheholiday?—Iplayedtennistilllunchtime.—Whatdidyoudoafterlunch?—IwentforaswimwithJohn.

8312—Hello,whyaren'tyouplayingtennis?—Ihaven'tbroughtmyracket.—Youcanborrowmine,ifyoulike.—Oh,thankyou.That'sverykindofyou.13—Whatarethoseshirtsmadeof?—Theyaremadeofcotton.—Areshirtsalwaysmadeofcotton?—No.Theyaresometimesmadeofwoolornylon.201Female:I'vegottwoticketsforavolleyballmatchthisevening.Whydon'tyoucome?Male:Uh...no,thanks.I...I'mnotveryinterestedinvolleyball.Female:Oh,whynot?Haveyoueverseenitplayed?Male:No,Ihaven't,butIreallydon'tth...Female:That'swhatIthought.Youdon'tknowwhatyou'remissing.Male:Don'tI?Why?

84Female:Becauseit'sveryfast,withlotsofaction.Male:Really?Who'splaying?Female:Twoofthebestwomen'steamsintheworld,onefromFinlandandtheotherfromBelgium.Male:Hmm.Itsoundsexciting.Female:Yes,itis!Very!Male:Hmm.Well,perhapsI'llcomeafterall.Female:Good!Now...uh...couldyou...uh...couldIhavefivepounds,please?Male:Fivepounds?Whatfor?Female:Yourticket,ofcourse.Iboughttwooftheminadvance,hopingI'dpersuadeyoutocomewithme.Male:Oh...uh...Youknow,I'vejustrememberedsomething.Female:What?Male:I'vegottoseesomefriendsthisevening.Female:Oh...Isee...Imean...youwon'tbecoming,afterall,then?Male:No,notunless...Female:Unlesswhat?Male:Perhapsyoucouldletmehavetheticketforabitless?Let'ssaythreepounds.Female:Butyousaidyouhadtomeetsomefriends!Male:Comeon.Iwasonlyjoking.Here'syourfivepounds.OfcourseI'llcome.

8502soundoftelephoneringing)Tom:TomHaleyspeaking.Philip:Hello,Tom.It'sPhilip.IwaitedforaphonecallfromyoubutIcan'twaitanylonger.Tellmeaboutyourfirstweek.Tom:Hmmmmmm.Itwasn'teasy.Philip:Wasn'tit?Why?Whatdidyouhavetodo?Tom:OnMondayandTuesday,Iliftedheavyboxes.OnWednesday,Iputhundredsofbottlesandtinsandpacketsonshelves.Philip:Wasitboring?Tom:Yes,veryboring.AndIdroppedalotofboxes.Philip:Didyoubreakanything?Tom:Oh,justafewjarsofjamandalotofbottlesoftomatojuice.Philip:Ugh.Whatamess.SotellmeaboutThursday.Tom:I'mafraidIwastwohourslate...andthesupervisorwasreallyangry.ThenIputpricelabelsonbottlesandtinsandpackets.Veryconfusing.Philip:Didyouputtherightlabelsonthem?Tom:Notalways.Imadeoneortwomistakes.Philip:Onlyoneortwo?WhatdidyoudoonFridayandSaturday?Tom:Ididn'tdoverymuch.Iwasfedup.Thesupermarketwasopenuntil9pm.TheywantedmetoworkovertimebutIwenthomeatsix.

86Philip:Isee.Haveyoustillgotajob?Tom:Idon'tknow.Ihavetoseethesupervisortomorrow.Philip:Well,you'dbettergetupearly.Goodluck!031.Ihatethestairs.Sometimestheliftisn'tworkingandyouhavetousethestairs.Ican'tgetupthestairsbymyself;it'smyback,yousee.Jane,myfriend,livesonthegroundfloor,that'smucheasier.NearlyeverymorningIstopthereforacupofteabeforeIcomebackuphere.2.Idon'tmindlivinginatallbuilding.Idon'tmindthestairs.Iquiteliketheexercise.Ofcourse,it'sdifficultforolderpeoplebutIdon'tmindifyouliveonthetopfloor,likeMrs.Green,it'snoteasy.AndIdon'tlikethegroundfloor;Idon'tthinkit'ssafe.ButIlikemyplace.I'vegotthreefloorsbelowmeandthreeabove,Ifeelverysafe.MyMumlivesheretoo,onthegroundfloor.3.Alicecomeseverymorning.Well,nearlyeverymorning.She'snotyounganymore,yousee,she'sseventy-eightnextbirthday,andit'sdifficultforhertowalkuptothetopfloor.Ican'tgoup;Ican'tmove.It'smyleg;I'vegotabadleg.Carolcomestoseemesometimes.Shelivesheretoo,youknow,inanotherflat.She'smydaughter.301

87WearegoingtoScotlandforourholiday.WeareleavingearlyonSaturdaymorningandIhopewewillgettoYorkabouteleveno'clock.WearespendingthenightinYork,thenonSundaywearedrivinguptoScotland.Wearegoingtostayatalovelylittlehotelnearalake.Ofcoursewewillprobablygetsomerain,butIamsurewewillhaveafantasticholiday.02Peopleoftenaskmeformytelephonenumber.ButIhavenotgotatelephone,soItellthemtoringmeatwork.Whydon'tIhaveatelephone?IthinkthetelephoneisexpensiveandIprefertowritealetter.Therearen'tmanypeopleIwanttospeaktointheeveningandIdonotwanttospeaktoanybodyatbreakfasttime.WhenIwanttousethetelephoneintheevening,Icanalwaysusetheboxattheendoftheroad.十五101—CanIhelpyou?—Yes,please.I'dlikesomeinstantcoffee.—Certainly.Howmuchwouldyoulike?—Alargejar,please.

8802—That'saverynicecardigan.Isitnew?—Yes.Itwasverycheap.Igotitinasale.—Ilikeitverymuch.Itsuitsyouverywell.—Oh,thankyou.03—Doyoureadmanynovels?—Yes.IsupposeI'vereadaboutfournovelsthisyear.—Isee.Andwhatwasthelastnovelyouread?—Letmesee.ItwasAManinHavana.—Andwhendidyoureadit?—IreaditonTuesdayevening.—Whydidyoureadit?—Well...04—Doyousmoke?—Yes,Ido.—Howlonghaveyoubeensmokingfor?—Sixyears.

89—Andhowmanycigaretteshaveyousmokedduringthattime?—Thousands!05—IwasjustabouttohaveaswimwhenIsawtheshark!—That'snothing.IwasinthemiddleofswimmingwhenIsawtheshark.—Whathappened?—Istartedswimmingfortheshore,ofcourse.06(YvonneDeraineisstayingattheHotelNoptune.ShegoestotheReceptionDeskandasks:)Yvonne:CanIhavebreakfastinmyroom?Clerk:Certainly,madam.Breakfastisservedinyourroomfrom7o'clockuntil10.Hereisthemenu.Yvonne:Thankyou.(looksatthemenu)I'dliketohavetheContinentalBreakfast.Clerk:Yes,madam.Andatwhattimewouldyoulikeit?Yvonne:Abouthalfpasteight,Ithink.Clerk:8:30.Verygood,madam.Andwhatkindoffruitjuicewouldyoulike?Wehavepineapple,orange,grapefruit...Yvonne:IthinkI'dlikethepineappleplease.

90Clerk:Pineapplejuice.Andwouldyoupreferteaorcoffee?Yvonne:Coffeeplease.Clerk:Thankyouverymuch.Goodnight.***(At8:30thenextmorning,thereisalighttapatYvonne'sdoor.)Yvonne:Y-es.Comein.Maid:I'vebroughtyouyourbreakfast,madam.Yvonne:Ohyes.Thankyou.Couldyouputitonthedeskoverthereplease?Maid:ShallIpouryouacupofcoffeestraightaway,madam?Yvonne:No,thanks.I'llpouritmyselfinaminute.Maid:Isthereanythingelse,madam?Yvonne:No-no,Idon'tthinkso,thankyou.201EddieistalkingtoTom.Eddie:Haveyoueverbeenreallyfrightened?Tom:Isupposeso,onceortwice.Eddie:Canyourememberwhenyouweremostfrightened?Tom:Thatisn'tdifficult.Eddie:Whathappened?Tom:Well,weusedtohaveafavoritepicnicplacebesidealake.Wehadaboat

91there.IwastherewithsomefriendsandIdecidedtoswimtoalittleisland.Itdidn'tlookfarandIstartedswimming...buthalfwayacrossIrealiseditwasalotfurtherthanIthought.Iwasgettingverytired.Ishouted.Luckilymyfriendsheardmeandbroughttheboat.IthoughtIwasgoingtodrown.I'veneverbeenmorefrightenedinmylife.02Shouldschoolchildrentakepart-timejobs?Thisisadiscussionwhichwillappearinamagazine.Editor:Thismonthourpanellooksatpart-timejobs.Aretheygoodforschoolchildrenornot?Headmaster:Definitelynot.Thechildrenhavegottwofull-timejobsalready:growingupandgoingtoschool.Part-timejobsmakethemsotiredtheyfal1asleepinclass.Mrs.Barnes:Iagree.Iknowschoolhoursareshort,butthere'shomeworkaswell.Andchildrenneedalotofsleep.Mr.Barnes:Youngchildrenperhaps,butsomeboysstayatschooluntilthey'reeighteenornineteen.Apart-timejobcan'tharmthem.Infact,it'sgoodforthem.Theyearntheirpocket-moneyinsteadofaskingtheirparentsforit.Andtheyseesomethingoftheworldoutsideschool.Businessman:You'reabsolutelyright.Boyslearnalotfromapart-timejob.Andwemustn'tforgetthatsomefamiliesneedtheextramoney.Ifthepupils

92didn'ttakepart-timejobstheycouldn'tstayatschool.Editor:Well,weseemtobeequallydivided:twofor,andtwoagainst.Whatdoourreadersthink?301PhilipAndrewis16andheisabouttoleaveschool.Hecomestomeforadviceeveryweek.Heislookingforaninterestingjobandhewouldlikegoodwages.Oneofhisfriendsworksinasupermarket.Anotherfriendworksinafactory.Philipthinkssupermarketjobsarenotwellpaid.Andfactoryjobsareboring.02Andfinally,somenewsfromtheUnitedStates.DavidThomas,theCalifornianpopsinger,issixteentodayandheisgivingapartyforsixtyguests.HisyoungfriendshaveboughthimaRolls-Royce,themostexpensiveonetheycouldfind.DavidisfamousbecauseheisthefastestdriverandtheyoungestpopstarinthestateofCalifornia.HeisflyingtoParistomorrow.十六101

93—Whatareyougoingtodoafterthislesson?—I'mprobablygoingtohaveacupoftea.Whataboutyou?—Oh,I'mgoingtothepostoffice.—Isee.02—Canyoucomeandseemeatnineo'clock?—I'mafraidnot.Yousee,I'mmeetingMr.Greenatnine.03—Ihearyouareplayingataconcerttomorrow.Howdoyoufeelaboutit?—Oh,I'mreallyworriedaboutit.—I'mnotsurprised.SowouldIbe.04—Whatareyourplansfortomorrow,Brenda?—Well,first,I'mgoingtodothewashingup.—Pooryou!Whileyou'redoingthewashingup,I'llbehavingbreakfastinbed.—It'salrightforsomepeople.05—I'dliketowithdrawfiftypoundsfrommydepositaccount.

94—Certainly.Wouldyoupleasesignthisform?—Oh,yes.Thereyouare.—Howwouldyoulikethemoney?—Infives,please.—Fine.Hereyouare.—Thanks.Goodbye.06—Howareyou,Brenda?—Fine,apartfromthebackache.—Oh,dear,I'msorrytohearthat.—Yes.Myback'skillingme.—Oh,Ihopeyou'llsoonfeelbetter.—Thanks.07Man:Waitress!Thismeatislikeoldleather!It'senoughtobreakeverytoothinyourhead.Waitress:Perhapsyou'dliketochangeyourorder,sir.Thesirloinisverytender.08Woman:John,lookwhatthatwaiter'sgoneanddone!Spiltsoupallovermy

95newdress!Waiter:I'mterriblysorry,madam.PerhapsifIcouldspongeitwithalittlewarmwater...Man:Leaveitalone,man.You'llonlymakeitworse.Woman:IwanttospeaktotheManager!Waiter:Verygood,madam.Manager:Idoapologizeforthisunfortunateaccident,madam.Ifyouwouldliketohavethedresscleanedandsendthebilltous,wewillbehappytotakecareofit.Woman:Ohno,itdoesn'tmatter.Forgetit.Itprobablywon'tstainverymuch.09Man:Waiter,thisjustwon'tdo.Thiswine'sgotamostpeculiarflavor.Waiter:Yes,sir.I'lltakeitback.Perhapsyouwouldliketochooseanotherwineinstead,sir?201—Hello.—Hello.Who'sthat?—It'sme.—Who'sme?

96—Why,me,ofcourse.—Yes,Iknow.It'syou.Butwhoareyou?—I'vetoldyouwhoIam.IamME.—Iknowyouareyou,butIstilldon'tknowwhoyouare.Anyway,Idon'twanttotalktoyouwhoeveryouare.IreallywantedMrs.Jones.—Whodoyouwant?—Mrs.Jones!—Mrs.Jones?Who'sMrs.Jones?—Why,Mrs.Jonesliveswhereyouare,doesn'tshe?—ThereisnoMrs.Joneshere.Whatnumberdoyouwant?—IwantBournemouth,650283.—ThisisBournemouth,650823.—Oh,dear,Iamsorry.Imusthavedialedthewrongnumber.—It'squitealright.—I'lltrydialingagain.Sorrytohavetroubledyou.—It'squitealright.Goodbye.—Goodbye.02Twooldmenaretalkingaboutthedaysgoneby.Listen.—Thebeer'sjustlikewater.Theydon'tmakeitasstrongastheyusedto.—No.Thingsaren'twhattheyusedtobe,arethey?

97—Thepubsaren'tanygoodnowadays.—No.Buttheyusedtobegoodwhenwewereyoung.—Thetroubleisthattheyoungpeopledon'tworkhard.—No,buttheyusedtoworkhardwhenwewereyoung.03Tenyearsago,Ilovedwatchingtelevisionandlisteningtopoprecords.Ihatedclassicalmusic.ButIlikedplayingtennis.FiveyearsagoIstilllikedplayingtennis,butIlovedclassicalmusic.NowIpreferclassicalmusic.Ilikeplayingsquash.ButIhatetelevision.04Mr.DaviesistalkingtohissonMartin.Mr.Davies:(quietly)Whyaren'tyoudoingyourhomework?Martin:I'lldoitlater,Dad.Imustgetthesechordsrightfirst.Ourgroup'splayinginaconcertonSaturday.Mr.Davies:(laughs)Oh,isit?You'llbemakingrecordsnext,willyou?Martin:Wehopeso.Themanfrom'DreamDiscs'iscomingtotheconcert.SoI'dbetterplaywell.Mr.Davies:You'dbettergetonwithyourhomework!YoucanpractisealldaySaturday.Martin:Oh,Dad.Youdon'tunderstandatall.Thisconcertcouldchangemy

98life.Mr.Davies:Itcertainlycould!You'vegotexamsnextmonth.Importantones.Ifyoudon'tgetagoodcertificate,youwon'tgetadecentjob.Martin:(rudely)Idon'tneedacertificatetoplaytheguitar.AndIdon'twantaboringoldjobinabankeither.Mr.Davies:(angrily)Oh,don'tyou?Whoseboringoldjobpaidforthishouse?Andforthatguitar?Martin:(sighs)Yours,Iknow.ButI'dratherbehappythanrich.301LetterDictation.Writeyouraddress,yourphonenumberandthedate.TheletteristoWinnipegAdvancedEducationCollege.Winnipeg,W-I-doubleN-I-P-E-G,AdvancedEducationCollege,HillsideDrive,Winnipeg.DearSirorMadam.PleasesendmedetailsofyourcoursesinComputerProgramming.Newline.Thankingyouinadvance.Yoursfaithfully,andthensignyourname.(Youraddress)(Yourphonenumber)(Date)

99WinnipegAdvancedEducationCollege,HillsideDrive,WinnipegDearSirorMadam,PleasesendmedetailsofyourcoursesincomputerProgramming.Thankingyouinadvance.Yoursfaithfully,Yourname02Writeyouraddress,yourphonenumberandthedate.ToSeaViewHotel.SeaView,S-E-AV-I-E-WHotel,HarborRoad,Cork,Ireland.DearSirorMadam.IwouldliketobookadoubleroomwithbathfortwoweeksfromthefirsttothefourteenthofAugustinclusive.Newline.Ilookforwardtoreceivingyourconfirmation.Yoursfaithfullyandthensignyourname.(Youraddress)

100(Yourphonenumber)(Date)SeaViewHotel,HarborRoad,Cork,IrelandDearSirorMadam,Iwouldliketobookadoubleroomwithbathfortwoweeksfromthe1sttothe14thofAugustinclusive.Ilookforwardtoreceivingyourconfirmation.Yoursfaithfully,Yourname十七101

101—Doyouthinkyoucouldstopwhistling?I'mtryingtowriteanessay.—Oh,I'msorry.Ithoughtyouwereintheotherroom.02—IsitalrightifIleavemyrucksackonthebackseat?—Yes,ofcourse.Goahead.—AndwouldyoumindifItookoffmyshoes?Myfeetarekillingme.—Well,I'dratheryoudidn't.It'saratherhotday.03—Hello,Charles,Ihaven'tseenyouallday.Whathaveyoubeendoing?—ActuallyI'vebeenworkingonmyfirstnovel.—Oh,yes.Howfarhaveyougotwithit?—Well,Ithoughtofagoodtitle,andImadealistofcharacters,andI'vedesignedthefrontcover.—Haveyoustartedwritingityet?—Oh,yes.I'vewrittentwopagesalready.—Onlytwo?—Well,yes.Ihaven'tquitedecidedyetwhathappensnext.04—Isawanaccidentyesterday.

102—Whatwereyoudoingatthetime?—Iwasqueuingforthecinema.—Andwhatdidyoudowhenyousawtheaccident?—IrushedforwardtoseeifIcouldhelp.05—Hmm.Youareagoodsquashplayer.Howlonghaveyoubeenplaying?—Ihavebeenplayingsincethebeginningofthelastterm.Whataboutyou?—Me?Oh,I'vebeenplayingabouttwoyearsnow.ButI'mstillnotverygood.06—I'vegotawatchwithasilverstrap.—That'snothing.I'vegotonewithagoldstrap.—I'vegotawatchthattellsyouthedate.—That'snothing.I'vegotonethattellsyouthedateandtheday.07Woman:Lookattheseglasses,thisone'sevengotlipstickonit.Waiter:I'mverysorry,madam.I'llbringyoucleanonesrightaway.08Man:Ah,HeadWaiter,Iwanttohaveawordwithyou.

103HeadWaiter:Yes,sir.Istheresomethingwrong,sir?Man:Somethingwrong?Ishouldthinkthereissomethingwrong.MywifeandIhavebeenkeptherewaitingnearlyanhourforourmeal!HeadWaiter:I'mterriblysorryaboutthat,sir.Ourstaffhasbeenkeptunusuallybusythisevening.I'llseetoitpersonallymyself.Now,ifyouwouldn'tmindjusttellingmewhatyouordered.09Woman:Thiscoffeeispracticallycold.Waiter:Iamsorry,madam.I'llbringyouafreshpotstraightaway.201ThistableshowsthenumberofcommutersintocentralLondonbetween7:00amand10:00amdaily.Thetotalnumberis1,023,000.Ofthese,405,000travelbyunderground—that's29%ofthetotal,and28%travelbyBritishRail—that's391,000peopledaily.10%usebothrailandunderground,and10%,99,000people,travelbybus.Thatmeansatotalof788,000people,77%,onpublictransport.Theremainderuseprivatetransport.197,000comebycarandtherestcomeeitherbymotorbikeorbicycle.Thismeans4%comebymotorbikeorbicycle,and19%bycar.

10402Mrs.Nicholaswentawayforafortnight.Beforeshewent,shecalledinatthelocalpolicestationandtalkedtothepolicemanonduty.Mrs.Nicholas:I'mgoingawaytotheseasideforafewdaysandI'dlikeyoutokeepaneyeonmyhomewhileI'maway.Policeman:Certainly,Madam.What'syournameandaddress?Mrs.Nicholas:Thename'sNicholas,andtheaddressis14SpringVale.Policeman:Thankyou.You'lllockallthedoors,andmakesureallthewindowsareshut,won'tyou?Mrs.Nicholas:Ofcourse.Policeman:Andyou'llremembertocancelthemilk.Mrs.Nicholas:Yes,I'vealreadydonethat.Policeman:Andthepapers.Mrs.Nicholas:Yes.Policeman:Andyouwon'tleaveanyladdersabout.Mrs.Nicholas:No,wehaven'tgotabigladder.Policeman:That'sfine.Areyoufriendlywiththepeoplenextdoor?Mrs.Nicholas:Yes,weare.Policeman:Well,Ithinkyou'dbettertellthemyou'regoingaway,too.Askthemtogiveusaringiftheyseeorhearanythingsuspicious.Mrs.Nicholas:Yes,Iwill.Thankyou.

10503(ThereisapartyinprogressandonepersonAisstandingbythedrinkstableservingdrinks.BapproachesandAoffersheradrink.)B:Aha,Ithoughtyoumightbehere.A:Ah,hello.Howareyou?B:Notbad.Howareyou?A:Allright,Isuppose.B:Whatareyoudrinking?A:Somesortofwine.Doyouwantsome?B:No,IthinkI'dpreferbeer.Havetheygotany?A:Yes,there'ssomeoverthere.(Bpoursoutadrink.)B:Well,whatdoyouthinkoftheparty?A:It'snotbad.I'mnotreallyinthemoodforaparty,though.B:Why'sthat?'A:Idon'tknow,really.IsupposeI'mabittired.(DuringthelastexchangeChasapproachedthetabletogetadrink.AoffersCadrinkbutaccidentallydropsit.)A:Oh,sorryaboutthat.C:(annoyed)Ishouldthinkso!A:Don'tworry.It'snottoobad.C:Whatdoyoumean?It'sgoneallovermytrousers—Ionlyboughtthemlast

106week.A:There'snoneedtoshout.C:(loudly)I'mnotshouting.A:Yes,youare.C:(veryloudly)No,I'mnot!B:(wantingtocalmthesituation)Look,look,whydon'tyoudrythemwiththis?C:(ignoringB)Youshouldwatchwhatyou'redoing!A:Whatdoyoumean?Itwasyourfault!B:Howaboutanotherdrink?(CignoresB.)C:Anyway,don'tIknowyou?B:Doyouwantanotherdrink?(CignoresB.)A:Youmightdo.C:Youdidn'tgotoSt.Mark'sSchool,didyou?A:Yes,Ididactually.C:Yes,Iremembernow.Youweregoingoutwiththatawfulgirl,weren'tyou?A:Whatdoyoumean?C:Youknow,theonewiththebignose.Whathappenedtoher?A:Wegotmarried,actually.Infact,that'sheroverthere.C:Yes...3

107011.Awomanwentintoabarandaskedforaglassofwater.Thebarmanpointedagunather.Shethankedhimandwentout.2.Amanwasfoundlyingdeadinthemiddleofadesert.Hehadapackonhisback.3.Awomandialedthenumberonthetelephone.Someoneansweredandsaid,"Hello."Sheputthephonedownwithahappysmile.4.Amanisfounddeadintheroom.Thereisnofurniture,andallthedoorsandwindowsarelockedfromtheinside.Thereisapoolofwateronthefloor.5.Thereisamanonthebedandapieceofwoodonthefloor.Thesecondmancomesintotheroomwithsawdustonhishands,smilesandgoesoutagain.十八101—CanIhelpyou,sir?—Wewantameal.—Whatsortofmeal?Ahotoneoracoldone?—Asalad,Ithink.

108—Whichone,sir?Ahamorabeefsalad?—What'sthissortofsaladinEnglish?—Whichoneareyoulookingat,sir?—Thatoneoverthere,nexttothebreadrolls.—That'sabeefsalad,sir.—Thankyou.Isthereanyryebread?—No,I'msorry.Thereareplentyofrolls.02—Excuseme,sir,wheredoyoucomefrom?—WecomefromCopenhagen.—YouspeakEnglishverywell.—Thankyou.—Whatareyoudoingatthemoment?—We'revisitingLondon.—Whatdoyoubothdo?—Weareteachers.03—Doyoulikeyoursalad?—Yes.It'sniceandfresh.Isyoursgood,too?—No.Mineisrathertasteless.

109—Youneedsomesaltandsomeoliveoil.04—Allowmetofetchyouachair.—Thankyou,butI'vejustaskedthewaitertogetmeone.—Letmegetyouadrink,then.—Thankyouagain,butlook,John'sbringingmeonenow.—Idon'tseemtobeveryuseful,doI?—Don'tsaythat.There'salwaysanothertime,youknow.05Man:Threeginandtonicsplease.Waitress:I'msorry,sir,butwe'renotallowedtoservedrinksbeforetwelveo'clockmidday.Wouldyoulikemetobringyousomethingelse?Somecoffee?06Man:Waiter,thistable-clothisadisgrace.It'scoveredwithsoupstains.Waiter:Oh,I'msosorry,sir.Itshouldhavebeenchangedbefore.Ifyou'lljustwaitonemoment...07Man:Waiter.Ican'tquiteunderstandhowyoumanagetogettenmarksplus

110twelvemarksplussixty-fivemarksfiftypenniestoadduptoonehundredandseventy-sevenmarksfiftypennies.Waiter:Onemoment,I'lljustcheckit,sir.You'requiteright,sir.Ican'tunderstandhowsuchamistakecouldhavebeenmade.Idoapologize,sir.201Interviewer:Nowlet'sgobacktoyourfirstnovel,RagDoll.Whendidyouwritethat?Writer:RagDoll,yes.Iwrotethatin1960,ayearafterIleftschool.Interviewer:Howoldwereyouthen?Writer:Um,eighteen?Yes,eighteen,becauseayearlaterIwenttoIndonesia.Interviewer:Mm.AndofcourseitwasyourexperienceinIndonesiathatinspiredyourfilmEasternMoon.Writer:Yes,that'sright,althoughIdidn'tactuallymakeEasternMoonuntil1978.Interviewer:Andyouworkedintelevisionforatimetoo.Writer:Yes,Istartedmakingdocumentariesfortelevisionin1973,whenIwasthirty.ThatwasafterIgaveupfarming.Interviewer:Farming?Writer:Yes,that'sright.Yousee,IstayedinIndonesiaforeightyears.Imetmywifetherein1965,andafterwecamebackweboughtafarmintheWestof

111England,in1970.Akindofexperiment,really.Interviewer:Butyougaveitupthreeyearslater.Writer:Well,yes.Youseeitwasveryhardwork,andIwasalsoverybusyworkingonmysecondnovel,TheColdEarth,whichcameoutin1975.Interviewer:Yes,thatwasabest-seller,wasn'tit?Writer:Yes,itwas,andthat'swhyonlytwoyearsafterthatIwasabletogiveuptelevisionworkandconcentrateonfilmsandthatsortofthing.Andafterthat...02ShopAssistant:Harling'sHardware.Customer:Hello.I'dliketobuyanewfridge.Ican'taffordaveryexpensiveone,anditmustn'tbemorethan140cmhigh.ShopAssistant:Right.IthinkIhaveonehere.Waitamoment.Yes,hereweare.It's50cmwideand130cmhigh.Customer:Oh.Andhowmuchisit?ShopAssistant:It'sonehundredandtwenty-ninepounds,verycheap.Customer:I'llcomeoverandhavealookatit.03A:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?B:Yes.I'dliketofindmyperfectpartner.

112A:Isee.Well,ifyoucouldjustanswerafewquestions?B:Certainly.A:Firstofall,whatagewouldyoulikeyourpartnertobe?B:Abouttwenty.Notmorethantwenty-five,anyway.A:Okay.Andwhatsortofbuild?B:Whatdoyoumean?A:Well,wouldyoulikesomeonewhoisveryslimorwouldyouprefersomeonerathermoreplump?B:Ah,Iseewhatyoumean.Idon'tthinkImind,actually.A:Andwhataboutheight?B:Oh,nottootall.A:So,medium-height?B:Yes,andlonghair.A:Anyparticularcolor?B:No.Aslongasit'slong,itdoesn'tmatterwhatcolor.A:Good.Now,isthereanythingelseatall?B:Well,obviouslyI'dlikesomeonegood-looking.A:Well,we'llseewhatwecando.WouldyouliketofillinthisforminthenextroomandI'llcallyousoon.(entersC)C:Hello.IsthisthePerfectPartnersoffice?A:That'sright.

113C:I'minterestedinmeetingsomeonenew.A:Well,you'vecertainlycometotherightp1ace.Whatsortofpersonareyoulookingfor?C:Oh,someonetall,darkandhandsome.A:Isee.Andwhatsortofage?C:Oh,mid-twenties,Isuppose.A:Well,Imighthavejustthepersonforyou.CouldIjustaskhowoldyouare?C:Twenty-four.A:Good.Couldyoujustwaithereaminute?(Cpuzzled)(AgoesandfetchesB)A:Thisdoesn'tusuallyhappen,butIthinkI'vefoundjustthepersonforyou.B:Oh,no!C:Notyou!B:Whatareyoudoinghere?C:IthinkIshouldbeaskingyouthat.B:Well,Ijustwantedto...(interruptedbyA)A:Excuseme,butwhat'sgoingon?C:That'smyhusband.B:Andthat'smywife.A:Butyou'rejustrightforeachother,fromwhatyoutoldme.(Pause)

114B:Yes...Iseewhatyoumean.C:Isupposeit'strue.YouarewhatI'mlookingfor.B:Oh,darling.Whydidweeverleaveeachother?C:Idon'tknow,butit'snottoolate,isit?B:No.(theyembrace)A:Excuseme.B&C:(surprised)Sorry?A:That'llbetwenty-fivepoundsplease!30147RiversideRoad,LondonSE14LP.10thMay,1989DearChris,Thanksforyourletter.I'msorryIhaven'tanswereditsoonerbutwritingisdifficultatthemoment.Ifelloffmybikelastweekandbrokemyarm.Itisn'tanythingveryseriousandI'llbeOKinafewweeks.Yourholidaysoundsfantastic.I'msureyou'llenjoyit.SomeoneatworkwenttoJamaicalastyearandhadawonderfultime.Whenareyougoingexactly?Ihopeyou'llhavegoodweather.Thereisn'treallymuchmorenewsfromhere.I'llwritealongerletterina

115fewweeks.Sendmeapostcardandgivemyregardstoeveryone.YoursKim十九101—IwanttoflytoGenevaonoraboutthefirst.—I'lljustseewhatthereis.—Iwanttogoeconomy,andI'dpreferthemorning.—LufthansaFlightLH203leavesat0920.—WhattimedoIhavetobethere?—Thecoachleavesfortheairportat0815.02—Youmusthavesomemorechicken.—No,thanks.I'msupposedtobeslimming.—Can'tItemptyou?—Well,maybeIcouldmanageaverysmallpiece.

11603—Iexpectyoucoulddowithacupoftea,couldn'tyou?—I'dratherhaveacupofcoffee,ifyoudon'tmind.—Milkandsugar?—Amilkyonewithoutsugar,please,04—Whatwouldyouliketodrink?—Ablackcoffeeforme,please.—Howaboutsomethingtoeat?—Yes,I'dloveaportionofthatstrawberrytart.—Right.I'llseeifIcancatchthewaitress'seye.05—CanItakeyourorder,sir?—Yes.I'dliketotrythesteak,please.—Andtofollow?—Icecream,please.06—CanIhelpyou,madam?

117—Isthereabankatthishotel?—Yes,madam,theInternationalBankhasanofficeonthegroundfloorofthehotel.—Isitopenyet?—Yes,madam,thebankisopenfromMondaytoFridayfrom9:30amtill3pm.—Thankyou.07—CanIstillgetbreakfastinthebrasserie?—Yes,sir,ifyouhurryyoucanjustmakeit—breakfastisserveduntil10:30.08—HowsoondoIhavetoleavemyroom?—Normallyit'sby12noononthedayofyourdeparture.—Well,yousee,myplanedoesn'tgotillhalfpastfivetomorrowafternoon.—Isee.Whichroomisit,madam?—Room577—thenameisBrowning.—Ahyes,Mrs.Browning.Youmaykeeptheroomtill3pmifyouwish.—Oh,that'snice.Thankyouverymuch.201

118Conversation1:Mrs.Hendersonhasjustansweredthetelephone.Frankwasn'tinsoshehadtotakeamessageforhim.Listentotheconversationandlookatthemessageshewrote.Julie:7896443.Who'scalling,please?Paul:PaulClarkhere.CanIspeaktoMr.Henderson,please?Julie:Sorry,he'soutatthemoment.CanItakeamessage?Paul:Yes,please.Couldyoutellhimthathiscarwillbereadyby6pmonThursday?Julie:Yes,ofcourse.I'lldothat.What'syournumber,incasehewantstoringyou?Paul:2748double53.Julie:(repeating)2...7...4,8...double5...3.Thankyou.Goodbye.Conversation2:Male:2687435.Who'scalling?Female:ThisisHelenAdams.CouldIspeaktomyhusband?Male:Sorry,Mr.Adamsisout.CanItakeamessage?Female:CouldyoutellhimthatmymotherisarrivingonThursday?Atabout1pm.Male:Right,Mrs.Adams.I'lldothat.Whereareyou,incasehewantstoringyou?

