Section17.1ADialogue.
MANFRED:Excuseme,miss!Hello!Hey,excuseme!
STEWARDESS:Yes,sir?
MANFRED:Hellothere.
STEWARDESS:CanIhelpyou,sir?
MANFRED:MaybeIcanhelpyou,too.YouknowwhatI
mean?
STEWARDESS:Whatwouldyoulike,sir?Ihaven''tgotall
day!
MANFRED:Whatabouttonight,then?Doyougetit?
Whatabouttonight?
STEWARDESS:Isthereanythingyou’dlike,sir?
MANFRED:OK.Justgetmeanotherbeer,then,please.
MANFRED:Hi!
MARCO:Hello.
MANFRED:Nice-lookinggirl,eh?Whatdoyouthink?
MARCO:Yes,she''squite…nice.
MANFRED:Yeah,let''saskherout,whydon’twe?
MARCO:What?
STEWARDESS:Here''syourbeer,sir.
STEWARDESS:Thatwillbeadollarfifty,please.
MANFRED:Listen,whatareyoudoingtonight?What
aboutcomingoutwithmeandmyfriendhere?Bringagirl
friendofyours.Wecangotoarestauranttogether,then
maybegoforadance,thenbacktomyhotel,eh?Whatdo
yousay?
STEWARDESS:Youhaven''tpaidforyourbeeryet,sir.
MANFRED:Ohno,Ihaven''t.Here''sfivedollars.
STEWARDESS:Thankyousir.Here''syourchange.
STEWARDESS:25-50cents,3-4-5dollars.
MANFRED:Bloodywoman!AreAmericangirlsalways
likethat?
MARCO:Idon''tknow;I''mnotAmerican.
MANFRED:Wheredoyoucomefrom,then?
MARCO:I''mItalian;IcomefromRome.
MANFRED:Oh!I''vebeentoRome.Iknewagirlthere;
hernamewasRosa.
MARCO:Oh,really?Whatwasshelike?
MANFRED:Ineverquiteunderstoodher,youknow.She
waslikeashower.
MARCO:Likeashower?
MANFRED:Yes,hot-cold,hot-cold.Doyougetit?Hot
-cold,hot-cold!
MARCO:Yes,Isee.
STEWARDESS:Hereareyourlandingcards.
MARCO:Thanks.
MANFRED:Hey,waitaminute!
MANFRED:What''salandingcard?
MARCO:It''sakindofform.Youfillitin,andgiveitto
passportcontrolatWashdonairport.
MANFRED:Oh,Isee.Damn,Ihaven''tgotapen!I''llask
thatgirlagain.Hey,miss!Excuseme!
MARCO:It''salright!I''vefinishedmyformnow;youcan
havemypen.
MANFRED:Thanksalot.
MANFRED:“Fullname”.Whatdoesthatmean?
MARCO:Itmeans:allyourname.Yourfirstname,or
names,ifyou''vegotmorethanone,andyourlastname.
MANFRED:Oh,Isee!P-I-L-Z-B-A-U-M.
MARCO:Hey,areyouManfredPilzbaumthesoccer
player?
MANFRED:That''sme.ManfredPilzbaum:soccerplayer,
andlover!
MARCO:Wow!Myname’sMarco,bytheway.Iwatched
youonTVlastweek:GermanyagainstPoland.Youplayed
reallywell.Thatlastgoalwasamazing!
MANFRED:Itwasn''tbad,wasit?
MARCO:You''vegotamatchagainstItalynext
Wednesday,haven''tyou?
MANFRED:That''sright.Youhaven''tgotachance!
MARCO:I''mnotsosure.WhataboutPipistrelli?
MANFRED:Pipistrelli?He’snotbad,but,really–
STEWARDESS:WearelandingatWashdonairportin
about15minutes.Willpassengerspleaseputouttheir
cigarettes?
MANFRED:Ihaven''tfilledinthisformyet.Letmesee:
“dateandplaceofbirth”.What''sthat?
MARCO:Whenwereyouborn,andwhere?
MANFRED:Oh,Isee!IwasborninDusseldorf,onthe
20thofJanuary,1971.Next:“occupation”.“Occupation?”
MARCO:Job.
MANFRED:Ah,job!Whydon''ttheysaywhattheymean
ontheseforms?Occupation:soccerplayer,ofcourse!
IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Passport,please!Andyour
landingcard.
MANFRED:Hereyouare,myfriend.
IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Huh!Thiswon''tdo!You
haven''twrittenyouraddressinWashdon!
MANFRED:I''mstayinginahotel.
IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Whichhotelareyoustaying
in?
MANFRED:I''vebookedaroomintheHilton.
IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Thenwhyhaven''tyou
writtenitonyourform?
MANFRED:BecauseIdon''tknowtheaddress!
IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Verywell.
IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Whathaveyougotinthat
bag,please?
MANFRED:Balls.
IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Don’tyoutalktomelike
that!
MARCO:Hereallyhasgotballsinhisbag,actually.He''sa
soccerplayer,yousee.
IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Willyouopenit,please?
MANFRED:Yousee?Everyballhasitsstory.For
example,thisoneisfromGermanyagainstUruguay!
MANFRED:OneoftheUruguayanscameuplikethis.I
tooktheballfromhim,andkickedit-
MANFRED:anditwasagoal!Germany1,Uruguaynil!
Deutschland,Deutschlandüberalles!
IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Alright,alright.Willyouput
yourballsbackandgo,please?
MANFRED:Certainly,myfriend.AufWiedersehen!
MARCO:MyGod!Lookatallthosegirls!Arethey
waitingforyou?
MANFRED:Iexpectso.Itusuallyhappens,youknow.
MARCO:Well,bye-byethen,Manfred.Nicetohavemet
you.
MANFRED:Thanksforyourhelp,Marco.
MANFRED:Oh,wouldyoulikeacoupleofticketsforthe
match?
MARCO:Yes,thanksalot.
MANFRED:You''rewelcome.Hey,I’vejustthought:
GermanyareplayingItaly,andyou’reItalian-sowhydon’t
youinviteaGermangirl?
MARCO:Idon’tknowanyGermangirls,actually.
MANFRED:Thenyoucanplaywithherafterthematch!
Doyougetit?Playwithherafterthematch!!
MARCO:Yes,Isee.
MANFRED:Anyway,bye-byeMarco!
MARCO:Bye-bye,Manfred.Andthanksforthetickets.
Section17.2ADialogue.
MARCO:Excuseme,canIgetthrough,please?Willyou
letmethrough,please?
KRISTI:Sowhodoyouthinkwillwinthematch?
MARCO:Look,Ihavenothingtodowithfootball,I’mjust
apassenger!CanIgetthrough,please?
KRISTI:Lookwhatyou’redoing!
MARCO:Hey,I''msorry!Letmegetit!
MARCO:IhopeIhaven''tbrokenit.
KRISTI:SodoI!
KRISTI:Ithinkyouhavebrokenit.Itdoesn''tworkany
more.
MARCO:Letmetryit.
MARCO:It''snogood;I''msorry.
KRISTI:Ohwell,IcanstilltakesomephotosofPilzbaum,
atleast.Ohno,Ican''t!
MARCO:Whatisit?
KRISTI:He''salreadygone!Pilzbaum’sdamnwellgone!
MARCO:Hey,areyouGerman,byanychance?
KRISTI:Yes,Iam.Why?
MARCO:I''vegotacoupleofticketsfornextWednesday''s
match.Wouldyouliketocome?
KRISTI:Yes,thanks,Iwould.ButwhydidyouaskmeifI
wasGerman?
MARCO:I''lltellyou.Yousee,ImetPilzbaumonthe
plane,andhegavemethesetickets,andhesaid:“Why
don’tyoutrytofindaGerman...
THACKER:It''sadisaster,Carter!
HARRY:Whatdoyoumean,sir?
THACKER:IspoketotheDirector-Generalyesterday,
Carter.
HARRY:Oh?Whatdidhesay?
THACKER:Hesaiditwasadisaster!
HARRY:Yes,itis,isn''tit?Still,that''slife!Er…whatare
wetalkingabout,sir?
THACKER:AbouttheHugoPeterscase,ofcourse-what
doyouthink?Now;Temple''sinprison,isn''the?Howlong
hashebeenthere?
HARRY:SinceDecemberlastyear.
THACKER:Sohe''sbeentherefor3months.Butwhat
aboutHugoPeters?IwantyoutoarrestHugoPeters,Carter.
HARRY:Whatfor,sir?Ican''tjustgouptohimandsay
"I''marrestingyou,MrPeters,becausewehaven''tarrested
enoughpeoplethismonth!"
THACKER:Don''tbeanidiot,Carter!Justgotohis
apartmentandlookaround!
HARRY:Butwhatareweexpectingtofindthere,sir?
THACKER:Idon''tknow,butdon''tcomebackuntilyou''ve
foundsomething.
HARRY:Verywell,sir.
THACKER:Thisisurgent,Carter.Gothereimmediately,
andtakeacoupleofmenwithyou.YoucanhaveHenson
andBedges.
HARRY:OK,thisishowwe''lldoit:I''llstayinthecar,and
youtwocangouptotheapartment.Keepyourguninyour
jacketuntilyougetthere!
BEDGES:MayIaskaquestion,sir?
HARRY:Yes,Henson?
BEDGES:I''mBedges,actually,sir.Er…howmanypeople
willtherebeintheapartment?
HARRY:Howmanypeople?Idon''tknow,doI?
