华尔街英语初级

Section04Dialogue

JOHN:Morning,darling!

COMPUTERSECRETARY:Lateagain!Whyareyoualwayslate?

JOHN:Gee,what'sthematterwithyou?Arethereanymessagesforme?

COMPUTER:Messagesforyou?Ofcoursenot!Whowantstospeaktoyou?

JOHN:Hey,don'ttalktomelikethat!OrI'llturnyouoff!

COMPUTER:Youcan'tturnmeoff!Youneedme!

JOHN:Comeon,answerthephone!Well,comeon!

COMPUTER:Oh,alright!

COMPUTER:Hello!I'mJohnBerry'ssecretary,I'mafraid.CanIhelpyou?

ANNIE:TdliketospeaktoMrBerry,please.

COMPUTER:Doyou?That'sverystrange!Whydoyouwanttospeaktohim?

JOHN:Here,givemethatphone!

JOHN:Hi,JohnBerryhere.WhatcanIdoforyou?

ANNIE:Oh,helloJohn.Howareyou?

JOHN:Gosh,isthatAnnie?Hey,I'mfine,thanks.Wouldyouliketocometoarestaurantwith

me?Iknowaverygoodone.

ANNIE:No,waitamoment,John.I'mringingaboutwork.Youworkforamultinationalcompany,

don'tyou?Perhapsyourcompanyneedsinterpreters.Doyouthinkyoucanhelpme?

JOHN:Youwanttoworkformycompany?Wellsure,Icancertainlyhelpyou,Annie.

JOHN:Iknow.Whydon'tyoucometomyofficeafterwork0Wecangoforadrink,andthenwe

cangotoarestaurant,andthenperhaps-

ANNIE:No,er...don'tdoanythingspecial,John.Whydon'twejusthaveaquickdrink?

JOHN:OK,Tilgiveyoumyofficeaddress?It's3932IndustrialHighway,WashingtonWest18.

ANNIE:Oh,soyourofficeisn'tindowntownWashington?

JOHN:No,no.Sorry.

ANNIE;Well,nevermind.Seeyouabout6:00,OK?

JOHN:Gee,I'mhavingadrinkwithAnnie!Great!Hey,ImustcallMartinBlack.

JOHN:WillyougetmeMartinBlackatECS,please?

COMPUTER:No,Iwon't!

JOHN:Youwon't?Alright,Idon'tneedyounow.I'llturnyouoff!

COMPUTER:No,please!Turnmeonagain!Turnmeonagain!Turnmeon...

ECSRECEPTIONIST:ElectronicControl&Security.Tracyspeaking.HowcanIhelpyou?

JOHN:I'dliketospeaktoMartinBlack,please.

RECEPTIONIST:Whichdepartmentishein?

JOHN:Idon'tknow.Er...thesalesdepartment,Ithink.

RECEPTIONIST；Waitamonent,please!

MARTIN:Hello.MartinBlackspeaking.

JOHN:Hi!ThisisJohnBerry.

MARTIN:Sorry?Idon'trememberyourname,Mr...Very.Whichcompanyareyoufrom?

JOHN:No,thisisJohnBerr\-fromPlasticBox.

MARTIN:Ohyes,ofcourse!Howareyou,John?Nicetotalktoyou!Areyouhappywithyour

newsecretary?

JOHN:No,that'sthereasonI'mcalling.There'ssomethingwrongwithit.Canyoucomeandtake

alook?

MARTIN:Ohdamn!Notanotherone!

JOHN:Sorry?

MARTIN:Oh,nothing!Waitamomentplease,John.

MARTIN:Jim.Anotheroneoftheseelectronicsecretariesisoutoforder!Canyougoandtakea

look?

JIM:Isthecustomeroneofyours,Martin?

MARTIN:Well,yes.

JIM:Thenyoucango!

MARTIN:Oh,damn!Stupidman!

MARTIN:Yes,John,I'llbehappytocomearound.Seeyoulater!

Section05Dialogue

MARTIN:Hello,John.Nicetoseeyouagain!So,there'ssomethingwrongwithyoursecretary.