119Female:I'mnotathome.Thenumberhereis7733298.Male:(repeatingthenumber)7733298.Thankyou.Goodbye.Conversation3:Female:5754661.Who'scalling,please?Male:ThisisMr.JonesfromtheDailyStar.I'dliketotalktoMr.Henderson.Female:Sorry,I'mafraidheisn'tin.CanItakeamessage?Male:Yes...PleasetellhimthattheadvertisementwilldefinitelybeinFriday'spaper.That'sFriday,the13thofthismonth.Female:Certainly,Mr.Jones.What'sthephonenumber,incasehehasforgotten.Male:Mynumber?(astounded)ThenumberoftheDailyStar?Everyoneknowsit.(chanting)1234567.Female:(laughingandrepeating)1-2-34-5-6-7.Thankyou.Mr.Jones.02Shopkeeper:Yes,Mrs.Davies?Whatcouldwedoforyoutoday?Mrs.Davies:Iwanttoordersomefoods.Shopkeeper:Well,Ithoughtthatmightbethereasonyoucamehere,Mrs.Davies.Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha.Mrs.Davies:ButIwantratheralot,soyou'llhavetodeliverit.Shopkeeper:That'sperfectlyallright.Youjustorderwhateveryoulikeand

120we'llsenditstraightroundtoyourhousethisafternoon.Mrs.Davies:Right.Well,firstofallIwanttwoboxesofbakedbeans.Shopkeeper:Youmeantwotins?Mrs.Davies:No,Imeantwoboxes.Twoboxesoftinsofbakedbeans.Shopkeeper:Buteachboxcontainsforty-eighttins.Areyoureallysureyouwantsomany?Imean,itwouldtakealongtimetoeatsomany.Mrs.Davies:Whosaidanythingabouteatingthem?I'msavingthem.Shopkeeper:Savingthem?Mrs.Davies:Yes,forthewar.Shopkeeper:War?Arewegoingtohaveawar?Mrs.Davies:Youneverknow.I'mnottakinganychances.Ireadthepapers.You'renotgoingtocatchmestuckinthehousewithoutathingtoeat.Soputdowntwoboxesofbakedbeans,willyou?Andthreeboxesofrice,fiveboxesofspaghettiandyou'dbettersendmeahundredtinsoftomatosaucetogowithit.Haveyougotthat?Shopkeeper:Yes,twoboxesofbakedbeans,threeboxesofrice,fiveboxesofspaghettiandahundredtinsoftomatosauce.ButI'mnotsurewehaveallthesethingsinstock.Imeannotthatamount.Mrs.Davies:Howsooncanyougetthem,then?Shopkeeper:Well,withinthenextfewdays.Idon'tsupposeyou'llbeneedingthembeforethen,willyou?Mrs.Davies:Younevercantell.It'stouchandgo.Iwaswatchingtheniceman

121onthetelevisionlastnight.Youknow,theonewiththeniceteeth.Lovelysmilehe'sgot.Andhesaid,'Well,younevercantell.Andthatsetmethinking,yousee.Anyway,youjustdeliverthemassoonasyoucan.Ishan'tbegoingoutagainaftertoday.Now...nowwhatelse?Ahyes,teaandsugar.I'dbetterhaveacoupleofboxesofeachofthose.No...nomakeiffourofsugar.I'vegotasweettooth.Shopkeeper:Sotwoboxesofteaandfourboxesofsugar.Anythingelse?Itdoesn'tsoundaveryinterestingdiet.Howabouthalfadozenboxesoftinnedfish?Mrs.Davies:Fish?No,Ican'tstandfish.Oh,butthatremindsme,eightboxesofcatfood.Shopkeeper:Catfood?Mrs.Davies:Yes.Notforme.Youdon'tthinkI'mgoingtositthereonmyown,doyou?301AsailoroncewentintoapubinaverydarkstreetinLiverpool.Hegotverydrunkthereandstaggeredoutaround11pm.Aroundmidnight,oneofhisfriendsfoundhimonhishandsandkneesinthegutter."Whatareyoudoingthere?"heinquired."I'mlookingformywallet.IthinkIlostitinthatdarkstreetdownthere,"hesaid."Well,ifyoulostitinthatstreet,whyareyoulookingfor

122ithere?"thefrienddemanded.Thesailorthoughtforamoment."Becausethelightisbetterhere,"heanswered.02Afamous85-year-oldmillionaireoncegavealectureatanAmericanuniversity."I'mgoingtotellyouhowtolivealong,healthylifeandhowtogetveryrichatthesametime,"heannounced."Thesecretisverysimple.Allyouhavetodoisavoidbadhabitslikedrinkingandsmoking.Butyouhavetogetupearlyeverymorning,workatleast10hoursadayandsaveeverypenny,aswell,"hesaid.Ayoungmanintheaudiencestoodup."Myfatherdidallthosethingsandyethediedaverypoormanattheageofonly39.Howdoyouexplainthat?"heasked.Themillionairethoughtforamoment."It'sverysimple.Hedidn'tdothemforlongenough,"heanswered.二十101—WhatflightsaretherefromLondontoViennatomorrow?—Ifyou'dliketotakeaseat,I'llfindoutforyou.—I'dliketotravelfirstclass,please.—BEAFlightBE502takesofffromHeathrowat0925,andfliesdirect.

123—WhattimehaveIgottogetthere?—You'llhavetobeatWestLondonAirTerminalby0810atthelatest.02Dialogue2:—Anotherpieceofmeatpie?—No,thanks,really.I'monadiet.—Pleasedo.You'vehardlyeatenanything.—It'sdelicious,butIdon'tthinkloughtto.Dialogue3:—Howaboutanicecupofteabeforeyougo?—Yes,I'dloveone.—Howdoyoulikeit?—Astrongonewiththreespoonsforme,please.Dialogue4:—Whatareyougoingtohavetodrink?—I'dlikesomethingcool.—Wouldyoucareforsomecake?—Yes,I'lltryapieceofcheesecake.—Itcertainlylookstempting.Iwouldn'tmindsomemyself.

12403—Haveyouchosensomething,sir?—Yes,IthinkI'llhavethecurry,please.—Whatwouldyoulikeafterwards?—I'dlikesomefruitifyouhaveany.04—Wouldyoulikeacigarette?—No,thanks.I'mtryingtocutdown.—Goon.Ioweyouonefromyesterday.—OK,butnexttimeyoumusthaveoneofmine.05—Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme—I'mlookingforaroom.—Ihavegotavacancy,yes.—Whatsortofpriceareyouasking?—Eightpoundsfiftyaweekexcludinglaundry.—Woulditbeconvenienttoseetheroom?—Canyoucallbacklater?We'rerightinthemiddleoflunch.06

125—WillDr.Blackbeabletoseemeatabout9:15tomorrow?—Sorry,buthe'sfullybookedtillelevenunlessthere'sacancellation.—Wouldtentoonebeconvenient?—Yes,he'sfreethen.07—Canyoufixmeupwithapart-timejob?—Anythinginparticularthatappealstoyou?—Iwasratherhopingtofindsomethinginaschool.—Haveyoudonethatkindofthingbefore?—Yes,Iwasdoingthesamejoblastsummer.—Imightbeabletohelpyou,butI'dneedreferences.201(Mr.Radfordhasjustdroppedinforaquicklunch.)Waitress:Atableforone,sir?Mr.Radford:Yes,please.Waitress:Areyouhavingthesetlunch?Mr.Radford:Yes.Waitress:Whatwouldyouliketostartwith?Mr.Radford:What'sthesoupoftheday?

126Waitress:Mushroom.Mr.Radford:Yes,please.I'llhavethat.Waitress:Andforyourmaincourse?Mr.Radford:Theplaice,Ithink,andappletarttofollow.Waitress:Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrinkwithyourmeal?Mr.Radford:Yes.Alagerplease.Waitress:Thankyou.02Waiter:Goodafternoon.Mr.Blackmore:Goodafternoon.IhaveatablefortwounderthenameofBlackmore.Waiter:Yes,sir.Wouldyouliketocomethisway?Mr.Blackmore:Thankyou.Waiter:CanItakeyourcoat,madam?Mrs.Blackmore:Thankyou.Waiter:Willthistabledoforyou?Mr.Blackmore:Thatwillbefine,thanks.Waitress:Wouldyoulikeadrinkbeforeyourmeal?Mrs.Blackmore:Yes.Adrysherry,please.Mr.Blackmore:Halfofbitterforme.Waiter:Areyoureadytoorder?

127Mr.Blackmore:Yes,Ithinkso.Waiter:Whatwouldyoulikeforstarters,madam?Mrs.Blackmore:Ican'tdecide.Whatdoyourecommend?Waiter:Well,theprawnsarealwayspopular.Thepatèisverygood...Mrs.Blackmore:Theprawnsthenplease,forme.Waiter:Andforyou,sir?Mr.Blackmore:IthinkI'lltrythesoup.Waiter:Verygood,sir.Andtofollow?Mrs.Blackmore:Rackoflamb,Ithink.Waiter:Andforyou,sir?Mr.Blackmore:I'llhavethesteak.Waiter:Howwouldyoulikeyoursteakdone,sir?Mr.Blackmore:Mediumrare,please.Waiter:Thankyou.Wouldyouliketoseethewinelist?Mr.Blackmore:Doyouhaveahousewine?Waiter:Yes,sir.Redorwhite?Mr.Blackmore:Doyouhavehalfbottlesorhalfcarafes?Waiter:Yes,sir.Mr.Blackmore:Oneofeachthen,please.03Reporter:Now,Susan.You'vehadafewminutestorest.Canyoutellus

128somethingaboutyourself?Howoldareyouandwhatdoyoudo?Susan:I'mtwenty-twoandI'mabusconductress.Reporter:Abusconductress!Soyou'reusedtocollectingmoney.Whotaughtyoutocycle?Susan:Nobody.Itaughtmyself.I'vebeencyclingsinceIwasfive.Reporter:Andwhoboughtthatbeautifulracingcycleforyou?Susan:Iboughtitmyself.Iworkedovertime.Reporter:Goodforyou!Andwhatareyougoingtodonow?Susan;Now?Ifyoumeanthisminute,I'mgoingtohavealonghotbath.Reporter:Youmustneedtorelax.Again,congratulations.ThatwasSusanJames,winnerofthisyear'sLondontoBrightoncyclerace.04IhopeInevergrowold!Mygrandfatherliveswithusandhe'smakingmylifeamisery.WhenIwassmallhewaskindandcheerful.Butnowhe'salwayscomplainingandcriticising.Imustn'tinterruptwhenhe'stalking.It'srude.Hedoesn'tlikemyclothes.'Nicegirlsdon'tdresslikethat.'Ishouldn'twearmake-up.'Naturalbeautyisbest.'Sometimesheinterfereswithmyhomework.'WhenIwasyoungweusedtodomathsdifferently,'hesays.Honestly,he'ssooldhedoesn'tknowanything.Butthatdoesn'tstophimcriticisingme.Hedoesn'tlikemyfriendsormyfavoriterecords.'You'remakingtoomuchnoise,'hecalls.'Ican'tgettosleep.'Whenhe'snotcomplaininghe'saskingquestions.

129'Whereareyougoing?Wherehaveyoubeen?Whyaren'tyouhelpingyourmother?'HethinksI'msix,notsixteen.Anyway,whycan'tIdowhatIlike?It'smylife,nothis.301Philipisaveryinterestingboy.Heiscleverbuthedoesn'tlikeschool.Hehatesstudyingbutheisverykeenonlearningnewpracticalskills.Inhissparetimeheoftenrepairsmotorbikes.Helikeshelpingtheneighboursintheirvegetablegardens,too.二十一101—HowshallIdoit,sir?—Justtidyitupabit,please.—Doyouwantsomespray?—No,nothingatall.Thankyouverymuch.02

130—Isanybodylookingafteryou?—No.I'mafterasize40V-neckpulloveringrey.—ThebestIcandoisa36.—Couldyouordermeone?—Ishouldimagineso,yes.Ifyouleaveyouraddress,I'llcontactyou.03—HowmuchisthisgreetingstelegramtoGermany,please?—I'lljustmakesure.Anythingelse?—Yes.Halfadozenairmaillabelsandabookofstamps.—Seventy-fivepenceexactly,please.04—Ikeepfeelingdizzy,andI'vegotaheadache.—Howlonghasthisbeengoingon?—Itcameonyesterday.—Ishouldsayyou'regenerallyrundown.—WhatoughtItodo?—It'snothingserious,butyou'dbetterstayinbedforadayortwo.05—Mrs.Hughes,thisisPeterBrown.

131—Howdoyoudo?—Howdoyoudo?—Howdoyoufindthingsoverhere?—Ifitwasn'tfortheclimate,I'dlikeitverymuch.—Itwon'ttakeyoulongtosettledown.06—Ifyou'llexcuseme,Ireallyshouldbeoffnow.—Notyetsurely.Haveanotherdrinkatleast.—No,thankyouallthesame.—Ohdear!Whatapity!—Thankyouverymuchindeedforthedeliciousmeal.—Thankyouforcoming.07—I'mafraidIdidn'tquitehearwhatyousaid.—Isaid,'There'snorush.Icantakeyouinthecar.'—Won'titmakeyoulate?—No,I'mgoingrightpastyourplace.08—Thatradio'sterriblyloud.Couldyouturnitdownafraction?

132—Sorry!Isitdisturbingyou?—Yes,andsomethingelse—wouldn'titbeanideatobuyyourownsoap?—Sorry!Ididn'trealizeyoufeltsostronglyaboutit.201(Twocustomersareatthe"HappyHamburger".)Waiter:CanItakeyourorders,please?1stMan:Yes.AMaxiQuarterpounderforme,please.Withchips.Waiter:Anythingelse,sir?1stMan:Abananalongboat,Ithink.Waiter:Whatwouldyouliketodrinkwithyourmeal?1stMan:CanIhaveabeer?Waiter:I'msorrysir,wearenotlicensedtosellalcohol.1stMan:Acoldmilkthen,please.Waiter:Andforyou,sir?2ndMan:I'llhavethecheeseburgerwithagreensalad,please.Waiter:Andtofollow?2ndMan:I'lldecidelater.Waiter:Andtodrink?2ndMan:Cola,please.

13302—CanIgetbreakfastinmyroom?—Certainly,sir.It'sservedinyourroomfrom8until10.—HowdoIorderit?—JustaskforRoomServiceonthephone,orIcanmakeanoteofitifyoulike,sir.—Yes,I'dlikeitat8.30tomorrowmorning—that'sthecontinentalbreakfast.—Verygood,sir.03—I'vejustspilledsomesouponmybestdress,andwe'releavingfirstthingthedayaftertomorrow.HowonearthcanIgetitcleaned?—Ifyouhanditinfordrycleaningbefore9tomorrowmorning,it'llbereturnedtoyouthesameday.IcangetyouRoomServiceandarrangeitnowifyoulike,madam.—Oh,couldyoureally?Thatwouldbewonderful.04—I'llbeneedinganearlycalltomorrow—canyoufixthatforme?—There'sanautomaticwakingdeviceinthepanelattheheadofyourbed.Youjustsetittothetimeyouwant.

13405—IthoughtyouhadTVinallyourroomshere.—I'mafraidnot,sir,butwecaninstalloneinyourroom.—Willthatbeextra?—Yes,sir.OurchargeforacolorTVisfourFinnishmarksperday.—Well,I'llhavetoaskmywifewhatshethinks.—Verygood,sir,andifyoudecidetorentone,wouldyoupleasecallRoomService?06—(Sarcastically)Areyoufreetoanswermyquestionatlast?—Yes,ofcourse,madam—asyousee,we'vebeenratherbusytoday.—Soitseems.Itriedtofindamaidthismorning,buttherewasn'tanyonethere.—WhenyouwantRoomService,madam,justliftthephoneinyourroomandaskforRoomService.—Oh,that'showyoudoit—andhowwasIsupposedtoknow?07(Backgroundsoundofvoices/glassesclinking/ice.Interruptedbydoorbell.)Mrs.Phillips:Hownicetoseeyou,Mrs.Adams.Docomein.I'lltakeyourcoat.Henry...Henry...Mr.andMrs.Adamsarehere.Mrs.Adams:It'sverykindofyoutoinviteus.Isitaspecialoccasion?

135Mr.Phillips:Goodevening,Mrs.Adams.Goodevening,sir.Whatwouldyouliketodrink?Mr.Adams:MywifeisdrivingtonightsoI'llneedsomethingstrong.Mr.Phillips:Followme.Everyone'sinthesittingroom.(Backgroundsoundsofsubduedmerriment,voices,glasses,interruptedbythesoundofmetalonglass.Pausewhilenoisesstop.)Mr.Phillips:Ladiesandgentlemen,I'dliketotellyouthereasonforthisparty.Ofcourse,we'realwaysdelightedtoseeallofyoubut...whatIwanttosayis...Helenhasjustwonaprize.Sheenteredacompetitionandwe'regoingtoBermudaonafreeholiday.(Backgroundsoundsofcongratulations.'Welldone,Helen.''Congratulations.''Whatasurprise.Whenareyouleaving?')Mr.Phillips:NowI'dliketoaskmywifetotellyouabouthersuccess.Helen?Mrs.Phillips:Well,allIcansayis:whatasurprise!IhadnoideaIwasgoingtowin.Ididn'tevenknowIwasgoingtoenterthecompetition.Henrydidallthework,didn'tyou,Henry?Hetoldmehowtofillintheform,howtoanswerthequestionsandhowtowriteonesentenceaboutFluorexToothpaste.Thestrangethingis...we'veneverusedit.08

136JamesandPatrickwerealoneintheoffice.Patrick:You'renotlookingverycheerful.What'sthematterwithyou?James:Oh,nothingspecial.I'mjustabitfedup.Patrick:Withthejob?James:Witheverything,withcatchingthesametraineverymorning,sittinginthesameofficeallday,watchingthesametelevisionprograms...Patrick:Youneedaholiday.James:Itwasn'talwayslikethis,youknow.Patrick:Howdoyoumean?James:Well,ourgreat-great-grandfathershadmorefun,didn'tthey?Imean,theyhuntedfortheirfoodandgrewtheirownvegetablesanddidthingsforthemselves.Wedothesamesortofjobforyearsandyears.There'snovarietyinourlives.Patrick:Youneedaholiday.That'swhat'sthematterwithyou.301Imagineyouarebeinginterviewedforajobyoureallywant.Howwouldyouanswerthesequestions?1.Whatwastheworstproblemyouencounteredinyourpresentjob?2.Howdidyouhandleit?3.Whydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentjob?

1374.Whatareyoumostproudofhavingdoneinyourpresentjob?5.Whydoyouthinkyouarequalifiedforthisjob?6.Whatsortofbosswouldyoumostliketoworkfor?7.Supposingamemberofyourstaffwasfrequentlyawayfromwork,claimingtobeill,whatactionwouldyoutake?8.Ifyouwereworkingasapartoftheteam,whatunspokenrulesofbehaviorwouldyouobserve?9.Howlongdoyouplantostayinthisjob?二十二101—What'sthepostageontheseletterstoThailand,please?—I'llhavetocheck.Doyouneedanythingelse?—Yes.Athreepencestamp,please.—That'llbeeighty-fivepenceinall.02—Iwishyouwouldn'thaveyourTVsoloud.—Sorry!Wereyoutryingtosleep?

138—Yes,andwhileIthinkofit—pleaseaskwhenyouborrowtheiron.—Ireallyoughttohaveknownbetter.Sorry!03—Wendy,I'dlikeyoutomeetmybrother,Sam.—Howdoyoudo?—Howdoyoudo?—WhatdoyouthinkoflifeinEngland?—I'mstillfeelingprettyhomesick.—It'sboundtobestrangeatfirst.04—It'stimewewereoff.—Sosoon?Can'tyoustayalittlelonger?—IwishIcould,butI'mlatealready.—Whatashame!—Thankyouforawonderfulmeal.—I'mgladyouenjoyedit.05—Sorry,butIdidn'tquitecatchthat.—Isaid,'CanIgiveyoualift?'

139—Isn'titoutofyourway?—No,it'sonmywayhome.06—IfeelshiveryandI'vegotapaininmystomach.—Howlonghaveyouhadit?—Thebestpartofaweek.—Bythesoundofit,you'vecaughtachill.—WhatshouldIdo?—I'llgiveyousomethingforit,andcometoseeyouinacoupleofdays.201Woman:I'dlikethecontinentalbreakfast,please.Waiter:Yes,madam.Whatsortoffruitjuicewouldyouliketostartwith?Woman:Thepineapplejuice.Waiter:Wouldyoupreferhoney,marmaladeorjam?Woman:Oh,marmalade,please.Waiter:Andwhatwouldyouliketodrink,madam?Woman:Coffee,please,blackcoffee.02

140HeadWaiter:"DeepSeaRestaurant".HeadWaiter.Goodmorning.Woman:I'dliketoreserveatableforfive.HeadWaiter:Andwasthattoday,madam?Woman:Ofcourse.HeadWaiter:Atwhattime,madam?Woman:Oh,aboutthreeo'clock,Isuppose.HeadWaiter:I'mafraidweonlyservelunchuntil3pm,madam.Woman:Ohwell,twoo'clockthen,anditmustbebyawindow.HeadWaiter:Verygood,andwhatname,please?Woman:Bellington,Mrs.MarthaBellington.HeadWaiter:Verygood,Mrs.Bellington.Atableforfiveat2pmtoday.03HeadWaiter:"DeepSeaRestaurant."Goodmorning.Man:Doyouhaveatablefortwothisevening?HeadWaiter:Certainly,sir.Atwhattimewasit?Man:Whattimedoesthebandstartplaying?HeadWaiter:At8pm,sir.Man:Right.Makeit7:30then,andnearthedancefloorifpossible.HeadWaiter:Verygood,sir.Andwhatname,please?Man:Kryzkoviak.HeadWaiter:Couldyoujustrepeatthat,please?

141Man:Kryzkoviak,that'sPolish,youknow.K-R-Y-Z-K-O-V-I-A-K.HeadWaiter:Yes.Thankyou,Mr.Kryzkoviak.Welookforwardtoseeingyou.04—Whatshallwedotonight?—Howaboutthecinema?—That'sagoodidea.Wehaven'tbeenforages.—Whatwouldyouliketosee?—Oh,Idon'tknow.SpyStory?—SpyStory?Thatterrible,oldfilm?—Butit'sgotJamesPerevelleinit.I'mstilltryingtowriteastoryabouthim,youknow.—ButI'veseenitbefore.—Nevermind.Perhapsyou'lllikeitbetterthesecondtime.(Inthecinema)—(Youlooksobeautifulinthatdress.Whydoyouhavetodie?)—Wouldyoulikeanicecream?—Shhhh.No,thankyou.—(Let'srunawaytogetherandforgetaboutthewholeworld.)—Whataboutsomechocolates?—Shutup!I'mwatchingthefilm.—Well,I'mgonnagetmyselfsomechocolates.

142—(Justyouandmeandnobodyelse.)(Afterthefilm)—Thatwasreallywonderful.—Wonderful?Don'tbesilly.—He'safantasticactor.—Doyoufeelalright?—Ofcourse,Ido.—Ijustwondered.Youdon'tusuallylikerubbishfilmslikethat.—Itwasn'trubbishatall.Someofthefilmsyoulikearereallyterrible,though.05Thespaceshipflewaroundthenewplanetseveraltimes.Theplanetwasblueandgreen.Theycouldn'tseethesurfaceoftheplanetbecausethereweretoomanywhiteclouds.Thespaceshipdescendedslowlythroughthecloudsandlandedinthemiddleofagreenforest.Thetwoastronautsputontheirspacesuits,openedthedoor,climbedcarefullydowntheladder,andsteppedontotheplanet.Thewomanlookedatasmallcontrolunitonherarm.'It'sallright,'shesaidtotheman.'Wecanbreathetheair...it'samixtureofoxygenandnitrogen.'Bothofthemtookofftheirhelmetsandbreatheddeeply.Theylookedateverythingcarefully.Alltheplantsandanimalslookednewandstrange.Theycouldnotfindanyintelligentlife.

143Afterseveralhours,theyreturnedtotheirspaceship.Everythinglookednormal.Themanswitchedonthecontrols,butnothinghappened.'Something'swrong,'hesaid.'Idon'tunderstand...theenginesaren'tworking.'Heswitchedonthecomputer,butthatdidn'tworkeither.'Eve,'hesaid,'we'restuckhere...wecan'ttakeoff!''Don'tworry,Adam,'shereplied.'They'llrescueussoon.'301TherewereangryscenesyesterdayoutsideNo.10DowningStreetasLondonschoolteachersprotestedabouttheirsalariesandconditions.Londonteachersarenowinthesecondweekoftheirstrikeforbetterpay.TimBurston,BBCcorrespondentforeducationwasthere.二十三101—Cigarette?—No,thanks.Notbeforelunch.—Pleasehaveone.It'sanewbrand.—Ihonestlydon'tfeellikeoneatthemoment,thanks.

14402—Ibelieveyoutakeinforeignstudents.—Yes,ifyoudon'tmindsharing.—Howmuchisit?—Ninepoundsperweekincludingheating.—DoyouthinkIcouldhavealookatit,please?—We'rehavingitdecoratedatthemoment.WillFridaydo?03—Iwonderwhetherthedentistcouldfitmeinearlytomorrow.—I'mafraidthere'snothingbeforemidday.—Howabout12:45?—Sorry,butthat'staken,too.04—Iwaswonderingwhetheryouneededanypart-timers.—Whatwereyouthinkingof?—Ahoteljobofsomesort.—Haveyoueverdoneanythingsimilar?—Notsofar,no.—There'snothingatpresent,butlookbackinaweek.

14505—Howdoyouwantit,sir?—Justatrim,please.—Wouldyoulikeitwashed?—No,thankyou.Justleaveitasitis.06—Areyoubeingserved?—No.Whathaveyougotinthewayofbrownsuedejackets,sizeforty-two?—Sorry,butwe'resoldrightout.—Areyoulikelytobegettinganymorein?—Ishouldthinkso,yes.Ifyouleaveyourphonenumber,I'llringyou.07—Eastbourne54655.—Hello.Johnhere.CanIspeaktoMary,please?—Holdtheline,please.—OK.—Sorry,butshe'sout.—WouldyoutellherIrang?—I'dbegladto.

14608—4864459.—Hello.DavidBlackspeaking.MayIhaveawordwithJune?—I'lljustseeifshe'sin.—Rightyouare.—I'mafraidshe'snothere.—Couldyoutakeamessage?—Yes,ofcourse.201ElinaMalinenwasinfactinvitedforaninterviewatthe"BonAppetitRestaurant".Hereispartoftheinterview.)Johnson:Goodevening,MissMalinen.Won'tyousitdown?Elina:Goodevening.Thankyou.Johnson:Now,InoticeyoulefttheHotelScandinaviainl980.WhatareyounowdoinginEngland?Elina:I'mspendingafewmonthsbrushingupmyEnglishandgettingtoknowthecountrybetter.Johnson:AndyouwanttoworkinEnglandtoo.Why?Elina:I'mkeenongettingsomeexperienceabroad,andIlikeEnglandand

147Englishpeople.Johnson:Good.Now,Iseefromtheinformationyousentmethatyou'veworkedinyourlastemploymentfornearlyfouryears.Wasthatalargerestaurant?Elina:Medium-sizeforFinland,aboutfortytables.Johnson:Isee.Well,you'dfinditratherdifferenthere.Oursismuchsmaller,wehaveonlytentables.Elina:Thatmustbeverycosy.Johnson:Wetrytocreateawarm,intimateatmosphere.Now,astothejob,youwouldbeexpectedtolookafterfivetablesnormally,thoughwegetinextrastaffforpeakperiods.Elina:Isee.Johnson:I'mtheRestaurantManagerandHeadWaiter,soyou'dbeworkingdirectlyunderme.You'dberesponsibleforbringinginthedishesfromthekitchen,servingthedrinks,andifnecessarylookingafterthebills.Soyou'dbekeptprettybusy.Elina:I'musedtothat.Inmylastpositionwewerebusymostofthetime,especiallyinsummer.Johnson:Good.Now,isthereanythingyou'dliketoaskaboutthejob?Elina:Well,theusualquestion—whatsortofsalarywereyouthinkingofpaying?Johnson:Wepayourwaitersfortypoundsaweek,andyouwouldgetyour

148eveningmealfree.Elina:Isee.Johnson:Now,youmayhavewonderedwhyIaskedyouheresolateintheday.Thefactis,Iwouldliketoseeyouinaction,sotospeak.Wouldyoubewillingtoactasawaitressherethiseveningforhalf-an-hourorso?Ourfirstcustomerwillbecomingin,letmesee,inabouttenminutes'time.Elina:Well,I'mfreethiseveningotherwise.Johnson:Good.Andinreturnperhapsyouwillhavedinnerwithus?Now,letmeshowyouthekitchenfirst.Thisway,please...02Tom:Well,what'stheforecast?Arewegoingtohavemoresnow?And...isyourmotherawake?Helen:Hangon,Dad.Thefirstansweris'yes'andthesecondis'no'.Let'shaveacupoftea.Tom:That'sagoodidea....Where'sJean?Where'syourmother?Jean,howaboutsomebreakfast?Helen:Shh.Mother'sstillasleep,asI'vetoldyou.Tom:Andwhataboutthetwins?WherearePeterandPaul?Helen:Theyweresickallnight.That'swhyMumissotiredtoday.And...they'rehavingabirthdaypartytomorrow.Remember?Tom:Anotherbirthday?Helen,lookattheclock.It's8:45.Let'sgo.We'regoing

149tobelate.03—Me,officer?You'rejoking!—Comeoffit,Mulligan.Forastart,youspentthreedayswatchingthehouse.Youshouldn'thavedonethat,youknow.Theneighborsgotsuspiciousandphonedthepolice...—ButIwasonlylooking,officer.—...andonthedayoftherobbery,youreallyshouldn'thaveusedyourowncar.Wegotyournumber.Andifyou'dwornamask,youwouldn'thavebeenrecognized.—Ididn'tgoinside!—Ah,there'sanotherthing.Youshould'veworngloves,Mulligan.Ifyouhad,youwouldn'thaveleftyourfingerprintsalloverthehouse.Wefoundyourfingerprintsonthejewels,too.—Youmean...you'vefoundthejewels?—Ohyes.Whereyou...er...'hid'them.Underyourmattress.—MyGod!Youknoweverything!I'lltellyousomething,officer—youshouldn'thavejoinedthepoliceforce.Ifyou'dtakenupburglary,you'dhavemadeafortune!04

150Whydopeopleplayfootball?It'sastupidgame,anddangeroustoo.Twenty-twomenfightfortwohourstokickaballintoanet.Theygetmoreblackeyesthangoals.Ondry,hardpitchestheybreaktheirbones.Onmuddyonestheyspraintheirmuscles.Footballersmustbemad.Andwhydopeoplewatchfootball?Theymustbemadtoo.Theycertainlyshoutandscreamlikemadmen.InfactI'mafraidtogooutwhenthere'safootballmatch.Thecrowdsaresodangerous.I'dratherstayathomeandwatchTV.ButwhathappenswhenIswitchon?They'reshowingafootballmatch.SoIturnontheradio.WhatdoIhear?'Thelatestfootballscores.'AndwhatdoIseewhenIopenanewspaper?Photosoffootballers,interviewswithfootballers,reportsoffootballmatches.Footballersaretheheroesofthetwentiethcentury.They'rerichandfamous.Why?Becausetheycankickaballaround.Howstupid!Everyoneseemstobemadaboutfootball,butI'mnot.Downwithfootball,Isay.301Mrs.Brink:Comein.Oh,it'syouagain,Tom.Whathaveyoudonethistime?Tom:I'vecutmyfingerandit'sbleedingalot.Mrs.Brink:Letmesee,Tom...Hmmm,thatisabadcut.Icancleanitandputaplasteronit,butyou'llhavetoseethedoctor.二十四

151101—Goodmorning.CanIseeMr.Johnson,please?—Haveyouanappointment?—Yes,athalfpastten.—What'syourname,please?—McDonald,JaneMcDonald.—Ah,yes.Mr.Johnson'sexpectingyou.Thisway,please.Mr.Johnson'sroomisonthenextfloor.02—Whatdoesyourfrienddoforaliving?—He'soneofthosepeoplewhogivelegaladvice.—Oh,Isee.Heisasolicitor,youmean.—Yes.That'sthewordIwaslookingfor.Myvocabularyisstillverysmall,I'mafraid.—Nevermind.Youexplainedwhatyoumeant.03—Whatshallwedothisweekend?—Let'sgoforawalk.

152—Whereshallwego,then?—Let'sgotothenewforest.Wehaven'tbeenthereforalongtime.—That'sagoodidea.I'llcallforyouinacaratabouthalfpastten.Isthatalright?—That'llbesplendid.Seeyoutomorrow,then.Goodbye.04—Youhavesomebrown,suedeshoesinthewindowatfourpounds.Wouldyoushowmeapairinsizesix,please?—Oh,whatapity.Wehavenosizesixleftinthatstyle.Butwehaveapairinslightlydifferentstyle.—CanItrythemon?—Yes,ofcourse.—Iliketheseverymuch.Howmucharethey?—Theyareexactlythesameprice.Fourpounds.—Good.I'llhavethem,then.05—Excuseme,butIreallymustgonow.—Oh,mustyou?It'sstillquiteearly.—I'mterriblysorry,butIhavetobeathomebymidnight.Mywifewillbeveryworried.

153—Iquiteunderstand.Whattimedoesyourtraingo?—At11:15.Dearme,it'sgone11:00.I'llhavetoaskyoutodrivemetothestation.—That'salright.Butyoumustcomeagainsoon.—That'smostkindofyou.06—Youareupearlythismorning.—Yes.I'vebeenoutandboughtapaper.—Good.Thenyoucantellmewhattheweather'slike.—It'sfreezing.—Oh,dear,notagain.—Don'tworry.It'snotnearlyascoldasyesterday.—Thankgoodnessforthat.07—Excuseme,canyoutellmewherethe"JamesBond"filmisshowing?—Yes,atthePalaceCinema.—Doyouhappentoknowwhenitstarts?—Idon'tknowwhenitstarts,butIcantellyouhowtofindout.It'shereinthelocalpaper.—Canyoushowmewhichpageitison?