HARRY:Perhapsnobodyatall.Orperhapsthere''llbe
sixteenangry,violent,dangerousmenwithgunsand
bombs!
HENSON:Butthereareonlytwoofus,sir.Willthatbe
enough?
HARRY:Doyouhaveabetteridea?
BEDGES:Mayaskaquestion,sir?Whyareyoustayingin
thecar?Whydon''tweallgouptotheapartment?
HARRY:Ifyoudon''tlikeyourjob,Henson,youcan
alwaysgoanddirecttraffic!
BEDGES:Sorry,sir.
HENSON:IfImayIaskoneotherquestion,sir?
HARRY:Well,Bedges?Whatisitnow?
HENSON:I''mHenson,infact,sir.What''sthenumberof
theapartment?
HARRY:It''s,er…3B.Yes,it’sapartment3B.
HARRY:It''sonthethirdfloor,oppositetheelevator.
JOHN:Whatalife!Nobodyevercomestoseeme,nobody
evercalls,nothingeverhappens!What''stheuse?
JOHN:I''llgotobed.Whynot?
JOHN:Gee,no!Ihaven''ttakenmystufftothelaundromat!
Idon’thaveanycleansheets!They''realldirty!Oh,I''llsleep
intheblanket;whatdoesitmatter?
JOHN:No,waitaminute;I''llusethetablecloth!I''lljust
takemyclothesoff.
JOHN:MyGod-who''sthat?IsitAnnie,perhaps?
BEDGES:Openthisdoorimmediately!
JOHN:Who''sthere?
HENSON:Police!Openupimmediately!
JOHN:Gee,Ithinkyouhavethewrongapartment.
JOHN:Aaagh!!!MayIputonsomeclothes,please?I''lljust
beacoupleofminutes!
BEDGES:Standback!We''recomingin!
Section17.2EDialogue.
FromKristiSchmidt
HundredsofjournalistsfromalloverEuropewereat
WashdonAirportthisafternoontomeetGermany''sfootball
superstarManfredPilzbaum,cominginfornext
Wednesday''sWorldCupmatchagainstItaly.
WhathasPilzbaumgotthat''ssospecial?Lastyearheearned
over3millionGermanmarks,andit''simpossiblethesedays
toopenanewspaperwithoutseeinghisname.
"Afterall,you''reasoccerplayer,notanEinsteinora
Schopenhauer?"Iputittohim."SohowmanyWorldCup
goalshasthisSchopenhauerguyscored,eh?"heasked.I
toldhimthatSchopenhauerwasaphilosopher,notasoccer
player.
"I''maphilosopher,too.I’lltellyoumyphilosophy",
Pilzbaumanswered."Youneedexactlythesamethingin
footballasyouneedinlife;onlyinlifeyouneedtwoof
them.Doyougetit?"
Igotit.
Section17.3ADialogue.
CLARE:Hello,mynameisClareMartin.I''majournalist
andIliveinBrighton,atownonthesouthcoastofEngland.
CLARE:Brightonisapopularresortandvisitorscome
fromallovertheworldtoseethebeach,museums,pubsand
theatre.
CLARE:I''mgoingtofindsomevisitorstothetownand
findoutwhattheythinkofBrighton.
CLARE:I''mdownhereonthebeachandI''mjoinedby
somevisitorstoBrighton.CanIaskyousomequestions?
LIETTA:Yes.
CLARE:Firstofall,whereareyoufrom?
LIETTA:TheUnitedStates.ThestateofNebraska.
CLARE:Andyournameis?
LIETTA:LiettaSprakling.
CLARE:HaveyoueverbeentoBrightonbefore,Leitta?
LIETTA:No.
CLARE:Soareyouhereonholidayorforbusiness?
LIETTA:Holiday.
CLARE:Howlongareyouherefor?
LIETTA:Justtoday.
CLARE:Adaytrip.Now,whathaveyoubeenabletosee
inoneday?
LIETTA:We''vejustgonetotheRoyalPavilion.
CLARE:AndwhatdoyouthinkofBrighton?
LIETTA:Ithinkitsverynice.Pretty.
CLARE:HaveyoubeeninEnglandbefore?
LIETTA:Yes.ThisismysecondtriptoEngland.
CLARE:AndwhatdoyouthinkaboutEngland?
LIETTA:Iloveit.
CLARE:I''mnowhereonthePalacePierbytheseaand
therearealotofyoungvisitorsaroundme.
CLARE:IcanhearpeoplespeakingSpanish,Italian,
Chinese,FrenchandoverhereIcanhearsomepeople
speakingGerman.
CLARE:Excuseme,couldyouanswerafewquestions?
Whereareyoufrom?
MICHAELA:I''mfromHamburg,Germany.
CLARE:Andwhatisyourname?
MICHAELA:MynameisMichaela.
CLARE:AndisthisyourfirstvisittoEngland?
MICHAELA:Yes.
CLARE:WhydidyoucometoBrighton?
MICHAELA:IwantedtogotoOxfordbuttherewasno
course.SoIdecidedtogotoBrighton,andit''s,um,avery
nicecity.
CLARE:SoyouareherereallytolearnEnglish?
MICHAELA:Yes.
CLARE:Isthatdifficult?
MICHAELA:Mmm.Sometimes.
CLARE:WhatdoyouthinkaboutEnglishpeople?Are
theyfriendly?
MICHAELA:Yes.ThefamilyI''mstayinginisvery
friendly.
CLARE:Whatdoyoudoforfunandentertainment?
MICHAELA:IwalkalongthebeachandperhapsIgoto
thecinemaand,umm,er,wellIgotothedisco.
CLARE:I''mhereatthetownmuseum.It''saninteresting
placeandverypopularwithtourists.Excuseme,areyoua
visitortoBrighton?
FREYA:YesIam.
CLARE:Canyoutellmeyourname?
FREYA:Yes.MynameisFreyaElliot.
CLARE:Andwheredoyoucomefrom?
FREYA:I''mfromAustralia.
CLARE:WhydidyoucometoBrighton?
FREYA:IcametoBrightonbecauseIhaverelatives
stayinghereandIwantedatriptotheUK.
CLARE:IsthisyourfirsttimeintheUK?
FREYA:Yesitis.
CLARE:WhatdoyouthinkofBrighton?
FREYA:Oh,it''slovely.IliketheseasideandIlikethe
touristattractions.
CLARE:Whatsortofattractions?
FREYA:Ah,thingslikethePavilion.Ah,beaches.Clubs.
Ah,justthenightlife.Thingslikethat.
CLARE:Haveyoufounditeasytomeetpeoplehere?
FREYA:Yes,Ihave.Everyone''sveryfriendly.
CLARE:I''mnowsittinginthebeergardenofanEnglish
pubandwithmearesomePolishstudentswhoareoverhere
tolearnEnglish.CanIaskwhatdoyouthinkofEngland?
YOUNGMAN:Verynice,butveryexpensive.
FIRSTGIRL:It''sveryexpensiveyes,butthepeoplein
Englandareverynice.Yes,veryfriendly.
SECONDGIRL:EnglandisquitedifferentfromPoland.
CLARE:WhatdoyouthinkofEnglishfood?
FIRSTGIRL:Yes.Englishfoodisverygood.Sometimes
itisbetterthanPolishfood.
CLARE:Whataboutthingstogoandseeandthehistoryof
England?
SECONDGIRL:WehavehistoryofEnglandinPoland,a
fewlessonsofcourse.And,wearewecanseethishistory
todaybecausewewereinWashdon,inWestminster,inthe
HouseofParliament.
Section18.1ADialogue.
BEDGES:We''recomingin!
HENSON:Stayovertherebythatwindow!Andputyour
handsonyourhead!
JOHN:Myhandsonmyhead?
HENSON:JustdowhatIsay,OK?
JOHN:But…ifIputmyhandsonmyheadthetablecloth
willfalldown!
BEDGES:Oh,alright!Putonehandonyourheadandkeep
theotheroneonthetablecloth.
JOHN:Gee,I''msorry,guys.Ididn''texpectyou,yousee.I
usuallyhavesheetsonmybed,it''sjustthatIforgottogoto
thelaundromatthisweekend,sothat''swhyI–
HENSON:Justshutup,willyou?OK,I''lllookinhere,and
youlookinthebedroom,Bedges.
HENSON:Well,there''snothinginhere.
HENSON:Haveyoufoundanythingyet,Bedges?
BEDGES:Justsomemagazines.
HENSON:Whatkindofmagazines?
BEDGES:I''mjusttakingalook.
HENSON:Whatdoyouthinkyou''redoing?Putthat
magazinedown!
BEDGES:Sorryaboutthat.
HENSON:Idon''tunderstandthisatall.IthinkI’llhavea
wordwithMrCarter.
HENSON:Hensonhere,sir.Over.
HARRY:Carterhere.How''sitgoing?Over.
HENSON:Notverywell,sir.Wehaven''tfoundanything,
exceptsome…men’smagazines.Over.
HARRY:Thenyouhaven''ttriedenough.Haveyoulooked
undertheantiquefurniture?Haveyoulookedinsidethe
antiquestatues?Over.
HENSON:What?Therearen''tanyantiquesinhere.Over.
HARRY:Well,isthereanybodyintheapartment?Over.
HENSON:Yes,thereisastrangeguyhere.Over.
HARRY:Whatdoeshelooklike?Over.
HENSON:He''sgotblackhair,andglasses,andhe''s,like,
wearingatablecloth.Ithinkhe''sabit,kindof,simple-if
youknowwhatImean.Over.