Letmesee:whichmodeldoyouhave?

MARTIN:Oh,youhavemodel1:theoldmodel!Iunderstandnow,ofcourse!Youneedmodel2,

John!You'reanimportantexecutive,aren'tyou?Youmusthavethenewmodel!

MARTIN:Here,thisbrochurewilltellyouallaboutit.Andhere'sthecontract.

JOHN:But...but...thismachineisonlytwomonthsold!

MARTIN:Twomonthsisalongtimeinmoderntechnology,youknow,John.

MARTIN:Here,justsignthecontracthere.You'llgetthenewmodel,andI'lltakebacktheold

one.

JOHN:But...but...

MARTIN:Justsignhere,John.

MARTIN:Great!Anotherhappycustomer!Hey,whydon'twegoandhaveadrinktogether?My

club'snearhere.

JOHN:ButI'mmeetingsomeonehereatsix-o-clock.

MARTIN:Takeiteasy,wewon'tbelong!Comeon!

MARTIN:111tellyouJohn,thisismyphilosophyaboutwomen.Lovethemandleavethem,John.

Andshowthemthatyou'retheboss!Isn'tthatright?

JOHN:Yeah.Gee,therearesomenicegirlsinhere!

MARTIN:Yes,they'realright.

MARTIN:Hey,Suzie!

SUZIE:Yes,MrBlack?

MARTIN:Suziedarling,thisismyoldfriendJohnBerry.He'slookingforagoodtime,aren'tyou,

John?

JOHN:OhI,er...gosh,Idontknow.

SUZIE:Hey,lookout!

JOHN:Sorry!It'sfivepastsix!Ihaveanappointment!Imustgo!

MARTIN:Iunderstand,John,itsOK!Hey,I'dreallyliketomeetyourladyfriend.What/sshelike?

JOHN:Well,yousee,I-

MARTIN:Willyouintroducemetoher?

JOHN:GeeMartin,Ireallythink-

MARTIN:Hey,I'lltakeyoutoyouroffice.Comeon!

ANNIE:OhhelloJohn.You'rehalfanhourlate!MyGod,it'sMartin!Whatareyoudoinghere?

ALAN:Great!Sowhydon'twegoandplayabitofgolf,andcomebacklater?

DEBORAH:Honey,willyoustoptalkingaboutgolf?Welljustgointothehouseandstartcooking

now;jambalayaneedsagoodlongtime.

ALAN:Alright!

DEBORAH:Sohere'sthekey.

DEBORAH:Itdoesn'twork.There'ssomethingwrongwiththelock.Whatisthematterwiththis

lock?

ALAN:Whichwayareyouturningthekey?

DEBORAH:Totheleft,ofcourse.

ALAN:Thentryturningittotheright.

DEBORAH:Sillyme!

DEBORAH:Hereweare.There/sthekitchen.Letsgettowork!

DEBORAH:So,yougetthefoodoutofthebags,and111lookforallthecookingutensils.Kitchen

knife,bigpan,fryingpan.....

DEBORAH:Sowhydon'tyoucutupthesausagesandthebacon,dear?

ALAN:OK.

DEBORAH:Notlikethat!Hey,youreallyhavealottolearnaboutcooking,don'tyou,honey?

ALAN:Whafsthematternow?

DEBORAH:Youwanttocutthemreallysmall,honey,likethis.

DEBORAH:See?

ALAN:Itsthephone.Areyougoingtoanswerit?

DEBORAH:Idon'tknow.

ALAN:It'sstillringing.Don'ttheyhaveanansweringmachine?Maybeyoucan'tgetanswering

machinesinBritain.Oronlyreallyreallyoldones.

DEBORAH:Maybeit'sPeterorRosie.IthinkIwillgetit.

Section07Dialogue

DEBORAH:Hello?No,thisisDeborah.Youknow,Rosie'sfriendDeborah,fromPittsburgh.Well,

therewasakeyoutsideforus.No,that'salright,really,Peter.Noproblem.Oh,Isee.Oh,that's

ashame.Yes,I'lltellher.Nevermind.Maybesomeothertime.Yeah,well,nevermind.Byefor

now!