154—Hereitis.ButIdon'tknowwhichperformanceyouwanttosee.08—Whyaren'tyoueatingyourbreakfast?—Idon'tfeelverywell.—Oh,dear,what'sthematter?—Ifeelfeverish.I'mshivering.—Goandliedown.I'llsendforthedoctor.—Look,Ihatecausinganybother.Ipreferworkingitoff.—Certainlynot.Youmustgotobedandkeepwarm.09—Excuseme,canyoutellmethewaytotheswimmingpool,please?—Ican't,I'mafraid.I'mastrangerhere,yousee.Butwhynotaskthatmanoverthere?He'llbeabletotellyou,I'msure.—Whichonedoyoumean?—Look,theoneoverthere,ontheothersideoftheroad.—Ah,yes.Icanseehimnow.Thankyousomuch.201Announcerl:ThisisRadio2andyouarelisteningtothe6o'clocknews.Here

155arethemainpoints:Texasishavingitsworststormsforfiftyyears.Manypeoplearehomeless...anddamagetopropertyisestimatedatovertwomilliondollars.Today'sIrishbudgethasintroducedthehighestincreaseintaxessince1979.ThefilmLivingatHome,hasreceivedtheBestFilmoftheYearAward.ThisisthefirstBritishfilmtowinthetopawardforfouryears.Theriseinthecostoflivinghasbeenthelowestforsixmonths.Announcer2:Morenewslater.AndnowforthelatestsoundfromTheFreakouts.02Mike:(confused)Look,Jenny.Idon'tunderstandwhat'sgoingon.Yousaidyoursisterwasarrivingat7:30.It's8:30now.Jenny:I'msorry,Mike.Idon'tunderstandeither.Here'sHelena'stelegram.Havealookatit.Mike:ArrivingHeathrowTuesday19:30.Can'twaittoseeyou.(sarcastic)Can'twaittoseeyou.Hmmm.Ican'twaittoseeher.Jenny,where'sshecomingfrom?Whatairlineisshetravelingon?What'stheflightnumber?Jenny:Idon'tknow,doI?ThistelegramistheonlyinformationIhave.Mike:Nevermind,Jenny.Let'shaveacoffee.Wecansitdownandthinkaboutthebestthingtodo.03

156—Haveyoueverbeenchasedbyadog,Keith?—No,Ihaven't,butIhavebeenchasedbyabull.—Really?—Yes,itwasacoupleofweekendsago—Iwas...er...Iwasgoingforawalkoutinthecountryfollowingthisfootpathanditwentthroughafield,andIwassobusylookingoutforthefootpaththatIdidn'tnoticethatthefieldwasfullofyoungbullocks.AndthetroublewasIwaswearingthisbrightredanorak,andsuddenlythebullsstartedbuckingandjumpingupanddownandstartedchasingme.—Whatdidyoudo?—Well,Iwasprettyscared—Ijustranforthenearestfenceandjumpedoverit.—ActuallyIdoknowsomebodywhooncegotbittenbyadogwhilehewasjogging.—Washe?Howdidthathappen?—Well,hewasrunningpastafarmwhensuddenlythissheepdogcameoutandstartedbarkingathim,sohetriedtokickitoutofthewaybutthensuddenlythedogjumpedupandbithimintheleg.Ithinkhehadtogotothedoctortomakesureitwasn'tinfected.04MygrandfatherwascalledCharles,andmygrandmotherwascalledAnn.TheylivedinManchester.Mygrandmotherdiedlastyear,agedninety-eight.They

157hadthreechildren,namedDavid,JohnandAlice.Theyare,ofcourse,myfather,myuncle,andaunt.MyfatheriscalledDavid,andheistheeldestofthethree.MymotheriscalledMary.Myfatherwasanengineer.He'sretirednow.Myfather'sbrother,myuncle,asIsaid,iscalledJohn.He'smarriedtoHeidi.Theyhavetwochildren.TheoldestiscalledSimon,andtheyoungeroneiscalledSally.MyuncleJohnisinthearmy,servinginGermany.SimonismarriedtoagirlcalledDiana.Theyhavetwochildren,RichardandFiona.Myauntie,Alice,marriedamancalledHenryJones.TheymovedtoAustraliawhenIwasveryyoung.Idon'trememberthemverywell.Myhusband'snameisAndy.Wehavetwochildren,IdaagedtwoandTomwhoissixmonthsold.We'reworkinginChinanow,andmayvisitAuntAlicenextyear.05IwasborninScotland.InGlasgowtobeexact.Intheearly1950sandIsupposelikeeverybodyelse,Iwenttoschool.Primaryschool,thensecondaryschool.TheonlydifferencereallyisthatIalwayswenttothesameschoolfromwhenIwasagedfive,rightthroughuntilIwasagedeighteen.Sotherewasn'treallymuchtorelateaboutthatpartofmylife.Isupposeitwasmuchthesameaseverybodyelse's.Ilivedinmyhometown,Paisley,allthattime.Butthenagedeighteen,likemostBritishpeopleofmysortofclassandsoon,Ileftmyhometownandmovedawaytouniversity.AlotofBritishpeopledon'tgoto

158theirlocaluniversity—theygotoanotheronewhichisfurtheraway.Possiblybecausethey'drathernotstayathomewiththeirparents.SoIleftmyhometownofPaisleyandIwenttoSt.AndrewsontheeastcoastofScotland.ThereIstudiedEnglishandthenModernHistory,andsoforfouryearsIstudiedthosesubjectsandwasveryhappy.LaterIleftSt.AndrewswithadegreeinModernHistory,andnotreallyknowingwhatIwantedtodo.Iwasn'tsurewhetherI'dgoontodosomeresearchorwhetherI'dliketobeateacher.SoItookayearofftothinkaboutit.AndthenoneyearlaterIdecidedIwantedtobeateacherandIwenttoTeacherTrainingCollege.Andthistimeyetagainitwasinanotherpartofthecountry.InNewcastleinthenortheastofEngland,sothereItrainedtobeateacherandIqualifiedasateacherofHistoryandEnglish.AndafterthatyearIbeganwork—realworkforthefirsttimeinmy1ife.Isupposethiswouldbearound1977.SothenIwenttoworkinacomprehensiveschoolinsoutheastEnglandoutsideLondoninaplacecalledBasildon.AndthereItaughtHistory,butIfoundoutIreallydislikedboththeplace,Basildon,andtheschool.Itwasaterribleschool.SoIthoughtIdon'twanttobestuckheretherestofmylife.Iwanttotrysomethingdifferent.SoIdidsomethingcompletelydifferent.Iwenttoer...wouldyoubelieve,theSudan.AndIendedupinOmdurmanwhichisnearthecapitalcityofKhartouminSudan.AndItaughtEnglish,ItaughtEnglishtoforeigners—to,infact,teachersofEnglishinaTeacherTrainingCollege.Thatwentonforacoupleofyears.AndthenIreturnedtoBritain

159whereIdidmyMaster'sdegreeinAppliedLinguistics.Thistime,again,inanotherpartofthecountry.InWales,inNorthWales,ataplacecalledBangor.Aftergraduating,andgettingmymaster's,IwentandItaughtatLancasterUniversity.ItaughtAlgerianstudentswhoweregoingtocometoBritishuniversitiestostudy.ThenIwent,forquitealongtime,toYugoslavia,toLubijianatobeexact.AndItaughtESP.ESPmeansEnglishforSpecialPurposes—inparticularItaughtScientificEnglishinaChemistryDepartmentconnectedtoUNESCO,U-N-E-S-C-O.AndsoIworkedthereforfiveyearsandthenImoved,butstillinthesamecity.Imovedtoanotherjob,inmedicalEnglish,inahospital—whichwasalsoconnectedwithUNESCO.AfteratotalofsevenyearsinYugoslavia,andIleftandIendedupherewhereIamnowinChina,teachingatYiwai.301DoctorSowansoistheSecretaryGeneraloftheUnitedNations.He'soneofthebusiestmenintheworld.He'sjustarrivedatNewDelhiAirportnow.TheIndianPrimeMinisterismeetinghim.Laterthey'lltalkaboutAsianproblems.YesterdayhewasinMoscow.HevisitedtheKremlinandhadlunchwithSovietleaders.Duringlunchtheydiscussedinternationalpolitics.Tomorrowhe'llflytoNairobi.He'llmeetthePresidentofKenyaandother

160Africanleaders.He'llbetherefortwelvehours.Thedayaftertomorrowhe'llbeinLondon.He'llmeettheBritishPrimeMinisterandthey'lltalkaboutEuropeaneconomicproblems.Nextweekhe'llbebackattheUnitedNationsinNewYork.NextMondayhe'llspeaktotheGeneralAssemblyabouthisworldtour.Thenhe'llneedashortholiday.二十五101—Excuseme,butcouldyoutellmethewaytothecinema,please?—No,I'msorryIcan't.I'mastrangerintheseparts.Butwhydon'tyouaskthatmanwithabeard?He'llbeabletotellyou,I'msure.—Whichonedoyoumean?—Look,theoneoverthere,bythelamp-post.—Ah,yes.Icanseehimnow.Thankyouverymuch.—Notatall.02—Youarenoteatingyourbreakfast.—Idon'tfeelverywell.

161—Oh,dear,what'sthematter?—Igotaterribleheadache.—Youmustgobacktobed.Youlookquiteill.—Idon'twanttocauseanybother.I'dratherworkitoff.—Outofthequestion.Youmustgotobedandkeepwarm.03—I'msorrytobotheryou.CanyoutellmewhereWarandPeaceisshowing?—Yes.AttheEmpireCinema.—Wouldyouknowwhenitstarts?—No.Ican'ttellyouwhenitbegins.ButIknowhowyoucanfindout.It'shereinthisEntertainment'sGuide.—Canyoushowmewhichpageisiton?—Certainly.ButI'mnotsurewhetheryouwanttogoearlyorlate.04—Youareupearlythismorning.—Yes.I'vebeenoutandboughtapaper.—Good.Thenyou'llbeabletotellmewhattheweather'slike.—It'sraining.—Oh,dear,notagain.

162—Don'tworry,it'snotnearlyaswetasitwasyesterday.—Thankgoodnessforthat.05—Goodmorning.CanIseeMr.Baker,please?—Haveyouanappointment?—Yes,atteno'clock.—What'syourname,please.—Jones,AndrewJones.—Ah,yes.Mr.Bakerisexpectingyou.Willyoucomethisway,please?Mr.Baker'sofficeisalongthecorridor.06—Whatdoesyourfrienddoforaliving?—Sheisoneofthosepersonswholookafterpeopleinahospital.—Oh,Isee.Sheisanurse,youmean.—Yes.That'sthewordIwaslookingfor.Myvocabularyisratherpoor,I'mafraid.—Nevermind.Youexplainedthatverywell.07—Whatshallwedothisweekend?

163—Let'sgoforaswim.—Whereshallwegoforit?—Let'sgotoLongBeach.Wehaven'tbeenthereforalongtime.—That'sasplendididea.I'llcallforyouinacarateleveno'clock.Isthatalrightforyou?—Yes.That'llbeperfect.Seeyoutomorrow,then.Goodbye.08—Youhavesomeblack,walkingshoesinthewindow.Wouldyoushowmeapairinsizeseven,please?—Oh,dear,whatapity!Therearenoneleftinsizeseven.Hereisapairinaslightlydifferentstyle.—CanItrythemon?—Yes,ofcourse.—Iliketheseverymuch.Whatdotheycost?—Theycost4.25pounds.—Good.I'llhavethem,then.09—Excuseme,butImustsaygoodbyenow.—Can'tyoustayalittlelonger?—No,I'msorry,butIreallymustgo.IshallmissmybusifIdon'thurry.

164—Whendoesyourbusgo?—Atteno'clock.Goodgracious,it'salready10:15.I'llhavetoaskyoutodrivemehome.—That'salright,butIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.—That'smostkindofyou.201Woman:Whichdoyouprefer:drivingacaryourselforbeingapassenger?Man:Well—thatdepends.Ienjoydriving,especiallyonlongemptyroadswhereIcangoniceandfast.ButI'mnotveryfondofsittingintrafficjamswaitingforlightstochange,andthingslikethat.IsupposeIdon'tmindbeingapassenger,butonlyifI'msurethattheotherpersonreallycandriveproperly.Woman:Soyoudon'treallylikebeinginotherpeople'scars,then?Man:Well,asIsay,it'sallrightwithagooddriver.ThenIcanrelax,sitbackandenjoythescenery.Butyes,you'reright—onthewholeIcertainlypreferdrivingtobeingapassenger.02—Hello,Allen.ThisisCollinspeaking.——Fine.Howaboutyou?

165——Good.Andhow'sBobfeelingafterhisholiday?——Isee.I'vegotquitealottotellyou.——I'vejustgotengaged!——Yes!No.Wehaven'tfixedthedateyet.——What'sshelike?——Lovelygirl!Wemetonabus,believeitornot.——Yes.Wejusthappenedtobesittingtogetherandgotintotheconversation.Andwemadeadateforthesameevening,anddiscoveredwe'vegotalotincommon,youknow,sameinterestsand,welaughatthesamethings.——No.Youdon'tknowher.Hmm.Atleastshedoesn'tknowyouorBob.——Oh,aboutthreeweeksnow.——Well,yes.Itwasquiteasuddendecision,butIfeelreallyhappy.I'dlikeyou

166bothtomeether.Now,howaboutamealtogetheroneeveningsoon?——WouldyouaskBobtoringme?——Oh,Imustgonow.Mybosshasjustcomeintotheoffice.Bye.——Oh,thanks.Bye.03EveryoneknowshimasOldArthur.Helivesinalittlehutinthemiddleofasmallwood,aboutamilefromthevillage.Hevisitsthevillagestoretwiceaweektobuyfoodandparaffin,andoccasionallyhecollectslettersandhispensionfromthepostoffice.Afewweeksago,areporterfromthelocalnewspaperinterviewedhim.Thisiswhathesaid:Igetupeverymorningwiththebirds.ThereisastreamnearmyhutandIfetchwaterfromthere.It'sgood,clear,freshwater,betterthanyougetinthecity.Occasionally,inthewinter,Ihavetobreaktheice.Icooksimplefoodonmyoldparaffinstove,mostlystewsandthingslikethat.SometimesIgotothepubandhaveadrink,butIdon'tseemanypeople.Idon'tfeellonely.Iknowthiswoodverywell,yousee.Iknowallthelittlebirdsandanimalsthatlivehereandtheyknowme.Idon'thavemuchmoney,butIdon'tneedmuch.IthinkI'maluckyman.

16704Jameswroteaplayfortelevision,aboutanimmigrantfamilywhocametoEnglandfromPakistan,andtheproblemstheyhadsettlingdowninEngland.Theplaywassurprisinglysuccessful,anditwasboughtbyanAmericanTVcompany.JameswasinvitedtogotoNewYorktohelpwiththeproduction.HelivedinDulwich,whichisanhour'sjourneyawayfromHeathrow.Theflightwasduetoleaveat8:30am,sohehadtobeattheairportabout7:30inthemorning.Heorderedamini-cabfor6:30,sethisalarmfor5:45,andwenttosleep.Unfortunatelyheforgottowindtheclock,anditstoppedshortlyaftermidnight.Alsothedriverofthemini-cabhadtoworkverylatethatnightandoverslept.Jameswokewiththatawfulfeelingthatsomethingwaswrong.Helookedathisalarmclock.Itstoodtheresilently,withthehandspointingtotenpasttwelve.Heturnedontheradioanddiscoveredthatitwas,infact,tentonine.Hesworequietlyandswitchedontheelectrickettle.Hewasjustpouringtheboilingwaterintotheteapotwhenthenineo'clockpipssoundedontheradio.Theannouncerbegantoreadthenews:"...reportsarecominginofacrashnearHeathrowAirport.ABoeing707boundforNewYorkcrashedshortlyaftertakingoffthismorning.Flightnumber2234..."Jamesturnedpale."Myflight,"hesaidoutloud."IfIhadn'toverslept,I'dhavebeenonthat

168plane."05Interviewer:DoyoumindifIaskyouwhyyou'venevergotmarried?Dennis:Uh...well,thatisn'teasytoanswer.Interviewer:Isitthatyou'venevermettherightwoman?Isthatit?Dennis:Idon'tknow.SeveraltimesIhavemetawomanwhoseemedright,asyousay.Butforsomereasonit'sneverworkedout.Interviewer:No?Whynot?Dennis:Hmm.I'mnotreallysure.Interviewer:Well,couldyouperhapsdescribewhathappenedwithoneofthesewomen?Dennis:Uh...yes,therewasCynthia,forexample.Interviewer:Andwhatkindofwomanwasshe?Dennis:Intelligent.Beautiful.Shecamefromtherightsocialbackground,aswell.IfeltIreallylovedher.Butthensomethinghappened.Interviewer:What?Dennis:Ifoundoutthatshewasstillseeinganoldboyfriendofhers.Interviewer:Wasthatsobad?Imean,whydidyou...whydidyoufeelthat...Dennis:Shehadtoldmethatherrelationshipwasallover,which...uh...whichwasalie.Interviewer:Areyousayingthatitwasbecauseshehadliedtoyouthatyou

169decidedtobreakofftherelationship?Dennis:Yes,yes,exactly...Obviously,whenIfoundoutthatshehadliedtome,Isimplycouldn't...uh...well,Isimplycouldn'ttrustheranymore.Andofcoursethatmeantthatwecouldn'tpossiblygetmarried.Interviewer:Uh,huh.Isee.Atleast,IthinkIdo.But...yousaidtherewereseveralwomenwhoseemed'right.'Dennis:Yes.Interviewer:Well,...whathappenedtheothertimes?Dennis:Well,onceImetsomeonewhoIthinkIlovedverydeeplybut...unfortunatelyshedidn'tsharemyreligiousviews.Interviewer:Yourreligiousviews?Dennis:Yes,IexpectthewomanIfinallymarrytoagreewithmeonsuch...suchbasicthingsasthat.Interviewer:Isee.Dennis:Doesthatsoundold-fashioned?Interviewer:Uh...no.Notnecessarily.Whatwashername,bytheway?Dennis:Sarah.Interviewer:Doyouthinkyou'llevermeetsomeonewhomeets...uh...howshallIsayit...whomeetsallyour...requirements?Dennis:Idon'tknow.HowcanI?ButIdofeelit'simportantnotto...nottojustdriftinto...arelationship,simplybecauseImightbelonely.Interviewer:Areyoulonely?

170Dennis:Sometimes.Aren'tweall?ButIknowthatIcanlivealone,ifnecessary.AndIthinkIwouldfarprefertodothat...tolivealone...ratherthantomarrysomebodywhoisn'treally...uh...well,reallywhatI'mlookingfor...whatIreallywant.301Everycolorhasameaning.Andasyouchooseacolor,youmightliketorememberthatit'ssayingsomething.We'vesaidthatredislovable.Green,ontheotherhand,standsforhope;itistranquil.Pinkisromantic,whilebrownisserious.Whiteisaneasyone—whiteispure.Orangeisgenerous.Violetismysterious,turquoiseisstrongandblueisdefinitelyfeminine.二十六101—CanIseeZuluonSunday?

171—I'mnotsure.02—Doyoulikefootball?—Yes,verymuch.—Wouldyouliketogotoamatchonthe18thofDecember?03—I'dliketoseeComingHomeattheRoyalTheatre.—Whatagoodidea!Doyouknowwhattimeitstarts?—Ithinkitstartsat8pm.04—TomorrowisthethirdofDecember.It'smybirthdayandI'mgoingtotheGeorgeandDragon.Wouldyouliketocome?—Tocelebrateyourbirthday?OfcourseIwould.Whatgroup'splaying?—TheRiversideStompers,Ithink.05—Ilikeorganmusic.DoyouknowwhereIcanheararecital?—TrySt.Mary'sChurch.Iknowtheyhaveabeautifulorgan.

17206—I'dliketogotoarecitalonthe16thofDecember,butI'mworkingfromtentofour.Doyouknowwhattimetherecitalbegins?—Sorry,I'mafraidIdon't.Whydon'tyoulookatyour"What'son"?2011stStudent:Well,firstofall,I'mintendingtohaveagoodholidayabroad,justtravelingroundEurope,andthenwhenIgettiredoftravelingI'mgoingto—well,comebackandstartlookingforajob.Ihaven'tquitedecidedyetwhatjob,butI'mprobablygoingtotryandgetajobinadvertisingofsomekind.2ndStudent:Well,eventuallyI'mplanningtoopenmyownrestaurant.OnlyIhaven'tgotenoughmoneytodothatatthemoment,ofcourse,soI'vedecidedtogetatemporaryjobforayearorso,andI'mgoingtoworkreallyhardandtryandsaveasmuchmoneyaspossible.Actually,I'mthinkingofworkingasawaiter,orsomejobinarestaurantanyway...02MaleVoice:Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.WelcometotheVictoriaHallforourannualpresentationoftheNurseoftheYearAward.FirstI'dliketointroduceDameAliceThornton.DameAliceisnowretiredaftermorethanfortyyearsofdedicatedservicetothepublicandthenursingprofession.Dame

173AliceThornton.MaleVoice:DameAlice,youwerethefirstnurseoftheyear.Thatwasthirtyyearsago.Wouldyounowannouncethisyear'swinner?DameAlice:Goodevening.Itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceournurseoftheyear,MissHelenTaylor.DameAlice:MissTaylor,youhavebeenawardedthisprizeasaresultofrecommendationsfromyourseniorofficers,yourcolleaguesandtheparentsofthechildrenyounurse.Herearesomeoftherecommendations:'efficientbutpatient','helpfulandhappy','strictbutcaring','humanandinterested'.Thesearethegreatestrecommendationsanynursecouldreceive.Icongratulateyou!03Jerry:CouldIspeaktoyouforafewminutes,Mr.Sherwin?Sherwin:I'mverybusyatthemoment.Can'titwaituntiltomorrow?Jerry:Uh,...well,it'sratherurgent.Anditwon'ttakelong.Sherwin:Oh,allright,then.Whatisit?Jerry:It'sapersonalmatter.Uh,yousee,mywifeisillandhastogointohospital.Sherwin:Sorrytohearthat.Butwhydoyouwanttotalktomeaboutit?Jerry:Because...becausewehaveababyandthere'snobodytolookafterherwhileshe'sinhospital.Sherwin:Who?Yourwife?

174Jerry:No,no.Mydaughter.Sherwin:Oh,Isee.ButIstilldon'tunderstandwhatallthishastodowithme.Jerry:Butthat'swhatI'mtryingtoexplain.I'dliketostayathomeforafewdays.Sherwin:Butwhy?Jerry:Tolookaftermydaughter,ofcourse.Sherwin:Ithoughtyousaidshewasgoingtohospital.They'lllookafterherthere,won'tthey?Jerry:No,no,no!It'smywifewho'sgoingtohospital!Notmydaughter.Sherwin:Really?Ithoughtyousaiditwasyourdaughter.Youarenotexplainingthisverywell.04HereisanalternativedialoguebetweenJerryandMr.Sherwin.Listen.Jerry:Uh...excuseme,Mr.Sherwin,butIwaswonderingifIcouldspeaktoyouforafewminutes.Sherwin:Well,I'mratherbusyatthemoment,Jerry.Isiturgent?Jerry:Uh,yes,I...I'mafraiditis.It'sapersonalmatter.Sherwin:Oh,well,then,we'dbetterdiscussitnow.Sitdown.Jerry:Thankyou.Uh...yousee,it'saboutmywife.She...uh...well...she...Sherwin:Yes,goon,Jerry.I'mlistening.Jerry:She'sillandhastogotohospitaltomorrow.Butwehaveayoungbaby,

175youknow.Sherwin:Yes,Iknowthat,Jerry.Youmustberatherworried.Isitanythingserious?Yourwife'sillness,Imean?Jerry:Thedoctorssayit'sjustaminoroperation.Butithastobedoneassoonaspossible.And...well...theproblemismydaughter.Thebaby.That'stheproblem.Sherwin:Inwhatway,Jerry?I'mnotquitesureifIunderstand.Jerry:Well,asIsaid,mywife'llbeinhospitalforseveraldays,sothere'snobodytolookafterher.Sherwin:Youmean,nobodytolookafteryourdaughter,isthatit?Jerry:Yes,exactly.Bothourparentsliveratherfaraway,and...andthat'swhyI'dliketohaveafewdaysoff.Fromtomorrow.Sherwin:Isee.IthinkIunderstandnow.Youneedafewdaysofftolookafteryourdaughterwhileyourwifeisinhospital.Jerry:Yes,yes.That'sit.I'mnotexplainingthisverywell.Sherwin:No,no.Onthecontrary.IjustwanttobesureIunderstandcompletely.That'sall.Jerry:Will...willthatbeallright?Sherwin:Yes,I'msureitwill,Jerry.AllIwanttodonowismakesurethatthere'ssomeonetocoverforyouwhileyou'reaway.Uh...howlongdidyousayyou'llneed?Jerry:Justafewdays.She...mywife,Imean...shouldbeoutofhospitalby

176nextThursday,soIcanbebackonFriday.Sherwin:Well,perhapsyou'dbetterstayathomeonFriday,aswell.Justtogiveyourwifeafewextradaystorestaftertheoperation.Jerry:That'sverykindofyou,Mr.Sherwin.Sherwin:Don'tmentionit.05Landlady:4474716.Student:Hello.IsthatMrs.Davies?Landlady:Speaking.Student:Goodafternoon.Myname'sStephenBrent.Iwasgivenyouraddressbythestudentaccommodationagency.Iunderstandyouhavearoomtolet.Landlady:Yes,that'sright.I'vejustgotoneroomstillvacant.It'sanatticroom,onthesecondfloor.It'srathersmall,butI'msureyou'llfindit'sverycomfortable.Student:Isee.Andhowmuchdoyouchargeforit?Landlady:Therent'stwenty-fivepoundsaweek.Thatincludeselectricity,butnotgas.Student:Hastheroomgotcentralheating?Landlady:No,it'sgotagasfirewhichkeepstheroomverywarm.Student:Isee...Andwhataboutfurniture?Itisfurnished,isn'tit?Landlady:Ohyes...Er...There'sadivanbedinthecornerwithanewmattress

177onit.Er...Letmesee...There'sasmallwardrobe,anarmchair,acoffeetable,abookshelf...Student:Isthereadesk?Landlady:Yes,there'soneunderthewindow.It'sgotplentyofdrawersandthere'salamponit.Student:Ohgood...Isthereawashbasinintheroom?Landlady:No,I'mafraidthereisn'tawashbasin.Butthere'sabathroomjustacrossthecorridor,andthat'sgotawashbasinandashoweraswellasabath.Yousharethebathroomwiththepeopleintheotherrooms.Thetoiletisseparate,butunfortunatelyit'sonthefloorbelow.Student:Oh,that'sallright....Whataboutcooking?CanIcookmyownmeals?Landlady:Well,there'salittlekitchenettenexttoyourroom.Ithasn'tgotapropercookerinit,butthere'sagasringandanelectrickettlebythesink.Ifindmystudentsprefertoeatattheuniversity.Student:Isee.Andistheroomfairlyquiet?Landlady:Ohyes.It'satthebackofthehouse.Itlooksontothegardenanditfacessouth,soit'sbrightandsunny,too.It'sveryattractive,really.Andit'sjustundertheroof,soit'sgotalow,slopingceiling.Wouldyouliketocomeandseeit?I'llbeinfortherestoftheday.Student:Yes,I'mveryinterested.ItsoundslikethekindofroomI'mlookingfor.Canyoutellmehowtogetthere?Landlady:Oh,it'sveryeasy.Thehouseisonlyfiveminutes'walkfrom

178FinchleyRoadtubestation.Turnrightoutsidethestation,andthenit'sthethirdstreetontheleft.Youcan'tmissit.It'sgotthenumberonthegate.It'sexactlyoppositethecemetery.06Frankly,I'vebeendelighted.Asyouknow,Idecidedtogiveituptenyearsago.Iputthemallintheattic—allfiftyorsixtyofthem—togatherdust,andforgotaboutthem.ThenIjusthappenedtomeethimonedayinabar,entirelybychance,andwegottalkingaboutthisandthat,and,well—tocutalongstoryshort—hewenttohavealookatthem,andthisistheresult.It'sfortwoweeks.Andit'sdevotedentirelytomywork.Doingverywell,too,asyoucanseefromthelittleticketsonabouthalfofthem.Youknow,nowthatthey'rehangingonthewalllikethis,withallthecleverlighting,andglossycatalogue,andthesmartpeople,theyreallydon'tseemanythingtodowithme.It'sabitlikeseeingoldfriendsinnewcircumstanceswheretheyfitandyoudon't.Now,youseeher?She'salreadyboughtthree.Heardhersayingonedayshe's'dyingtomeettheman'.Afraidshe'dbeverydisappointedifshedid.Interesting,though,someofthethingsyouoverhear.Someknowsomethingaboutit.Othersknownothingandadmitit.Othersknownothinganddon't.Bytheway,Iheardsomeonesaytheotherdaythatthe'PortraitofaWoman'remindedherofyou,youknow.Soyousee,you'renotonlyveryfamous,but—asIkeepontellingyou—youhaven'tchangedabit.

179301Oursisaveryexpensiveperfume.Whenpeopleseeitorhearthenamewewantthemtothinkofluxury.Therearemanywaystodothis.Youshowawomaninafurcoat,inasilkeveningdress,maybecoveredindiamonds.Youcanshowanexpensivecar,anexpensiverestaurant,oramaninatuxedo.Wedecidedtodosomethingdifferent.Weshowabeautifulwoman,simplybutelegantlydressed,besideaseriesofpaintingsbyLeonardodaVinci,anditworks.Becausesheiswearingtheperfume,andbecausesheisnexttoexpensiveandbeautifulpaintings,ourperfumemustbebeautifulandexpensivetoo.Itdoeswork.二十七101—IsthattheManager?—Speaking.CanIbeofanyassistance?—Couldyouspeedupyourswitchboardabit,please?IbookedacalltoBrusselsagoodtwentyminutesagoandIhaven'thadareplyyet.—Well,perhapstheyareratherbusyatthistimeoftheday.Afterall,weareanhouraheadofBelgium.

180—Iknowthat,butIcouldhavedialedmyselfdirectinnotimeatall.—Wedoliketoroutethecallsthroughtheoperatorandthentherecanbenomisunderstandingaboutthecharges,I'msureyouunderstand.—No,Isupposeitwouldbedifficulttocheckthecostofdirectly-dialedcalls,butneverthelessIdohavetoputthroughanimportantcalltoBrussels.—I'llgetontothemmyselfandseewhatthedelayis,thencallyoubackassoonasIknowanything.02—Andwhatseemstobethetrouble,sir?—Theydon'twanttoletmeintothenightclub.—Well,I'mafraidthereisanentrancecharge,sir.—Butdamnitall—Iamaresident.It'sridiculous.—I'mverysorry,sir,butyouseeitissomethingofaspecialevening.OurgueststarthiseveningisSammyDavisJuniorandI'mafraidthattheticketsdocost250markseach.Icouldseeifthereareanyleftifyouwouldlikeone.Wegenerallytrytokeepafewbackfortheresidents.—GoodLord.That'snearlythirty-fivepounds.No,onsecondthoughts,Idon'tthinkI'llbother.Couldyouhavethemsendupabottleofscotchtomyroom.I'llentertainmyselfinstead.—Verygood,sir.Thatisroom634,isn'tit?

18103—Goodevening,sir.I'mtheAssistantManager.—Hownice!—Yes,I'mafraidwe'vehadacomplaintaboutthenoisefromyourneighboracrossthecorridor.He'stryingtogetsomesleepashehasanearlystarttomorrow.I'msureyouunderstand.—Oh,Isee.—Doyouthinkitmightbepossibletoaskyourfriendstobealittlequieter?Wedoliketogiveourguestsachanceofgettingagoodnight'ssleep.Itiswellaftereleven.—Oh,I'msosorry.Idoapologize.Isupposeweweretalkingratherloudly.It'sjustthatwe'vesignedaveryimportantcontract.Wewerehavingabitofcelebration.—I'mpleasedtohearit.ShallIaskRoomServicetobringyousomecoffee?—No,thatwon'tbenecessary.Wewerejustabouttopackupanyway.—Thankyou,sir,andgoodnighttoyou.04—CouldIseetheManager,please?Ihaveacomplaint.—CanIhelpyou,madam?—Yes.Didyouhavethisroomcheckedbeforewemovedin?There'snotascrapoflavatorypaperandthetoiletdoesn'tflushproperly,thewaterdoesn't

182runawayintheshowerandIwouldlikeanextrapillow.Whathaveyoutosaytothat?—I'mextremelysorrytohearthat.I'llattendtoitrightaway.Thehousekeeperusuallycheckseveryroombeforenewguestsmovein.Wehavebeenextremelybusywithalargeconference.—That'snowaytorunahotel.Onedoesn'texpectthissortofthinginawell-runhotel.—No,madam.Idoapologize.It'smostunusual.Wedotrytochecktheroomsasthoroughlyaspossible.Justtheonepillow,wasit?Isthereanythingelse?—Well,yourthermostatically-controlledair-conditioningdoesn'tseemtobeworkingtoowell.It'sashotashellupthere.—I'lljustadjusttheregulatorforyouandIthinkyou'llfinditalittlecoolerinashorttime.I'llalsosendsomeonealongrightawaytolookatthetoiletandshower.201Salesman:Goodevening,allyouholidaydreamers.It'sholidayplanningtimeagainandwe'reherewithsuggestionsasusual.Weknowwhatyouwant...somethingmoreinteresting,somethinglessexpensive.So...whataboutAmerica?NewYorkfrom199pounds.OrCanada?OrHawaii?Ah...Hawaii.Andfromonly372pounds.OrthebeautifulBahamas?Fromjust400pounds.

183NearerhomewesuggestWalesorScotland.Andifyouwouldlikeaneasypackageholiday,youcouldvisitMinorcafrom103pounds,Ceylonfrom343pounds,Mombasafrom311andsunnyFloridafrom243pounds.Istimeaproblem?Ismoneyaproblem?Justsendforourbrochureandbothproblemswilldisappear.02Peggy:Bob,canwereallyaffordaholiday?We'repayingforthishouseandthefurnitureisonHPand...Bob:Nowlisten,Peggy.YouworkhardandIworkhard.We'renottalkingaboutwhetherwecanhaveaholiday.We'retalkingaboutwhereandwhen.Peggy:ShallwegotoSweden?Bob:Sweden'scolderthanSheffield.I'drathernotgotoSweden.Peggy:WhataboutFlorida?Florida'swarmerthanSheffield.Bob:Yes,butit'salongway.HowlongdoesittaketogetfromheretoFlorida?Peggy:Allright.Let'sgotoHawaii.Bob:Youmustbejoking.Howmuchwoulditcostforthetwoofus?Peggy:Butthebrochuresaystheproblemofmoneywilldisappear.Bob,wheredoyoureallywanttogo?Bob:I'mthinkingofWalesorScotland.Doyouknowwhy?Peggy:Yes.'They'rerightonourdoorstepandsoclosetohome.'

18403Jill:Now,letmesee.BlueSkiesTravelAgency.Ah,yes,it'saLondonnumber.017489932.IthinkI'llringnow.(soundofdialingandringing)Voice:Hello.Jill:Uh...goodmorning.Isthat7489932?Voice:No,itisn't.It's7389932.Jill:Sorry.Imusthavedialedthewrongnumber.(soundofdialingandringingtone)Telephonist:BlueSkiesTravelAgency.CanIhelpyou?Jill:CouldyougivemesomeinformationaboutholidaysinNorthAmerica?Telephonist:Justonemoment.I'llputyouthroughtoourNorthAmericandepartment.MissJones:NorthAmericandepartment.MissJonesspeaking.CanIhelpyou?Jill:Yes,please.I'mplanningmyholidayandI'dlikesomeinformationaboutholidaysinNewYork.MissJones:Certainly.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?Jill:First,howmuchisthecheapestreturnflighttoNewYork?Andwhatwilltheweatherbelike?MissJones:Isee.Whendoyouwanttogo?Jill:InMay...andI'dliketoknowabouttheinclusiveholidaysandgoodhotelsand...

185MissJones:(interrupts)Certainly.Justgivemeyournameandaddress.I'llsendyoualltheinformationyouwant.Jill:MynameisJillAdams.MissJ.Adams.Andmyaddressis...04Traveller:Hello.I'dlikesomeinformationaboutyourtripstoKathmandu.TravelAgent:Yes,ofcourse.WhatcanItellyou?Traveller:Well,how,howdowetravel?TravelAgent:It'saspeciallyadaptedbuswithroomforsleepingand...Traveller:And,and,er,howmanypeopleinagroup?TravelAgent:Well,thebussleepsten.Usuallythereareeighttravellersandtwodrivers,aguidetolookafteryou.Traveller:So,sowesleep,um,normally,in,inthebus?TravelAgent:Yes,andit'sfullyequippedforcookingandit'sgotashowersystemthatweputupeveryevening,weatherpermitting.Traveller:Er,um...Weleavefrom,fromLondon?TravelAgent:Yes,andreturntoLondon.Traveller:Isthereanythingspecialwe'dhavetobring?TravelAgent:Oh,wegiveeveryonealistofsuitableclothes,etc.tobring.Ofcourse,spaceislimited.Traveller:Oh,ohyes,Iunderstandthat.Now,how,howlonginadvancewouldIhavetobook?