HARRY:Youidiots!You''reinthewrongbloody
apartment!HugoPeters''apartmentisnextdoor!Over.
HENSON:Well,thisisApartment3B.Over.
JOHN:Excuseme,guys,ifyou''relookingforHugoPeters,
hedoesn''t-
HENSON:Justshutup,willyou?Ididn’taskyouropinion.
HARRY:Itoldyoutogotoapartment3A,didn''tI?So
whatthehellareyouwaitingfor?Getonwithit-now!
Overandout.
HENSON:Wellcomeon,let''sgo!
JOHN:Areyouoffnow?
BEDGES:Thankyouverymuchforyourhelp,sir!
HENSON:That''senough!Comeon!
JOHN:Goodnight,guys!Thanksforeverything!
ANNIE:Youknow,Dad,I’mgladyouboughtapartment
3Cnow.Ididn’tlikeitatfirst,butIdonow.
HUGO:Itreallywasn''teasytosell3Aafterthatterrible
party!Anyway,I''vesolditnow,andIstillgotagoodprice.
ANNIE:Anyway,Ithink3C''smuchnicer.It''sbiggerthan
3A,andIpreferthecolour.
HUGO:Well,hereweare!
ANNIE:Isthatapolicecaroutsidethehouse?Whatare
theydoing,doyouthink?
HUGO:Idon''tknow,butitlookslikethatdamnedHarry
Carteragain.I''vehadenoughofthatman!
ANNIE:Haveyoudoneanythingwrong,Daddy?
HUGO:Youjuststaybythecarforamoment,dear.
HARRY:Goodevening,MrPeters.
HUGO:Whatthehellareyoudoinghere?
HARRY:Becarefulhowyoutalktome,MrPeters.I''vegot
twoofmymeninyourapartmentatthemoment.
HUGO:Youhavenorighttodothat!Norightatall!
HARRY:Ohyes,Ihave!I''vegotthis.Look!
HUGO:MayIreadit,please?
HARRY:Verywell.Hereyouare.
HARRY:Whyareyoulaughing?Whatisit?What''sso
funny?
HUGO:You''vegonetoapartment3A,haven''tyou?I''m
sorrytotellyou,MrCarter,butI''vemoved.Ilivein3C
now.
HARRY:What?
HUGO:Yes,there''sasweetoldladyinapartment3Anow.
Dotellyourmentobegentlewithher,won''tyou?Sheisa
bit…let’ssay,fragile.
HUGO:Sorryaboutthat!Goodnight,MrCarter!
HUGO:It''salrightAnnie,there’snoproblem.Let''sgoup
totheapartment.
COMMENTATOR:SothescoreisstillGermany2,Italy
1.Only2minutestogo,andit''salmostovernowforItaly.
Iftheylosethismatchthey''llbeoutoftheWorldCup.
Germanyarestillincontrol,Pilzbaum''sgottheball-he
passesittoSchinkenbrot.Howdifferentthetwoteamsare-
theGermansplaylikeaperfectmachine,almost-
Pipistrelli''scomingupnow-he''sgottheball-hepassesit
toLucertola-Lucertola''sgotachancenow–
MARCO:Comeon,Italy,comeon!
KRISTI:It''s2to1,Marco.We’regoingtowin!
COMMENTATOR:SowillLucertolatakehischance?No,
Fusskn?del''scominguponhisright-it''stoolate-it''sa
goal!!
COMMENTATOR:It''sanotherGOALforItaly!!!
COMMENTATOR:Sowiththatlastincrediblegoalby
Lucertola,5secondsbeforetheend,thefinalscoreis
Germany2,Italy2-it''sadraw!Whatwillthismeanto
Germany''sCupchances,nowthat....
KRISTI:Thatwasanamazingmatch!Thanksalot,Marco.
MARCO:Don''tthankme,thankPilzbaum.Well,no-you
canthankmetoo,ifyoulike.
MARCO:Whatdowedonow?Whydon’twegofora
meal?There''saniceChineserestaurantnearhere.
KRISTI:No,it''stoolate.
MARCO:What''sthetime?
KRISTI:It''shalfpastten.Ihavetogetupearlytomorrow.
MARCO:Oh,dear!
KRISTI:Butyoucancomebacktomyhotelforadrinkif
youlike.
MARCO:Oh,really?
KRISTI:Yes,whynot?
MARCO:ItalyagainstGermany,part2.
KRISTI:NotagainstGermany,surely,Marco?
MARCO:Alright,then,ItalywithGermany.Isthatbetter?
Section18.1FDialogue.
HARRY:
REPORTONAVISITTOTWOAPARTMENTSIN
NORTHWASHDON
Togetherwithtwootherofficers,DetectiveHensonand
DetectiveBedges,IvisitedTruleighCourt,inChurchStreet,
Washdon,onWednesdaythe23rdofMay.Hensondrove
thecar,Bedgessatinthepassengerseat,andIsatbehind.
WeleftHeadOfficeat10:49p.m.,andwearrivedin
ChurchStreetat11:23p.m.;sothejourneytook34minutes.
Westoppedoppositethefrontdoor,ontheothersideofthe
road,infrontofablueToyota.HensonandBedgesgotout
ofthecartogouptoapartment3A,andIstayedinthecar
to...watchthesituation.
HensonandBedgesvisitedtwoapartments:numbers3A
and3B.Agentlemanandanoldladyhelpedthemwiththeir
work,andtheycameoutofthehouseat12:11a.m..We
thenwentbacktoHeadOffice.Hensondrovethecar,and
Bedgessatinthepassengerseat.WearrivedbackatHead
Officeat12:37a.m.
Signed,DetectiveInspectorHDCarter.
Section18.2ADialogue.
MARCO:Isthisyourhotel?Itlooksterrible!
KRISTI:Yes,itisterrible.I''dliketochangemyhotel,butI
justcan''tfindenoughtime-I''mtoobusy.Anyway,yougo
infirst,quickly-andveryquietly-andwaitformeoutside
myroom,OK?I''llgetthekeyfromthereceptionist.
MARCO:Butwon''theseeme?
KRISTI:Don''tworry,he''llbeasleep.He’salwaysasleep.
Justbecarefulyoudon''twakehimup.
MARCO:OK.Whichisyourroom?
KRISTI:Room38!Ready?Let''sgo!
RECEPTIONIST:Er...oh?What...?Er…whereamI?
Er...Who''sthat?
KRISTI:Goodevening.CanIhavemykey,please?
RECEPTIONIST:Ah,goodevening,MissSc…er…
Scm…er-
KRISTI:Schmidt!CanIhavemykey,please?
RECEPTIONIST:Uh…didyouseeayoungmanherea
momentago?
KRISTI:Nono,I''vejustcomein.Look,I’mtired,andI
wanttogotobed.CanIhavemykeynow,please?
RECEPTIONIST:IthoughtIsawayoungman.I''msorry,
butIhavetobecareful,MissSc…er…Scm…er…
KRISTI:Look,areyougoingtomegivememykey,ordo
Ihavetotakeit?
RECEPTIONIST:Oh,yourkey!Youwantyourkey,do
you?Isee!I''msorry,MissMissSc…er…Scm…er-
KRISTI:Goodnight!
MARCO:Hello!
KRISTI:Sssh!
KRISTI:Phew!Hereweare,then.
MARCO:Theoldmansawme,didn''the?
KRISTI:Don''tworryaboutit,Marco,it’salright.Now,
let''sseewhatthereistodrink.Ah,yes.I''vegotsome
Williams.
MARCO:What''sthat?
KRISTI:It''sadrinkmadeofpears.
KRISTI:Cheers,Marco!
MARCO:Cheers,Kristi!Ough!It''sstrong,isn''tit?
KRISTI:Well,let''ssitdown.
KRISTI:There’sonlyonechair,soIhavetositonthebed.
MARCO:Crazy,really!
MARCO:MyGod,whataterriblenoise!
KRISTI:Yes,it’saveryoldbed!
DORIS:What''sgoingonnextdoor?
OSCAR:Idon''tknow,Doris.Trytogettosleep.
DORIS:HowcanIgettosleepwiththatnoise?What’s
goingoninthere,Oscar?
DORIS:They''rehavingaparty,orsomething!Thisis
terrible!I''mgoingtotakealook!
OSCAR:No,Doris,comeback.Oh,hell!
DORIS:Whatdoyouthinkyou''redoing,younglady?
Oscar,comehere!Comehereimmediately!
DORIS:Look,Oscar,she''sbroughtayoungmantoher
room!Nowwhatkindofhotelisthis?Howcanyoubring
metoaplacelikethis?Iwantedtostayinafamilyhotel!
OSCAR:Perhapsthey''remarried,Doris!Look,can''twego
backtoourroom?
DORIS:I''mgoingtocomplain!
OSCAR:Look,I''msorryaboutthis.Mywifedoesn''tsleep
verywell,yousee.
KRISTI:That''salright,butwouldyouclosethedoor,
please?
MARCO:Whatarewegoingtodo?
KRISTI:Well,wecan''tstayhere,canwe?Whydon’twe
gotoyourplace?
MARCO:It’sonlyaroominastudenthostel.Anyway,are
yousureyouwantto?
KRISTI:Yes,whynot?I’mnottiredanymore.
DORIS:Theretheyare!
RECEPTIONIST:Oh,dear!Areyoualright,MissSc…
er…Scm…er…?
KRISTI:Yes,I''mquitealright,thanks.
DORIS:Whatdoyoumean,isshealright?Whataboutme?
