Lesson 89  For sale   NIGEL：Good afternoon. I believe that this house is for sale. IAN:   That’s right. NIGEL：May I have a look at it, please? IAN:   Yes, of course. Come in. NIGEL：How long have you lived here? IAN:   I’ve lived here for twenty years. NIGEL：Twenty years! That’s a long time. IAN:   Yes, I’ve been here since 1976. NIGEL：Then why do you want to sell it? IAN:   Because I’ve just retired. I want to buy a small house in the country. NIGEL：How much does this house cost? IAN:   $68,500. NIGEL：That’s a lot of money! IAN: It’s worth every penny of it. NIGEL：Well, I like the house， but I can’t decide yet. My wife must see it first. IAN:   Women always have the last word.   Lesson 101  A card from Jimmy GRANDMOTHER: Read Jimmy’s card to me please, Penny. PENNY: ‘I have just arrived in Scotland and I’m staying at a Youth Hostel.’ GRANDMOTHER: Eh? PENNY: He says he’s just arrived in Scotland. He says he’s staying at a Youth Hostel.You know he’s a member of the Y.H.A. GRANDMOTHER: The what? PENNY: The Y.H.A., Mum. The Youth Hostels Association. GRANDMOTHER: What else does he say? PENNY: ‘I’ll write a letter soon. I hope you are all well.’ GRANDMOTHER: What? Speak up, Penny. I’m afraid I can’t hear you. PENNY: He says he’ll write a letter soon. He hopes we are all well. ‘Love, Jimmy.’ GRANDMOTHER: Is that all? He doesn’t say very much, does he? PENNY: He can’t write very much on a card, Mum.   Lesson 103 The French test GARY: How was the exam, Richard? RICHARD: Not too bad. I think I passed in English and Mathematics. The questions were very easy. How about you, Gary? GARY: The English and Maths papers weren’t easy enough for me. I hope I haven’t failed. RICHARD: I think I failed the French paper. I could answer sixteen of the questions. They were very easy. But I couldn’t answer the rest. They were too difficult for me. GARY: French test are awful, aren’t they? RICHARD: I hate them. I’m sure I’ve got a low mark. GARY: Oh, cheer up! Perhaps we didn’t do too badly. The guy next to me wrote his name at the top of the paper. RICHARD: Yes? GARY: Then he sat there and looked at it for three hours! He didn’t write a word!   Lesson 107 It’s too small Assistant:  Do you like this dress, madam? Lady: I like the colour very much. It’s a lovely dress, but it’s too small for me. Assistant: What about this one? It’s a lovely dress. It’s very smart. Short skirts are in fashion now. Would you like to try it? Lady:   All right. Lady:   I’m afraid this green dress is too small for me as well. It’s smaller than the blue one. Lady:   I don’t like the colour either. It doesn’t suit me at all. I think the blue dress is prettier. Lady:   Could you show me another blue dress? I want a dress like that one, but it must be my size. Assistant: I’m afraid I haven’t got a larger dress. This is the largest dress in the shop.    Lesson 109 A good idea CHARLOTTE: Shall I make some coffee, Jane? Jane: That’s a good idea, Charlotte. CHARLOTTE: It’s ready. Do you want any milk? Jane: Just a little please. CHARLOTTE: What about some sugar? Two teaspoonfuls? Jane: No, less than that. One and a half teaspoonfuls please. That’s enough for me. Jane:      That was very nice. CHARLOTTE:     Would you like some more? Jane:      Yes, please. Jane:      I’d like a cigarette, too. May I have one? CHARLOTTE:     Of course. I think there are a few in that box. Jane:      I’m afraid it’s empty. CHARLOTTE:     What a pity!（真遗憾） Jane:      It doesn’t matter. CHARLOTTE:     Have a biscuit instead. Eat more and smoke less! Jane:      That’s very good advice!    