186TravelAgent:Well,itdepends.Usuallysixoreightmonths.It'samazingthenumberofpeoplewhoareinterested.Traveller:Well,I'minterestedintheten-weektripnextspring.TravelAgent:Um,thatoneleavesonthefourthofApril.Traveller:Yeah.That'sright,yeah.It'llbefortwopeople.TravelAgent:That'dbefine.Couldyoucomeinandwecangooverallthedetails.Traveller:Yes,Ithinkthat'dbebest,um,butcanyougivemesomeideaofhowmuchthat'llcost.TravelAgent:Springfortenweeks...Um,wehaven'tgottheexactfiguresatthemoment,but,er,somethinglike,er,1,100poundsperperson.Traveller:OK.Um,I'llcomeandseeyouonedaynextweek.TravelAgent:Yes.Thanksforringing.Traveller:Thankyou.Bye.TravelAgent:Byebye.05Woman:Soyouhaveahalfday,afulldayandadayandeveningtourofLondon?Man:That'scorrect.Woman:Well,aswe'reonlyhereforafewdays,Ithinkperhapsweshouldtakethefulldayandeveningtour.Givemychildrentheopportunitytosee

187everything.Man:Won'tthatbeabittiringforthem?Woman:Yes,you'reright.It'sprobablybetterifwedon'tincludethemontheeveningpartoftheprogram.Man:Notthetheatreandthedinnerentertainment?Woman:Yes,that'swhatImean.Thehotelwilltakecareofthem.Man:Yes,I'msurethatcanbearranged.Woman:Now,canyoutellmewhatthecostwillbe?Man:Forthefulltour?Seventypoundsperhead.Woman:Sothatwouldbe140poundsformyselfandmyhusband.Whataboutthechildren,isthereanyreductionforthem?Man:Certainly,wehavehalfpriceforchildrenandifthey'renotgoingtothetheatreorthedinner,Ithinkwecouldletthemhavethefulldaytourforthirtypoundseach.Woman:That'sfine.Couldyoutellmemoredetailsofthetour?Imean,whatwillwebeactuallyseeingandsoforth?Man:Well,here'sabrochureforyoutoread,butIcanquicklyrunthroughthemainitemsofthetourwithyou.Now,asyousee,you'repickedupfromyourhotelat8:30,soyoumustbesuretoorderanearlybreakfast.Woman:Yes...Man:Thenyou'retakentoseetheChangingoftheGuardandyou'llseeBuckinghamPalaceatthesametimeofcourse.Afterthatyou'llbetakendown

188WhitehalltoseetheHouseofParliament,BigBen,youknowthefamousclock,andnearbyWestminsterAbbey.NowfromtherewehavearivertripdowntheThamestowardstheTowerofLondon.Duringtherivertripyou'llbeprovidedwithsandwichesandcoffee,orangejuiceforthekiddies.WhenyougettotheTower,you'llseetheBeefeaters,thetraditionalguardsoftheTowerandthenyou'llbeshowntheCrownjewels.Woman:Andwillwehaveaguideduringallthis?Man:Ofcourse.There'sanofficialguidewhowillexplainthesightstoyouandgiveashortaccountoftheirhistoricassociationsinthreelanguages,English,GermanandFrench.Ifyouhaveanyfurtherquestionshe'llbeonlytoopleasedtoanswerthem.Woman:Oh,thatsoundsperfect.Man:Nowintheafternoon,you'llbetakentoLondonZooforacoupleofhours.Wetrytoarrangethistocoincidewiththemonkeys'teaparty.Thechildrenalwaysenjoythat.Woman:Oh,I'msureminewill.Man:AndfromtherewejustgoroundthecornertoMadameTussaud'stoseethewaxworksandafterthatrightnextdoortotheLondonPlanetariumwhereyou'llseethestarssimulatedbylaserbeams.Woman:Thatsoundsveryexciting.Whatafullday.Man:Yes,wellwedoletyouhaveacoupleofhours'restbeforetakingyouontothetheatreanddinnerintheevening.

189Woman:Oh,that'sgood.I'llbeabletogetthechildrenofftobedorsettleddownwatchingtelevisionorsomething.Well,thatsoundsmarvellous.Thankyouverymuch.Man:Notatall.Er...thereisjustonething,madam.Woman:Oh,what'sthat?Man:Thecheque.Woman:(laughs)Ofcourse.301Ihavealwaysbeeninterestedinmakingthings.WhenIwasachildIusedtoenjoypainting,butIalsolikedmakingthingsoutofclay.ImanagedtowinaprizeforoneofmypaintingswhenIwasfourteen.ThatisprobablythereasonthatImanagedtogetintoartcollegefouryearslater.ButIstudiedpaintingatfirst,notpottery.IlikebeingapotterbecauseIliketoworkwithmyhandsandfeeltheclay;Ienjoyworkingonapotter'swheel.I'mhappyworkingbymyselfandbeingnearmyhome.Idon'tlikemass-producedthings.Ithinkcraftsandcraftspeopleareveryimportant.WhenIleftcollegeImanagedtogetagrantfromtheCouncil,andIhopetobecomeafull-timecraftswoman.Thisworkshopissmall,butIhopetomovetoalargeronenextyear.二十八

190101Mr.Hanson:CouldIhavemybill,please?Waitress:Yes,sir.Onemoment,please.(Shebringsthebillandthecustomerlooksatitcarefully.)Mr.Hanson:Couldyoukindlyexplainthistome?Whatisitem6?Waitress:PerhapsIcou1dgothroughitforyou.Thefirstitemisthecovercharge.Number2isthebeer.Thenyourstarter,yourmaincourseandthevegetables.Themaincoursewas4.50not3.50,soitem6isthedifference.Mr.Hanson:Oh,Isee.ButhowwasIexpectedtoknowthat?Waitress:Yes,sir.Theyareabithardtofollowsometimes.Number8isyourdessertandnumber9thecigarettes.Oh,andnumber7isyoursecondbeer.Mr.Hanson:Andwhatabouttheservice,isthatincluded?Waitress:Yes,that'smarkeddownhere,10percentservice.Mr.Hanson:Good.Thankyou.Now,canyoutakemycreditcard?Waitress:I'mafraidwedon'tacceptcreditcards.Mr.Hanson:Ohdear.Whataboutachequewithabanker'scard?Waitress:Yes,sir.Thatwillbeallright.02Customer:Canyoubringmethebill,please?

191Waiter:Certainly,sir.(Hebringsthebill.)Customer:Ithinktherehasbeenamistake.Waiter:I'msorry,sir.Whatseemstobethetrouble?Customer:Ithinkyouhavechargedmetwiceforthesamething.Look,thefigureof5.50appearshereandthenagainhere.Waiter:I'lljustgoandcheckitforyou,sir.(Hereturnsafewminuteslater.)Waiter:Yessir,youarequiteright.Thecashiermadeamistake.Ithinkyouwillfinditcorrectnow.Customer:Thankyou.Waiter:Wedoapologizeaboutthis,sir.Customer:That'sallright.Noharmdone.Now,canIpaybytraveler'scheques?Waiter:Certainly,sir.We'llgiveyouthechangeinlocalcurrencyifthat'sallright.Customer:Youneedn'tworryaboutthat.Therewon'tbemuchchangeoutoftwenty-fivedollars.Waiter:Thankyou,sir.That'smostkindofyou.03—Waiter,there'saflyinmysoup.—Shh,don'tdotooloud.Everyonewillwantone.

192—Waiter,there'saflyinmysoup.—Thereisaspideronthebread.It'llcatchit.—What'sthisflydoinginmysoup?—Ithinkit'sdoingthebackstroke,sir.—Thereisadeadflyswimminginmysoup!—That'simpossible.Adeadflycan'tswim.—Thereisadeadflyinmysoup.—Yes,sir.It'sthehotliquidthatkillsthem.—Waiter,thereisaflyinmysoup.—Yes,sir.WegiveextrameatrationsonFridays.—Waiter,thereisaflyinmysoup.—Don'tworry,sir.Thereisnoextracharge.201AstrangethinghappenedtoHenriyesterday.Hewasonabusandwantedtoget

193off.Sohestoodupandrangthebell.Tomakesurethedriverheardhimherangittwice,butthebusdidn'tstop,andtheconductorcameandshoutedathim.Theconductorwassoannoyed,andspokesofast,thatHenrididn'tunderstandaword.ThebusstoppedatthenextbusstopandHenrigotoff.Ashegotoffheheardsomeonesay,"Ithinkhe'saforeigner."WhenHenrigothome,hetoldhislandladyabouttheincident."Howmanytimesdidyouringthebell?"sheasked."Twice,"saidHenri."Well,that'sthesignalforthedrivertogoon,"hislandladyexplained."Onlytheconductorisallowedtoringthebelltwice.That'swhyhegotsoannoyed."Henrinodded."Isee,"hesaid.02(AandBareamarriedcouple.Cisatravelagent.)C:Goodmorning.AandB:Goodmorning.C:CanIhelpyou?A:Yes,we'rethinkingofgoingonholidaysomewhere,butwe'renotsurewhere.C:Isee.Whatsortofholidaydidyouhaveinmind?A:Lotsofsunbathing.

194B:(atthesametime)Lotsofwalking.C:Mm.(lookingpuzzled)Soyou'dlikesomewherewarm?B:Nottoowarm.A:Yes,assunnyaspossible.C:Andareyouinterestedinthenight-lifeatall?A:Yes.It'dbeniceifthereweresomegooddiscosandclubswecouldgoto.B:Oh,no!Surelythat'swhatwe'retryingtogetawayfrom!A:Whatdoyoumean?Wenevergooutatall,sohowcouldwegetawayfromit?B:Well,what'sthepointofgoingsomewherewheretherearelotsofpeoplejustlikehere?C:(interrupting)CouldIjustaskwhatsortofpriceyouwanttopay?B:Ascheapaspossible.A:Whatdoyoumean?Wewantatophotel.B:Butwecan'taffordit.A:Ofcourse,wecan.We'vebeensavingupallyear.(Theirvoicesriseastheyargue.Thetravelagentlooksbemused.)C:Justaminute,please.IthinkIcanmakeasuggestion.Whydon'tyoutrytheSouthofFrance?Thenoneofyoucangotothebeachandtheothercanwalkinthemountains.A:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.Andtherearesomegoodhotelsthere.B:No—therearetoomanyEnglishpeoplethere!

195A:Well,thenatleastwe'dhavesomeonetotalkto.B:But,there'snopointingoingabroadtomeetEnglishpeoplethere!C:(interruptingagain)Excuseme.AandB:Yes?C:Well,mywifeandIhavethesametroubleasyou.Ilikehot,livelyplacesandsheprefersabitofpeaceandquietandwealwaysdisagreeabouthowmuchtospend.Weusuallysplitupandgotodifferentplaces,butthisyearI'vegotabetteridea.AandB:What'sthat?C:Well,Icouldgoonholidaywithyou(indicatesoneofthem)andyoucouldgowithmywife.A:That'saninterestingidea.B:I'mnotsosure...C:Look,whydon'tyoucomeroundnowandmeetmywifeandwecanseewhatwecanarrange...03Thesceneisatanairport.Amanandawomancarryingseveralcasesapproachacustomsofficer(C.O.).Man:(whispering)Don'tworry.Everythingwillbeallright.Woman:Ihopeyouknowwhatyou'redoing!(Theyputtheirbagsdowninfrontofthecustomsofficer.)

196C.O.:Goodmorning,sir,madam.Justreturningfromaholiday,areyou?Woman:That'sright.C.O.:Andhowlonghaveyoubeenabroad?Woman:Twoweeks.Man:Yes,notverylong.Notlongenoughtobuyanythinganyway.(laughing)C.O.:Isee.Haveyougotanythingtodeclare?Man:I'msorry,Idon'treallyknowwhatyoumean.Woman:Harry!C.O.:Comeon,sir.I'msureyouknowwhatImean.Haveyougotanythingtodeclare?Man:Well...yes.IwouldliketodeclarethatIlovemywife.Woman:Oh,Harry.You'veneversaidthatbefore.Man:Well,it'strue!It'sjustthatI'veneverbeenabletotellyoubefore.Woman:AndIloveyoutoo!C.O.:(clearingthroat)I'msorrytointerrupt,butImustaskyouwhetheryouhaveanygoodstodeclare.Man:Ah,wellIdohavearecord-player,afridgeandsomethingformywife'sbirthdaythatI'drathernottellyouabout.Woman:Harry!AndIthoughtyou'dforgottenagain!Man:Ofcoursenot,dear!C.O.:(annoyed)WhatIwanttoknow,sir,iswhetheryouhaveanygoodsinthatbagthatIshouldknowabout.

197Man:Well,let'shavealook.(opensbag)We'vegotsomebarsofsoap,atubeoftoothpaste,clothes,ajarofcream...C.O.:(angry)Ionlywanttoknowifyouhaveanythingliablefortax,likecigarettes,perfumesorbottlesofanything.Man:Well,wedohaveabottleofshampoo.C.O.:Okay.I'vehadenough.Youcango.Man:Youmeanthat'sit?C.O.:Pleasegoaway!Woman:Comeon,Harry.Hejusttolduswecouldgo.(Takesholdofthesuitcaseandthecontentsspillout.)C.O.:Justaminute.MayIseethatjewellery,please?Man:Oh,myGod!Yougreatclumsyidiot!Woman:I'msorry.Ididn'tmeanto.Man:Youneverdoanythingright.Idon'tknowwhyImarriedyouinthefirstplace!Woman:ButHarry!Youjustsaidyoulovedme.Man:Notanymore.C.O.:Andnowwhathaveyougottodeclare,sir?04SamLewiswasacustomsofficer.Heusedtoworkinasmallbordertown.Itwasn'tabusytownandtherewasn'tmuchwork.Theroadwasusuallyvery

198quietandthereweren'tmanytravelers.Itwasn'taveryinterestingjob,butSamlikedaneasylife.Aboutonceaweek,heusedtomeetanoldman.HisnamewasDraper.Healwaysusedtoarriveattheborderearlyinthemorninginabigtruck.Thetruckwasalwaysempty.AfterawhileSambecamesuspicious.Heoftenusedtosearchthetruck,butheneverfoundanything.OnedayheaskedDraperabouthisjob.Draperlaughedandsaid,"I'masmuggler."LastyearSamretired.Hespenthissavingsonanexpensiveholiday.HeflewtoBermuda,andstayedinaluxuryhotel.Oneday,hewassittingbythepoolandoppositehimhesawDraperdrinkingchampagne.Samwalkedovertohim.Sam:Hello,there!Draper:Hi!Sam:Doyourememberme?Draper:Yes...ofcourseIdo.You'reacustomsofficer.Sam:Iusedtobe,butI'mnotanymore.Iretiredlastmonth.Ioftenusedtosearchyourtruck...Draper:...butyouneverfoundanything!Sam:No,Ididn't.CanIaskyousomething?Draper:Ofcourse,youcan.Sam:Wereyouasmuggler?Draper:OfcourseIwas.Sam:But...thetruckwasalwaysempty.Whatwereyousmuggling?

199Draper:Trucks!05ThefirstthingtheydoistoputoutanAPBandthisgoestoallthepolicestationsinthecountry.Nextwecontactthehospitals.Oftenthepersonwearelookingforhasbeeninanaccident.Thenwemighttryparents,friendsorrelativestheymightbewith.Wetrytofollowtheirmovementsandtofindthelastpersontheysaworwerewith.Thenwetrythemedia.Weputphotographsinlocalornationalpapers—especiallypaperstheymightread.Thereareotherthingswecando:putpostersinplacestheymightbe,goontelevision.HereinAmericathereisamagazineinwhichtherearephotographsofmissingchildren.Thisisoftenthelasthope.Ofcourse,withnearlytwomillionmissingchildreneveryyear,wecan'tdoallthesethingsforeveryone.Wehaven'tgotthetime,themoneyorthestaff.301Areyouamorningpersonoraneveningperson?That'sthequestion.Whendoyouworkbest?Formetheansweriseasy.Iworkbestinthemorning.Allmycreativeworkisdonebeforelunchtime.Igetupatabouteight,andthenhavebreakfast.Ilistentotheradioabit,andreadthepapers.AndIstart.UsuallyIworkfromnineorninethirtyuntiltwelvebutafterthatI'museless.Onagood

200dayIwritefifteenhundredwordsormore,sometimestwothousandwords,inthemorning.ThenafterlunchIgoforawalk,orread.IntheeveningIliketorelax,gotothepuborgooutandmeetpeople.Ifyou'reawriteryouneedself-discipline.Butifyou'retired,itshows:themindandbodymustbefresh.二十九1011.Addtwoandfour;eightandten;fourteenandseven.2.Subtractsixfromeighteen;fourfromeleven;fivefromnineteen.3.Multiplytwobyeight;fivebythree;sixbyfour.4.Dividesixbythree;eightbytwo;twentybyfive.021.I'lltakeacommissionoftenpercent.2.Thecurrentrateofinterestistwenty-threepercent.3.Ionlygetthree-eighthsofthetotal.4.It'sonlyafractionofthecost,aboutasixteenth.5.Divideninebytwoandyougetfourpointfive.6.Youonlygettwopointfoursixpercent.

201031.IhavetogetanewpairofJeans.Isthereanywhere...?Doyouknowa,agoodshopwhereIcangetapair?2.Look,er,Iwantsomethinginteresting.AllI'veeatensinceI'vearrivedhereisjunkfood.Iwantsomegoodlocalfood.WhereshouldIgoandwhatshallIaskfor?3.Thecar'sgivingproblemsagain.Ihaditservicedlastweekbutit'sasbadasitwasbefore.Idon'tknowwhattodoaboutit.4.Ooh,yes,Ineedyouradvice.TheproblemisthatIhavetogotothisveryformaldinnerpartynextweekandIhaven'tgotadinnersuithere.Ireallydon'twanttobuyone.Whatdoyousuggest?5.EversinceI'vebeenhereIhadthisstomachproblem,youknow.Imean,it'snotserious.Well,Idon'tthinkitis.Imean,youoftengetthesethingswhenyoutravel.Mustbethedifferentwaterorsomething.Butitrea1lyisanuisanceanditseemstobegettingworse...6.Damn!I'velostmywallet!201Man:Telegram,miss.Jean:Oh,thanks.Jean:Iwonderwhoit'sfrom.Oh,it'sforHelen.Helen,there'satelegramfor

202you.Helen:Forme?Oh,Jean,willyouopenit?Ihateopeningtelegrams.Jean:Doyou?Why?Helen:Well,it'sjustthatIthinkatelegrammustmeanbadnews.Jean:I'mjusttheopposite.IloveopeningtelegramsbecauseI'msuretheymustmeansomethingexciting.Jean:Helen,you'dbettersitdown.Youaren'tgoingtobelievethis.Itsays,'Congratulations,NurseoftheYear.Letterfollows.'Helen:Itcan'tbetrue.Jean:Here.Youreadit.02Hello.ThisisSophiePeter'sringingfromtheBrookOrganization.Um,wegotyourjobapplicationandI'mringingjusttoarrangeaninterviewwithyou.HowaboutMondaymorningat,er,11:30?Wouldthatbeallright?That'sMondaymorningofthe10thofAugust.Um,ifyoucan'tmakethattime,couldyoupleasegiveusaring?TheinterviewwillbewithmyselfandBrianShaw,sowe,um,welookforwardtoseeingyouthen.Bye-bye.03"Henry!""Yes,dear?"

203"I'mgoinguptobednow.Don'tforgettodoyourlittlejobs.""No,dear."Henryturnedoffthetelevisionandwentintothekitchen.Hefedthecat,washedupseveraldishes,driedthemandputthemaway.Thenheputthecatout,lockedallthedoorsandturnedoutallthelights.Whenhegottothebedroom,hiswifewassittingupinbedreadingabookandeatingchocolates."Welldear,haveyoudoneallyourlittlejobs?""Ithinkso,mylove.""Haveyoufedthecat?""Yes,dear.""Haveyouputhimout?""Yes,dear.""Haveyouwashedupthedishes?""Yes,dear.""Haveyouputthemallaway?""Yes,dear.""Haveyoutidiedthekitchen?""Yes,dear.""Haveyouturnedoutallthelights?""Yes,dear.""Haveyoulockedthefrontdoor?""Yes,dear."

204"Thenyoucancometobed.""Thankyou,dear."Afteralittlewhiletheyheardagatebangingdownstairs."Henry.""Yes,dear.""I'mafraidyou'veforgottentoshutthegardengate.""Ohdear!..."04—Ladiesandgentlemen,it'stheLakeLateTalkShow,withyourhost,DickieReeves.(applause)—Nicetobewithyouagain,folks.AndamongthelineofinterestingguestsI'llshowyoutonightistheladyyou'veallbeenreadingandhearingaboutrecently.Sheisbeautiful.Sheisclever.Andsheisbrave.Sheistheladywhomakesfriendswithmonkeys.Sheiswithustonight.Ladiesandgentlemen,theapewomanherself,JosephinCarter.(applause)Hello,Josephin,orcanIcallyouJoe?—Pleasedo.—ThefirstquestionthatIknoweverybodyhasbeendyingtoaskyouis,howlonghaveyoubeenlivingwithmonkeys?—Apesactually.Well,I'vebeenstudyingapesforquitealongtime,eversinceIwasatuniversity.ButI'veonlybeenactuallylivingwiththemforfiveyears.

205—FiveyearsintheAfricanjungle,withonlymonkeystotalkto.—Apesactually.—Oh,withonlyapestotalkto.That'sfantastic!AndIknowyou'regoingbacktoyourmonkeycolony...—Apecolonyactually.—...tofinishyourwork.—Oh,yes.Ihaven'tfinishedityet.AlthoughIhavebeenrecordingtheirbehaviorandwatchingtheirmovementsveryclosely,Istillhaven'tfinishedmywork.I'vealsobeentrainingmyhusbandtoworkwithme.—Yourhusband?—Yes.He'scomewithmetonight.LetmeintroduceyoutoTarsan!—Hi,everybody.05Peoplethinkthatallsolicitorsarerichandprosperous.Inanytownthereare,ofcourse,richandprosperoussolicitors,buttherearealsosolicitorslikeme.Iamneitherrichnorprosperous.Ihaveanofficeoverafishandchipshop,forwhichIpayanexorbitantrent,andtworatherinefficientsecretaries.Isupposeitisbecausemypremisesareinthelessfashionablepartofthetown,butmyclientsalwaysseemtohaveenormousproblemsandmiserableincomes.Mr.Pollardwasexactlythatsortofclient.Hewasasmall,untidylittleman,withalargeheadandround,old-fashionedspectacles.

206"Ihaveaproblem,"hebegannervously,"Iboughtthishouse,yousee.Igotamortgagefromthebuildingsociety,butthenIlostmyjob,soIgotbehindwiththepayments."Hegavemethedetails.Itappearedthatheowedelevenpaymentsoffiftypounds,andhadnojobandnomoney.Notsurprisinglythebuildingsocietyhadwrittentosaytheyintendedtotakepossessionofthehouse;sellit,andthusgetbacktheirmoney."WhatwouldhappeniftheysolditforlessthanIpaid?"heasked."WouldIgetbackanymoney?""Probablynot,"Ireplied."Wouldyoumindtelephoningthebuildingsociety?"hepleaded,"andseeiftheycouldpossiblygivemealittlemoretime?""Ifyou'renotearninganymoney,howwillmoretimehelp?"Iasked.Helookedatmehopelessly.Intheendthehousewassold.ThebuildingsocietydebtwaspaidoffandMr.Pollardgotsixtypounds.06EverybodyagreesI'mjustordinary.Myfaceisordinary,myvoiceisordinary,myclothesareordinary.Everythingaboutmeisordinary.'What'sFranklike?'theysay.'Frank?Oh—youknow,ordinary.'theysay.Nowlookatthatmantworowsinfront.He'snotordinary.InfactIcan'tseeanybodyapartfrommewhois.Eventhisfellownexttome.Quiteordinaryonthewhole,Isuppose.But

207there'ssomethingabit...somethingabitoddabouthismouth.Mustn'tcatchhiseye.Mightstartaconversation.Don'twantthat.Interestingthathewasjustinfrontofmeinthequeue.Theylookedinhisbag,theylookedinhispockets—madehimtakehisshoesoffeven.Mm—they'venearlyfinishedwiththefood—thoughshedidn'ttakemyglasswhenshecollectedmytray.Ah—she'spressedherbuttonagain.Probablywantsanotherginandtonic.Hadfouralready.Orisitfive?Notbad,though.Atleastnotinthislight.Good—someofthemaregettingtheirblanketsdownnow.Ireckonthatinabouthalfanhourit'llallbequiet.Andthen...Ofcoursetheylookedinmybriefcasetoo.Didn'tlookhere,though,didthey?Oh,no.Hah!Thoughtheythinkotherwise,Iknowverywellwhothosetwointhebackroware.NoticedthemwhenIwenttothetoilet.Buttheywon'tshoot.NotaslongasIhavethisinmyhand,theywon't.Andit'ssosmall.Marvellouswhattheycandothesedays.Justaboutnow,ifIweresittinginfunnymouth'sseatandnotbytheaisle—justaboutnow,Icouldprobablylookdownandseethemountainsgleaminginthemoonlight.Ilikethat.Mm.Well,nowImustgoovermyspeechagain.Mustn'tforgetwhatmydemandsare,mustI?301Well,Ithinkthatthisproblemofteenagersgettingintotroublewiththelawismainlycausedbyunemployment.Yousee,becauseofthehighlevelof

208unemployment,somanyteenagersnowadaysleaveschoolandfindthattheyhavenochanceofgettingajob,andthisobviouslymakesthemfeelboredandfrustrated.Andasaresultofthis,they'remuchmorelikelytogetdrunkandsoon.Anotherthingofcourseisthatyougetgroupsofunemployedteenagerswanderingaroundthestreetswithnothingtodo,whichcaneasilyleadtotroubleofonesortoranother.三十1011.Atthethirdstroke,thetimesponsoredbyAccuristwillbetwelveoneandfiftyseconds.2.ThecodeforDidcothasbeenchanged.Pleasedial05938andthenthenumber.3.InthetraincrashinIndia,threehundredandtwenty-fivepeoplearefeareddead.4.The3.45atAscotwaswonbyGoldenDove,riddenbyWillieCarson.5.Well,um,foratriplikethat,wearespeakingintheregionof,er,twothousandeighthundredpoundsahead.6.Er,Celticthree,ManchesterCitynil,Queen'sParkRangerstwo,Motherwell

209Unitedone.7.InNewYork,theDowJonesIndexfellbypointfourtoalowoftwoohsixfourpointeight.WhileinLondon,theFTIndexroseeightpointstoonesevenninefourpointthree.8.That'llbesixty-eightp,please.9.The,er,latestfiguresshowanincreasedprofitofseventy-eightthousand,ninehundredandfifty-sixpounds.10.Andhowcanwecontinuelikethiswithunemploymentrunningatthreemillion,twohundredandfiftythousand.Itreallyisunaccept...11.Yes,wecangiveyouaspecialrateof,er,fivepointsixeightpercent.12.We'llhavetoadjustallourfiguresbyaneighth.13.Well,that'syourchoice.Elevenpoundsforty-fiveforthisone,fourteenpounds,orfifteenpoundsninety-nine.14.So,it'stwothousandthreehundredandninety-eightplustwothousandfourhundredandeighty-nineplustwothousandfourhundredandsixtythree.I'lljusttotalthatupforyou.02Woman:So,you'lltakethecreamatthreepoundsfive,thepillsarefourpoundsthirtyandthen,um,thisiffifty-fivep.That'ssevenpoundsninety-five.Man:Sorry.Ithinkperhapsit'ssevenpoundsninety.

21003Woman:Istenpoundsallright?Man:Yeah,that'sfine.Itcomestosixpoundsthirty-five.Yourchange.Woman:Thanks.Man:CanIhelpyou,sir?Woman:Oh,justaminute,Ithinkyou'vegiven...Man:Oh,Iamsorry.Ofcourse.Hereyouare.201Well,wemetatapartyinLondon.Yousee,I'djustmovedtoLondonbecauseofmyjobandIdidn'treallyknowanybody,andoneofthepeopleatworkhadinvitedmetothispartyandsothereIwas.Butitwasoneofthoseboringparties,youknoweverybodywasjustsittinginsmallgroupstalkingtopeopletheyknewalready,andIwasfeelingreallyboredwiththewholething.AndthenInoticedthisratherattractivegirlsittingattheedgeofoneofthegroups,andshewaslookingboredtoo,justaboutasboredasIwas.Andsowestarted,um,westartedlookingateachother,andthenIwentacrossandwestartedtalking.Andasitturnedoutshe'donlyjustarrivedinLondonherselfsowehadquiteabitincommon—andwellthat'showitallstartedreally.02

211—What'sthematterwithyou,then?Youlookmiserable.—It'sus.—Whatdoyoumean"us"?—Well,weusedtotalktoeachotherbeforeweweremarried.Remember?—Whatdoyoumean?We'retalkingnow,aren'twe?—Oh,yes,butweusedtodosomuchtogether.—Westillgotothecinematogether,don'twe?—Yes,butweusedtogooutforwalkstogether.Remember?—Oh,Icanremember.It'sgettingwetintherain.—Andweusedtodosillythings,likerunningbarefootthroughthepark.—Yes.Iremember.Iusedtocatchterriblecolds.Honestly,youarebeingtotallyridiculous.—Butweneverusedtoargue.YouusedtothinkIwaswonderful.Once...(soundofthedooropening)Whereareyougoing?—Backtolivewithmyparents.That'ssomethingelseweusedtodobeforeweweremarried.Remember?03NotlongagoIwasinvitedouttodinnerbyagirlcalledSally.IhadonlymetSallytwice,andshewasvery,verybeautiful.Iwasflattered."Shelikesme,"Ithought.ButIwasinforadisappointment."I'msosorryweaskedyouatsuchshortnotice,"shesaidwhenIarrived,

212"butwesuddenlyrealisedthereweregoingtobethirteenpeopleatthetable,sowejusthadtofindsomebodyelse."Asuperstition.Thirteen.Theunluckynumber.RecentlyIcameuponalittlegroupofworriedpeople,gatheredroundamanlyingonthepavementbesideabusyLondonroad.Theywerewaitingforanambulance,becausethemanhadbeenknockeddownbyapassingtaxi.Apparentlyhehadsteppedoffthepavementandintothestreet,toavoidwalkingunderaladder.Theysaythissuperstitiongoesbacktothedayswhenthegallowswerebuiltonaplatform.Togetupontotheplatformyouhadtoclimbaladder.Topassundertheshadowofthatladderwasveryunlucky...Othersuperstitionsarenotsoeasilyexplained.ToseeablackcatinEnglandislucky.ButifyouseeablackcatinIndia,itisconsideredveryunlucky.Theretoo,ifyouareabouttosetoutonalongjourney,andsomeonesneezes,youshouldn'tgo.Breakamirror—youwillhavesevenyears'badluck.Findafour-leafedclover,youwillhavegoodluck.Justcrazysuperstitions,ofcourse.IhaveanAfricanfriend.Onedayhesaidtome:"IfeveranAfricansaystoyouthatheisnotsuperstitious,thatmanisaliar."Perhapsthatistrueofallofus.04ThisisLethbridge'sdescriptionofaghostnearHoleHouse.

213OneofthefirstincidentshappenedneartoourhomeinDevon.OneSundaymorningmywifeandIwerestandingonthehillandlookingatHoleMill,whichbelongstoMrs.N.Isatdownandadmiredtheview.AfteratimeIheardamotorbicyclestartupandIsawthepapermanridingoffand,asIwatched,IsawMrs.NcomeoutfrombehindtheMill.Shewasdressedinabrightbluesweaterandhadondarkbluetartantrousersandascarfoverherhead.Shelookedup,sawmeandwaved.Iwavedback.AtthismomentasecondfigureappearedbehindMrs.Nandperhapsameterfromher.Shestoodlookingupatme.Mrs.NwentbackbehindtheMillandtheotherwomanfollowed.Ididnotknowher.Shelookedaboutsixty-fivetoseventyyearsold,wastallerthanMrs.Nandratherthin.Herfaceappearedtobetannedandshehadapointedchin.Shewasdressedinadarktweedcoatandskirtandhadsomethingwhichlookedlikealightgreycardiganbeneathhercoat.Herskirtwaslong.Shehadaflat-crownedandwide-brimmedroundhatonherhead.Thehatwasblackandhadwhiteflowersaroundit.Shewas,infact,dressedasmyauntsusedtodressbeforetheFirstWorldWar.Shedidn'tlooklikethesortofpersonwhowaslikelytobestayingatHoleMilltoday.Laterwewereleaningoveragate,admiringsomecalves,whenwesawMrs.Nalone.'Oh,'saidmywife,disappointed.'Wewereexpectingtoseetwoofyou.''Howisthat?'askedMrs.N.'Ihaveonlyseenyouandthepapermanallmorning.'05

214Ajournalisthasastrangestorytotell.I'veneverbeenasuperstitiousperson...neverbelievedinghostsorthingslikethat.But,twoyearsago,somethinghappenedwhichchangedmyattitude.Istillcan'texplainit...somehowIdon'tthinkIeverwillbeableto.IwaslivinginFrankfurt...inGermany...whereIwasafinancialjournalist.Averygoodfriend...oneofmyclosestfriends...we'dbeenatuniversitytogether...wascomingoverfromEnglandbycartoseeme.Hewassupposedtogettherearoundsixintheevening...Saturdayevening.Iwasathomeinmyflatallthatafternoon.Ataboutthreeintheafternoon,thephonerang.But...butwhenIansweredit,therewasnobodythere...ontheotherend,Imean.Nobody.Thephonerangagainjustafewminuteslater.Again,nobodywasthere...Icouldn'tunderstandit.Justafewminuteslater,therewasaknockatthedoor.Iwasinthekitchen,makingsomecoffee.IrememberIwasjustpouringtheboilingwaterthroughthefilterwhenIheardtheknock.Iopenedthedoorandtherewasmyfriend...Roger,thatwashisname.Roger.Helookedabit...strange...pale...andIsaidsomethinglike'Roger,howdidyougetheresoearly?'Hedidn'tanswer...hejustsmiledslightly...hewasabitlikethat.Hedidn'tsayverymuch...Imean,evenwhenI'dknownhimbefore,heoftencameintomyflatwithoutsayingverymuch.And...well...anyway,Isaid'Comein'andwentbacktothekitchentofinishpouringthecoffee.Ispoketohimfromthekitchen,buthedidn'tanswer...didn'tsayaword...andIthoughtthatwasabit...strange...evenforRoger.So

215Ilookedroundthedoor,intothenextroom,whereIthoughthewassitting...and...andhewasn'tthere.Thedoorwasstillopen.Ithoughtforamomentthathe'dgonedowntothecartogethisluggage...andthenIbegantowonderwherehisgirlfriendwas.Shewascomingwithhim,yousee,fromEngland.Well,thenthephonerangagain.Thistimetherewassomebodythere.ItwasRoger'sgirlfriend,andshesounded...hysterical...AtfirstIcouldn'tunderstandher.ShewasstillinBelgium,severalhundredkilometersaway...andshetoldmethatshewasinahospital...sheandRogerhadbeeninvolvedinacarcrash,and...andRogerhadjustdied...ontheoperatingtable...justafewminutesbefore.301Itwasearlyafternoon,andthebeachwasalmostempty.Itwasgettinghotnow.Mostofthetouristswerestillfinishingtheirlunchbackatthehotel,ortakingtheirafternoonsiestaintheair-conditionedcomfortoftheirrooms.OneortwoEnglishmenwerestilllyingstretchedoutonthesand,determinedtogohomewithagoodsuntan,andafewlocalchildrenweresplashingaroundintheclearshallowwater.Therewasalargeyachtmovingslowlyacrossthebay.Thegirlwasonboard.Shewasstandingatthebackoftheboat,gettingreadytodive.Jasonputonhissunglassesandcasuallywandereddowntowardsthesandybeach.