RECEPTIONIST:Ah,thereheis!Iwasright;Ididseea
youngman!Doyouremember,MissSc…er…Scm…
er…?Itoldyoutherewasayoungmanaround.
KRISTI:It''salright;he''safriendofmine.
DORIS:Afriendofhers!Huh!That''stoomuch!We''re
leavingheretomorrow!Thisisn''tmykindofhotel,Oscar.
OSCAR:Perhapsthere''samisunderstanding,Doris.
DORIS:No,Iunderstandwhat’shappeningverywell,
Oscar!Comeon!We''llgobacktoourroomnow.
KRISTI:Goodnight,everybody!
RECEPTIONIST:Goodnight,MissSc…er…Scm…er…
KRISTI:Let''sgotoyourhostelthen,Marco.
MARCO:Sohereweare!
KRISTI:Phew-atlast!
MARCO:Haveaseat,Kristi.Ihaven''tgotanythingto
drink,I''mafraid-notevencoffee.
KRISTI:It''salright;I''mnotthirsty.
MARCO:Let''slistentosomemusic.SomeItalianmusic,
whynot?
MARCO:So,ItalyandGermany,part2.
KRISTI:That’sright.
MARY:Hello,Marco!Oh,you''rebusy.
MARCO:HelloMary!Ididn''texpecttoseeyou.
MARY:Oh,doIhavetomakeanappointment,then?DoI
havetocallyoursecretaryandsay“MayIseepossiblyMr
Beninifor5minutessometimenextmonth,ifthatisn''ttoo
muchtoask?”AndIthoughtwewerefriends!
MARCO:Ofcoursewe’refriends,Mary.It''sjustthat…
youknow,Iliketoknowwhenyou''recoming,soIcan,like,
bereadyforyou.
MARY:Huh!Well,who''syourladyfriend,then?You
haven''tintroducedusyet!
KRISTI:It''salright,IthinkI''llgohome.
MARCO:Look,I''msorryKristi.Ihadnoideathat-
KRISTI:Don''tworryaboutit,Marco.Itwasjustoneof
thoseevenings,wasn''tit?
KRISTI:Bye-bye!
MARCO:I''vegotyournumber.I''llgiveyouacall,why
don’tI?
KRISTI:Sure,ifyoulike!
MARY:I''mgladshe''sgone!Ididn''tlikeheratall!So,
we''realonetogetheratlast,right?Aren''tyouevengoingto
givemeakiss?
MARY:That''sbetter!OK,I''lltellyouwhyI''vecometosee
you.We''rehavingaparty,andI’dlikeyouto….
Section18.2FDialogue.
MARCO:InternationalStudentHostel,117OxfordRoad,
40345Washdon.FridayJuly31.
DearKristi,
I''mverysorryaboutwhathappenedtheothernight.Idon''t
wantyoutogetthewrongideaaboutme;Idon’thave
hundredsofgirlfriends.Actually,Idon’thaveagirlfriendat
allatthemoment;Maryisjustafriend,that''sall.Ididn''t
expecttoseeherthatnight;wedidn''thaveadate,or
anything.Imeanit;pleasebelieveme.
Anyway,whatIwantedtosaywasthis:Ireallylikeyou
verymuch,Kristi.Ihadaverygoodtimeatthematchwith
you.Whathappenedatyourhotelandbackherewasall
quitefunny,wasn''tit?Ihopewecanforgetaboutitall,and
tryagainsoon.
Irememberyousaidthatyoulikedopera.Well,Ihavetwo
ticketsforPuccini''s“MadamButterfly”nextFriday.Ido
hopeyoucancome;I''vethoughtaboutyoualotsincethe
otherevening.
Hopingwecanmeetagainsoon,
Love,Marco.
Section18.3ADialogue.
CLARE:ThesoundofabusystreetmarketMostpeopledo
theirshoppinginasupermarket,butforfreshfruitand
vegetablesmanyshopperspreferanoutdoormarket.
CLARE:Itissummer,andthestallsarefullofsoftfruit
likestrawberries,peachesandblackcurrantsaswellasthe
annualfavourites;apples,pearsandoranges.
CLARE:Seasonalvegetablesincludepotatoes,peas,onions
andcabbages.I''mgoingtotalktosomeshoppers,andsome
ofthetraders,andfindoutwhatthey''resellingandbuying
heretoday.
CLARE:Sohowmuchareyourbananas?
DAVID:35penceapound.
CLARE:Oh,theylooknice.I''llhaveapound.
DAVID:Helpyourself,anyonesyoulike.
CLARE:Arethesepearsripe?
DAVID:Notquite.
CLARE:SohowlongwouldIhavetokeepthembefore
they''regoodtoeat?
DAVID:Er,threeorfourdays.
CLARE:I''lltakeapound.
DAVID:Right.
CLARE:David,canyoutellmehowlonghaveyouworked
inthemarkethere?
DAVID:Twenty...abouttwenty-twoyears.
CLARE:Soyouknowyourjobbynow?
DAVID:No.I''mstilllearningitallthetime.Sameasany
game.
CLARE:Excuseme,Iseethatyou''rebuyingsome
mangoes.
LADY:Yes.
CLARE:Haveyouevertriedthembefore?
LADY:Yes,manytimes.
CLARE:Butthey''renotausualfruittoseeonsalein
England.
LADY:No.Wellwegotusedtoeatingthemwhenwelived
inAfrica,andtheseareratherniceactuallysoIshallbuy
one.
CLARE:Aretheyveryexpensive?
LADY:ComparedtoAfrica,yes.
CLARE:Butdoyouthinkthey''reagoodbuythough?
LADY:Atthisprice,yes.80penceeachistoonotbad.
Consideringthey''remuchmoreexpensiveelsewhere.
CLARE:Whatotherthingsareyoubuyingtoday?
LADY:Somepeaches,cherries...andapples,possibly
bananas.
CLARE:Excuseme,sir.Iseeyou''rebuyingsome
vegetables.Canyoutellmewhatyou''rebuying?
MAN:Yes-I''mgoingtogetsomebroadbeans
MAN:They''rejustcomingintoseasonnow.I''mgoingto
havesomegreenpeppers.AndI''malsogoingtohavea
coupleofcourgettesandsomebroccoliIthink.
CLARE:Tellmeaboutbroccoli,whatdoesittastelike?
MAN:Wellit''slikemostothergreensIsuppose.It''svery
welldonestir-friedquitelightlyandthenitsquitedelicious.
CLARE:Howmuchisittoday?
MAN:25pforhalfapoundandthat''snotbad.
CLARE:Icanseethatyou''relookingatthemarrowstoo.
MAN:Yes.They''rejustcomingintoseasonbythelookofit
andtheylookasthoughthey''llbequiteniceandsucculent.
So,yesIthinkI''llprobablytakeamarrowandstuffitwhen
Igethome.
CLARE:You''dstuffyourmarrow?
MAN:Ohyes,yes,yes,youstuffitwithmeatandbakeitin
theovenandthey''requitenicewhendonelikethat.
CLARE:Howaboutfruit?Areyougoingtobebuyingany
fruittoday?
MAN:YesIthinknectarinesarebeginningtocomein.
Apples,apricots,Idon''tthinkI''lltakethosetodaytheylook
abitsmall.
DAVID:Comeonnowgirls,don''tbeshy,30apoundnow
plums.
CLARE:Excuseme.I''vejustseenthatyou''veboughtsome
strawberries.
YOUNGMUM:Yes.
CLARE:Whydidyouchoosestrawberriestoday?
YOUNGMUM:Forthebaby,shelikesthem.
CLARE:Aretheygoodandripe?
YOUNGMUM:YesIhopeso.
CLARE:Whatotherfoodsdoyouliketobuyhere?
YOUNGMUM:Allsortsoffruit,peaches,nectarines,uh
vegetables.
CLARE:Doyoualwaysbuythosesortsoffoodinamarket
ratherthaninasupermarketorshop?
YOUNGMUM:Yes,becausethey''reusuallycheaperand
usuallyfresher.
CLARE:Isitgoodvalueformoney?
YOUNGMUM:Yes,Ithinkso.
CLARE:Andwhatisyourfavouritefoods,whatdoyou
mostliketoeat?
YOUNGMUM:Fruitandfreshvegetablesbecausethey''re
goodforyou.
Section19.1ADialogue.
HUGO:Goodmorning,John!
JOHN:Morning,Hugo.
HUGO:You''vegotabicyclenow,Isee.Goodidea;it''s
muchbetterforyouthangoingbycar.
JOHN:Iprefergoingbycar.
HUGO:Isee.Well-
JOHN:ButI''vesoldmycar,yousee.AndIonlygot$500
forit.Only500!
HUGO:Oh,dear.Whatashame!WellImustbegoing!
JOHN:NowthatIdon''tworkatPlasticBoxanymore,I
can''taffordacar.
HUGO:Whatapity!Well,seeyou,John!
JOHN:Seeyou!GivemylovetoAnnie!
JOHN:Geez,it''shardwork!Ismoketoomuch,that''sthe
problem!Gosh,lookatthatgirloverthere!Isn''tshe
amazing?Iwonderifshe’dliketogooutwithme?IfIgo
overtoherandsay-aaagh!
ANGRYDRIVER:Lookwhereyou''regoing,can’tyou?
JOHN:Gee,myhead!
KINDOLDLADY:Areyoualright,dear?
JOHN:Whathappened?
OLDLADY:Youfelloffyourbicycle,dear.ShallIcallan
ambulance?
JOHN:No,I''llbealright.Imusthurry;I''llbelateforwork!
WhatamIgoingtodo?IguessI’llhavetoleavethebike
hereandtakethebus.
