Part B
Dialogue 《What Time Do You Leave for Work? 》
Larry： What time do you usually leave for work, Carol? Carol：A quarter past eight.
Larry： Do you take the subway or bus? Carol：I usually catch the 8:30 bus.
Larry： Oh, you start work at 9:30? Carol：Right.
Larry： What time do you have your coffee break in the morning?
Carol： Oh, usually around 10:45.
Larry： Hmm. Do they give you an hour for lunch?
Carol： Sure.
Larry： What time will you be at lunch?
Carol： Between 12:00 and 1:00.
Larry： What time do you finish work?
Carol： At 5:30.
Larry： Can you join me for dinner? I can pick you up after work.
Carol： But I have to meet my sister Jane at the airport in the afternoon.
Larry： When id the arrival time?
Carol： It’s scheduled 6:30.
Larry： Then I’ll pick you up first at about 5:35 and then drive you to the airport to meet you sister at about 6:20.
Carol： You’re so nice, Larry. Thank you very much. I’ll be down at the front gate after work. I may be five minutes late. Is that OK?
Larry： No problem. Let’s go to a Chinese restaurant this time for a change.
Carol： That’s great.
PASSAGE 《I’ve Come to the Wrong Place》
It is often difficult these days to find someone to come and fix your television set,or your washing machine, or any other household appliance if it breaks. Everybody wants to sell you new products, but nobody wants to fix them when they stop working.
One day Mrs Harris discovered that her bathroom faucet wad leaking, so she phoned her plumber. Three days later, he arrived.
‘Well, you’ve finally arrived!’ she said to the plumber. ‘ I calle dyou three days ago.’
The plumber was not at all disturbed by this. He simply took a piece of paper out of his pocket and looked at it. ‘Three days ago?’ he said. ‘That was 21st,
Wasn’t it? Well, I’m sorry but I’ve come to the wrong place. I was looking for Mrs Smith’s house, not yours. She phoned me on the 20th.’ |