216三十一1011.Four,nine,seventy-sevenFourthofSeptember,nineteenseventy-seven2.Twenty-four,eight,sixty-threeTwenty-fourthofAugust,nineteensixty-three3.Seven,sevenforty-threeSeventhofJuly,nineteenforty-three021.Tensixty-six2.Seventeenseventy-six3.Eighteenone4.Nineteeneighteen5.Twothousand6.Fifty-fiveB.C.031.O-two-o-two,two-seven-four-one-four

2172.O-one-four-eight-three-two-nine-doubleone3.O-three-o-four-two-three-eight-doubleseven4.O-one-doublefour-one-doublefour-doublesix5.O-four-seven-three-five-eight-nine-o-five041.R.S.V.P.(French,meaning"Pleasereply.")2.etcetera(Latin,meaning"andsoon")3.careof4.approximately5.p.p.(ProductionPhase)6.i.e.(Latin,meaning"thatis")7.e.g.(Exempligratia.=Forexample.)8.P.T.O.(Pleaseturnover.)9.Limited10.Co.(Company)11.versus12.P.S.(postscript)13.VIP(VeryImportantPerson)14.Great15.Avenue16.Road

21817.Street18.Gardens19.Square20.Park21.Crescent22.A.D.(AnnoDomini)23.B.C.(Latin,beforeChrist)24.a.m.(antemeridiem)25.p.m.(postmeridiem)26.MP(MemberofParliament)27.BBC(theBritishBroadcastingCorporation)28.VAT(Value-AddedTax)29.TUC(TradesUnionCongress)30.AA(AutomobileAssociation/AtomicAge/AssociateinArts)31.RAC(RoyalAeroClub)32.PC(PersonalComputer)33.EEC(EuropeanEconomicCommunity)201Man:Iseethatdreadfulwomen'sliberationgroupwasoutinTrafalgarSquareyesterday.Hmm.Inmyopinion,theyalltalkrubbish.

219Woman:Butyoucan'treallybelievetheyalltalkrubbish.Man:Ofcourse,Ican.Iconsiderthatitisunfemininetoprotest.Woman:Butyoucan'treallybelieveit'sunfemininetoprotest.Man:Womenshouldbeseenandnotheard.Woman:Butyoucan'treallybelievethatwomenshouldbeseenandnotheard.Man:Certainly.It'smybeliefthatawoman'splaceisinthehome.Woman:Butyoucan'treallybelievethatawoman'splaceisinthehome.Man:Yes.Andsheshouldstaythere.Womenshouldlookaftermen.Woman:Butyoucan'treallybelievewomenshouldlookaftermen.Man:Createdtofeedandsupportthem.That'swhattheywere.I'mcertainthatwomenareintellectuallyinferiortomen.Woman:Butyoucan'treallybelievewomenareintellectuallyinferiortomen.Man:Notonlyinferior,butIknowtheycan'tdoaman'sjob.Woman:Butyoucan'treallybelievetheycan'tdoaman'sjob.Man:Yes,Maggie.That'smyfirmbelief.Butdon'ttellyourmotherIsaidthat.02George'smotherwasworriedabouthim.Oneevening,whenherhusbandcamehome,shespoketohimaboutit."Look,dear,"shesaid,"youmusttalktoGeorge.Heleftschoolthreemonthsago.Hestillhasn'tgotajob,andheisn'ttryingtofindone.Allhedoesissmoke,eatandplayrecords."

220George'sfathersighed.Ithadbeenaverytiringdayattheoffice."Allright,"hesaid,"I'lltalktohim."George,"saidGeorge'smother,knockingatGeorge'sdoor,"yourfatherwantstospeaktoyou.""Oh!""Comeintothesittingroom,dear.""Hello,oldman,"saidGeorge'sfather,whenGeorgeandhismotherjoinedhiminthesitting-room."Yourfather'sveryworriedaboutyou,"saidGeorge'smother."It'stimeyoufoundajob.""Yes,"repliedGeorgewithoutenthusiasm.George'smotherlookedatherhusband."Anyideas?"heaskedhopefully."Notreally,"saidGeorge."Whataboutajobinabank?"suggestedGeorge'smother,"oraninsurancecompanyperhaps?""Idon'twantanofficejob,"saidGeorge.George'sfathernoddedsympathetically."Well,whatdoyouwanttodo?"askedGeorge'smother."I'dliketotravel,"saidGeorge."Doyouwantajobwithatravelfirmthen?""Thetroubleis,"saidGeorge,"Idon'treallywantajobatthemoment.I'd

221justliketotravelandseeabitoftheworld."George'smotherraisedhereyestotheceiling."Igiveup,"shesaid.03Amanageristalkingaboutthepreventionofshoplifting.Well,Imanageasmallbranchofalargesupermarket,andwelosealotofmoneythroughshoplifting.Ihavetotrytopreventit,orelseI'llloseallmyprofits.Alotofshopliftingisdonebyyoungpeople,teenagersingroups.Theydoitforfun.They'renotfrightenedsowehavetomakeitdifficultforthem.Obviouslyasupermarketcan'thavechainsoralarmsonthegoods,sowehavestoredetectives,whowalkaroundlikeordinaryshoppers,otherwisethey'llberecognized.Wehavebigsignsup,saying'shoplifterswillbeprosecuted,'butthatdoesn'thelpmuch.We'vestartedputtingcashdesksatalltheexits,we'vefoundwehavetodothat,orelsetheshoplifterswillwalkstraightoutwiththings.Ofcourse,thatworriestheordinaryshopperwhohasn'tfoundwhathewanted.Wealsouseclosed-circuittelevision,butthat'sexpensive.Infact,allgoodmethodsofpreventionarequiteexpensive,andnaturally,theymakeourpricesmoreexpensive,butithastobedone,otherwiseshopliftingitselfwillmakeallthepricesmuchhigher,andthepublicdoesn'twantthat!04Principal:WeareveryhonoredtohaveTaniaMatslovaheretoday.Itisonlyten

222o'clockandTaniahasalreadydonetwohoursofpractice.Andshekindlyagreedtowatchyourrehearsalafterthat.Sheisveryinterestedinthetrainingofyoungdancersandwantstoaskquestions.Don'tforget,however,thatMissMatslovahastwoperformancestoday.Shemustnotgettootired...MissTaniaMatslova.Tania:Goodmorning.We'regoingtobeveryinformal,aren'twe?Whyareyoustanding?Movesomechairs.Let'ssitinacircle.(soundofchairsbeingmoved,excitedvoicesandpianomusic)Tania:That'sbetter.Icanseeyounow.AndIwanttocongratulateyou.Yourrehearsalwasveryprofessional.Iwasimpressedbyyourtechniqueandyourfeelingforthemusic.Irememberedmyselftwentyyearsago.Doyouthinktwentyyearsisalongtime?Italldepends.Youmustlookforwardtotwentyyearsofpractisingsixhourseveryday.Twentyyearsoftravelinguncomfortably.Twentyyearsofgoingtobedinsteadofgoingtoparties.Doyoulookforwardtothisdiscipline?Ididn'tknowhowdifficultmylifewasgoingtobe,butIwouldn'tchangeit.Theimportantthingis...I'mstilldancing.Forme,dancingisliving.I'msosorry.I'mtalkingtoomuch.Wouldyouliketoaskmesomequestions?James:Iwould.I'mreallyworriedaboutmycareer,MissMatslova.Tania:PleasecallmeTania.What'syourname?James:James,Tania.Tania:So,James.Whyareyouworried?James:IlovedancingbutIhatechangingincolddressingrooms.Idon'tmind

223practisingeveryday.Infact,Ilikeit,Ienjoyexercising.ButI'mfedupwithgoingtobedearlyeverynightandrefusinginvitationstoparties.Iliketravelling...butnotifit'suncomfortable.I'mconfused.DoyouthinkIshouldcarryon?Tania:Itdependswhatyouwant,James.Wouldyourathergoondancingorwouldyouratherliveanormal,ordinarylife?James:Iwanttodoboth.Tania:That,mydearJames,isimpossible.I'mfedupwithgettingupearly.I'mtiredoftravelling.I'vealwayshatedleavingmyfamilyforweeksormonths.But...I'madancerandIlookforwardtodancingaslongasIcan.WhatcanIsay?Ifyoudon'twanttobeaprofessionaldancermorethananythingelse,you'dbetterchangeyourplans.James:Thankyou,MissM...er,Tania.Youradvicewasreallyhelpful.Icanseenowthatjustbeingkeenondancingisn'tenoughforacareer.Principal:I'mquitesureyouareallgratefultoMissMatslovaforspendingsomuchtimewithyou.Tania:James,pleaseletmeknowwhatyoudecidetodo.Ithinkyouareverytalentedbutthatisn'tenough.Itdependswhatyouwant.Andthatappliestoallofyou.Youmustmakeupyourminds.301

224Jacquelinggotoutofthebusandlookedaroundher.Itwastypicalofthesmallvillagesofthatpartofthecountry.Thehousesstoodintwolonglinesoneithersideofthedustyroadwhichledtothecapital.Inthesquare,thepaintwaspeelingofftheTownHall,andsomesmallchildrenwererunningupanddownitssteps,laughing.Ontheothersidetherewereafewoldmensittingoutsideacafeplayingbackgammonandsmokingtheirpipes.Alonelydonkeywasquietlymunchingthelongdrygrassatthefootofthestatuethatstoodinthecenterofthesquare.Jacquelingsighed.三十二101Duetofogweregretthatchangeshavebeenmadetothescheduleddepartures.FlightLH302isnowduetoleaveat10:00.FrankfurtairportisclosedandthisfightwillbedivertedtoWiesbaden.FlightBA314willnowleaveat10:20andFlightAI411at10:25.Pleaseawaitfurtherannouncements.02"Hello.ThisisJohn.I'mafraidIcan'tmakeitthisevening.I'veaskedPetertomeetyoubuthecan'tgetawayfromworkuntiltwentypastsix.Itseems

225betterifyoumetat6:50attheentrancetoWaterlooStation."201...Well,youknowtherehavebeenalotofchangesoverthelastfewyears.Infact,since1978thepopulationhasincreasedtoaboutaquarterofamillion.Unemploymentismuchbetterthaninsomecities.Nowit'saboutfiveandahalfpercent.Yes,butin1978itwasonlyaboutthreepercent.It'snotbad,asIsaid.Buttherehavebeenchangesattheairportsincewefoundoil.Since1978thenumberofaeroplanepassengershasincreasedfrom980,000to1,400,000.Andovertheselastfewyears,from1978untilnow,thenumberofhelicopterpassengershasalsoincreasedenormously.Itwas220,000in1978,butsincethenit'sincreasedto600,000.02ThistimelastweekRoyWoods,abusconductorfromStreatham,inSouthLondon,wasworriedaboutmoney.Heowedtwentypoundstohislandladyinrent.Todayheisrich,forlastSaturdayhewon120,000poundsonthefootballpools.LastnighthewasinterviewedontelevisionbyreporterStanEdwards.

226Edwards:Well,Mr.Woods,whatareyougoingtodonow?Areyougoingtogiveupyourjobonthebuses?Woods:Yes,I'mgoingtofinishattheendoftheweek.Edwards:Andwhatotherplanshaveyougot?Woods:Well,I'mgoingtobuyahouse.Edwards:Haveyougotahouseofyourownnow?Woods:No,no,weliveinafurnishedflat.Edwards:Haveyougotacar?Woods:Yes,I'vegotanoldFord,butI'mgoingtobuyanewcar...andmywifesaysshe'sgoingtohavedrivinglessons!03Today,I'mgoingtotellyouhowtomakestir-friedbeefwithginger.ThistypicallyGuangzhoudishisoneofthequickestandtastiestwaystocookbeef.Thegingeraddsspiciness.Serveitwithhamandbeansproutssoup.Seepage64.Ingredients:350gramsofleanbeefsteak.Quarterofateaspoonofsalt.Twoteaspoonsoflightsoysauce.Twoteaspoonsofdrywine.Halfateaspoonofsesameoil.Oneteaspoonofcornflour.

227Onesliceoffreshginger.Onetablespoonofoil.Onetablespoonofchickenstockorwater.Andhalfateaspoonofsugar.First,youputthebeefinthefreezingcompartmentoftherefrigeratorfortwentyminutes.Thiswillallowthemeattohardenslightlyforeasiercutting.Thencutitintothinslicesofaboutoneandahalfinches,that'sthreeandahalfcentimetreslong.Putthebeefslicesintoabowl.Andaddthesalt,soysauce,wine,sesameoil,andcornflour,andmixwell.Lettheslicessoakforaboutfifteenminutes.Meanwhile,finelyshredthegingersliceandsetitaside.Heatawokorlargefryingpanandaddtheoil.Whenitisveryhot,stir-frythebeefforabouttwominutes.Whenallthebeefiscooked,removeit,wipethewokorpancleanandre-heatit.Addalittleoilandstir-frythegingerforafewseconds.Thenaddthestockorwaterandsugar.Quicklyreturnthemeattothepan,andstirwell.Turnthemixtureontoaplate,andserveatonce.04

228JuliehasjustarrivedatBob'shouse.Shehasboughtanewcamera.ShewantsBobtoshowherhowitworks.Julie:You'reagoodphotographer,Bob.Canyouhavealookatthiscameraandshowmehowitworks?Bob:Yes,ofcourse.Itisn'tdifficult.Butfirstyouhavetobuyafilm.Julie:(scornfully)Iknowthat.Here'sthefilm.Bob:Right.Nowfirstyouhavetoopenthefilmcompartment.Justpresstherelease.Thenyouhavetoputafilmcartridgeinthecompartment.Closeitcarefully.Afterthatyouhavetopushtheleveruntilyouseenumber1inthecounterwindow.Andthenallyouhavetodoisthislookthroughtheviewfinderandpressthebutton.It'sveryeasy.Julie:Thankyou,Bob.Let'stryit.I'mgoingtotakeyourphotograph,sosay'cheese'.05Yes,Iagree.Lovelybreakfast.Verynice.Excellentcoffee,especially,don'tyouthink?Anyway,asIwastellingyou,ithappenstomeeverytimeIgotoanewplace:IalwaysenduppayingtwiceorthreetimesasmuchasIshouldforthefirstride.Butlastnightwastheworstever.Thetraingotinatabouteleven,soIfeltluckytogetone—thoughitlookedabitoldandbattered.Buthewassopolite—andyoudon'tgetmuchofthatthesedays:'Letmetakeyourbags,'hesays.'Notrouble,'hesays.'It'sahot,stickynight,'hesays,'butdon't

229worry,madam,it'sair-conditioned,'—anditwas,surprisingly—'justrelaxandI'llgetyouthereinnotime.'SowewentformilesdownthisroadandthatroadandhepointedoutallsortsofbuildingsandothersightsthathesaidI'dappreciatewhenIcouldseethemproperlyinthemorning.Andhetoldmethatthoughthiswasoneofthefewcitiesintheworldwhereawomancouldgoatthattimeofnightonherownandnothingtofear,evenso,itwasagoodthingI'dtakenaregisteredvehicle,becauseyouneverknew,didyou?ThoughIcouldn'tseeanyspecialregistrationnumberofanything,andIdidn'tthinktomakeanoteofhislicenceplate—anditwouldn'thavemadeanydifference,Idon'tsuppose.SohereIam.Andasyoucansee,ifyoulookoutofthewindow,that'sthestation!Justacrosstheroad!Anyway.Well,it'salovelyhotel,isn'tit?Areyouonholidaytoo?301Myproblemiswithmymother,whoisnowwelloverseventyandawidowandbecomingveryfragile,andshereallyneedsmyhelp.Butwhereshelives,inthecountry,there'snoworkavailableforme—I'madesigner—andshecan'tcomeandlivewithmebecauseshesaysshedoesn'tliketheclimatebecauseit'stoobadforherrheumatism,whichisactuallytrue—it'sverycoldhere.AndifIgoandworkthereassomethingelsewhereshelives,perhapsasa

230secretary,itmeanswehavetotakedrasticdropinsalary.SoIdon'treallyknowwhattodo.三十三101(a)Tomatoes!Tomatoes!Fortypapound.Yerlovelysaladtomatoestoday.Lotso'lovelymush.Fiftyphalfpound,andapunneto'strawberries...foronepound.(b)Youhaveexactlythreeandahalfhoursbeforepollingstationsclose.Threeandahalfhours,whichmeans,obviouslythatyou'vegotthreeandahalfhoursinwhichtocastyourvote,avotewhichIknowyou'reallgoingtocastforMaryHargreaves,thefuturememberofParliament.MaryHargreaveshascampaignedfuriouslyandindustriouslyover...(c)WelcometoTescos.MayweinformourcustomersthattodaywehaveEnglishstrawberriesonspecialofferatonlysixty-fivepapoundandraspberriesatonlyforty-ninepapoundandloganberriesatthirty-eightpapound.Wehopeyouwillavailyourselvesofourspecialoffers.(d)

231(soundofapplauseandcheeringinbackground)Wecan'tcontinuetheconcertuntilpeoplehaveclearedthecentralaisle.Thespace...We'vegottokeepthepathclearforemergencyservicesandwecan'tcontinuethemusicuntilitiscleared.Now,please,clearthecentralaisle!(e)EndApartheid!EndApartheid!Apartheid!Out!Out!Out!FreeAfrica!FreeAfrica!Blackandwhitetogether!Blackandwhitetogether!Apartheidout!Apartheidout!Out!Out!Out!(f)Er,now,a,afewpointsforallthestewardsanddemonstratorsbeforewemoveoff.Er...er...Canyoubequiet,please!Now,willallthestewardspleaseremembertowalkontheoutsideofthecolumn,ontheoutside,veryimportant,andthedemonstrators,pleasepayparticularattentiontotheroute.Now,wewillbewalkingdownParkLaneto,toPiccadillyandwewillbegoingthroughPiccadillyCircusandLeicesterSquareandfromthenonintoTrafalgarSquare.Norightturns,noleftturns,straightonintoTrafalgarSquare.IsthatOK?(g)Anyoldiron?Anyoldiron?Anybody,iron?Anyoldiron?201He'squiteasolitarytypeofperson,really.Youknow,hespendsmostof

232histimeathome,reading,listeningtotheradio,thingslikethat.Hegoesouttothepuboccasionally,andhedoesquitealotofsinging,too—hebelongstothelocalchoir,Ibelieve—butyouneverseehimatweekends.He'salwaysoffsomewhereinthecountry,walkingorfishing.Hedoesalotoffishing,actually—butalwaysonhisown.Funnysortofbloke.02MissBarbaraPream,theHeadofPushetAdvertisingAgency,isbeinginterviewedforaradioprogramonwomenandwork.Interviewer:So,hereyouare,MissPream,rightatthetopoftheprofessioninadvertising.Isupposeyouhavequitealotofmenworkingunderyou,don'tyou?Pream:Yes,Ido.Mostofmyemployeesaremen,infact.Interviewer:Isee.Andtheydon'tmindhavingawomanboss?Pream:No.Whyshouldthey?I'mgoodatmyjob.Interviewer:Yes,ofcourse.But,tellme,MissPream,haveyouneverthought...aboutgettingmarried?Imean,mostwomendothinkaboutitfromtimetotime.Pream:But,Iammarried.Interviewer:I'msorry.Ididn'trealize,Mrs....Pream:Iprefernottousemymarriednameintheoffice.Interviewer:Andyourhusband,howdoeshelikebeingmarriedtoacareerwoman?

233Pream:Hehasnothingtocomplainabout.Interviewer:No,ofcoursenot.Bytheway,whatdoeshedo?Pream:Well,hepreferstostayathomeandrunthehouse.Heenjoysdoingthatasamatteroffact.03Beale:Well,uh...I'llcomestraighttothepoint.Asyouknow,youruncle,EduardoGatto,diedlastDecember.Bruno:Yes.Iwasverysorrytohearthat,eventhoughIhadn'theardfromhimforalongtime.Beale:Hmm.Didyouknowthathewasaveryrichman?Bruno:Uh...n...no...Ididn't.Beale:Yes.That'swhyI'vecometoseeyou.I...Ihavesomenewsforyou.Bruno:What?Beale:He'slefteverythingtoyou.Bruno:What?!Beale:Yes.ThesumcomestomorethantwomillionAustraliandollars.Bruno:What?!I...Ican'tbelieveit.Beale:It'salltrue.Inhiswill,Mr.GattoleftclearinstructionsthatIshouldcometoLondonpersonallytoseeyou.Bruno:I...Ijustcan'tgetoverit.I...Ifeelit'sjust...justtoogoodtobetrue.Beale:Oh,it'strueallright.Believeme.However,therearecertainrestrictions

234abouthowyoucanusethemoney.Wouldyoulikemetogothroughthemwithyounow?Bruno:Yes,yes.Pleasedo!Beale:Well,firstofall,youmustn'tspenditallatonce.Themoneywillbepaidtoyougradually,overaperiodoftenyears.Bruno:Yes,yes...Iunderstand,but,beforeyougoon,couldyoutellmehowmyunclemadeallthismoney?Beale:Pizza.Bruno:Pardon?Beale:Pizza.Youknow,thethingpeopleeat,withcheeseand...Bruno:Yes,yes,ofcourse!Buthowcouldhemakesomuchmoneywithpizza?Beale:Well,heintroduceditintoAustraliajustbeforeitbecameverypopular.Andhesetupachainofpizzarestaurants.They'reverysuccessful.Hewasaveryintelligent,goodbusinessman.Bruno:It'sstrangethatheneverwrotetous.Never.Iknowhewasveryfondofme.Beale:Buthecouldn't.Thatwashisproblem.Bruno:Pardon?Hecouldn'twhat?Beale:Write.Bruno:Hecouldn't...Doyoureallymeanhecouldn't...Beale:Write.Eventhoughhewasveryintelligent.Andthatbringsmetotheotherrestrictioninhiswill.Youmustusepartofthemoneyforyourown

235furthereducation.Mr.Gattowasagreatbelieverinit.Healwaysregrettedhedidn'tgetonehimself.04Cathy:I'mfedupwithsittingonpackingcases,Joe.Don'tyouthinkwecouldbuyatleasttwochairs?Joe:Doyouknowhowmatchnewchairscost?Onecheapcomfortablearmchair...eightypounds.Cathy:Yes,Iknow.It'sterrible.ButIhaveanidea.Whydon'twelookforchairsatastreetmarket?I'vealwayswantedtoseeone.Joe:Allright.Whichoneshallwegoto?Cathy:PortobelloRoad,Ithink.Therearealotofsecond-handthingsthere.Butwe'llhavetogotomorrow.It'sonlyopenonSaturdays.Joe:Whattimedoyouwanttogo?NottooearlyIhope.Cathy:Theguide-booksaysthemarketisopenfromninetosix.It'saverypopularmarketsowe'dbetterbetherewhenitopens.Joe:Right.I'llsetthealarm.***Cathy:Oh,Joe.Lookatthecrowd.Joe:Theymusthavethesameguide-bookthatwehave.Cathy:Butit'sveryexciting...lookatthatoldtable-clothandthosebeautifulcurtains.

236Joe:Aren'twelookingforchairs?Cathy:Yes,butweneedcurtains.Comeon.***Cathy:Whew.I'msotiredthatIcan'tevenrememberwhatwe'vebought.Joe:Ican.Alotofrubbish.I'llmakesometea.Youcanhavealookatour'bargains'.Cathy:Joe,thecurtainsarebeautifulbutthey'reverydirty.Joe:Whatdidyousay?Cathy:Isaidthecurtainswereverydirty.Joe:Whydon'tyouwashthem?Cathy:Ican't.They'retoobig.I'llhavethemdry-cleaned.Joe:Andwhatareyougoingtodoaboutthoseholes.Canyoumendthem?Cathy:Ican't.Ican'tsew.I'llhavethemmended.Joe:Howmuchwillallthatcost?Ineverwanttoseeanotherbargain...andwestillhaven'tgotanychairs.301Onenight,Mrs.Riley,anelderlywidow,waswalkingalongadark,Londonstreet.Shewascarryingherhandbaginonehandandaplasticcarrierbagintheother.Therewasnobodyelseillthestreetexcepttwoyouths.Theywerestandinginadarkshopdoorway.Oneofthemwasverytallwithfairhair;

237theotherwasshortandfatwithabeardandmoustache.Theyouthswaitedforafewmoments,andthenranquicklyandquietlytowardsMrs.Riley.Thetallyouthheldherfrombehindwhiletheotheryouthtriedtosnatchherhandbag.Suddenly,Mrs.Rileythrewthetallyouthoverhershoulder.Hecrashedintotheotheryouthandtheybothlandedontheground.Withoutspeaking,Mrs.Rileystruckbothofthemontheheadwithherhandbag,andwalkedcalmlyaway.ThetwosurprisedyouthswerestillsittingonthegroundwhenMrs.Rileycrossedthestreettowardsadoorwithalightedsignaboveit.Mrs.Rileypaused,turnedround,smiledattheyouthsandwalkedintotheSouthWestLondonJudoClub.02(Thesceneisinabank.Aclerkissittingbehindthedeskandacustomeriswritingoutacheque.)Clerk:Wouldyoumindshowingmeyourchequecard?Customer:Certainly.Hereyouare.(Suddenlyarobberburstsin,heisholdingagun.)Robber:Thisisahold-up!(pointsgunatClerk)Handsup!HandoverthemoneyorI'llshoot.Clerk:Justaminute.Wouldyoumindwaitingyourturn?Thisladywasbefore

238you.Robber:Allright,buthurryup!Clerk:(tothecustomer)Howwouldyoulikethemoney?Customer:Infives,please.(ClerkcountsoutthemoneyandhandsittotheCustomer,whogoestothesidetocountthemoney.)Clerk:(totheRobber)Nowthen,sir.WhatcanIdoforyou?Robber:I'vejusttoldyou.Thisisahold-upandIwantsomemoney.Clerk:Well,I'mafraidit'snotthateasy.Ifyouwantmetogiveyousomemoney,you'llhavetoopenaccountfirst.Robber:DoyoumeanthatifIopenallaccount,thenyou'llgivemesomemoney?Clerk:Thatwouldbethefirststep.Robber:Okay,I'llopenanaccount.Handovertheform.Quickly.Clerk:(getsaform)Hereweare.Justfillitinandsignatthebottom.Robber:Ihaven'tgotapen!Customer:Youcouldborrowmineifyoulike.Robber:Thanks.(TheRobbertriestofillintheform,buthasdifficultiesbecauseheisholdingtheguninhisrighthandandisunabletowritewithhislefthand.)Customer:Ifitwouldmakethingseasier,I'llholdthatforyou(pointstogun).Robber:Okay.

239(TheCustomerholdsthegunwhiletheRobberfillsintheform.WhentheRobberhasfinished,theCustomerhandsbackthegun.)Robber:Right.Nowhandoverthemoney.Quickly.Clerk:I'msorry,butbeforewecanopentheaccountyou'llneedreferees.Robber:(pointstoCustomer)Willshedo?Customer:I'dbehappytowriteareference.Clerk:No,shedoesn'tknowyouwellenough.Robber:Whataboutmydoctor?Clerk:Yes,that'llbefineforone.Andtheother?Robber:(thinkshard)Wouldmyprobationofficerdo?Clerk:Yes,Ishouldthinkso.Wouldyouliketoaskhimtofillintheseformsandthenbringthembacknextweek?Robber:So,ifIbringbacktheseformsnextweek,you'llgivemesomemoney?Clerk:Well,we'llseewhatwecando.Robber:(holdsupformsandputsgunaway)Right,then,I'llseeyounextweek.Thanksforbeingsohelpful.Clerk:It'sallpartoftheservice.Goodmorning.Robber:Goodmorning.Customer:Goodmorning.

240三十四101SpecialannouncementforMr.Valans.WouldMr.Valans,passengeronPanAmFlightNumber35212toNewYork,pleasecontactthePanAmtransferdeskimmediately.Mr.ValanstocontactthePanAmtransferdeskimmediately,please.02Thisisasecurityannouncement.Passengersareremindednottoleavetheirbaggageunattendedatanytime.Passengersmustnotleavetheirbaggageunattended.Unattendedbagswillberemovedimmediatelybythepolice.03KenyaAirwaystoRomeandNairobi,FlightNumber155,boardingnowGateNumber10.KenyaAirways,GateNumber10.04

241Yourattentionplease.OlympicAirwaysFlightNumber563toAthensboardingnowatGateNumber31.OlympicAirwaystoAthens,GateNumber31.05WouldpassengerAldoBetini,whoarrivedfromRome,pleasegotothemeetingpoint.AldoBetinitothemeetingpoint,please.06BAwishtoapologiseforthedelayoftheirFlightNumber516toNewYork.Thisisduetothelatepositioningoftheaircrafttothestand.201Assistant:Goodmorning,sir.Man:Goodmorning.Iwonderifyoucanhelp.I'velostmycoat.Assistant:Wheredidyouloseit,sir?Man:Er...Ileftitonthe...um...undergroundyesterdaymorning.Assistant:Canyoudescribeit?Man:Well,it'safull-lengthbrownovercoatwithacheckpatternonit.It'sgotawidebelt,andoneofthosethickfurrycollarsthatkeepyourearswarm.It'saverynicecoat,actually.Assistant:Hmm.I'mafraidwehaven'tgotanythinglikethat,sir.Sorry.

242Man:Well,totellyouthetruth,Ilostanothercoatlastweek.Onthebus.It'sathree-quarterlengthcoat—it'sgrey,withbigblackbuttonsandablackbelt.Assistant:Sorry,sir.Nothinglikethat.Man:Hmm.AndthenonlythismorningIleftmywhiteraincoatinapark.It'sgotasilklining...Assistant:Look,sir.I'mabusywoman.Ifyoureallyneedacoatsobadly,there'saverygoodsecond-handclothesshopjustroundthecorner...02Doctor:Well,how'sthepatientthismorning?Nurse:Heappearstohavehadaveryrestlessnight.Doctor:Oh.Washeinveryseverepain?Nurse:Yes.I'mafraidhewas,doctor.Doctor:Hmm.Inthatcase,Ithinkwe'dbetterincreasehisdosageofdiamorphine.Nurse:Yes,doctor.Byhowmuch?Doctor:Let'ssee.Howmuchisheonatthemoment?Nurse:Fivemilligrammes.Doctor:Hmm.Increaseittofifty.Nurse:Fifty?Allatonce?Doctor:Yes,that'swhatIsaid,nurse.Nurse:Butthat'sanincreaseofforty-fivemilligrammes.

243Doctor:I'mquiteawareofthat.However,whenIoperatedonthepatientyesterday,Ifoundhisabdomenwasriddledwithcarcinoma.I'msureyourealizewhatthatmeans.Nurse:Yes,Ido,doctor.ButIstilldon'tfeelIcanacceptresponsibilityforadministeringsuchanincrease.Doctor:Can'tyou?Whatexactlydoyousuggest,then?Nurse:Thatifyou'reconvincedit'stherightthingtodo,yououghttoadministertheinjectionyourself.Doctor:Hmm.Iseewhatyoumean.Verywell,Iwill.03Woman:Whatdidyoudoduringtheearthquake,James?James:Stayedinbed.Woman:Whatdoyoumean?Didn'tyoutrytogetoutside?James:No.I'dgotterribleflu,soIjuststayedinbed.Woman:Sowhathappened?James:Well,Imusthavesleptthroughthefirstearthquakealthoughnobodybelievesme.Theysaiditwassonoisy.ThenIwokeupaboutfourinthemorning.Stillfeelingterriblewiththeflu.Eyesrunning,noserunning.Youknowhowyoufeelwhenyou'vegottheflu.Woman:Don'tIjust.I'vebeenluckysofarthisyear,though.James:SoIdecidedtogetupandmakeacupoftea.I'djustgotintothekitchen

244whenIstartedtofeelallunsteadyonmyfeet.ThenIgotthisroaringnoiseinmyears.Istillthoughtitwastheflu,yousee.Woman:Sowhathappenedthen?James:Well,Islowlyrealizedthatitwasn'tmefeelingdizzyandthenoisesweren'tinmyhead.Iheardthepeopleupstairsscreaming.Thewoodenfloorstartedmovingupanddown,thedoorsandwindowsstartedrattlingandbanging,allthekitchencupboardswerethrownopenandcupsandsaucerscamecrashingtothefloor,thekitchenclockfellfromthewall...Woman:Well,whatdidyoudo?James:WhatcouldIdo?Ijuststoodthereandwatched.Woman:Whydidn'tyoutrytogetout?James:Oh,Icouldn'tbebothered.Iwasfeelingsoterriblewiththeflu.Ijustwentbacktomybedroom.Somebookshadfallenfromthebookcaseandthatlittleporcelainvasehadrolledtothefloorbutfortunatelydidn'tbreak.Ievenhadtolookformytransistorradiounderthebed.Ipickeditupandswitcheditonandtheyweretellingpeopletogoandsleepintheparks.Woman:Sowhydidn'tyou?James:Itoldyou,Iwasfeelingtooill.Andthenearestparkisalongwalkfrommyflat.AndIdidn'twanttobewithalotofpeople.SoIjuststayedinbedandhopedforthebest.Ididn'treallythinkthehousewasgoingtofalldownaroundme.Thoughseveraldid,Ifoundoutlater.Woman:Yes.Iwassittinginacafewhenthefirstonestartedandthewhole

245placestartedtoshake.Peoplewererunningandscreamingandpushingtogetout...301Martin,RobertandJeanarebeinginterviewedonthesubjectoffriendship.Interviewer:Howimportantarefriendstoyou,Martin?Martin:I'veneverhadalotoffriends.I'veneverregardedthemasparticularlyimportant.Perhapsthat'sbecauseIcomefromabigfamily.Twobrothersandthreesisters.Andlotsofcousins.Andthat'swhat'sreallyimportanttome.Myfamily.Thedifferentmembersofmyfamily.Ifyoureallyneedhelp,yougetitfromyourfamily,don'tyou?Well,atleastthat'swhatI'vealwaysfound.Interviewer:Whataboutyou,Jean?Jean:Tome,friendship...havingfriends...peopleIknowIcanreallycounton...tomethat'sthemostimportantthinginlife.It'smoreimportanteventhanlove.Ifyoulovesomeone,youcanalwaysfalloutofloveagain,andthatcanleadtoalotofhurtfeelings,bitterness,andsoon.Butagoodfriendisafriendforlife.Interviewer:Andwhatexactlydoyoumeanbyafriend?Jean:Well,I'vealreadysaid,someoneyouknowyoucancounton.IsupposewhatIreallymeanis...let'ssee,howamIgoingtoputthis...it'ssomeonewhowillhelpyouifyouneedhelp,who'lllistentoyouwhenyoutalkaboutyour

246problems...someoneyoucantrust.Interviewer:Whatdoyoumeanbyafriend,Robert?Robert:Someonewholikesthesamethingsthatyoudo,whoyoucanarguewithandnotloseyourtemper,evenifyoudon'talwaysagreeaboutthings.Imeansomeonewhoyoudon'thavetotalktoallthetimebutcanbesilentwith,perhaps.That'simportant,too.Youcanjustsittogetherandnotsayverymuchsometimes.Justrelax.Idon'tlikepeoplewhotalkallthetime.Interviewer:Areyouverygoodatkeepingintouchwithyourfriendsifyoudon'tseethemregularly?Robert:No,notalways.I'velivedinlotsofplaces,and,tobehonest,onceImoveaway,Ioftendodriftoutoftouchwithmyfriends.AndI'mnotaverygoodletterwriter,either.Neverhavebeen.ButIknowthatifIsawthosefriendsagain,ifIevermovedbacktothesameplace,orforsomeotherreasonwegotbackintoclosecontactagain,I'msurethefriendshipwouldbejustasstrongasitwasbefore.Jean:Severalofmyfriendshavemovedaway,gotmarried,thingslikethat.Oneofmyfriendshashadababyrecently,andI'lladmitIdon'tseeherorhearfromherasmuchasIusedto...ShelivesinanotherneighborhoodandwhenIphoneher,shealwaysseemsbusy.Butthat'sanexception.Iwritealotofletterstomyfriendsandgetalotoflettersfromthem.IhaveafriendIwenttoschoolwithandtenyearsagosheemigratedtoCanada,butshestillwritestomeeverymonth,andIwritetoherjustasoften.