JOHN:Morning,MrCashbox.I''msorryI''mlate.I''vejust
hadareallyterribleaccidentonmybicycle;Ialmostdied!
MRCASHBOX:I''mnotinterestedinyourprivatelife,Mr
Berry.Ifyougetherelateonceagain,I''llfireyou,OK?
Nowgettowork!
JOHN:Geeyes,thankyousir.You''rejusttookind,sir.
JOHN:Whatkindofjobisthis,anyway?
JOHN:Still,youneverknow.Perhapsonedayabeautiful
girlinaRollsRoycewillcomeinandsay“Whydon''tyou
comeawaywithme?”
TRUCKDRIVER:Hey,you!Youwiththeglasses!
JOHN:I''llgetintohercar,andawaywe''llgo,and-
TRUCKDRIVER:What''sthematterwithyou?Areyou
asleeporsomething?
JOHN:Oh,I''msorry!
TRUCKDRIVER:Listen,I''mtakingthehighwaytoNew
Camford,andIdon''twanttohavetostop.Sofillitup,
please.
JOHN:Fillwhatup?
TRUCKDRIVER:Thistruck,ofcourse!
TRUCKDRIVER:There''sthetank!Here''sthekey!You
turnthekeytoopenthetank.Gotit?Now,where''sthe
toilet,please?
JOHN:Gopasttheoffice,andit''sonyour,er…right.
WOMAN:Help!There''samaninhere!Help!
TRUCKDRIVER:I''msorry,madam.Ithoughtthiswas
thegentlemen''stoilet.Sorryaboutthat!
TRUCKDRIVER:Wasthatyourideaofajoke?You
showedmetotheladiestoilet,you-Hey,whatthehelldo
youthinkyou''redoing?
JOHN:Sorry,I''mnewhere.What''sthematternow?
TRUCKDRIVER:You''reputtinggasinthetank!
JOHN:I''msorry!Er…wheredidyouwantmetoputit?
TRUCKDRIVER:Idon''tbelievethis!I''mgoingto
complaintoyourboss.Hey!
MRCASHBOX:Yes?Anyproblems?
TRUCKDRIVER:Yes,plenty!Thisattendantofyours
hasjustshownmetotheladiestoilet,andfilledmytank
withgas!
JOHN:I''msorry,sir,whathaveIdonewrong?
MRCASHBOX:Haven''tyoulearnedyetthatyouput
dieselinatruck?
JOHN:Geeyes,ofcourse!Iremembernow!Iwon''tmake
thatmistakeagain,sir,believeme!
MRCASHBOX:No,youwon''t!Youwon''tgetachanceto
makeitagain.You''refired!
JOHN:Oh,no,sir!Pleasegivemeanotherchance!Perhaps
Icandosomethingelse!Icancleanthecars,perhaps.I''ll
putwaterintheirtiresandairintheirradiators-Imean,air
intheirtiresand-
MRCASHBOX:Justgetoutofhere,willyou!
Section19.1EDialogue.
LAWYER:
MrJohnA.Berry,Flat3B,TruleighCourt,11Church
Street,40532Washdon
DearMrBerry,
Iamwritingtoyouaboutanaccidentwhichhappenedatthe
GoWestGasStationonWednesday19March.Youwillof
courserememberthatatthattimeyouwereanattendantat
theGasStation,employedbymyclientMrBertCashbox.
MyclienttellsmethatalargetruckbelongingtotheAssoil
GasCompanycameintotheGoWestGasStationonthat
morning,andthedriveraskedyoutofillthetank.Youfilled
histank,withgas,myclienttellsme,sothathehasjusthad
aletterfromthelawyersoftheAssoilGasCompanyasking
for$12,850topayforthedamagetothetruck.
Iamaskingyou,MrBerry,topaythis,plusmyowncostsin
thematter,letussay,$20,000inall.Iamsureyouwould
notlikemetoputthisintoanyoneelse''shands,ifyousee
whatImean.
Ihopetohearfromyousoon,
Yours,N.G.Sinistri.
Section19.2ADialogue.
EMPLOYMENTAGENCYINTERVIEWER:CanIhelp
you,sir?
JOHN:Yes,I''mlookingforajob.
INTERVIEWER:Isee.Dositdown,won''tyou?
INTERVIEWER:Now,whatkindofajobareyoulooking
for?
JOHN:Doesitmatter?
INTERVIEWER:Wetrytofindtherightjobfor
everybody,yousee.Now,areyouemployedorunemployed
atthemoment?
JOHN:Unemployed.
INTERVIEWER:Andwhatwasyourlastjob?
JOHN:Iworkedasanattendantinagasstation.
INTERVIEWER:Howlongdidyouworkthere,please?
JOHN:Fortwoandahalfdays.
INTERVIEWER:Oh!Isthatall?AndmayIaskwhy?
JOHN:Igotsacked.
INTERVIEWER:Oh!Isee.Well,let''sseewhatwecan
findforyou.
INTERVIEWER:Ah,thisisaverynicejob!Justrightfor
you,Ithink.I''lljusthavetoaskyouacoupleofquestions.
INTERVIEWER:Firstly,doyouhaveadriver’slicence?
JOHN:Yes.
INTERVIEWER:CanIhavealookatit,please?
JOHN:Hereyouare.
INTERVIEWER:Thankyou.Secondly,haveyouever
beeninprison?
JOHN:No,Ihaven''t.Why?
INTERVIEWER:Excellent!You''rejusttherightmanfor
thejob.
JOHN:Whatjob?
INTERVIEWER:I''llgiveyoutheaddress:GlobalCar
Parks,233Eastway.Sayyou''vecomeforthejobas
attendant.
JOHN:Carparkattendant?
INTERVIEWER:That''sright.I''msogladtohavehelped
you.Goodbye,sir!
JOHN:Doessheexpectmetoworkinacarpark?Me,John
Berry?I''vebeenanimportantexecutive:abigmanin
plasticboxes!Ihadmyownsecretary!Whodoesthat
womanthinkIam,huh?Oh,well,Iguessit''sbetterthan
nothing.
JOHN:90cents,please!90cents,please!90cents,please!
No,sorry-45centsformotorbikes!
JOHN:Thisisevenworsethanthegasstation!
GIRLINROLLS-ROYCE:Wouldyouparkmycarfor
me,please?I''minaterriblehurry.
JOHN:Oh,yes,certainly!It’sher!ThegirlIwasthinking
about!
GIRL:I''llbeawayforacoupleofhours.Thankyouso
much!
JOHN:Hey,areyoudoinganythingtonight?Iknowa
reallynicerestaurant.Nevermind,she''llbebacksoon.
JOHN:Gee,I''veneverdrivenoneofthesebefore.Ohwell,
here''sthekey!
ANGRYDRIVER:Whatthehellareyoudoing?Openthe
barrier,willyou?
JOHN:Waitamoment-I''vegottoparkthiscarfirst!How
thehelldoesthisthingwork?
ANGRYDRIVER:What’sgoingon?Comehere!etc.
JOHN:Look,I''msorryaboutthat!Anyonecanmakea
mistake!Won''tyougivemeanotherchance,please?I
know,I’llcleanyourcars.Wouldyoulikethat?I''lldoitfor
nothing!I''llemptyyourashtrays,I’llcleanyourcarpets….
MARTIN:Now,Iwrotetoyoulastweek.Didyougetmy
letter?
MARTIN’SCUSTOMER:Yesthankyou,MrBlack.
MARTIN:Andhaveyouthoughtwhichkindofcomputer
you''regoingtoget?
CUSTOMER:Well,it''srealkindofyouMr.Black,but,
youknow,IthinkIcandowithoutacomputer.Yousee,I
onlyhaveasmallstore.Ijustsellfruitandvegetables,you
know.
MARTIN:Thenyoucertainlycan''tdowithoutacomputer.
Yourcustomersexpectit.Thesedaysifyouhaven''tgota
computer,peoplethinkyou''reold-fashioned.Theythink
youjustdon''ttry.Acomputer’snotaluxurythesedays.So
whencanIcomeoverandseeyou?
CUSTOMER:ButIdon''tthinkIcanaffordacomputer.
MARTIN:Oh,don''tworryaboutthat.They''recheaperthan
youthink.So,whataboutnextWednesdayatthree?
CUSTOMER:OK,but-
MARTIN:Bye-byefornow!
MARTIN:Stupidoldidiot!Don''tyougetfedupwithall
theselittleguys,Jim?“Idon''tthinkIcanafforda
computer”.
JIM:Idon''tknow,Martin.Littlefish,bigfish;whenyou''re
hungryanyfishisbetterthannone.Anyway,it''stentosix.
I''mgoingtothebar.Doyoufeellikeadrink?
MARTIN:No,thanks.I''mgoingoutwithagirlfromour
LosAngelesofficewho''soverhereforaweek.Hernameis
Jolene;she''sreallysomething!
JIM:Veryniceforyou,Martin!Don''tworktoohard,eh?
Well,seeyouinthemorning!
MARTIN:HeyJim,myheadiskillingme!Youhaven''tgot
afewaspirinsorsomething,haveyou?
JIM:Gotaheadache,haveyou?Sorry,can''thelpyou.
HEADWAITER:Here''syourtable,“sir”.
MARTIN:Thankyou.Whataboutalittlechampagne,
Jolene?
JOLENE:Why,Ilovechampagne,MrBlack!
MARTIN:Ohyoumustn''tcallmeMrBlack!Martin''smy
name.
JOLENE:OK,Martin!