Lesson 113 small change   Conductor: Fares please! Man: Trafalgar Square, please. Conductor: I’m sorry, sir. I can’t change a ten- pound note. Haven’t you got any small change? Man: I’ve got no small change, I’m afraid. Conductor:  I’ll ask some of the passengers. Conductor:    Have you any small change, sir? 1st Passenger: I’m sorry. I’ve got none. 2ndPassenger:  I haven’t got any either. Conductor: Can you change this ten- pound note, madam? 3rd Passenger:  I’m afraid I can’t. 4th Passenger:  Neither can I. Conductor: I’m very sorry, sir. You must get off the bus. None of our passengers can change this note. They’re all millionaires! Two Tramps: Except us。 1st Tramp:    I’ve got some small change. 2nd Tramp:    So have I.   Lesson 117 Tommy’s breakfast When my husband was going into the dining room this morning , he dropped some coins on the floor. There were coins everywhere. We looked for them, but we could not find them all. While we were having breakfast, our little boy, Tommy, found two small coins on the floor. He put them both into his mouth. We both tried to get the coins, but it was too late. Tommy had already swallowed them! Later that morning, when I was doing the housework, my husband phoned me from the office. “How’s Tommy?” he asked. “I don’t know,” I answered, “Tommy’s been to the toilet three times this morning, but I haven’t had any change yet!”   Lesson 123 A trip to Australia MIKE: Look, Scott. This is a photograph I took during my trip to Australia. SCOTT: Let me see it, Mike. SCOTT: This is a good photograph. Who are these people? MIKE: They’re people I met during the trip. MIKE: That’s the ship we traveled on. SCOTT: What a beautiful ship! SCOTT: Who’s this? MIKE:  That’s the man I told you about. Remember? SCOTT: Ah yes. The one who offered you a job in Australia. MIKE:  That’s right. SCOTT: Who’s this? MIKE:   Guess! SCOTT:  It’s not you, is it? MIKE:   That’s right. MIKE:   I grew a beard during the trip, but I shaved it off when I came home. SCOTT:  Why did you shave it off? MIKE:   My wife didn’t like it!      Lesson 129　Seventy miles an hour ANN： Look， Gary！That policeman’s waving to you. He wants you to stop. POLICEMAN： Where do you think you are？On a race track？You must have been driving at seventy miles an hour. GARY： I can’t have been. POLICEMAN： I was doing eighty when I overtook you. POLICEMAN： Didn’t you see the speed limit？ GARY： I’m afraid I didn’t， officer. I must have been dreaming. ANN：He wasn’t dreaming， officer. I was telling him to drive slowly. GARY： That’s why I didn’t see the sign. POLICEMAN： Let me see your driving licence. POLICEMAN： I won’t charge you this time. But you’d better not do it again！ GARY： Thank you. I’ll certainly be more careful. ANN： I told you to drive slowly，Gary. GARY： You always tell me to drive slowly， darling. ANN： Well， next time you’d better take my advice！   Lesson 139 Is that you, John? GRAHAM TURNER:   Is that you, John? JOHN SMITH:  Yes, speaking. GRAHAM TURNER:   Tell Mary we shall be late for dinner this evening. JOHN SMITH:  I’m afraid I don’t understand. GRAHAM TURNER:  Hasn’t Mary told you? She invited Charlotte and me to dinner this evening. I said I would be at your house at six o’clock, but the boss wants me to do some extra work. I’ll have to stay at the office. I don’t know when I’ll finish. Oh, and by the way, my wife wants to know if Mary needs any help. JOHN SMITH:  I don’t know what you’re talking about. GRAHAM TURNER: That is John Smith, isn’t it? JOHN SMITH:  Yes, I’m John Smith. GRAHAM TURNER:  You are John Smith, the engineer, aren’t you? JOHN SMITH:  That’s right. GRAHAM TURNER:  You work for the Overseas Engineering Company, don’t you? JOHN SMITH:  No, I don’t. I’m John Smith the telephone engineer and I’m repairing your telephone line.