24702BillWalkerworksforanimport-exportcompany.LastWednesdaymorningBillranghisofficeatnineo'clock.Hisboss,Mr.Thompson,answeredthephone.Mr.Thompson:Hello,Thompsonhere...Bill:Hello.ThisisBillWalker.Mr.Thompson:Oh,hello,Bill.Bill:I'mafraidIcan'tcometoworktoday,Mr.Thompson.Mr.Thompson:Oh,what'stheproblem?Bill:I'vegotaverysorethroat.Mr.Thompson:Yes,yousoundillonthephone.Bill:Yes,I'llstayinbedtoday,butI'llbeabletocometomorrow.Mr.Thompson:That'sallright,Bill.Stayinbeduntilyoufeelwellenoughtowork.Bill:Thankyou,Mr.Thompson...Goodbye.Mr.Thompson:Goodbye,Bill.***Mr.ThompsonlikedBillverymuch.At12:30hegotintohiscar,drovetoashopandboughtsomefruitforhim.HewenttoBill'sflatandrangthedoorbell.Bill'swife,Susan,answeredthedoor.Susan:Oh,Mr.Thompson!Hello...howareyou?

248Mr.Thompson:Fine,thanks,Susan.I'vejustcometoseeBill.Howishe?Susan:Hedoesn'tlookverywell.Iwantedhimtoseethedoctor.Mr.Thompson:I'llgoinandseehim...Hello,Bill!Bill:Oh...hello...hello,Mr.Thompson...er...er...Mr.Thompson:I'vebroughtsomefruitforyou,Bill.Bill:Thankyouverymuch,Mr.Thompson.Mr.Thompson:Well,...Ihadtopassyourhouseanyway.How'syourthroat?Bill:Itseemsalittlebetter.I'llbeOKtomorrow.Mr.Thompson:Well,don'tcomeinuntilyoufeelbetter.Bill:Allright...butI'msureI'llbeabletocomeintomorrow.Mr.Thompson:Goodbye,Bill.Bill:Goodbye,Mr.Thompson.***Atthreeo'clockintheafternoon,Mr.Thompsonlockedhisofficedoor,andswitchedonhisportabletelevision.Hewantedtowatchanimportantinternationalfootballmatch.ItwasEnglandagainstBrazil.Bothteamswereplayingwell,butneitherteamcouldscoreagoal.Thecrowdwerecheeringandbooing.Itwasveryexciting.***Thenat3:20,Englandscoredfromapenalty.Mr.Thompsonjumpedoutofhischair.Hewasveryexcited.Hewassmilinghappilywhensuddenlythecameramanfocusedonthecrowd.Mr.Thompson'ssmiledisappearedandhe

249lookedveryangry.BillWalker'sface,inclose-up,wasthereonthescreen.Hedidn'tlookill,andhedidn'tsoundill.Hewassmilinghappilyandcheeringwildly!三十五101(1)(Ringingofphone)Woman:Foursixfouro.CanIhelpyou?Narrator:Stop.(2)Man:Hisline'sbusyatthemoment.Doyouwanttohold?Narrator:Stop.(3)Woman:There'snoreplyonthatnumber.I'lltryMr.Shaw.Narrator:Stop.

250(4)(Ringingofphone)Man:ThisisKarimPremjispeaking.I'mafraidI'moutoftheofficeatthemoment.Ifyoucouldleaveyournameandnumberwhenyouhearthetone,I'llgetbacktoyouassoonaspossible.(Tone)Narrator:Stop.201Henry:Cigarette?Tony:Oh...er...thanks,Henry...Um,doyouhavealight?Henry:Sorry.Here.Tony:Thanks.Lovelyday.PityI'monduty.Henry:I'llstandinforyouifyoulike.I'vegotnothingelsetodo.Tony:Ohno,Icouldn'tpossibly...Henry:Goon.Gooffandhaveagoodtime.Here—youcanhavetheMiniifyoulike.Tony:But...areyousure,Henry?Henry:OfcourseIam.TakeJillupthemountains,orsomething.Tony:That'seversogoodofyou,Henry.Oh,you...er...youwon'ttellanyone,willyou...Imean,Iamonduty.

251Henry:Notaword.Bye,Tony—enjoyyourself.Tony:Thanks,Henry.Iwon'tforgetthis...Henry:Damnedrightyouwon't,youpoorfool!02Threepeoplearedescribingtheirdreams.1.Iknewthatthebrakesofmycarneededrepairing,butIdidnothingaboutit,untilonenightIdreamtIwasdrivingmycaralongafamiliarroad.SuddenlyIhadtobrakebecauseIwasdrivingtowardsawall.However,whenIputmyfootonthebrakenothinghappenedandIcrashedintothewall.2.IwaswalkingdownanunfamiliarroadwhenIreachedadarkandmiserablehouse.Greycloudscoveredthesky,andsoIwentinsidethehousewhereIfoundapoor,patheticperson,wearingclothessimilartothosemywifewore.Ididn'trecognizeherandfeltsorryforher.TherewasnothingelseinthedreambutwhenIwokethenextmorning,Ifeltthemiseryandunhappinessofitallday.3.OnedayIwassittinginmyoffice,listeningtoagroupofcolleagueswhisperingandtalkingaboutme.Icouldn'thearwhattheyweresayingbutitworriedme.ThatnightIdreamtexactlythesamesequenceagain,exceptthatinmydreamIsawsomethingI'dmissedduringtheday.Whiletheywerewhisperingtheywerealllookingdownatsomething.ThenextmorningwhenIwokeupIrealizedexactlywhythey'dbeenwhisperingandtalkingaboutme.

252Thatdaywasmybirthday.Wasn'titpossiblethatthey'dbeenlookingdownatabirthdaycard?Mydreamwasright.Ididgetacardfrommycolleagues,whomI'dsuspectedoftalkingaboutme.03Woman:ThetroublewitheducationinBritain,Ithink,lieswiththeteachers.Idon'tthinkteachersgetnearlyenoughtraininginactuallyhowtoteachratherthanthesubject.Ithinkthey'retooserious,tooacademic;they'renotimaginativeenough.Andthatmeansthatthere'snotenoughexcitementintheclassroomforchildrentogetinterestedinthesubject.Man:Yes,Iagree.Ithinkthere'stoomuchtheoreticalteachinggivenandnotenoughpracticaleducation,withtheresultthatpupilsarefartoobusystudyingforexamstohavetimetolearnaboutlifeitselfandhowto,howtoliveintheworld.Woman:Mm.Ithinkallteachersshouldbeatleasttwenty-fivebeforetheystartteaching.Ithinktheyshouldbeforcedtoliveintheoutsideworld,ratherthangofromtheclassroomtotheuniversityandbacktotheclassroomagain.04IhadaworkingmotherwhenIwasayounggirl.ShewentbacktoworkwhenIwastenandmybrotherwasfourteen.Shetaughtataschoolofdressdesign.IstudiedEnglishatuniversity.ThenIgotajobwithanadvertising

253agencyasanassistant.IstudiedEnglishsoIcouldgetagoodjobwithagoodcompany.In1980Iwentabroadwithafriend.WespentamonthinCalifornia.ThenIworkedforacompanywhichsoldcassettetapesandbooksforEnglishconversation.Iwasstillsingleattwenty-five,thenmyparentsstartedtoworrybecausetheirdaughterwasn'tmarried.OurneighborsandrelationswereaskingwhenIwouldmarryandtheybegantotalkaboutanarrangedmarriage.InJapantheydon'tforceyoutomarrysomeone,buttheymaygiveyouachancetomeetsomeone.IamveryinterestedinjazzandImetmyhusbandinaJazzclub.Myparentsdidn'twanttheirdaughtertomarryaforeigner.Theydidn'twantmetocometoEngland,butnowIworkinLondonforaJapanesenewspaper.301Onceuponatime,therewasarichCaliphinBaghdad.Hewasveryfamousbecausehewaswiseandkind.Onemorninghesenthisservant,Abdul,tothemarkettobuysomefruit.AsAbdulwaswalkingthroughthemarket,hesuddenlyfeltverycold.Heknewthatsomebodywasbehindhim.Heturnedroundandsawatallman,dressedinblack.Hecouldn'tseetheman'sface,onlyhiseyes.Themanwasstaringathim,andAbdulbegantoshiver."Whoareyou?Whatdoyouwant?"Abdulasked.Themaninblackdidn'treply."What'syourname?"Abdulaskednervously.

254"I...am...Death,"thestrangerrepliedcoldlyandturnedaway.AbduldroppedhisbasketandranallthewaybacktotheCaliph'shouse.HerushedintotheCaliph'sroom."Excuseme,master.IhavetoleaveBaghdadimmediately,"Abdulsaid."Butwhy?What'shappened?"theCaliphasked."I'vejustmetDeathinthemarket,"Abdulreplied."Areyoucertain?"saidtheCaliph."Yes,I'mcertain.Hewasdressedinblack,andhestaredatme.I'mgoingtomyfather'shouseinSamarra.IfIgoatonce,I'llbetherebeforesunset."TheCaliphcouldseethatAbdulwasterrifiedandgavehimpermissiontogotoSamarra.TheCaliphwaspuzzled.HewasfondofAbdulandhewasangrybecauseAbdulhadbeenbadlyfrightenedbythestrangerinthemarket.Hedecidedtogotothemarketandinvestigate.Whenhefoundthemaninblack,hespoketohimangrily."Whydidyoufrightenmyservant?""Whoisyourservant?"thestrangerreplied."HisnameisAbdul,"answeredtheCaliph."Ididn'twanttofrightenhim.IwasjustsurprisedtoseehiminBaghdad.""Whywereyousurprised?"theCaliphasked."IwassurprisedbecauseI'vegotanappointmentwithhim...tonight...inSamarra!"

25502Dennis:You'vebeenseeingSteveagain,haven'tyou?Cynthia:Whatareyoutalkingabout?Dennis:YouknowaswellasIdo.Oneofmyfriendssawyoutogetherinarestaurantyesterdayevening.Cynthia:Listen,Dennis.Look,I'msorry.Iwasgoingtotellyou.Ireallywas.Dennis:Well,whydidn'tyou?Whydidyou...Whydidyoulietome?Cynthia:ButIdidn'tlie!Howcanyousaythat?Dennis:Yes,youdid!Youtoldmethatyourrelationshipwithhimwasallover.Cynthia:Butitis,darling!Itendedmorethanayearago.Dennis:Didit?Thenwhydidyougooutwithhimyesterday?Cynthia:Becausehephonedmeandsaidhehadsomebusinesstodiscusswithme.What'swrongwiththat!Dennis:Nothing.Butifthat'strue,whydidyoutellmeyouweregoingtohavedinnerwithyourmotheryesterdayevening?Cynthia:Because...becauseIthoughtyou'dbeterriblyjealousifItoldyouIwasgoingtoseeSteve.Andyouare.Dennis:I'mnot.Isimplycan'tunderstandwhyyouliedtome.Cynthia:I'vealreadytoldyou.Butyoujustwon'tbelieveme.Dennis:Thatallyoudidwasdiscussbusinesstogether?Ofcourse,Ican'tbelievethat!

256Cynthia:Well,that'sexactlywhatwedid!Anditisn'ttruethatIliedtoyouaboutmymother.WhenItoldyouthat,Iintendedtoseeher.ButthenSteverangandsaidheneededmyadviceaboutsomething.Dennis:Aboutwhat?Cynthia:Alegalmatter.Dennis:Alegalmatter?Whyshouldheaskyouradviceaboutalegalmatter?Youaren'talawyer.Cynthia:No,butyouare!Andthat'swhathewantedtotalktomeabout.Somebodyrecommendedtohim.Butbeforehecontactedyou,hewantedtoknowifIthoughtyou'dbewillingtohelphim.IsaidIdidn'tknow.Dennis:Helpyour...ex-boyfriend?Givehimlegaladvice?I'mnotgoingtodothat.Cynthia:That'swhatIthoughtyou'dsay.Iknewit.03Policeman:Goodmorning,madam.CanIhelpyou?Mrs.Trott:Oh,Idohopeso,constable.Somethingdreadfulhashappened.Policeman:Well,sitdownandtellmeallaboutitandwe'llseewhatcanbedone.Mrs.Trott:I'velostmyHarold.Ithinkhe'sleftme.Policeman:Oh,it'samissingpersoncase,isit?Letmejustfillinthisform,madam.Hereweare.Now,thenameisHarold.Right?

257Mrs.Trott:That'sright,littleHarold.Policeman:I'lljustput'Harold'ontheform,madam.Whatishissecondname?Mrs.Trott:Well,thesameasmine,Isuppose.Trott.Yes,yes.HaroldTrott.Policeman:Address?Mrs.Trott:15BermardStreet,W12.Policeman:15BermardStreet,W12.AndwhendidyoulastseeHarold,Mrs.Trott?Mrs.Trott:Earlythismorning.Inthepark.Policeman:Andhadtherebeenanyquarrel?Anyargument?Anythingwhichwouldaccountforhisleaving?Mrs.Trott:Well,he'dbeenaverynaughtyboysoIhithimwithastickandhetriedtobitemeandI'mafraidhegotveryangryandjustranaway.MylittleHarold.Policeman:Yes,madam.Icanseethatthisisveryupsettingforyou,butI'llhavetoaskyouafewmorequestions.Now,whattimeexactlydidyougototheparkwithHarold?Mrs.Trott:Oh,eighto'clock.Onthedoteveryday.Wegoforanicestrollintheparkeachmorning,yousee.Policeman:Eighto'clock.Mrs.Trott:Yes,Itakehimouttodohis...er...todohisjob.Policeman:Sorry,madam?Mrs.Trott:Hisjob,youknow.

258Policeman:Oh.Ah.Er...yes.Er...HowoldisHarold,madam?Mrs.Trott:Hemustbesixandahalfnow.Policeman:Andyouhavetotakehimintotheparktodohis...Mrs.Trott:Yes.Helovesit.Policeman:What'shisheight?Mrs.Trott:Oh,Idon'tthinkhecouldbemorethaneleveninchestall.Policeman:Eleven...er...wearetalkingaboutalittleboy,arewenot,madam?Mrs.Trott:Aboy?Alittleboy?Goodheavens,no!It'smyHarold,mylittleHarold.Policeman:(sighs)Dogorcat,madam?Mrs.Trott:Dog,ofcourse.Youcouldn'tcallacatHarold,couldyou?Policeman:Ofcoursenot,madam.Whatbreed?Mrs.Trott:Poodle.Fromaverygoodfamily.He'sadarkbrownwithlovelyvelvetfurandhastwolittlewhiteringsonhisfrontfeetandadearlittlespotonhisforehead.Oh,constable,you'lldoeverythingyoucantofindhimforme,won'tyou?Andhe'llbewanderingaroundalllostanddoesn'tknowhowtolookafterhimself.He'ssofriendly,he'djustfollowanystranger...三十六1

25901Dialogue1:Passenger:WestLondonAirTerminal,please.Ihavetobethereby11:10.TaxiDriver:Ican'tpromise,butI'lldomybest.TaxiDriver:You'rejustintime.Seventypence,please.Passenger:Thanksalot.Here'seightypence.Youcankeepthechange.Dialogue2:Passenger:DoyouthinkyoucangetmetoVictoriabyhalfpast?TaxiDriver:WeshouldbeOKifthelightsarewithus.TaxiDriver:You'vestillgotfiveminutestospare.Seventypence,please.Passenger:Thanksverymuchindeed.Here'sapound,givemetwentypence,please.Dialogue3:Passenger:Piccadilly,please.Ihaveanappointmentat10:30.TaxiDriver:Ithinkwecanmakeitifwegetamoveon.TaxiDriver:Hereweare,sir.Eightypence,please.Passenger:Manythanks.Let'scallitapound.Dialogue4:Passenger:Paddington,please.Iwanttocatchthe11:15.

260TaxiDriver:We'llbeallrightiftherearenohold-ups.TaxiDriver:Thisisit,sir.Seventypence,please.Passenger:Thankyou.Here'sthefare,andthisisforyou.201—Noluckthen,John?—Afraidnot,sir.Notyet,anyhow.We'restillcheckingonstolencars.—Mm.—Wheredoyouthinkhe'llheadfor,sir?—Well,hedefinitelywon'ttrytoleavethecountryyet.Hemaytrytogetapassport,andhe'llcertainlyneedclothesandmoney.He'llprobablygetintouchwithCornfieldforthose,soIexpecthe'llmakeforBirmingham.—Right.I'llputsomemenonthehouse.—Yes,dothat.Mindyou,Idoubtifhe'llshowupthereinperson.Hammond'snofool,youknow.Ishouldthinkhe'llprobablytelephone.—Whatabouthiswife?—Mm.Ishouldn'tthinkhe'llgoanywherenearher—thoughhemightgethertojoinhimafterhe'sleftthecountry.Andwhenhedoesleave,heprobablywon'tuseamajorairport,either.Soyou'dbetteralertthecoastguard,andkeepaneyeontheprivateairfields.—Right,sir.I'dbettergethisdescriptioncirculated.

261—Yes.Hemaychangehisappearance,ofcourse,butIdon'texpecthe'llbeabletodomuchaboutthetattoos...AndJohn—becareful.Hecouldbearmed.AndifIknowHammond,hecertainlywon'tgivehimselfupwithoutafight.02Alotofyoungpeopletodayfinditdifficulttogetajob,especiallyinthefirstfewmonthsaftertheyleaveschool.Thisismuchmoreofaproblemnowthanithaseverbeeninthepast.Insomepartsofthecountrysixtyorevenseventypercentofyoungpeopleinthelastyearsofschoolwillbewithoutajobforawholeyearafterleavingschool.OurJobsInformationServicehasbeenintouchwiththousandsofyoungpeopleoverthelasttwoorthreeyears,talkingtothemabouttheirhopesandtheirfears,andwehaveinfactbeenabletogivealotofhelpandadvicetoyoungpeoplewhohavejustleftschool.Areyourecentlyoutofschoolandstillwithoutajob?Orareyoustillatschoolandworriedaboutgettingajobwhenyouleave?Wehavefoundthatmanypeopledon'tknowwhototalktoandsometimesdon'tknowwhatquestionstoask.ThatiswhyourexperienceatJobsInformationServiceissoimportant.Itwillcostyounothing—justaphonecall.Ifyouwouldliketotalktous—andweareheretotalktoyou—thenpleasephone24987anydaybetween9:00and5:30.

26203Man:Iwanttodosomethingtonightforachange,let'sgoout.Brian:Allright,let'sgotothemovies.Woman:Inthisheat?Areyoujoking?Brian:Wecangotoanoutdoormovie.DoyouthinkI'dsuggestanindooroneinthemiddleofthesummerinSanDiego?Man:I'drathergooutforameal.Woman:Yes,thatsoundsabetteridea.Theoutdoormoviesaresouncomfortable.Brian:Whydon'twedobothatthesametime?Wecouldpickupsometake-awayfoodandeatitinthemovie.Man:Thatsoundslikefun.Whatagoodidea.Woman:Buttheynevershowanygoodfilmsinthesummer.Atleastnotanyofthenewones.Allyougetistheoldclassics.Brian:Andwhat'swrongwiththem?Woman:Ohnothing,it'sjustthatwe'veseenthemallhalfadozentimes.Brian:Butthat'swhythey'reclassics.They'reworthseeingagainandagain.Man:You'vegotapointthere,Brian.Mymainobjectiontooutdoormoviesisthatyoucanneverhearproperly.Youhearallthetrafficfromoutside.Brian:Well,wecanfindaforeignfilmwithsubtitles,thenyoudon'tneedtohearthesound.Woman:Supposingit'samusical.

263Brian:Ohtrustyoutosaythat!Ithinkitwouldbefuntositwatchinganoldfilmandeatingamealatthesametime.Woman:LasttimeIwenttoanoutdoormovie,IboughtabarofchocolatetoeatasIwentin.ItwasahorrorfilmandIwassoshockedIjustsatthereholdingmybarofchocolateuntiltheintervalwhenIfoundithadmeltedinmyhandandrunalldownmydress.Thatwasanexpensiveeveningout.Man:Well,wewon'tgoandseeahorrorfilm,darling,andtake-awaymealsdon'tmelt.04Presenter:Goodeveningandwelcometo"InterestingPersonalities."Tonightwe'vegotarealtreatinstoreforyou.WehavehereinthestudioMrs.AnnieJarmanofBristol.Mrs.Jarman:Hello.That'sme.Presenter:Sayhellotothelisteners,Mrs.Jarman.Mrs.Jarman:Ijustdid.Helloagain.Presenter:NowMrs.Jarmaniseighty-fouryearsold.Mrs.Jarman:Nearlyeighty-four.Presenter:Sorry,nearlyeighty-fouryearsoldandsheholds...Mrs.Jarman:Notquite.Presenter:Yes,Iexplained.NowMrs.JarmanholdstheEnglishrecord...Mrs.Jarman:Eighty-threeyears,tenmonthsandfifteendays.

264Presenter:Good,well,nowthatwe'vegotthatoutoftheway.Mrs.JarmanholdstheEnglishrecordforhavingfailedherdrivingtestthemosttimes.Mrs.Jarman:I'mstilltrying.Presenter:Quite.Nowpreciselyhowmanytimeshaveyoufailedyourdrivingtest,Mrs.Jarman?Mrs.Jarman:Well,thelastattemptlastWednesdaybroughtituptofifty-seventimes.Presenter:Overhowlongaperiod?Mrs.Jarman:Twenty-eightyears.Presenter:Whatdoyouthinkisthecauseofthisrecordnumberoffailures?Mrs.Jarman:Baddriving.Presenter:Yes,quite.Well,itwouldbe.Butinwhatwaydoyoudrivebadly?Mrs.Jarman:Everyway.Presenter:Everyway?Mrs.Jarman:Yes.Ihitthing.That'sthereallybigproblem,butI'mworkingonthat.AlsoIcan'tdriveroundcorners.EachtimeIcometoacornerIjustdrivestraighton.Presenter:Ah,yes,thatwouldbeaproblem.Mrs.Jarman:Itcauseshavocatroundabouts.Presenter:Icanimagine.Andhowmanyexaminershaveyouhadinallthistime?

265Mrs.Jarman:Fifty-seven.Noneofthemwouldexaminemetwice.Severalleftthejob,saiditwastoodangerous.Oneofthemgotoutofthecarattheendofthetest,walkedawayandwasneverseenagain.Presenter:Ohdear.Butwhydoyoudrivesobadly?Mrs.Jarman:Iblametheexaminers.It'salltheirfault.Theydon'tdotheirjobproperly.Presenter:Really?Inwhatway?Mrs.Jarman:Theydistractmyattention.Theykeeptalkingtome.Turnleft,turnright,parkhere.BythetimeI'veturnedroundtoaskthemwhattheysaidwe'rehalfwaythroughafieldorslowlysinkingintoapondsurroundedbyducks.Theyshouldkeepquietandletmeconcentrate.Presenter:Buttheyhavetotellyouwheretogo,Mrs.Jarman.Mrs.Jarman:Thentheyshouldgivemetimetostopeachtimebeforespeakingtome.Whydoyouthinktheyhavethosenoticesonthebuses,'Donotspeaktothedriver',eh?I'msurprisedtherearen'tmoreaccidents.Presenter:Howlongdoyourtestsusuallylast,Mrs.Jarman?Mrs.Jarman:Twoorthreeminutes.Notlonger.They'veusuallyjumpedoutbythen.Exceptthelastone.Presenter:Andhowlongdidthatlast?Mrs.Jarman:Fourhoursandtwenty-fiveminutes,exactly,frombeginningtoend.Presenter:Fourhoursandtwenty-fiveminutes?

266Mrs.Jarman:Yes.Yousee,I'dgotonthemotorwayandasItoldyouIcan'tturnrightorleft,sowedidn'tstopuntilIhitapostboxjustoutsideLondon.Presenter:Andwastheexaminerstillwithyou?Mrs.Jarman:Oh,yes,he'dfaintedmuchearlieron.Presenter:Well,thereweare.That'stheendof"InterestingPersonalities"forthisweek.ThankyouMrs.Jarmanforcomingalongandtellingusaboutyourexperienceswithcars.Mrs.Jarman:CanIjustsayaword?Presenter:Er...yes.Goahead.Mrs.Jarman:I'djustliketosayifthereareanydrivinginstructorsintheBristolarealisteningin,well,I'dliketosaythankyouverymuchandmyoffertopaydoublestillholdsgoodifanyofthemwillcomeback.Thankyou.Presenter:Thankyou,Mrs.Jarman,andgoodnight.Mrs.Jarman:Iwon'tgiveup.301ApsychiatristwhohasstudiedthelegendofBonnieandClydecomparesthecharactersofthetwo.Interviewer:SoinyourbookwhydoyoufocusmoreonBonniethanyouhaveonClyde?Shivel:BonniehadsomethingwhichClydecompletelylacked.Style.Andshe

267wasalsofarmoreintelligentthanhewas.Withouther,thereneverwouldhavealegend.Hewasjustaratherstupidhoodlumwhogotintodifficultsituationsalmostbyaccidentandthenstartedshootingwildly.Shewasamuchwarmer,moregenerousperson.Interviewer:Butshecouldbeveryruthless,couldn'tshe?ImeanwhataboutthatpolicemansheshotinGrapevine,Texas?Didn'tshelaughaboutit?Shivel:Well,firstofall,wedon'tknowifthat'swhatactuallyhappened.Afarmersayshesawhershootthesecondpolicemanandthenlaugh.That'stheonlyevidencewehavethatsheactuallydidthat.Butevenifthestoryistrue,thewholeincidentillustratesthiswarmer,almostmotherly,sidetohercharacter.Interviewer:Motherly?Howdoestheincidentofshootingapolicemanillustratethatshewasmotherly?Shivel:Well...uh...justletmefinish.Yousee,thedaybeforetheshooting,BonnieandClydeweredrivingaboutwithapetrabbitinthecar.Bonnie'spetrabbit.Clydestartedcomplainingbecausetherabbitstank.Sotheystoppedandwashedtherabbitinastream.Therabbitalmostdiedbecauseoftheshockoftheverycoldwater.Bonniegotveryworried,andwrappedtherabbitinablanketandhelditclosetoherastheydroveon.Then,thenextmorning,whentherabbitstillwasn'tanybetter,shemadeClydestopandbuildafire.Shewassittinginfrontofthatfire,tryingtogettherabbitwarmwhenthetwopolicemendroveupandgotout.Probablythepolicemenhadnoideawhowasthere.Theyjustwantedtoseewhowasburningafireandwhy.Amomentlater,asweknow,

268theywerebothdead.AllbecauseofthatpetrabbitwhichBonniewantedtomother.And...uh...perhaps...inastrangeway,Clydewassomethinglikeapetrabbit,too.Shewasattractedtohimbecausehewasweakerthanshewasandneededsomeonetomotherhim.It'sstrange,youknow,butstrong,intelligentwomenareoftenattractedtosuchmen...weakerthantheyare...menwhoarelikechildren,orpetrabbits.02Psychiatrist:GoodbyeMr.er...um...er...Justkeeptakingthosetabletsandyou'llbeallrightinnotime.Nextplease.Goodmorning,Mrs.er...yourfirstvisit,isit?Mrs.Parkinson:Yes,doctor.Psychiatrist:Isee.Well,letmejustfillinthisform.Name?Mrs.Parkinson:Parkinson.EnidParkinson.(Crunch)Mrs.Psychiatrist:Soyou'remarried,Mrs.Parkinson.Mrs.Parkinson:(Crunch)Yes.Psychiatrist:Isee.Now,yourdateofbirth,please.Mrs.Parkinson:WednesdaythetwelfthofJune.Psychiatrist:No,notyourbirthday,Mrs.Parkinson.Yourdateofbirth.Mrs.Parkinson:(Crunch)TwelfthofJune1946.Butnotawordtomyhusband,mind,hethinksitwas1956.Psychiatrist:1946.Right.Now,Whatseemstobethetrouble?

269Mrs.Parkinson:(Crunch)Well,it'snothingverymuch,doctor.It'sjustthat(crunch)Ican'tstop(crunch)eatingthesecrisps(crunch).Psychiatrist:Yes,Ihadnoticedthatyouseemedtobegettingthroughratheralotofthem.Er...doyoumindpickingupthosetwoemptybagsoffthefloor,please?Thankyou.Now,whendidthisproblemstart?Mrs.Parkinson:(Crunch)Aboutsixmonthsago.MyhusbandandIwona.hugeboxofcrispsinatalentcompetition.Andwe'venotbeenable(crunch)tostopeatingthemeversince.It'scostingusafortune.(Crunch)Psychiatrist:Isee.Now,whatdoyouthinkaboutwhenyou'reeatingthesecrisps?Mrs.Parkinson:More(crunch)crisps.Psychiatrist:Isee.Andwhatdothecrispsremindyouof?Mrs.Parkinson:(Crunch)Potatoes.(Crunch)Potatocrisps.(Crunch)Allnice,crispandgoldenbrownwithplentyofsaltonthem.Psychiatrist:Isee.Butdon'ttheyremindyouofanythingelse?Mrs.Parkinson:(Crunch)Cheese.Cheesecrisps.Cheddarcrisps.Roquefortcrisps.Edamcrisps.Oh,I'ddefinitelysaytheyremindmeofcheese.Psychiatrist:Yes,theycertainlyseemtodothat.Doesanythingelsecometomindwhenyou'reeatingthesevastamountsofcrisps?Mrs.Parkinson:Notmuch,apartfromcrisps,doctor.(Crunch)IfI'mreallyonformIcanworkupanappetitefor,oh,paprikacrisps,orshrimpcrispsorevenhamandbaconcrisps.

270Psychiatrist:Andhaveyoumadeanyefforttostopeatingthesecrisps?Mrs.Parkinson:Oh,no.Iwouldn'twantto(crunch)eatanythingelse.Ilikemycrisps.Psychiatrist:Butifyoudon'twanttostopeatingthem,whycometoapsychiatrist?Mrs.Parkinson:(Crunch)Well,it'sthenoise,doctor.(Crunch)Myhusbandcomplainshecan'thearthetelly.Andtheneighborsbangonthewallslateatnight.(Crunch)Saytheycan'tsleep.I'veofferedthemawholeboxsothat...sothattheycandothesame,but(crunch)theysaythey'drathersleep.Psychiatrist:Ishouldhavethoughtearplugswouldhavebeenamoresensiblethingtoofferthem.Mrs.Parkinson:Earplugs!That'sit!Theproblem'ssolved.(Crunch)Thankyou.Thankyouverymuch,doctor.Psychiatrist:Er...Mrs...um...Mrs.Parkinson:Parkinson.Psychiatrist:Parkinson,yes.Er...couldIhaveacrisp?Mrs.Parkinson:Certainly,(crunch)doctor.Here,haveacoupleofbags.Psychiatrist:Oh,thankyou,Mrs.Parkinson.Oh,paprikawithcheese.(Crunch)Thankyousomuchandgoodday.(Crunch,crunch,crunch,crunch,crunch)三十七

271101Presenter:Nowbeforetheweatherreport,wehavesomeroadnewsforyoufromPhilipThomson.PhilipThomson:Yes,well,theA4lisstillverybusyattheDomeroundaboutthismorning.HarrowRoad,theA404,HarrowRoadisnowflowingfreely,noproblemsthere.TheothercongestionwehaveisintheA1MupnearHatfield.TheM1isheavybutatleastismovingalong,alittlebitslowerthannormal.InHammersmith,roadrepairsbetweenRidgeStreetandKingStreetarecausingdelay.Finally,ademonstrationmarchattwelvethirtywillcausecongestionincentralLondon.02Presenter:Andnowourweatherreport.Reporter:Nicesunshinealldaylongtoday,soonbecomingverywarm,buttherewillbesomerelieffromtheheatwithsomethingofabreezedeveloping.Evenso,thetemperaturewillgetuptotwenty-fivedegreeslatertoday,it'salreadyuptonineteendegreesCelsiusnow,atnineinthemorning,andit'llgoonrising.Verylittlecloudatanystageduringtheday,justafewcloudsdriftingaroundearlyintheafternoon,soweshouldendupthedaywithagoodfourteenhoursofsunshinegoingintotherecordbooks.Thatbreezeisaneasterlyonethat's

272goingtokeepthecoastalareasalittlebitcoolerduringthedaybutstillquitepleasant.Overthenight,clear,dryweatherstillalittlebitofthebreezeandthetemperaturedowntosixteenincentralLondonandtwelveorthirteenoutoftown.201Visitor:WherecanIstayinthistown?Resident:Therearelotsofhotels,buttheytendtobefairlyexpensive.Andthentherearebedandbreakfastplaces,whicharemuchcheaper—andyoucanfindoutaboutthemthroughlookinginthepaper,orelsejustwalkingaroundthestreets,andtheyhavesignsinthewindowsaying'Bed&Breakfast'.Andthenthereareyouthhostels.Visitor:Whataretheyouthhostelslike?Resident:TheyouthhostelsareOK.Allyougetisabed,buttheydotendtobeverycheap.Visitor:DoIhavetobecomeamember?Resident:Yes,youdo,infact.Butit'sveryeasytojoin,andthere'sanofficealongtheroad,whereyoucangoandsignon.02Mrs.Westonisdescribingherscheduleinthenursinghome.

273Iusuallygetupat6:30.I'vealwaysbeenanearlyriser.Whenmyhusbandwasalive,wehadtobeupbyfiveo'clock.Hewasalongdistancetraindriver,yousee.BeforebreakfastIhaveacupofteaandIlistentomusicontheradio.ThenbetweensevenandeightIgetdressedandeatbreakfast—aboiledeggandalargeglassoforangejuice—Ineverhaveanythingelse.Thenateighto'clockIalwayswatchbreakfasttelevision—forthenewsandtheweatherandthechat.AndthenIusuallyhaveanapuntillunch.That'salwaysattwelve.WehaveabiglunchhereatTwybury's—soup,roastmeat,potatoes,vegetables,alwaysapudding.AfterlunchIlikebeingtakenoutinmywheelchair,oreveninacar,ifthere'sanyonetotakeme.Ihatestayingindoors.Ilikelookingintheshopwindows,orsittinginaparkandwatchingtheworldgoby.Sometimessomeonewillreadtomeorwritesomeletters.Iusuallyfallasleepaboutthree,andthenofcoursewehaveourteaaroundfive—nothingheavy—coldmeatsandsaladsandfruit,andthatkindofthing.Intheeveningweplaycards,ordoknitting,andthenI'minbedbyeight.Iamgettingonabit,youknow.I'mnearlyeighty-three.03Man:Goodmorning,love.Woman:Morning.Man:Sleepwell?I'vemadesometea;thereyouare.Woman:Thanks.Anypost?

274Man:Notreally.There'sapostcardfromAuntLilandthere'saquestionnairetofillinfromthecompanywhichgaveusthefreesamplesoftinnedmeattotryoutforthem.Woman:They'vegotanerve!Man:Butwedidsaywe'dreturnthequestionnairewhenwetookthesamples.Woman:Whatdotheywanttoknow?Man:Ifwelikedit.Woman:Ifwelikedit?Aretheyjoking?You'renotfillingitinnow,areyou?Whatfor?Man:WedidpromiseandifIdoitnowIcanpostitonmywaytowork.Woman:Well,write'wedidn'tlikeit.'Man:I'llput'notmuch'.Thatsoundsnicer.Thenitsays'Ifnot,why?'Woman:Noflavor.Toomuchfat.Man:'Howdidyoucookit?'isnext.Woman:Frieditliketheysaid,didn'tI?Tookamouthfulandgaveittothecat.Man:'Guests'comments,ifany!'Woman:Thecatbecameill.Poorthing,herfurwentallgreen.Man:'Didguestsaskforthebrandname?'Woman:Tellthemthatourcatcan'tspeak.Man:'Willyoubebuyingourproductregularly?'Woman:Certainlynot!Theymustbeoutoftheirminds.Man:'Didyoufindthetinattractive?'