MARTIN:Hey,you!Abottleofchampagne,please!
MARTIN:So,whatdoyouthinkofWashdon,Jolene?
Haveyoueverbeenherebefore?
JOLENE:No,Iguessnot.I''vebeentoMexico,butI''ve
neverbeentoWashdon.
MARTIN:Well,howdoyoufindit?
JOLENE:Wow!Ihaven''treallythoughtaboutit,you
know.
HEADWAITER:Here''syourchampagne,“sir”.
JOLENE:Onlyalittleforme,please.Idon''twanttoget
drunk!
MARTIN:Oh,youdon''twanttoworryaboutthat!Well,
cheers,Jolene!
JOLENE:Cheers,Martin!
MARTIN:MaybeIcanshowyouaroundWashdon?I''ve
gotagreatnewcar-youknowthenewBMWs?-and-
aaaagh!
JOLENE:What''sthematter,areyoualright?
MARTIN:No!Ithinkit''smyheart.I''vegotaterriblepain
here!Aaagh!
JOLENE:OhmyGod,whatamIgoingtodo?
MARTIN:Getmeadoctor!Comeon,dosomething!
JOLENE:Oh,right!
JOLENE:Nowdon''tgoaway,willyou?
Section19.3ADialogue.
ROWLAND:I''mstandinghereatapetrolstationonthe
mainSouthCoastroadbetweenBrightonandEastbourne,in
thecountyofSussex.It''saverybusyroadandsomanycars
stopheretofillupwithpetrol.Let''stalktoafewofthe
customers.
ROWLAND:Let''sstartoffbytalkingtoyou,sir.Um,how
muchmotoringdoyoudoayear?
MAN:Um,notverymuch.Justgoingtoandfrowork
really.
ROWLAND:Doyouhavemorethanonecarinyour
family?
MAN:Ah,yesmywife''sgotacaraswell.Yeah.
ROWLAND:Sodoyoufindmotoringexpensive?
MAN:Um,Isupposeitisprettyexpensivereally.Yeah.
ButthereagainIsupposeifyouwentbytrainum,you
know,that''sprobablyabitmoreactually.It''dworkout
more.
ROWLAND:Doyouthinkthatweoughttobeencouraged
tousepublictransportmore?Perhapsmakeitcheaper?
MAN:Ohverymuchsoactually.Yeah.ImeanI''mvery
muchinfavourofsubsidisedpublictransport.
MAN:Imean,Ithinkreallyitwouldbebettertokeepthe
carsofftheroadaltogether.
ROWLAND:Thankyou,verymuchindeed.
MAN:Okay.Thankyou.
ROWLAND:Right.
ROWLAND:Andhere''saladyfillingupherNissancar.
Whatdoyoulikeaboutthiscar?
NISSAN:Um,it''seasytodrive.It''seconomical.Easyto
parkbecauseit''ssmallandit''sgotquitegoodperformance.
ROWLAND:Whataboutthedrivingontheroad?Whatdo
youthinkofthestandardsofdriverthatyoumeet?
NISSAN:Um,IactuallyonlypassedmytestlastThursday
soIdon''treallythink...
ROWLAND:Congratulations!
NISSAN:Idon''treallythinkthatI''mreadytocriticiseother
peopleyet.
ROWLAND:Thankyou.
NISSAN:Thankyou.
ROWLAND:Wellhere''sataxidriver.Sir,youmustdo
quitealotofdriving?
TAXIDRIVER:Yes.Idoindeed.
ROWLAND:Howmanymilesdoyoureckonyoucovera
week?
TAXIDRIVER:Aboutseven,eighthundredmiles.
ROWLAND:WhataretheBritishdriverslike?Arewe
gooddriversorbaddrivers?
TAXIDRIVER:Er,inanutshellabout85percentofthem
outherehavegottheIQofacarrot.Um.
TAXIDRIVER:Whatcanyousay.I''vecomeouthere
everyday,andeverydaysomebodyteachesmesomething
elsethattheycandowithamotorcarthatIwouldn''thave
saidwaspossible.
ROWLAND:Marvellous.Thankyouverymuch.
TAXIDRIVER:You''rewelcome.
ROWLAND:Safetravellingtoyou.
TAXIDRIVER:Thankyou.Bye-bye.
ROWLAND:Right.Andthepumpisrunning.Aladyhere
isfillingupher...whatisthiscar,madam?
MICRA:It''saNissanMicra.
ROWLAND:Micra.Doesitusealotofpetrol?
MICRA:No,it''sveryeconomical.That''swhyIboughtit.
ROWLAND:AndIseeyou''reusingunleadedpetrol.Isthat
animportantthingforyou?
MICRA:Yeah.Iwouldn''thaveboughtthecarifithadn''t
beenforthefactthatit''sunleaded.Thatitcantakeunleaded
petrol.
ROWLAND:Sotheenvironmentandthestateofthe
environmentissomethingthatisveryimportanttoyou?
MICRA:Yes,veryimportant.Itrytorecycleeverything.
Buyrecycledpaper.Allthatsortofthing.
ROWLAND:Therearesomanycarsontheroadsthese
days-whatdothinkcanbedonetokeepthenumberdown?
MICRA:Well,Ithinkpeopleshouldusebuses.Imean,I
feelveryguiltyaboutusingmycarbutIhadtolearnto
drivebecausethebusserviceisn''tverygood.
ROWLAND:Right.Thankyouforchattingtous.
MICRA:You''rewelcome.
ROWLAND:Thanks.
ROWLAND:Nowhere''sagentlemannotwithfourwheels
buttwo.Amotorcyclist.Thisisquiteabigmotorbike.How
powerfulisit?
MOTORCYCLIST:Um,it''sa1000cc.
ROWLAND:Howfastcanitgo?
MOTORCYCLIST:Oh,about165,170.
ROWLAND:What''sitlikebeingamotorcyclistonBritish
roads?Isit,isitdangerous?
MOTORCYCLIST:Well,Inearlygotrunovertoday
actually.Ha.JustdriventhroughWashdonandsomebody
nearlygotmeonaroundabout.
ROWLAND:Thankyoufortalkingtous.We''llletyouget
onyourway.
MOTORCYCLIST:Right.Thankyou.
ROWLAND:Nowaswearespeaking,intotheforecourtof
thepetrolstationcomesatanker.Ahugetankerwhichis
heretodeliverthefuelforthecarstofillupwithalittle
later.
ROWLAND:Andsoasthelorrystopslet''sgooverand
talktothemanwho''sbeendeliveringthepetrol.Helloto
you.
TANKERMAN:Hello.
ROWLAND:Nowyou''redrivingaverylargelorryindeed
howmuchdoesitallweigh?
TANKERMAN:Um,38tons.
ROWLAND:Andhowmuchfueldoyoucarry?
TANKERMAN:36,000litres.
ROWLAND:Howmanymilesdoyoutravelayear?
TANKERMAN:Well,Idon''tknowayear.Isupposea
week,sixorsevenhundred,Isuppose,aweek.Anaverage
week.
ROWLAND:Sowhatdoyouthinkofthestandardof
drivinginthiscountry?
TANKERMAN:Well,whenIwas,Imean,I''vebeento
GreeceandSpainandIsupposeit''sreasonableherereally.
It''sum...
ROWLAND:We''realrightarewe?
TANKERMAN:Ithinkso.Yeah.Yes.
ROWLAND:Wellthankyouverymuchforchattingtous.
TANKERMAN:Thankyou.Thankyouverymuch.
ROWLAND:Andthat''sIthinkwherewe''llendourvisit.
SofromthispetrolstationinsouthSussexinEngland,it''s
goodbye.
Section20.1ADialogue.
NURSE:Thedoctorwillseeyounow,MrBlack.Would
youcomethisway,please?
MARTIN:OK,thanks.
DOCTOR:NowMrBlack,willyoutellmewhathappened,
please?
MARTIN:Well,Iwasinthisrestaurant,whensuddenlyI
feltthisterriblepain.I''veneverknownanythinglikeit!
DOCTOR:Whereexactlywasthepain,MrBlack?
MARTIN:Itwasinmyheart,doctor.I''monly34;I''mtoo
youngtodie!What''sgoingtohappentome?
DOCTOR:Ihavetoaskyouafewmorequestions,Mr
Black,sotrytokeepcalm.Now,yousaythepainwasin
yourheart.Thatis,itwasinyourchest.
MARTIN:Oh,yes!
DOCTOR:Didyouhaveapainanywhereelse:inyour
head,oryourarms,oryourlegs?
MARTIN:Yes,I''vehadaterribleheadacheallday.
DOCTOR:Isee.
DOCTOR:TellmeMrBlack,doyousmokeatall?
MARTIN:Justafew,youknow.
DOCTOR:Howmany,exactly?
MARTIN:Only20,well,maybe30.Say,40aday.
DOCTOR:Hmm.Andhowmuchdoyouweigh,please?
MARTIN:Oh,er…say,70or80kilos.Maybe90.About.
DOCTOR:Hmm.Areyoumarried,MrBlack?
MARTIN:No,I''mnotmarried.ButIhaveplentyof
girlfriends,ifthat''swhatyoumean.
DOCTOR:No,thatwasn''twhatImeant.Doyoudomuch
exercise,MrBlack?
MARTIN:Well,youknow,I''mabusyman.Er…
sometimesIwalkupthestairsatwork-iftheelevatorisn''t
working.Butmyofficeisonlyonthe1stfloor.