275Woman:Cutmyselfopeningit.Nearlylostmythumb.Couldn'tuseitforaweek.Ithoughtitwasinfected.Man:'Anyothercomments?'Woman:Well,tellthemwe'retoopolitetoanswerthat.04Mrs.Woodside:Well,Mrs.Long,howdoyoulikeithere?Mrs.Long:Oh,sincewehadthehouseredecorated,it'smuchnicertolivein.Buttherearestillafewthingsthatbotherus.Mrs.Woodside:Oh,whatsortofthings?Mrs.Long:Nothingtodowiththehouse,really.It'sjustthatourdaughter,Jane,hasn'tbeen...uh...well,shehasn'tbeensleepingwelllately.Imean,she'shadafewnightmares.Mrs.Woodside:Oh,I'msorrytohearthat.Mrs.Long:Uh,excuseme,Mrs.Woodside,but...doyoumindifIaskyousomething?Mrs.Woodside:No,ofcoursenot.Goahead.Mrs.Long:What...whatdoyouknowabout...thepeoplewholivedherebefore?Mrs.Woodside:Notverymuch.Nobodyhasstayedhereverylongsince...well,since...youknow...Mrs.Long:Since?...Sincewhen?

276Mrs.Woodside:Well,sincethose...surelyyoumustknowaboutit?Mrs.Long:No,Idon'tknow.Whatareyoutalkingabout?Mrs.Woodside:Thoseterriblemurdersthathappenedheremorethantwentyyearsago?Mrs.Long:Murders?Whatmurders?Mrs.Woodside:ButIthoughtyouknew!Thishouseoncebelongedtoa...Ireallythoughtyouknew...toamanwho'ssupposedtohavemurderedthreeorfourwomen!Righthere!Inthishouse!Afterwards,he'ssupposedtohavecutuptheirbodies...righthere...inthekitchen.Mrs.Long:What?Areyouserious?Mrs.Woodside:Oh,dear.IhopeIhaven'tsaidanythingto...well,toupsetyou.Mrs.Long:Ican'tbelieveit.Mrs.Woodside:NeithercouldI.Notatfirst,atleast.Heseemedsuchaniceman.Mrs.Long:Who?Mrs.Woodside:Taplow.GordonTaplow.Hedidn'tseemlikethekindofmanwhocoulddosuchthingsatall.Mrs.Long:Youmeanyouknewhim?Mrs.Woodside:Yes,ofcourseIdid.Notverywell,butIusedtoseehiminthestreetoccasionally...Wesaidhellotoeachother.Hewasaveryquietman.Youwouldn'thavethoughthecouldhavehurtamouse.Once,Iremember,heinvitedmeinforacupoftea.

277Mrs.Long:Andwhathappened?Mrs.Woodside:Nothing.I...Inevergotroundtoit...tocominginforacupoftea.Iwasalwaystoobusy.Isupposeitwasagoodthing,wasn'tit?Mrs.Long:What?Mrs.Woodside:ThatInevercameinforacupoftea.301BankManager:Now,MissAndrews,howmuchdoyouactuallywanttodepositwithusinyournewaccount?HelenAndrews:Well,it'sjustaroundtwothousandpoundsthatIwononthepremiumbonds.BankManager:Right.Inowneedyourfullnameandaddress.HelenAndrews:HelenAndrews.33BedfordRoad...BankManager:HelenAndrews.Wouldyoupleasespellthat?HelenAndrews:A-N-D-R-E-W-S.BankManager:Address?HelenAndrews:33Bedford,that'sB-E-D-F-O-R-D...BankManager:So33Bedford...HelenAndrews:Road,LondonE14.BankManager:Right,er...nowdoyouwantadepositoracurrentaccount?HelenAndrews:Well,Iwanttobeabletotakemymoneyoutatanytime.

278BankManager:Isee.Soyouprobablywantacurrentaccount.HelenAndrews:Well,ifyousayso.I'veonlyhadapostofficesavingsaccountuntilnow.BankManager:Well,withacurrentaccountyoucan...haveachequebook,oryoucancomeintothebankandtakethemoneyoutasyoulike.Ofcourse,there'snointerestonacurrentaccount.HelenAndrews:Notatall?BankManager:No.Ifyouputitintoasevenday'sdepositaccount,ofcourse,yougetinterest,butinacurrentaccount,none.HelenAndrews:Well,mostpeoplehavecurrentaccounts,don'tthey?BankManager:Well,theydoifthey'venotgotanawfullotofmoneyandtheyneedtouseitregularly.Eh...sothat'sprobablythebestthingforyou.HelenAndrews:Well,you'llgivemeachequebook,won'tyou?BankManager:I'llgiveyouachequebookimmediately,yes,er...HelenAndrews:Doyouneedmysignature?BankManager:Ahyes,we'llneeder...twoorthreespecimensignatures...HelenAndrews:OK.AndIwillgetachequecard...ImeanoneofthosecardswhichI'mallowedtouseforuptofiftypoundsaday.BankManager:Eh,eh,nowwedon'tactuallygiveachequecarduntilyou'vehadanaccountwithusforsixmonths.HelenAndrews:Sixmonths?BankManager:Yes,wehavetoseehowtheaccountsgoing,yousee.

279HelenAndrews:Butthat'scrazy.ImeanIusedtoworkinashopandwe'dneveracceptchequeswithoutachequecard.Imeannoonewillacceptmymoney.BankManager:Well,er...thisishowwework,I'mafraid.HelenAndrews:Well,I'llhavetoreconsidereverythingagain,Ithink.Ihadnoideayouwereasstrictasthis...02Ifyouasksomeone,they'llsaythatthebankiswhereyoucancashacheque.Butit'smorethanthatandwehavetotellpeoplethatinouradvertisements.Thereareseveralthingstothinkabout.Whendoyoustart?Imeanatwhatage.Thatisthefirstproblem.Ithinkyoumuststartveryyoung.Sowesaid:'Let'sintroducethenameofthebanktochildrenandtheywillneverforgetit.'Thenextquestionisthis:Howdoyouattractthedifferentagegroups?Mypartnersaid'Whydon'tweuseagimmickforeachagegroup?Givethemsomethingfornothing—moneyboxesforyoungchildren,T-shirtsforteenagers,goldpensforyoungexecutives.'Thatalwaysworks.Butwhatdoyougivetoyourbestcustomer?That'sanotherquestion.Whataboutleatherdiaries,forexample?Banksareverycompetitive.Howdoyouthinkofsomethingnew?That'salwaysaproblem.Wewereoneofthefirstbankstohavedrive-inbanksandtoopenonSaturdays,butnowmanybanksdo.Ofcourse,mostbanksnowoffer

280insuranceandtravelservices,andalltheusuallystandingorderanddirectdebitservices.Theotherthingaboutadvertisingiswhere.Wheredoyouputtheads—ontelevision,ofcourse,butwhichjournalsandnewspapers?Andwhenandhowoften?Thesearequestionsyouhavetoaskyourself.三十八101ActressVirginiaDarlington,whoplaysJudyintheTVsoapoperaTexas,gotmarriedyesterdaysurroundedbyarmedbodyguardsatthemostluxurioushotelinTexas,theMansion.The39-year-oldstarexchangedvowswithplasticsurgeonHenryJonesunderaboughofivyandgardenias,wearingawedding-dressdesignedbyBritain'sSaunders.Becausethisisthesecondtimeshehasmarriedaflautistmarkedthecelebrationsbyplaying'LoveisWonderfultheSecondTimeAround.'02TheFootballAssociationSecretaryMr.JohnGamersayshe'sdelightedwiththedecisiontolifttheworldwidebanonEnglishsoccerclubs.AsaresultofseriousincidentsofhooliganisminEuropeanandinternationalmatches,

281football'sinternationalrulingbodyFIFAdecidedlastJunethatEnglishteamsshouldnotbeallowedtoplayoutsideBritain.FIFAannounceditsnewdecisiontolifttheworldwidebanthismorning,butthebanonEuropeanmatchesstillstands.Now,theFootballAssociationSecretarysaysit'suptotheEnglishfanstoimprovethemselvesandiftheydobehavethebancouldbeliftedinasshortatimeastwelvemonths.03Agroupoftwelvewomenareworkinghardtobecomethefirstall-femalecrewtosailaroundtheworld.Atthemomentthecrewarebusytryingtoraisethethreehundredandfiftythousandpoundsneededtobuyandequipasixty-twofootyachttomaketherecordattempt.Aspartoftheirfund-raisingthecrewhavebeenrepaintingthefamousboatGipsyMoth4,onshowatGreenwich,whichhasraisedonethousandtwohundredandfiftypoundsfromtheBritishYachtingAssociation.Thecrewarealsobusytrainingtogetship-shapefortheirround-the-worldsailingracewhichstartsinSeptember.Thecrewskippersaysshedoesn'tthinkthefactthecrewareallwomenwilllessentheirchancesofwinning.201—Well,it'sgottwobigwheelsonebehindtheother,andthere'sakindofmetal

282framebetweenthewheelsthatholdsthemtogether.Andthere'salittleseatabovethebackwheelthatyoucansiton,andabovethefrontwheelthere'sasortofmetalbarthatsticksoutonbothsides.Andyousitontheseatyousee,andyouputyourhandsonthismetalbarthing—andthewholethingmovesforwards—it'samazing.—Whatmakesitmoveforward,then?—Ahwell,inthemiddleyousee,betweenthetwowheels,therearetheseotherbitsofmetalandyoucanputyourfeetontheseandturnthemroundandthatmakesthewheelsgoround.—Hangon—ifit'sonlygottwowheelswhydoesn'tthewholethingfallover?—Well,yousee,um,wellI'mnotsureactually...02SpeakerA:Well,tobehonest,I'mnotsurewhatIwouldhavedone.Imean,itwouldhavedependedonvariousthings.Interviewer:Onwhat,forinstance?SpeakerA:Well,on...hmm...onhowvaluablethethingstheboysstolewere.Thetextdoesn't...itdoesn'tsaywhethertheyhadjuststolenatinofpeasorsomethinglikethat.So,Ican'treallysay...exceptwell,...IthinkIwouldhavetoldtheshopkeeperiftheyhadstolensomethingreallyvaluable.Otherwise,IsupposeIwouldhavejust...Idon'tknow...mindedmyownbusiness,Isuppose.

283SpeakerB:Well,Ithinkit'squiteclearwhatIshouldhavedone.Theboyshadbrokenthelaw.Youcan'tallowthatsortofthingtogoon,canyou?Afterall,itaffectsallofus.Ifyouletboysoranybodyelsegetawaywiththeft,they'lljustgoonstealing!So,Ithinkthewomanshouldhavetold—what'shisname?—theshopkeeper.Interviewer:Mr.Patel.SpeakerB:Patel.Sheshouldhavetoldhimandifnecessarysheshouldhaveheldtheboyswhilehegotthepolice,orsheshouldhavegoneforthepoliceherself.Interviewer:Soyou'resayingthatthat'swhatyouwouldhavedone?SpeakerB:Exactly.IfIhadbeeninthatsituation,that'sexactlywhatIwouldhavedone.Atleast...atleast,that'swhatIoughttohavedone.That'swhatIhopeIwouldhavedone.03Fred:Afunnythinghappenedtometheothernight.Man:Oh,yes?Whathappened,Fred?Fred:Well,youknowIusuallygooutforawalkeverynightjustafterdark.Well,IwasouttheothernighttakingmyusualwalkandIheardafunnynoisecomingoutofthebuildingsitedowntheroad,youknow,theonewheretheydugabigholelately.Goingtomakeitintoanundergroundgarage,Ibelieve.Man:Yes,Iknowit,goon.

284Fred:Well,asIsaid,IheardthisfunnynoiseandIthoughtperhapstherewasakiddownthere,youknowhowkidsgoplayingonbuildingsites.ButasIgotnearerIcouldtellitwasn'takid,itsoundedmorelikeananimal.Ithoughtitmustbesomedogorcatthathadgotitselftrappedorsomething.Man:So,whatdidyoudo?Fred:Well,Iwentdowntheretoinvestigate.Iclimbeddown,ruinedmytrousersbecauseofallthemud.Youseeithadbeenrainingheavilyforthreeorfourdays.Man:Yeah.Fred:Well,whenIgotdownthereIfoundtheholewasfullofwaterandthewaterwasfulloffrogs.Man:Frogs?Fred:Yes.Youknow,thosegreenthingsthatjumpupanddownandgocroakcroak.SoIthought'Whataretheygoingtodowhenthebulldozerscometoworktomorrow?'SoIclimbedbackout,wenthomeandgotsomeplasticbags,bigones,likeyouusefortherubbish.Man:Whatfor?Fred:I'lltellyou.Iwentbackandstartedcollectingthefrogsandputtingthemintotheplasticbags.IthoughtI'dtakethemtothepondinthepark.They'dbehappythere.Man:Isupposetheywould.Fred:NextthingIknowtherearesirensscreamingandbrightlights

285everywhere.Man:Whatwasgoingonthen?Fred:Itwasthepolice.Twocarsfullofpolicewithflashlightsanddogs.SomebodyhadreportedseeingmegoingintothebuildingsiteandthoughtIwasaburglar.Man:Well,whathappened?Fred:TheyputmeinoneofthecarsandtookmedowntotheStation.Man:Whydidn'tyoutellthemwhatyouweredoing?Fred:Itriedtointhecar,buttheyjusttoldmeIwouldhavetotalktotheinspectoronduty.LuckilyIstillhadoneofthebagsonmefulloffrogs.Acoupleofthemgotoutwhiletheinspectorwasquestioningmeandyoucanimaginewhatitwasliketryingtocatchthem.Man:Sowhathappenedintheend?Fred:Oh,theinspectorturnedouttobeabitofananimalloverhimselfandhesentthetwocarsbacktothebuildingsiteandtoldhismentohelpmecollectallthefrogs.WedidthatandthentheydrovemehomeandIinvitedthemallinforacupofteaandweallhadagoodlaugh.Man:Well,Inever.Ifyouwrotethatinabookthey'dsayyoumadeitup.04Anewspaperhasacomplexhierarchy.Theeasiestwaytoshowthisisintheformofachart.

286Atthetopofthecharttherearefourmajorpositions.ThesearetheExecutiveEditor,whotalkstotheunionsanddealswithlegalandfinancialquestions.ThenthereistheactualEditorofthepaperandhisdeputy.TheEditormakesdecisionsaboutwhatgoesintothepaper.ThedeputyhasclosecontactwiththeHouseofCommonsandthepoliticalcontent.FinallythereistheManagingEditor,whoseesthateverythingrunssmoothly.BelowthistherearethreeAssistantEditorsandtheheadsofthefivedepartments.EachofthethreeAssistantEditorshasadifferentresponsibility.Forexample,oneisresponsiblefordesign.ThefivedepartmentsareCityNews,whichdealswithfinancialmatters,thentheHome,Foreign,SportsandFeatures.Featuresarethespecialsectionsincludingfilms,booksandtheWoman'spage.SoonthesecondleveltherearethreeAssistantEditorsandthefiveDepartmentHeads.AlsoonthislevelistheNightEditor.Helooksafterthepaper,especiallythefrontpage,intheafternoonandevening,preparingmaterialforpublicationthenextmorning.Belowthesecondleveltherearethereportersandspecialists,whowritethereportsandarticles,andthesub-editors,whocheckandpreparethecopyfortheprinter.Thereisalsofullsecretarialback-up.Thisliftistakingustodeparturesonthefirstfloor.Wearenowindepartures.Arrivalsanddeparturesarecarefullyseparated,asyouhaveseen.Justtotheleftherewefinda24-hourbankingservice,andoneofthreeskyshopsonthisfloor—therearetwointhedeparturelounge.And

287here,asyoucansee,youcanbuynewspapers,magazines,confectionery,souvenirsandbooks.Ifyouwillturnaroundnowandlookinfrontofyou,youcanseetheseventy-twocheck-indesks,sixty-fourofwhichareforBritishAirways.Theairlinedesks,forenquiries,arenexttotheentrancesonthefarleftandfarright,andstraightaheadistheentrancetothedepartureloungeandpassportcontrol.Shallwegoairside?Wehavenowclearedpassportcontrolandsecurity,andyoucanseethatsecurityisverytightindeed.Youareabouttoenteradepartureloungewhichisaquarterofamileinlength.Butdon'tworry.Therearemovingwalkwaysthelengthofthebuilding,soyoudon'thavetoputonyourhikingboots.StraightaheadofyouisapaintingbyBrendanNeiland.AsyoucanseeitisapaintingofTerminal4anditmeasurestwentyfeetbyeightfeet.Ontheothersideofitaretheairlineinformationdesks.Let'swalkaroundtothose.Now,ifyoufacethewindowsyoucanseetheduty-freeshops.Thereisoneonyourleftandoneonyourright.Theyhavebeendecoratedtoaveryhighstandard,tomakeyoufeellikeyouareshoppinginLondon'smostexclusiveshops.Theduty-freeshopsselltheusualthingsbuttheyalsohaveoutletsforfinewinesandqualitycigars.Ifweturntotherightandwalkalonginfrontoftheduty-freeshops,wewillcometoabuffetandbaropposite.Yousee,thisoneiscalledtheFourthManInn—allthebars,restaurantsandcafeteriashavenamesincludingthenumberfourandmanyofthemhavejokeysignboardslikethisone,tobrighten

288upatraveller'sday.Ifweturnleftoutofhereandgobackalongtheconcourse,wecometotheplan-aheadinsurancedesk,onthefarsideofthefirstduty-freeshop,withpublictelephonesalongside.Noticethatherewecanseewhatisgoingonoutside,throughthewindows.Oppositetheinsurancedesk,nexttotheotherduty-freeshop,istheinternationaltelephonebureau.Let'sjustgoacrossthere.Acrossfromthisduty-freeshopisanareajustliketheonewehavejustseen,withabuffet,barandskyshops,andnowlet'sgoalongthemovingwalkwaytothegates,shallwe?02MaryJones:Excuseme.Excuseme.Man:Yes,madam?MaryJones:Canyouhelpme.Please,look,I'mdesperate.Areyouresponsibleforlostproperty?Man:Yes,Iam.MaryJones:Well,I'vegotsomethingtoreport.Man:Whatisityou'velost?MaryJones:I'velostmyhandbag.Man:Yourhandbag?MaryJones:Well,it'sterrible.Idon'tknowwhattodo.Man:Wheredidyouloseyourhandbag,madam?

289MaryJones:Onthetrain,onthetrain.Look,we'vegottostopthetrain.Man:Whichtrain?MaryJones:I'vejustcomeoffthetube,thislasttrain,infromPaddington.Man:Yes,thelasttraintonight.Thereisn'tanotherone.MaryJones:Onthecircleline,onthecircleline.Man:Yes,yes.MaryJones:Oh,it'sterrible.Wehaven'tgotmuchtime,ImeanIhavegotsomanyvaluablethingsinthatbag.Man:Willyou...willyoupleaseexplain...MaryJones:Iwasasleeponthetrain.Imusthavedroppedoff.Iwokeup,almostmissedmystation,soIrushedoffthetrainandthenIrealizedmyhandbagwasstillonit.Man:Yes?MaryJones:Bythattimethedoorswereshutanditwastoolate.Man:Soyourhandbagisstillonthetrain.MaryJones;It'sonthetraintravelling...Man:Yes.Allright.Allright,justamoment.Now,canIhaveyournameandaddress?MaryJones:Well,lookthethingI'vegottotellyouisthatthere'smoneyinthathandbag.Man:Yes,werealizethis,madam.Weneedyournameandaddressfirst.MaryJones:OK.Myname'sMaryJones.

290Man:MaryJones.Address?MaryJones:16...Man:16...MaryJones:CravenRoad.Man:CravenRoad.That'sC-R-A-V-E-N?MaryJones:Yes.Man:Now,canyoutellmeexactlywhatwasinthehandbag?MaryJones:Well,therewasmoney...Man:Howmuch?MaryJones:Nearlythirtypounds.Ihadmydrivinglicence...Man:So,thirtypounds,drivinglicence,yes...MaryJones:Ihadmykeys,andIhadtheofficekeys,they'llkillmewhenIgotoworktomorrow,andI'djustbeentothetravelagent,IhadmytickettoAthens...Man:Just...justonemoment.Houseandofficekeys,tickettoAthens.MaryJones:Yes,hurryplease.You'vegottophonethenextstation...Man:Yes,allright,justamoment.Anythingelse?MaryJones:Ihadmyseasonticket.Man:Yourseasonticketfortravellingonthetube.MaryJones:Andaveryexpensivebottleofperfume,and...and...andIhada...Man:Yes,well,I'llgettheguardtolookin...thetrain...

291三十九1011.Iborrowvideoseveryweek.IcanwatchcartoonsoradventuresatanytimeandIcanwatchthemoverandoveragain.Ineverwatchchildren'sprogramsontelevisionanymore.022.Mywifelikesthevideobecauseshedoesn'tspeakanyEnglish.ButIsay,ifshedoesn'thearEnglish,howcanshelearnit?SheneedstolearnEnglishtomeetpeopleandmakefriends.033.Videosareruiningthecinema,ofcourse.Toomanypeoplecopyfilmsinsteadofbuyingorborrowingthem.Therearetoomanypirates.Ofcourse,morepeoplecanseetheirfavoritefilmsnow.Videosareobviouslycheaperthanthecinema,buttheydon'thavethesameeffect,dothey?04

2924.IwatchthevideoeverydaywhileIknit—mostlyoldfilms,ice-skatingandpopvideos.Iusedtowatchtelevisionallthetime—news,talkshows,soapoperas—anythingthatwason.NowIcanchoosewhatIwatchandwhenIwatchit.055.Alotofeducationalvideosaremadewithgovernmentmoneyandvideoisusedbyalotofschoolsnow.Videoscanbeusedatanytimeofthedayandtheycanbestoppedandreplayed.WhenIwaslearningtobeateacherwewerefilmedandwecouldseeourmistakes.Ofcoursesometeachersjustputthevideoonandletitdothework,butitcanbeextremelyvaluableintheclassroom.066.Iusethevideoforthreethings:IrecordprogramswhenI'mnotathomeandIwatchthemwhenIhavetime.Atworkweusevideosfortrainingnewemployees,andIhirefilmsatweekendsandmyfriendscometowatch.Itmakesquiteanicesocialevening.201SpeakerA:Well,hunkisaverb.Anditmeanstocarrysomething,particularly

293somethingthat'sheavyanddifficulttomove.Soyoucansaysomethinglike'WhenIsawthementheywerehunkingthepianodownthestairs.'SpeakerB:Actually,hunkisthecrymadebyanelephant,especiallywhenit'sangry,orit'stryingtocontactotherelephants.Thewordsoundslikethenoisetheymake'hunk,hunk.'Soyoucansay,forexample,'Theelephantsarehunkingalottonight.'SpeakerC:No,no,thetruthis,hunkisanoun.Anditmeansapieceofsomething,abigthickpiece.Soifyoucutathinpieceofbread,that'snotahunk.Whenyoutearoffathickpieceofbread,that'sahunk.Today,forexample,Ihadabighunkofbreadandcheeseformylunch.02Tony;Whew.Thediscowasn'tbadbutI'mgladtoescapefromthenoise.Aren'tyou?Richard:Ummmmm.Tony:Richard,I'dforgotten.You'vegotaletter.NowwheredidIputit?Thereitis.Underthegasbill.Richard:Oh,frommybrother.Tony:Good.Howmanybrothershaveyougot?Richard:Onlyone.Tony:Name?Richard:Mark.

294Tony:Olderoryounger?Richard:Mucholder.Tony:Howmuch?Richard:Fiveyears.Tony:Getonallright?Richard:Yes,allright.Tony:TellmeaboutMark.Youmusthavealotincommon.Suchasproblems.Richard:Well,whenIhavearealproblemIusuallydiscussitwithMark.Tony:Andwhatisarealproblem?Richard:Moneyisone.ButMarknevermindshelpingmeout.Tony:Yousaymoneyisoneproblem.Isupposeyoumeanthereareothers.Richard:Well,yes.Ofcoursethereare.Friendsandpossessions.HeknowswhomyfriendsareandIknowwhohisfriendsare.Butwhenwemeetwehardlyeverspeak.Hisfriendsaren'tinterestedintalkingtomyfriends.Andmyfriendsthinkhisfriendsareboringandpatronising.Tony:Goon,Richard.Youmentionedpossessions.Whataboutpossessions?Richard:Icanneverfindmyfavoritecassettes.Markandhisfriendskeepborrowingthem.IsupposeMarkhasapointwhenhesayshecan'tfindhiscalculator.IuseitwheneverIcanfindit.Tony:So...ifyouwereinrealtrouble,whowouldyoucontactfirst?Richard:Mark,ofcourse.

29503Chairman:NowMr.Granthasaquestion,Ithink,ongardening.Mr.Grant?Mr.Grant:Cantheteampleasesuggestanysuitablegardeningtaskthatcouldbegiventoyoungchildrenbetweeneightandtwelveyearsold.Chairman:Iusuallygetthemtowashmycar.Butagardeningtask,well,whatdoyousuggest,Peter?Peter:There'sagreattendencyamongsomepeopleIknowtotreatyoungchildrenlikeslavelabor.Idon'tthinkyoushould.Ithinkyoushouldgivethemajobwhichisgoingtobeusefultoyou,notonethatyouwouldobjecttodoingyourselfand,ifpossible,onewhichisgoingtobeofsomeeducationalbenefittothem.AjobIwouldsuggestishandweeding.Chairman:Youmusthavethoughtaboutthis,Jeff.Whatjobwouldyougivethem?Jeff:Well,I'dsoonerhavethemeatingicecream.No,seriously,Ilikehavingyoungpeopleinthegarden.Onethingthattheyenjoydoing,becausetheygetverymessy,iscleaningtools,youknowspades,rakesandthingslikethat.Imeanyougivealittleboyanoldragtocleanthemwithandheissohappy.AnotherjobtheyloveandwhichIhateabsolutelyisedging.Youknow,tryingtogiveashapetothelawn.Theymakeahorriblemessofitcuttingitsmallerandsmallerandgivingitnoshapeatall,buttheythoroughlyenjoyit.TheotherthingthatIliketogivethemtodoispotwashing.They'renotsokeenonthatbutIgetthemtowashthepots.Butanythingthat'sgoingtogetthemmessy,

296lovely!Chairman:Whatdoyousay,Susan?Susan:Well,Iwouldsayheavenhelpanyyoungboyorgirlwhocameintomygardenbecausetheirlifewouldbemadeamisery.TheonlywayIwouldletanybodytouchmygardenisifIwasinthegardenwiththemandworkingalongside,soIthinktheonlythingtodois,whateveryoudo,workwiththemandmakesure(a)thatit'sdoneproperlyand(b)thatthey'rehappywhiletheydoit.04Threepeoplearegivingtheiropinionsaboutboxing.Speaker1:WhenIlookatapicturelikethisIfeel...hmm...Ifeel...I'mnotreallysurehowIfeel.Interviewer:Disgustedperhaps?Horrified?Speaker1:No,no,Iwouldn'tsaythat.Interviewer:Areyouexcited,perhaps?Speaker1:Excited?No,no,notatall.What'stheretobeexcitedabout?Interviewer:Well,alotofpeoplewhogotoboxingmatchesseemtobeexcited.Speaker1:Yes,Iknow.ButIreallycan'tunderstandwhyanybodyshoulddothatsortofthingatall.Interviewer:What?Gotoaboxingmatch?Orboxinone?Speaker1:No,thefirst.I...Ithink...well...it'shardtounderstandwhypeople

297shouldwanttoearntheirlivingbyfighting,butIthinkIcan.Imean,it'sthemoney,isn'tit?No,Imeantgoingtoathinglikethatandwatchingit.I...Ijustcan'tunderstandit.That'sall.Speaker2:Well,before...Iusedtobedisgustedbytheideaofthissortofthing.Menfightingformoney.Blood.Allthatsortofthing.Interviewer:Andnow?Speaker2:Well,sinceI'vestartedgoingtoafewboxingmatcheswithmyboyfriend,IthinkIseesomething...somethingelseinit.Interviewer:What?Speaker2:Well...perhapsyou'llbesurprisedwhenIsaythis...butIthinkthere'sarealelementofskill.Yes.Skill.Interviewer:Whatkindofskill?Speaker2:Physicalskill.Thosemenarereally...fit.Andifyouwatchtwogoodboxers...boxerswhoknowwhatthey'redoing...youcanseetheskill.Thewaythey...they...thewaytheywatcheachotherandwaitforanopening.Thatsortofthing.It'squiteexciting,really.Abitlike...achessgame.Yes.Speaker3:Tomeit'sjustdisgusting.Abrutal,disgustingspectacle.Itoughttobebanned.Itsickensme...theverythoughtofitsickensme.05Woman:Well,whatdidyouthinkofthefilm,Margaret?Margaret:Oh,Ienjoyeditactually.ButIdolikemusicalsandIthinkJulie

298Andrewsiswonderful.Woman:Lovelyvoice.Margaret:Oh,beautiful.Woman:Andalovelyface.Margaret:Oh,she'sveryveryattractive.Woman:Ican'tthinkwhysomanypeoplecriticizeher.Margaret:Ohwell,alotofpeopledo,butIthinkit'sasnobthingwithalotofpeople.Woman:I'vealwaysenjoyedherfilms.Verywellproduced,too.Margaret:Oh,excellent,yes.Woman:ThoselovelyscenesintheAlps.Margaret:Yes,whereshewasdoingthatnumberwhereshewasdancingonthehills.Woman:Mm,andthatsceneintheschool.Itbroughttearstomyeyes.Whataboutnextweekthen?Margaret:Yes,whatarewegoingtoseenextweek?Doyouknowwhat'son?Ihaven'tlookedatthelocalpapertoseewhat'sonnextweek.Woman:Well,I'dbettergiveyouaringaboutit.Margaret:Allright.Ihopethere'sanothermusicalon.Woman:Well,Ibelievethere'sGuysandDollson,ifIrememberwell.Margaret:Really?Aretheybringingthatbackagain?Woman:Ibelieveso.Butit'sonattheOdeon,ontheothersideoftown,soit

299wouldinvolvequiteabitoftravelling.Margaret:Oh,yes,butI'dgoanywheretoseeFrankSinatra.Woman:I'dforgottenhewasinit,soheis.Well,let'stryandseethatifwecan.Margaret:Ihaveseenitbefore,ofcourse,butthey'realwaysbringingitback.Woman:Whatdoyousay,shallwemeetforteaandthentakeinamatinee?Margaret:Yes,that'sagoodidea.WhereshallImeetyou?Woman:NowwhatabouttheOdeoncafe.Fouro'clock?Margaret;Fine.Whichday?Woman:Tuesday?Margaret:No,Ican'tmakeitTuesday.HowaboutThursday?Woman:Yes,Thursdayisallright.MyhusbandlikestogoofftohisclubonThursday.Margaret:SoThursday,fouro'clock,haveteaandthengoandseeGuysandDolls.Well,that'llbenicebecauseIdolikeFrankSinatra.SoI'llseeyouonThursday.Ihavetobeoffnow.Goodbye.Woman:Bye.301AngelaRogersisdescribingaboattripwhichshetookwithherhusbanddowntheNile.Itwasthesummeroflastyearwhenwewent.Itwasaspecialpackage

300holidaywhichincludedthreedaysinCairo,andaweekcruisingdowntheNile.Itsoundedlovelyinthebrochure.Relaxing,luxurious,deliciousfood—alltheusualthings.Andtheboatlookedniceinthepicture.Infactwhenwegotthere,andontheboat,itwasexactlytheoppositeofluxurious.Itwaspositivelyuncomfortable.Itwastoosmalltobecomfortable.Andtoohot.Theonlyair-conditioningwasfromthewind,andinside,inthecabins,itwastoohottosleep,andthediningroomwasstifling.MyhusbandandIpaidthespecialrateforthebestcabin.I'mgladwedidn'thavetostayintheworstone.Thecabinswereverypoorlyequipped;therewasn'tevenamirror,orasocketforahairdrier,orevenapointfortheelectricrazor.Therewasashower,butthewaterpressurewasn'thighenoughtouseit.Thecabinwasbadlydesignedaswell.Therewasn'tenoughroomtomove.Thebedstookupthreequartersofthespace.Thebrochurealsotalkedaboutthemouth-wateringFrenchcuisineavailableonboard,butyoucouldhardlycallitfood.Itwasboring,andpracticallyinedible.Therewasnothingtodo,really.Therewasatable-tennistable,butonebatwasbroken.Inthedaytimethedecksweresocrowded,therewasn'tevenenoughroomtosit.Wedidstopnowandthenforaswim,butwhowantstoswiminthatfilthyriver?Icertainlydidn't.02ProfessorErnestTaylorisasociologistandtheauthorofanumberofbooks.He

301wasinterviewedrecentlyonCBCradiobyNormanBlunt.Blunt:NowProfessor,inyourlatestbookGrannyDoesn'tLiveHereAnyMore,yousuggestthatGrannyisaproblem,andsheisgoingtobecomeevenmoreofaprobleminthefuture.AmIcorrect?Taylor:Yes,infactit'snotonlyGrannywhoisaproblem,it'sGrandfather,too,andoldpeopleingeneral.Blunt:Now,isthisapeculiarlyBritishphenomenon?Itseemsverysadthatparentsshouldgivesomuchoftheirlivestobringinguptheirchildrenandthen,whentheybecomeold,beregardedasaproblem.Taylor:OurresearchwasmainlycarriedoutinBritain.Inmanycountriesitisstillregardedasquitenaturalthatawidowedmothershouldgotolivewithoneofhermarriedchildren,butinBritain,certainlyduringthelastthirtyorfortyyears,therehasbeenconsiderableresistancetothisidea.Blunt:Nowwhydoyouthinkthisis?SurelyhavingaGrannyabouttheplacetotakecareoftheyoungerchildren,andgiveahandwiththehousework,cantakealotofpressureoffayoungwife,can'tit?Taylor:Yes,Ithinkthisistrue.Butremembertheoldpeoplethemselvesareoftentotallyopposedtotheideaofgoingtolivewiththeyoungfamily.Andmodernhousesandflatsareverysmall,muchsmallerthanthesortofhomespeopleusedtolivein.Blunt:AndwhenGrannygetsveryold,thenthesituationbecomesevenworse,doesn'tit?

302Taylor:Yes,aslongasoldpeopleareabletolookafterthemselves,thesystemworksquitewell.Butassoonastheyneedanythinginthewayofcareandattention,thesituationbecomesverydifficultindeed.Blunt:Well,presumablyapointcomeswhenoldpeoplehavetogointoanursinghomeorsomethingsimilar.Taylor:Yes,butit'snotassimpleasthat.Becauseofimprovementsinmedicalscience,lifeexpectancyisincreasingallthetime.Thebirthratehasfallen.Thismeansthataneversmallerworkingpopulationishavingtoprovideforaneverlargernumberofoldpeople,inneedofcareandattention.Thenumberofplacesinoldpeople'shomesprovidedbytheStateisstrictlylimited.Thereareprivatenursinghomes,butthecostiswayoutofreachoftheaveragefamily.Blunt:Andhowdoyouseethesituationdevelopinginthefuture?Taylor:Well,obviouslyalotofmoneyisgoingtohavetobespent.Butit'sdifficultpersuadingpeopletodothis.Therearen'tmanyvotesforpoliticiansinprovidingnursinghomesforelderly.Blunt:Youdon'tseeareversalofthistrend,withGrannygoingbacktolivewiththefamily.Taylor:Ithinkthisismostunlikely.四十1

30301WomanA:Ican'tstandplaceslikeMajorcaortheCostaBrava.Man:No,norcanI.WomanA:Youknow,whereyouhavetosharethebeachwiththousandsofotherpeopleandeveryonespeaksEnglish.WomanB:Oh,Idon'tmindthat.Man:Oh,Ido.Inevergotoplaceslikethat.Iliketogetrightawayfromallthetourists,gosomewherethat'sreallyquietandpeaceful,likeanislandorsomething.WomanA:Yes,sodoI—wherenoonespeaksEnglish.WomanB:What'swrongwithpeoplespeakingEnglish?IlikemeetingpeoplewhenI'monholiday.Ilikeplaceswithagoodnightlife,andplentyofmenaround,and...well,youknow,whereyoucanhaveagoodtime...02Iremembersailingonapondthatusedtobebymygrandfather'ssawmill—wehadaboat,andweusedtogosailingonthis.Also,weusedtodoalotofclimbingtrees.Weusedtoclimbthesetreesforapples,whichwethenateandmadeourselvesverysick.Andmymotherwouldcomealongandcomplainverystrongly,butIdon'tthinkthatstoppedusatall.AndofcourseinthosedaysIhadabike,too,andIrememberIusedtopushitupthisverylonghillnearourhouseandthenI'dgetonandridedownasfastasIcouldgo.My

304motherusedtocomplainaboutthat,too.201Doris:Hello.What'sallthisthen,Harry?Harry:What'sallwhat?I'mmakingacake.Doris:Yes.Wecanseewhatyou'reupto.Obviouslyyou'remakingacake.Whatelsewouldyoubedoingwithacaketinandarollingpinonthetableandtheplaceabsolutelycoveredinflour.Yes,wecanseewhatyou'redoing.Butwhyareyoudoingit?Man:Yes,it'sratherunlikeyou,Harry.Harry:Well,IjustdecidedI'dtryandmakeoneforachangeinsteadofbuyingone.Anywaythisisgoingtobearatherspecialsortofcake.Youcan'tbuythemlikethis.Andwhileyou'rehere,Doris,doyoumindbeatinguphalfadozeneggsinthatbluebowloverthere?You'llfindaforkandeggwhisk,whicheveryouprefer,inthedrawerontheleft.Doris:OK.Idon'tmind.Butwhat'ssospecialaboutthiscake?Harry:It'sasurprisecake.Man:Asurprisecake?Harry:Yes.Doris,don'tforgettoaddfivetablespoonsofsugar.Doris:No,dear.Buttellusaboutthissurprisecake.Harry:Well,itwasanideaIhadwhileIwaslyinginbedlastnight.

305Man:Doyouusuallythinkoffoodinbed?Harry:Iwasn'tthinkingoffood.Idecidedtohaveapartyforsomeoldfriendsofmine,butIwanttogivethemasurprise.Man:Whatkindofsurprise?Harry:Canyouaddahalfofapintofcreamtothat,Doris?That'sright,dripitinslowlyandthenbeatitupagainuntilitbecomesallsticky.That'stheway.Doris:Ihavemadeacakebefore,youknow.Now,comeon,what'sthesurprise?Harry:Well,it'squitesimple,really.YouseeIservethecakewithcandlesonit.ThenIswitchoutthelightsandIslipoutoftheroom.ButbeforethisItellthemthattheymustcounttotwentybeforetryingtoblowoutthecandlesandthey'llgetasurprise.Man:Andthen?(Explosioneffect)02—Listen!I'mterriblysorryI'mlate.—Oh,that'sallright.Itdoesn'treallymatter,doesit?Ihaven'tgotanythingbettertodo,haveI?—Justletmeexplain,willyou?—I'veonlybeenwaitingforoveranhour,that'sall.—Yes,Iknow,andIwouldhavegot...—Afterall,mytimeisn'treallythatimportant,isit?

306—Pleasedon'tbelikethat.Justletmeexplain.I...ItriedtogethereintimebutjustafterIlefthome,thecarbrokedown.—Thecarbrokedown?—Yes,and...well...luckily...therewasagaragenearme.And...andittookthemawhiletorepairit.—Whydidn'tyouatleastphone?—Iwouldhave!ButIdidn'tknowthenumberoftherestaurant.—Youcouldhavelookeditupinthetelephonebook!—Yes,but...you'llneverbelievethis...Icouldn'trememberthenameoftherestaurant.Iknewwhereitwas,butforgotthename.—Isee.Well,atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar.—Yes.ItwassomethingIcouldn'tdomyself.Itdidn'ttaketoolong,butthat'swhyI'mlate,yousee.—Huhuh.Whichgarage,bytheway?—Pardon?—Whichgaragedidyoutakeitto?—Uh...theonenearmyflat.Youknow.LewisBrothers.—Yes,Iknowthatgarage.It'stheonlyonenearyourflat.—Hmm.Wellnow,let'shavesomethingtoeat.Uh,whataboutsome...—Iknowthegarageverywell!—Yes.Let'sseenow.Yes,IthinkI'llhavesome...—Apityit'sSunday.

307—Pardon?—Apityit'sSunday.ThatgarageisclosedonSunday!03Donald:Isn'titarelieftoseepeopleandlights,Walter?Now,letmesee.Whereareweexactly?Accordingtomymap,thismustbeChagford.Walter:You'reright,Don.ThatsignsaysChagfordTownHall.Butthere'samoreinterestingnoticeontheothersideofthesquare.Doyouseewhatitsays?'OpenforDevonCreamTeas'.***Donald:Oh,yes,soitdoes.Holdonamoment.Imustgetanewspaper.There'sanewsagentnextdoor.Walter:Whatdoyouwantanewspaperfor?Donald:Tofindoutwhat'sbeenhappening,ofcourse.Walter:Idon'tneedanewspapertofindoutwhat'sbeenhappening.Wemusthavebeenwalkingforatleastsixhours.MyfeethavebeenhurtingforaboutfourhoursandI'vebeenstarvingsincewesharedthattinofcoldbeans.Donald:Youdon'tmeanyou'rehungryagain?Iseewhatyoumean.Thatteashopdoeslookinteresting.Wecouldplantomorrow'swalkwhilewewerehavingtea,couldn'twe?***WalterandDonaldhavejustfinishedtheirDevonCreamTea,buttheydon't

308seemtowanttoleave.Waitress:Ireallydon'tknowwhattodo,Mrs.Adams.ThetwogentlemenattablefourhavehadcompleteDevoncreamteas,withadditionalsandwichesandcakes,andanotherorderofscones.Theydon'tseemtowanttoleaveandit'saquarterpastfiveandIshouldbegoingoff...Mrs.Adams:Nevermind,Mary.Yougo.Poorlads.Theymusthavebeenwalkingalldaybythelookofthem.Theymusthavebeenstarving.Walter:Ifeelahundredpercentbetter.Howaboutyou,Donald?Donald:ImustadmitthataDevoncreamteaisbetterthanatinofcoldbeans.Infact,it'sbetterthanalmostanythingIcanthinkof...exceptagoodnewspaper.Doyoueverbuyanewspaper?Walter:Notoften.ButIwatchtelevisionalot.Donald:Television!Itonlyscratchesthesurface.Walter:Idon'tknowwhatyoumeanbythat.Televisioncoverageisverydramatic.Donald:Dramatic,yes.Youlearnwhathappenedbutneverwhyithappened.Walter:Rubbish.Thetelevisionpicturesshowyouwhathappenedandthenthepeopleconcernedareinterviewedandtheytellyouwhyithappened.Donald:Theysaywhattheysaw,buttheyaren'tinapositiontofillinthebackground.Walter:Yes,theyare.Theywerethere.

309Donald:Thatdoesn'tmeanthey'reinapositiontofillinthebackground.Anyway,thetelevisionpicturesdon'tshowyouthewholetruth.Theyonlyshowyouthebitsthathappenedwhilethecameramanwasfilming.Veryoftenhemissedthemostimportantbits.Mrs.Adams:Excuseme.I'mafraidit'salmosthalfpastfiveandwemustclose.CouldIjustgiveyouyourbill?Donald:Yes,ofcourse.Seetoit,willyou,Walter.Imustgetanewspaperbeforethenewsagentcloses.Walter:...Er...Don...Donald:Yes?Walter:Couldyougetmeapaper,too?Donald:Whatdoyouwantapaperfor?Walter:Tofindoutwhat'sontelevision.04Alan:Yes,well...good...thatsoundsgreat...thanksalot...haven'tbeentoapartyforages.I'lldroproundthen.Er...tellmehowIgetthere.Caller:Ijusttoldyou,Alan.Alan:Youdidn't.YoujustremindedmeitwassomewherenearWillesdenGreen.Caller:Itoldyouexactlyhowtogethere.Alan:ThenIwasn'tlistening.TellmeagainandI'llwriteitdown.

310Caller:Allright.Takea46bus.Alan:Awhat?Caller:A46.Alan:Itcan'tbea46.Caller:Itis,itis.Alan:Look,the46goesintheoppositedirection.ItgoestowardstheElephantandCastle.Caller:No,itdoesn't.Alan:Itdoes.Caller:Listen,itmaygotowardstheElephantandCastleonitswaybackbutbeforethatit'sheadedintheoppositedirectionbecauseIhappentocatchiteverydayonmywayhomefromwork.Alan:Allright,butI'veseenthe46goingtheoppositeway,I'msure.Ididn'twanttoendupatthewrongendoftown,that'sall.Caller:Inanycase,whatyoumayhaveseenisthe46B.ThatgoesfromheredowntotheElephantonitsreturnjourney.Alan:ButIseemtoremembercomingtoyourhouseonetimeonthe28.AmIright?IusedtocatchitatMarbleArch.Caller:Yes.It'sdiscontinued.ItusedtorunfromTootingstraightthroughtohere.It'sapity.Alan:OK,soIcatchthe46.NowwheredoIgetoff?Caller:GetoffatBootsthechemist'sonthecorner,twostopsaftertherailway

311bridge.TurnrightandwalkonuntilyoucometothesecondsetoftrafficlightsthenturnrightintoHartingtonRoad.Alan:Hangon...letmewritethatdown.SoIgetoffatBootsthechemist'saftertherailwaybridge.Caller:Twostopsafteryou'vegoneundertherailwaybridge.Alan:Allright.Thenwhat?Caller:Thenturnrightandturnrightagainatthesecondsetoftrafficlights.Alan:Rightatthesecondsetoflights.Caller:ThenfirstrightintoHartingtonRoadandI'mnumberone,secondfloor.Alan:OK,I'vegotallthat.Wheredoyouthinkisthenearestplaceformetocatchthe45?Caller:46.The45wouldtakeyouuptoWembleyandyouwouldn'tgetheretillthemiddleofnextweek.Alan:Allrightthe46.WheredoIcatchit?Caller:IshouldthinkPiccadillyCircusorGreenParkwouldbethenearesttoyou.Alan:Ohwell,they'rebothwithinwalkingdistance.Haveyouanyideahowoftentheyrun?Caller:What?Alan:The46,doyouknowhowoftenitruns?Caller:I'venoidea.Ishouldthinkeverytenorfifteenminutes.Ineverhavetowaitlong.

312Alan:Good.Ishouldbethereinaboutanhour.Thanksfortheinvitation.Cheers.Caller:Cheers.Seeyoulater.301Fred:Areyousurethisistherighthouse?Harry:CourseI'msure.Iusedtolivenextdoor,didn'tI?It'seasyandsafe.She'snotbeenoutfortwentyyears.Frightenedtogooutincasesomeonepincheshermoney.Fred:That'sjustwhatwe'regoingtodo,isn'tit?Exceptshe'sin.Whatifshehearsus?Harry:Shewon't.Deafasapost.Probablyhalfblind,too.Livinginthedarkallthoseyears.Comeon,getinthiswindow.Standonmybackandgivemeahandup.Right,nowcomeon.Let'shavealookaround.***Wendy:Ah,goodevening,you'vecomeatlast.Fred:Blimey!Harry:Oh....er...goodevening.Yeah...er...sorrytobelate.Wendy:Late!Oh,youarenaughty.Keepingmewaitingheretwentyyears.Andthentryingtosurprisemebycominginthewindow.Andyou'vebroughtafriend,Isee.Goodevening.Ihopeyoudidn'tdamageyourclothescomingin

313thewindowlikethat.Harry'ssuchasillyboy.Stilluptohistricks.Dotakeachair.AndyouHarry,sitdownandwecanallhaveanicecupoftea.You'dlikethat,wouldn'tyou?Fred:Oh...er...yeah,er...thanksverymuch.Er...thankyou.Wendy:Lovely.Now,won'tbeaminute.Harry,entertainyourfriend,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha.Fred:Arightmessthisis.Quick,backoutofthewindow.Harry:No.Calmdown.Can'tyousee?It'seveneasier.ShethinksI'mheroldboyfriend.Must'vebeenwaitingforhimfortwentyyears.AllIhavetodoisaskherforthemoneyandshe'llgiveittome.She'soffherhead.Fred:Doyouthinkso?Reckonit'llbeaseasyasthat?Harry:Courseitwill.Nowshutup.She'scomingback.Fred:Shedidn'tevennoticeourmasks.Harry:Oh,shutup.Wendy:Hereweare.Anicecupofteaandabun.Now,Harry,youhaven'tintroducedyourfriend.Harry:Oh,no.Sorry.Er...thisisFred.Yeah...'Fred'.Fred,thisis...Wendy:Hello,Fred.Sopleasedtomeetyou.I'mWendy.WendyHartfelt.Fred:Oh,verypleased,I'msure.Harry:Wendy,Iwantedtotalktoyouaboutmoney.Wendy:Ahyes,Harry.Iwondered.Iwasn'tgoingtomentionitquitesosoon,butthattenthousandpoundsIlentyoumusthaveacquiredquitealotofinterest

314bynow,andtimesareratherhard.Now,drinkyourtealikeagoodboyandwe'lldiscusshowyoucanpayitback.Twentyyearsisalongtimetowait,afterall.Harry?Harry,whatareyoudoing?Comebackinhereatonce.Ohdear.Heisanaughtyboy.ButIknowhe'llcomeback.Alwaysdid.ButI'mafraidhisteawillbecold.Ah...02Afriendofmine,RobJenkins,almosthadanervousbreakdownlastyear.Itoldhimtogotothedoctor.Doctor:Hello,Mr.Jenkins.WhatcanIdoforyou?Mr.Jenkins:Well,doctor...I'mverytenseandnervous.Ihaven'tbeenabletosleepforseveraldays.Doctor:Hmm...haveyoubeenworkinghard?Mr.Jenkins:Oh,yes.I'vebeenverybusy.I'vebeenworkingtwelvehoursaday.Doctor:Haveyoubeentakinganypills?Mr.Jenkins:No,butI'vebeensmokingtoomuch,andI'vebeendrinkingalotofcoffee.Doctor:Well,youshouldtakeaholiday.Youshouldgosomewherequietandpeaceful,likeCornwall.Whydon'tyougothere?***RobdecidedtogotoCornwallthenextweekend.Penquaywasavery

315smallfishingvillageonthenorthcoastofCornwall.TherewerenotrainsorbusestoPenquay,sohehadtodrive.Itwasalongjourney,andRobarrivedlateonFridayevening.Thelandladyoftheguesthouse,Mrs.Doone,answeredthedoorandshowedhimtohisroom.Robwasverytiredandwentstraighttobed.Hesleptwellanddidn'twakeupuntilnineo'clockthenextmorning.Robwentdownstairsforbreakfast.Becausetherewerenootherguests,Mrs.Dooneinvitedhimtohavebreakfastwithherandherdaughter,Catherine.Catherinewasalreadysittinginthediningroom.Shewasaboutthirteenyearsold,withlong,blackhairandclear,greyeyes.Mrs.Doonewenttothekitchentopreparebreakfast.RobandCatherinelookedateachothernervouslyforafewseconds.Mr.Jenkins:Therearefourplacesatthetable.Isthereanotherguest?Catherine:Oh,no...wenevertalkabouttheemptyplace.Mr.Jenkins:Theemptyplace?Whatdoyoumean?Catherine:Well,thatusedtobemyfather'splace.Mr.Jenkins:'Usedtobe?'Idon'tunderstand.Catherine:Myfatherwasafisherman.Threeyearsagohewentoutinhisboat,andheneverreturned.Mr.Jenkins:Whathappenedtohim?Catherine:Nobodyknows.Theysearchedeverywhere,buttheyfoundnothing.Mymotheralwayskeepsthatplaceforhim,andshemakeshisbreakfastevery

316morning.Shethinkshe'llcomeback.That'saphotographofhim...overthere,onthewall.Mymother'sbeenwaitingforhimforthreeyears.***Robsaidnothing,buthelookedveryworried.AtthatmomentMrs.Doonereturned.Shepouredfourcupsoftea,andputonecupintheemptyplace.Roblookedmoreworriedandhestaredattheemptychair.Suddenly,heheardfootstepsoutsidethedoorandatallman,withablackbeard,walkedintotheroom.Roblookedterrified.Itwasthemaninthephotograph!Hejumpedupandranoutoftheroom.Man:Whowasthat?What'sthematter?Mrs.Doone:Idon'tknow.Idon'tunderstand.He'saguestfromLondon.Hearrivedlastnightwhileyouwereasleep.Man:Catherine!Doyouknowanythingaboutthis?Catherine:No,Idon't,father.Buthe'sherebecausehe'sverynervous.Hesayshe'shidingherebecauseatallmanwithablackbeardistryingtokillhim.Man:Catherine,haveyoubeentellingstoriesagain?Catherine:Stories,father?Me?(laughing)四十一1

31701RobertGordonisphoningtobookahotelroominParis.Receptionist:45-21-64.Allo?Robert:IsthattheSaint-MartineHotel?Receptionist:Oui.Yes,itis.CanIhelpyou?Robert:Haveyougotadoubleroomforthenightof23rdJuly?Receptionist:Onemomentplease.I'lljusthavealook.Yes,wehavegotadoubleroomonthatdate.Robert:Hasitgotadoublebedortwosingles?Receptionist:Twosingles,monsieur.Robert:Andisthatwithorwithoutbath?Receptionist:It'saroomwithshowerandtoilet,monsieur.Robert:Thatsoundsfine.IsthereaTV?Receptionist:Couldyourepeatthat,please?Robert:Isthereacolortelevisionintheroom?Receptionist:Yes,butofcourse.Andavideo,ifyouchoose.Robert:Howmuchwillitbeforonenight?Receptionist:Aboutfourhundredfrancs.Robert:Andwhatdoesthatinclude?Receptionist:Itincludesmorningnewspaper,continentalbreakfastandservice.Robert:Whereisthenearestmetro?Receptionist:Opera,monsieur.It'sonlyfiveminutesfromhere.

318Robert:Andisthereanextrachargeforchildren?Receptionist:Ifthechildisundersixteenandweputanextrabedinyourroom,thechargeisseventy-fivefrancs.Doyouwanttheroom?Robert:Yes,foronenight—23rdJuly.Receptionist:Oui,monsieur.MayIhaveyourname,please?Robert:Actually,it'sformywifeandtwodaughters—Mrs.JeanGordon,LindaandMaggie.Receptionist:Yes,monsieur.Soyouneedanextrabed.AndwhattimewilltheybearrivingonJuly23rd...02Interviewer:Nowyou'vebeenaveterinarydoctorforsomethirtyyears,whatwasitthatmadeyoubecomeavetinthefirstplace?Vet:Well,Istudiedasanordinarydoctorinthebeginning,butIslowlyrealizedthatIlikedanimalsverymuch.Ialmostpreferanimalstopeople.SoItookanextracourseinanimalmedicine.It'sassimpleasthatreally.Interviewer:Andyoustillenjoyworkingwithanimals?Vet:Oh,yes,verymuchso.Infact,morethanevernow.I'vegottoknowanimalsmuchbetter,yousee,andIgetonbetterwiththemineveryway.Theirownerssometimesgetonmynerves,though.Interviewer:Oh...whyisthat?Vet:Well,somepeopleknowverylittleaboutanimalsandkeeptheminthe

319wrongconditions.Interviewer:Whatsortofconditions?Vet:Oh,youknow,somepeoplebuyalargedogandthentrytokeepitinasmallflat;theydon'ttakeitoutenoughtogiveitproperexercise.Otherpeoplehaveacatandtrytokeepitinthehouseallday,butacatneedstogetoutandbefreetocomeandgoasitpleases.Alotofpeopledon'tfeedtheiranimalsproperly.It'sverycommontogivepetstoomuchfoodwhichisverybadforthem,especiallyifthey'renotgettingenoughexercise.Ornottofeedthemregularly,whichisequallybad.Ananimalisaresponsibilitywhichissomethingmanypeopledon'tseemtorealize.Interviewer:Youmeanpeoplekeeppetsforthewrongreasons?Vet:Yes,somepeoplewantapetbecausethey'relonely,orsimplyfordecoration,orjusttoshowhowrichtheyare.Interviewer:Andjusthowdoyoudealwiththesepeople?Vet:Well,Itrytotellthemwhattheanimalneeds,whatistherightsortoffood,theproperexercise.Itrytoteachthemthatanimalsarenottoysandifthey'retobehealthy,theyhavetobehappy.Interviewer:Yes,Isupposeyou'reright.Inyourthirtyyearsasavetyoumusthavecomeacrosssomeinterestingcases?Vet:Ohyes,therearelotsofinterestingcases.Iwasoncecalledtoalionesswhowasgivingbirthandhavingdifficulty.Nowthatwasreallyinteresting.

320201Well,now,ladiesandgentlemen,thatwasourlastitem,andallthatremainsformetodoistothankourperformerssincerelyonbehalfofusallforthepleasuretheyhavegivenusthisevening.AndofcourseImustexpressthankstothosewho'veworkedbehindthescenes.Andespeciallyourproducer.ButmostofallIwanttosaythankyoutoallofyouforcomingherethiseveningandsupportingthisevent,especiallyinsuchweather.IthinkperhapsIshouldtakethisopportunitytorenewmysincereapologiestothosesittinginthebackrows.We'vemadetemporaryrepairstotheroof,butunfortunatelytheraintonightwasunexpectedlyheavy,andwe'regratefultoyouforyourunderstandingandcheerfulgoodhumor.Imaysaythatwehadhopedthattemporaryrepairswouldsuffice.Butwewererecentlyinformedbyoursurveyorthatthewholeroofwillhavetobereplaced:whichisofcourseasevereblowwhenyouthinkit'sonlyfiveyearssincewereplacedtheroofofthechurchitself.Andsoweshallbehavinganotherconcertsoon,Ihope.02Manager:Goodmorning,madam.Andwhatcanwedoforyou?Woman:Whatcanyoudoforme?Manager:Yes,madam,whatcanwedoforyou?Woman:You'vealreadydoneit,thankyouverymuch.AndIwantsomething

321doneaboutwhatyou'vedoneforme.Manager:Issomethingthematter,madam?Woman:I'llsaythereis,Iwanttoseethemanager.Manager:I'mthemanager,madam.Now...nowwhatseemstobethetrouble?Woman:Lookatmyface!Manager:Yourface?Ahyes.Ohdear.Well,nevermind.What'swrongwithyourface?WhatexactlyamIsupposedtobelookingat?Woman:Mylines,myWrinkles.Manager:Well,wecansoonputthatright,Madam.YouneedabottleofourNewGenerationWrinkleCream.Withthiswonderfulnewcreamyourlinesandwrinklesjust...Woman:Shutup!Manager:...justdisap...Ibegyourpardon?Woman:Isaidshutup!Iwassillyenoughtolistentoyoubefore.I'lllistentonomoreofit.Manager:Yousayyou'vebeenherebefore,madam.I'mafraidIdon'trecognizeyou.Woman:Ofcourseyoudon'trecognizeme!LasttimeIcameinhereIwasaveryattractivemiddle-agedwoman.NowIlookoldenoughtobeevenyourgrandmother.Manager:Well,yes...er...someofusdoagequickerthanothers.Woman:It'snotaquestionofage,myman,it'saquestionofyourcream.Iused

322itfortwosmalllinesundermyeyesandIwokeupnextmorninglookinglikeLadyFrankenstein.Youradvertisementsays'Losetenyearsovernight.Foronlyfivepoundsyoucanlookyoungandattractiveagain.Triedbythousands.Moneybackguarantee.'Well,Iwantmorethanmymoneyback.Iwantyoutopayformetohaveplasticsurgery.Manager:But,madam,theremustbesomemistake.Woman:I'llsaythere'sbeenamistake.Mymistakewasbelievingyouradvertandbuyingyoursillycream.'Itcandothesameforyou,too,'itsaid.Well,it'scertainlydonesomethingforme,butnowwhatitdidfortheladyinthepicture.Manager:Butourproductistestedandapprovedbydoctors.Itwasthoroughlytestedonthousandsofvolunteersbyexpertsbeforeitwasallowedtobesoldonthemarket.Thisisthefirstcomplaintwe'vehad.Woman:Itoldyou,IwantyoutopayforafaceliftorI'mtakingyoutocourt!Sothere!Manager:Er,doyouhappentohavea...arecentphotograph,madam?Woman:What...whateverdoyouwantwithaphotograph?YoucanseethewayIlook.Manager:Imeanaphotographofyoujustbeforeyouusedthecream.Woman:DoyouthinkIgotothephotographerseveryday?(Pause)Look,Justgivemethefivepounds,willyou?Manager:Doyouhaveyourreceiptwithyou,madam?Woman:Er...justaminute...letmehavealook.(Rummagesinbag)Er...no.

323No,Iseemtohavelostit?Manager:Thenthere'snothingIcando,madam.Sorry.Woman:(furious)I'lltakeyoutocourt.I'lltakeyoutocourt.Manager:Youcandoasyouplease,madam.Goodmorning.03—Right,whatdoyouwantmetogetthen?—Right,er...well,gotothegreengrocer'sfirst.—Yeah,thegreengrocer's.(Right.)OK.—Right,letmesee,potatoes,butnewpotatoes,notmottledones.Imeanthey'rereallynotverygoodanymore.Urm,threepounds...—Hangon.I'mtryingtowritethisdown.Newpotatoes.—Right.—...threepounds.—Threepounds.Yes.—Springonions,onebunch.—Onebunchofspringonions.—Yeah.—OK.—And...apoundofbananas.—Andapoundofbananas.Right.—Andthen,couldyougotothesupermarketaswell?

324—Yes,yes.—Mm,letmesee.Apacketofsugarcubes.—Apacketofsugarcubes.—Yeah.Cubes,mindyou,nottheotherstuff.—Right.—Coffee,instantcoffee,butyeah,getNescafe,Nescafegoldblend.—Nescafe?—Yeah.Idon'treallylikeanyotherkinds.—OK.Nescafe...whatdidyousay?—Goldblend.—Goldblend.Yeah.—Youknowoneofthoseeight-ouncejars.—Eightounces.Yes,yes.—Cookingoil.—Cookingoil.—Sunflower...yousee,Ineeditfor...—Whatisit?What'sthat?—Sunflower.—Sunflower?—Ineeditforaspecialrecipe.—Neverheardofthat.—Sunflowercookingoil.

325—Yeah.—Right.—Wine.—Anyspecialkind?—Anydrywhite.—Drywhitewine.Yeah.—Andsomebread.—Somebread.Any,again,anyparticularkind?—No.—Anykind?—Anykind,yeah.—OK.Yeah.Anythingelse?—No,Idon'tthink.Ohyes,hangon.Iforgetapples.Goldendelicious,urm,fromthegreengrocer's.—Goldendeliciousapples.Howmany?—Twopounds.—Twopounds.—Yes.***—Hi,I'mback.—Ah,good.Right,well,let'sseewhatyou'vegotthen.—Right,let'sseewhatwehavegothere.Threepoundsofpotatoes.

326—Ohlook.These'reoldpotatoes.Ididsaynewpotatoes.These,thesearenogood.—Oh,I'msorry.Itdoesn'tmakemuchdifference.—Yes,itdoes.—I'msorry.Well,actually,Icouldn't,Ididn'tseeanynewpotatoes.—Mm,alright.Whatarethese,onions?—Onions,yes.—Butthesearenotspringonions.—Oh,theyarenice,nicebigones,though,aren'tthey?—Yeah,butnotspringonions.—Oh,sorry.Ididn't,Ididn'treallyknowwhatspringonionswere.—Well,youknow,there'slongones...—Oh,theyhaveallsorts.—...andthinones.—Right.Somebananas.—That,yeah,theyarefine.Great.—Good.Twopoundsofapples.—Cookingapples?Ididsaygoldendelicious.Look,theseareforcooking.Iwantedsomeforeating.Youknow,for...ohwell...—Ohwell,Ididn'tknow.Ithoughttheywoulddo.Theylooknice.—Mm,no.—Right.Abottleofwine.Riesling,OK?

327—Yeah,fine,great.That'sfine.Andsugarcubeshere.Great.—Yes,yes.—OK.—Right.Nowtheydidn'thaveanyNescafeGoldBlend,soIgotMaxwellHouse.That'salltheyhad.—Alright,alright.Nevermind.—Yeah.Andoil.—ButnotSunfloweroil.—Icouldn'tseethat.Igotthis.Ithinkit'sgoodstuff,goodquality.—Yes,itisgood,butit'soliveoilandthat'snotwhatmyrecipewanted.IneedSunfloweroil.—Well,Idon'tthinkyou'llfindit.Andaloafofbread.—That'sfine.Allright.Well,IsupposeI'llhavetogooutmyselfagainthen.—Well,sorry,butIdon'tthinkit'smyfault.—Mm.301Hughisonthetelephone.ListentohisconversationwithHerrKohler.Secretary:Ihaveacallforyouonlineone,Mr.Gibbs.It'sMandredKohlerinDusseldorf.Hugh:Oh,yes.Puthimthrough.Hello,HerrKohler.Howareyou?

328Kohler:Verywell,thankyou.Andyou?Hugh:Justfine.Kohler:Gladtohearit...uh...I'llcomestraighttothepoint,ifyoudon'tmind.I'msureyouknowwhyI'mphoning.Hugh:Yes,ofcourse.Aboutthe...Kohler:Exactly.Areyouinapositiontogiveusadefiniteassurancethatthegoodswillbedeliveredontime?Hugh:Well,um...youcancountonustodoourverybest,however...Kohler:Hmm.Excuseme,Mr.Gibbs,butI'mafraidthatreallyisn'tgoodenough...Ibegyourpardon,Idon'tmeanyourbestisn'tgoodenough,butwillyoumeetthedeadlineorwon'tyou?Hugh:I...Iwascomingtothat,HerrKohler.Imustbefrankwithyou.We'verunintoafewproblems.Kohler:Problems?Whatkindofproblems?Hugh:Technicalproblems.Nothingveryserious.There'snoneedtoworry.Kohler:Ihopenot,Mr.Gibbs,foryoursakeaswellasours.I'msureyou'reawarethatthere'sapenaltyinyourcontractwithusforlatedeliveryandwe'll...Hugh:Yes,HerrKohler,I'mperfectlyawareofthat.Butdoyouneedthewholeorderbythe24th?Kohler:Wewouldcertainlypreferthewholeordertobedeliveredbythen,yes.Hugh:Yes,butdoyouneedthewholeorderthen?Kohler:Whatexactlyareyousuggesting?

329Hugh:Youcancountonustogethalfoftheordertoyoubythen.Kohler:Hmm...andhowlongbeforetheotherhalfisdelivered?Hugh:Anotherweekatthemost!Kohler:Hmm...you'resurethat'sall?Hugh:Yes,absolutely!Youcandependonustogethalftheordertoyoubythe24thandtheotherhalfwithinaweek.Kohler:Hmm...yes,thatshouldbeallright...buttheremustbenofurtherdelays!Hugh:Therewon'tbe!Youcancountonthat.Kohler:Verywell,Mr.Gibbs.Hugh:Thankyou!You'vebeenveryunderstanding.Kohler:Goodbye,Mr.Gibbs.Hugh:Goodbye,HerrKohler.Andthankyouagain!Phew!Well,...that'satleastoneproblemoutoftheway!02WhenElvisPresleydiedon16thAugust,1977,radioandtelevisionprogramsallovertheworldwereinterruptedtogivethenewsofhisdeath.PresidentCarterwasaskedtodeclareadayofnationalmourning.Cartersaid:'ElvisPresleychangedthefaceofAmericanpopularculture...Hewasuniqueandirreplaceable.'Eightythousandpeopleattendedhisfuneral.Thestreetswerejammedwithcars,andElvisPresleyfilmswereshownontelevision,andhis

330recordswereplayedontheradioallday.Intheyearafterhisdeath,onehundredmillionPresleyLPsweresold.ElvisPresleywasbornonJanuary8th,1935,inTupelo,Mississippi.Histwinbrother,JesseGaron,diedatbirth.HisparentswereverypoorandElvisneverhadmusiclessons,buthewassurroundedbymusicfromanearlyage.Hisparentswereveryreligious,andElvisregularlysangatchurchservices.In1948,whenhewasthirteen,hisfamilymovedtoMemphis,Tennessee.Heleftschoolin1953andgotajobasatruckdriver.Inthesummerof1953Elvispaidfourdollarsandrecordedtwosongsforhismother'sbirthdayatSamPhillips'SunRecordsstudio.SamPhillipsheardElvisandaskedhimtorecord"That'sAllRight"inJuly1954.Twentythousandcopiesweresold,mainlyinandaroundMemphis.HemadefivemorerecordsforSun,andinJuly1955hemetColonelTomParker,whobecamehismanagerinNovember.ParkersoldElvis'scontracttoRCARecords.SunRecordsgotthirty-fivethousanddollarsandElvisgotfivethousanddollars.WiththemoneyheboughtapinkCadillacforhismother.OnJanuary10th,1956,Elvisrecorded"HeartbreakHotel",andamillioncopiesweresold.Inthenextfourteenmonthshemadeanotherfourteenrecords,andtheywereallbighits.In1956healsomadehisfirstfilminHollywood.InMarch,1958,Elvishadtojointhearmy.Hewantedtobeanordinarysoldier.Whenhishairwascutthousandsofwomencried.HespentthenexttwoyearsinGermany,wherehemetPriscillaBeaulieu,whobecamehiswifeeight

331yearslateronMay1st,1967.In1960heleftthearmyandwenttoHollywoodwherehemadeseveralfilmsduringthenextfewyears.By1968manypeoplehadbecometiredofElvis.Hehadn'tperformedlivesince1960.ButherecordedanewLP"FromElvisinMemphis"andappearedinaspecialtelevisionprogram.Hebecamepopularagain,andwenttoLasVegas,wherehewaspaidsevenhundredfiftythousanddollarsforfourweeks.In1972hiswifelefthim,andtheyweredivorcedinOctober,1973.Hediedfromaheartattack.Hehadbeenworkingtoohard,andeatinganddrinkingtoomuchforseveralyears.Heleftallhismoneytohisonlydaughter,LisaMariePresley.Shebecameoneoftherichestpeopleintheworldwhenshewasonlynineyearsold.