DOCTOR:OK.WellMrBlack,you''vehadasmallheart
attack,andyou''reperfectlyalrightnow.Butifyoudon''t
wanttohaveanotheroneyou''llhavetochangeyourwayof
life.Nocigarettes,noalcohol,plentyofexerciseandplenty
offreshfruitandvegetables.
MARTIN:What?
DOCTOR:Tohelpyoustartyournewlife,I''msendingyou
toaclinic.Ahealthclinic.
MARTIN:Thanks.
CAB-DRIVER:Hereweare,sir.That''llbe$9.95.
MARTIN:Here''s$10.Youcankeepthechange.
CAB-DRIVER:Geethanks,sir.Yousureyoucanafford
it?
HEALTHCLINICRECEPTIONIST:WelcometoCold
ComfreyFarm.Docomein,Mr-
MARTIN:Black''sthename.MartinBlack.
RECEPTIONIST:Ihopeyouhadapleasantjourney.I''ll
showyoutoyourroomnow.Ihopeyou’regoingtoputthat
cigaretteout,MrBlack!We''renotgoingtogetbetterifwe
smokecigarettesnow,arewe?
MARTIN:No,er…Iguessnot.
RECEPTIONIST:So,let''sgouptoyourroom!It’sonthe
2ndfloor.
MARTIN:OK,thanks.
RECEPTIONIST:Youreallyaren''tveryfit,areyou,Mr
Black?
MARTIN:Whatdoyoumean?Mysuitcaseisabitheavy,
that''sall.
RECEPTIONIST:Idon''tbelieveyou!
RECEPTIONIST:Hereyouare,MrBlack!Dinner''sin
halfanhour-andyouwon''tsmokeinyourroom,willyou?
MARTIN:I''lldamnwellsmokewhenandwhereIdamn
welllike!
MARTIN:That’sbetter!
MARTIN:Whatthehellisthat?
RECEPTIONIST:Itoldyounottosmoke,didn''tI,Mr
Black!Youknowit''sbadforyourhealth.Nowputoutthat
cigaretteimmediately!
MARTIN:MyGod!Everybody''sover60!Ohwell,let’s
seewhat’sfordinner.
OLDMAN:Hereyouare,myfriend!
MARTIN:Nothanks,Iwon''thavethesalad.I''llwaitfor
themaincourse.
OLDMAN:Thisisthemaincourse!Eatup,myfriend!
Goodhealth,andlonglifetoyou!
MARTIN:What''sthatyou''redrinking?
OLDMAN:Carrotjuice,myfriend!
MARTIN:Carrotjuice?Whatuseiscarrotjuicewhenyou
feellikearealdrink,likeScotch,orvodka?
OLDMAN:Letmetellyou,myfriend,sinceIstarted
drinkingcarrotjuiceIfeellikeayoungmanagain!
MARTIN:Oh,really?
OLDMAN:Andmynewgirlfriendisonly28!Sohere''sto
carrotjuice!Cheers!
MARTIN:Cheers!Maybethereissomethinginitafterall.
RECEPTIONIST:You''vealreadyrunaroundthepark27
timestoday,MrBlack.Haven''tyoudoneenoughyet?
Dinner''sready!
MARTIN:OK,thanks.Hey,areyoudoinganythingafter
dinner?
RECEPTIONIST:No,nothingspecial.Why?
MARTIN:Howwouldyouliketocomeuptomyroomfor
aglassofcarrotjuice?
RECEPTIONIST:Oh,MrBlack!
ANNIE:HowmuchlongerisDavidgoingtobe?He''s
twentyminuteslatealready.
HUGO:Iexpecthe''llbeheresoon.
ANNIE:Isupposehe’llbewiththatawfulMexicangirl.I
reallydon''tknowwhyhegoesoutwithher.
HUGO:Herfather''sveryrich,youknow.Hemademillions
ofdollarsintheoilbusiness,andnowhe''sthePresidentofa
largebank.
ANNIE:Oh,Isee!
HUGO:That''llbethemnow
DAVID:Hello,Dad;sorrywe''relate.You''vemetJuanita,
haven''tyou?
HUGO:Yes,ofcourse.Nicetoseeyou,Juanita.Howare
you?
JUANITA:Verywellthankyou,MrPeters.
HUGO:Well,let’sgooutnow.I''vebookedatableforhalf
pasteight.
JUANITA:Wherearewegoing?
DAVID:We''regoingto“DaRenzo”,aren''twe,Dad?
HUGO:That''sright,it''salittleItalianplaceIknow.
Nothingspecial,butquitepleasant.
HUGO:PerhapsyouandJuanitawouldliketositinthe
back,andAnniecansitinthefront.
JUANITA:Ihopeyouaren''tgoingtoeatalotofspaghetti,
David.
DAVID:Oh,Iquitelikespaghetti,actually.
JUANITA:Idon''twantyoutogetanyfatter.You''requite
fatenoughalready.
ANNIE:Idon’tthinkDavid’sfat;he''squitethin!
JUANITA:Well,Ithinkhe''stoofat!
HUGO:Let''stalkaboutsomethingelse,shallwe?Haveyou
toldDavidaboutyournewjobyet,Annie?
ANNIE:No,notyet.I’vejuststartedworkingforthis
Frenchcompany….
Section20.1FDialogue.
MARTIN:
DearColleagues,
I''madifferentmansinceIcametothisplace.Whenyousee
meagainyouwon''tbelievehowmuchI''vechanged.Itwas
dammedhardatthestart,Icantellyou.Nowhisky,no
poker,nocigarettes,andnothingbutsaladstoeat.
ButI''mstrong,andItookitlikeaman.SoonIstartedto
likerunninganddrinkingcarrot-juice;nowIcanrun15
mileswithoutstopping!Ifeellikeanewmanalready:the
girlswon’tknowwhat’shitthemwhentheymeetthenew
MartinBlack!
Sohowareyou,mydearfriends?Icanjustseeyouallnow:
sittingatyourdesks,smokingtoomuch,worryingtoo
much,andgoingtothebarafterworktodrinktoomuch.
You''llalldiebeforeyou''re40,andI''lljustgoonandon,
drinkingmycarrotjuiceandlaughingatyou.
Bestwishes,
Martin.
Section20.2ADialogue.
DAVID:Canyoupassthebread,please,Annie?Andthe
butter?
JUANITA:Whatdidyousay,David?
DAVID:Ijustwantedabitofbreadandbutter,that''sall.It
doesn''tmatter.
JUANITA:Doyouknowhowmanycaloriesthereareina
pieceofbreadandbutter?
HUGO:Doyouthinkwecanorderfirst,andtalkaboutthis
later?ExcusemeRenzo,mayweorder,please?
RENZO:Yes,ofcourse.Whatwouldyoulike,Miss
Peters?
ANNIE:I''llstartwithonionsoupplease.AndthenI''llhave
roastchicken.
RENZO:Anyvegetables?
ANNIE:Yes,I''llhavepeasandpotatoesplease:boiled
potatoes.
RENZO:Thankyou.Andwhataboutyou,madam?
JUANITA:I''llhavepatétostartwithplease,andthenroast
beef,withagreensalad.
RENZO:Andwhataboutyou,MrPeters?
HUGO:I''llhavepaté,please,andthenasteakwithamixed
salad.
RENZO:Howwouldyoulikeyoursteakcooked,Mr
Peters?Rare,mediumorwelldone?
HUGO:Rare,please.
RENZO:Rare.Andwhatwillyouhave,sir?
DAVID:I''llhaveabitofpatéaswell,please,and-
JUANITA:No,youwon''t!
DAVID:Sorry,dear.
JUANITA:You''renothavinganypate,David!Howmany
timesdoIhavetotellyou?You''reoverweight!
DAVID:Yeah,IguessIamabitoverweight.
JUANITA:Youmustloseweight,David.It’simportant!
ANNIE:What''sitgottodowithyou,Juanita?
JUANITA:Whatdidyousay?
ANNIE:Whycan''tyouleavepoorDavidalone!Lethimeat
whathelikes.
JUANITA:Howdareyou!
DAVID:It’sOK,Juanita;she''sonlyjoking!Let’skeep
calm.
RENZO:Perhapsyouwouldliketostartwithagrapefruit,
sir?
DAVID:Gee,yes,that''sagreatidea!
JUANITA:Withoutsugar!
RENZO:Andforyourmaincourse,sir?
DAVID:FormymaincourseI’llhaveasteakandsome
spinach.No,makethatjustspinach…
ANNIE:Thischickenisverygood.How''syoursteak,Dad?
HUGO:It''sOK,butit’sabittoowelldone.How''syour
spinach,David?
DAVID:Oh,it''sverynice!I''mgladIdidn''thaveanything
else.
ANNIE:Dad,isn''tthatSusanTempleoverthere,withthat
manwholookslikeapoliceman?
HUGO:Oh,no,it''snotpossible!
ANNIE:Whatisit,Dad?
HUGO:It''sthatdamnedHarryCarteragain!He''s
everywhere,thatman!
HUGO:Listen,Idon''tthinkhe''sseenmeyet.CanIchange
placeswithyou,David?
DAVID:Alright,Dad.
ANNIE:ThinkingaboutSusanTemple,didn''therhusband
gotoprison?
HUGO:That''sright,Ithinkhedid.
ANNIE:Whatwasitfor?
HUGO:Somethingtodowithdrugs,Ithink.Terrible
business!
HARRY:Idon''tbelieveit!
SUSAN:Whatisit,dear?
HARRY:Don’tlooknow,butthat’sHugoPetersover
there!
SUSAN:Oh,really?Shallwegooverandsayhellotohim?
HARRY:No,certainlynot!
HARRY:Look,Idon''thimtoseeme.CanIchangeplaces
withyou?
SUSAN:Ifyoulike.
RENZO:Who''shavingthehamandmelon,please?
SUSAN:That''sforme.
HARRY:Andtheprawncocktail''sforme.
HARRY:Mmmh!Imustsay,theseprawnsaredelicious!
Youknow,thisisaverygoodplace,Susan.Wheredidyou
hearaboutit?
SUSAN:ItwasoneofRoger''sfavoriterestaurants.Before-
he-went-to-prison!
HARRY:Ohno,pleasedon''tstartthatagain,Susan!
Roger''sbeeninprisonforalmost6monthsnow;can''tyou
forgetabouthim?
SUSAN:He''sstillmyhusband,Harry,evenifheisin
prison!HowcanIpossiblyforgetabouthim?
HARRY:Calmdown,please!Everybody’slookingatus!
HARRY:WhatisitaboutRoger?WhatdidhehavethatI
haven''tgot?Anyway,he''llbeinprisonforanothereight
years,sothat''sthat.Ikeeptellingyou,you''llhavetodivorce
him.
HARRY:Comeondear,eatupyourham.What''sitlike?
SUSAN:It''salright.PoorRoger!
HARRY:I’vesaiditalready,buttheseprawnsarereally
delicious….
ROGER:Thissoupisdisgusting!
PSYCHOPRISONER:Whatdoyouexpect,mate?This
isn''ttheRitz!
ROGER:Howdotheyexpectustoeatthisrubbish?It''snot
goodenoughforadog!
PRISONER:Iknowwhatyoumean.Still-
ROGER:Listen,I’mgoingtotellyousomething.The
wardenget$5perdayperprisonerforourfood.Andthisis
whathegivesustoeat!
PRISONER:Doyoumean-
ROGER:Exactly.Hekeepsthechange.He’sgottobea
veryrichmanbynow-thankstous!
PRISONER:Ineverknewthat!
ROGER:Passiton.Didyouknowthatthewardengets$5
perday….
PRISONER:Didyouknowthatthewardengets$5per
day….
PSYCHOPRISONER:We''renoteatingthisrubbish!
SECONDPRISONER:No,we’renot!Noway!
ROGER:Now''smychance!
PRISONGUARD:Heyyou,whereareyougoing?
2NDPRISONGUARD:Hey,whatdoyouthinkyou’re
doing?Stop!
ROGER:I''lljustgethiskeys.There''sthegate!
ROGER:They''reaftermealready!Here''sthefrontgate!
ROGER:Theroad''sonlyafewhundredyardsaway;Ithink
Icanmakeit!
ROGER:Stop,please!Stop,damnyou!
ROGER:ThankGodforthat!
DRIVER:I''mgoingtoWashdon,ifthat''sanyusetoyou.
ROGER:That’lldofine!
ROGER:Comeon,let''sgo,forGod’ssake!
DRIVER:Haveyoucomefar?Ialwaysliketotakehitchhikers,
youknow.Igetabitlonely,sortof,drivingaround
allthetime.SoIliketohavesomeonetotalkto.Ohwell,
ifyoudon''twanttotalk,I''llputontheradio!
RADIOANNOUNCER:Hereisanurgentmessagefor
anyonedrivingnearDartbridge.Aprisonerhasescaped
fromDartbridgePrison.Heis1meter88tall,hasblonde
hairandisverydangerous.Ifyouseethisman,donottalk
tohimortrytostophim,butcallthepoliceimmediately.
DRIVER:Well,well,whatdoyouknow?Aprisoner''s
escaped.OhmyGod!It’syou!
ROGER:Justdrive,willyou!LookoutHugo,andSusan,
andtherestofyou!HereIcome!
Section20.2FDialogue.
SUSAN:
Apartment8,21CambridgeSquare,45213Washdon
29thJanuary
DearRoger,
Iknowthisisgoingtohurtyoualot,butI''vethoughtabout
itverycarefully,andI''msureI''mdoingtherightthing.I
wantadivorce,Roger;I''vemetanotherman.Perhapshe
isn''tmuchofaCasanova,buthe''smuchkindertomethan
youeverwere.Idon''twanttohurtyouevenmore,soI
won''ttellyouwhoheis.
Lifeinprisonmustbeveryhard;Ihopeyoucanseeitasa
chancetochange,Roger.Whenyoucomeoutyou''llbefree
tostartanewlife;Ihopeyoufindanotherwomanwho''llbe
truetoyou,likeI''vebeen.
Iwon''tcomeandseeyouagain,Roger,there''snouseinit,
sothisletterismygoodbyetoyou.You''llhearfrommy
lawyersinacoupleofweeks.
Bestrong,andtrytounderstand,
Susan.
Section20.3ADialogue.
ROWLAND:I''mnowonthefootballpitchwhereasevena-
sidegamehasjustfinished.
ROWLAND:DaveHardinghasbeenplayingfootball.
Dave,whatdoyoulikeaboutthegame?
DAVE:Themainaspectsareforustocomeuphere,enjoy
ourselves.Andwecanmeetupafterwardsandhaveadrink
andthatsortofthing.
ROWLAND:Whataboutwinningorlosingdoesitmatter
which?
DAVE:No,thatisn''tthemainreasonweplay.Imeanit''s
alwayslovelytowin.Butthemainreasonwecomehereis,
asIsay,justtoenjoyourselves.It''snottheendoftheworld
ifyoulose.
ROWLAND:Andhowoftendoyouplayaweek?
DAVE:Weonlyplayonceaweek.WeplayonThursdays.
ROWLAND:Whataboutkeepingfit,isfootballagood
wayofkeepingyourbodyintrim?
DAVE:Itmustbe.IhavenoticedifImissoneweek,for
whateverreason,thefollowingweekIachethenextday.IfI
playeveryweekIdon''tachesoitmusthelpkeepyoufit.
ROWLAND:Doyouthinkyouaregettingbetterasyou
playmore?
DAVE:I''mprobablynotgettinganybetterbecauseI''m
gettingolder.
ROWLAND:AndhowoldareyouDave?
DAVE:I''m29goingon30.
ROWLAND:StillanyambitionstoplayforEngland
perhaps?
DAVE:I''msurprisedIhaven''tbeenpicked,actually.But
no,Idon''thaveanyaspirationstoplayforEngland.Ithink
I''mabitoldnow.
ROWLAND:I''venowcometoasmallhallwherefencing
isbeingtaughtandI''mtalkingtoPaulineFairley.
ROWLAND:Isitasdangerousasitlooks?
PAULINE:No,Imeanyoumightgetacoupleofbruises
butnothingbad.
ROWLAND:Nowifyoudon''tmindmesayingsoyou
don''thavetorunaroundalotwhilefencing,sodoyoukeep
fitwhiledoingthisparticularsport?
PAULINE:Yeah,youdoalot,youdon''tmoveveryfarbut
youdomoveaboutalot.
ROWLAND:Fencinghasbeencalledabrainsportwhere
youhavetothinkverymuchwhatyou''redoing.Doyousee
itasthat?
PAULINE:Youdohavetothinkaboutit.Toworkout
whichmovesyouwanttodobecauseifyoujustgointhere
attackingallthetime,it''snogood.Youhavetothinkabout
whatyou''redoing.
ROWLAND:Howlonghaveyoubeenfencing?
PAULINE:Er,twoandahalfyears.
ROWLAND:Andhaveyouseenyourselfimproveasthe
timehasgoneon?
PAULINE:Yeah,definitely.
ROWLAND:Andwouldyouliketotakefencingfurther?
Perhapstakepartinmorecompetitions?
PAULINE:Yeah.Imean,Igotocompetitionsnowand
they''rereallygood.SoI''dliketodolotsofthem,yeah.
ROWLAND:Badminton''sthenameofthegameandI''ve
cometothemainhallwherethegame''sbeingplayedbylots
ofpeopleandtwoofthosepeopleareLaurieandMaria.
ROWLAND:Laurie-howlonghaveyoubeenplaying?
LAURIE:SinceIwas21,andI''mnow62.
ROWLAND:Sohowoftendoyouplaybadminton?
LAURIE:Well,Iplayittwiceaweek.
ROWLAND:Isbadmintonasportforpeopleofallages?
LAURIE:Definitely,positively.
ROWLAND:Maria,howdidyoufirstgetinterestedin
badminton?
MARIA:IgotinterestedwhenIwasabout28yearsofage
andI''vebeenplayingforover20yearsnow.
ROWLAND:Isbadmintonaneasygametolearn?
MARIA:Well,ifyouhaveplayedwitharaquetbefore.
Likeifyou''reatennisplayerthenit''seasiertolearnbutI
thinkifyoustartfromayoungage,yes.Yes.
ROWLAND:Itlooksveryenergetic-doyouhavetobe
veryfit?
MARIA:Wellitdependsonthestandardofthegame.I
meanitdependswhoyou''replayingwith.Ifyouplaywith
somegoodplayersyoudohavetokeepfit,andyouhave
Tobeveryquick.
ROWLAND:Doyouplaytokeepfitortohaveabitof
fun?
LAURIE:Nojustforrelaxation,recreationandenjoyment.
Igetagreatdealofpleasureoutofplayingbadminton.
ROWLAND:Sothekeepingfitgoeswithplayingthe
game,doesit?It''spartofit?
LAURIE:Yes.I,perhaps,amsomewhatfortunateinthat
I''mreasonablyfitandalwayshavebeen.
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