DEBORAH:That'sashame.Peter'sstillinMadrid;hehasmeetingsallday.Sohewon'tbeback

tilltomorrow.

ALAN:Ohwell,that'sthewayitgoes.

DEBORAH:ButwellstillhaveagreattimewithRosie.Iknowyou'lljustloveher,Alan.Soback

towork!Backtothekitchen!

DEBORAH:Ah.Maybethat'sPeteragain,tosayhellbebackafterall.

DEBORAH:Hello?Yes,thisisDeborah.Justfine,Rosie,justfine.Andhowareyou?Oh,no!What,

like,allofthem?Sowhatareyougoingtodo?Nono,we'llbealright.Noproblem,Rosie,really.

MaybeKIIcallyoutomorrow?Sure,wellsee.Byefornow!

ALAN:Whowasthat?

DEBORAH:ThatwasRosie,tosaysheisnztcominghome.ShezsinLondon,andthereare,like,no

trains.They*reonstrike.Soshe'sgoingtostayinLondon,inahotelorsomething.

ALAN:Whatagreatdinnerparty!

DEBORAH:Yeah,it'sarealshame!Itsjustgoingtobethetwoofuseatingthejambalaya.Still,

nevermind.Wecanstillhaveagoodtimeanyway,can'twe,honey?

ALAN:CanItellyousomething,Deborah?

DEBORAH:Sure,honey.

ALAN:Idon'tlikejambalaya.Infact,Ihatejambalaya.Infact,I'mnotgoingtoeatthat

jambalaya.Tmgoingtotakethatjambalaya,andI'mgoingtoputitdownthetoilet.

Section08Dialogue

HEIDI:Ohzno!

DAVID:Hello,Heidi-areyouOK?Hey,it'sreallygood,thisSwissbeer.Wouldyoulikesome?

HEIDI:Lookatthisapartment!It'ssountidy!

DAVID:Ohyeah,Imusttid\it.WhatdoIdowiththisashtray?

HEIDI:Oh,giveittome,David.I'lltidytheapartment.

DAVID:OK,ifyoulike.

DAVID:Hey,er...canIturntheTVonagain?I'dliketowatch'DeborahandAlan7.

H日DI:WillyouturnthatdamnedTVoff!HowcanyoujustsittherewhenI'mdoingallthework?

HEIDI:Ihaveajob.Iworkallday,andwhenIcomehomeImustdoallthehouseworktoo!You

justsitthere,andsmokecigarettesanddrinkbeer,andyoudon'tdoanything!

What'sthematterwithyou,David?Whydon'tyoudosomething?

DAVID:Youknow,Iamlookingforajob,Heidi,butit'skindofdifficultinSwitzerland.

H日DI:Itisn'tdifficultifyoutry.Whatareyoudoingexactly,anyway?

DAVID:Well,I'mlookinginthenewspapers,forexample.

H日DI:Thisnewspaperisfromlastmonth!

HEIDI:Oh,David!What'shappeningtous?Whyareyoulikethis?Whyaren'tthingslikebefore:

likeinWashdon?

DAVID:Yes,IwashappyinWashdon.Andyouweredifferent,too.

HEIDI:Whatdoyoumean:Iwasdifferent?

DAVID:Oh,Imean,like...no,youwerethesame,ofcourse,butyouweresosweetandgentle.

HEIDI:Soyoudon'tthinkI'msweetandgentlenow?

DAVID:GeeyesHeidi,ofcourseyouare!Ofcourse!Imean,maybeit'sme.MaybeIwas

differentinWashdon.

HEIDI:No,Idon'tthinkso,David.You'rejustthesamenowasyouwerethen.

HEIDI:It'snogood,David.Wellneverbehappytogether.Whydon'tyougobacktoWashdon?

DAVID:GobacktoWashdon?But...whatwillyoudo?

HEIDI:I'llstayhere,ofcourse.Icanlivewithoutyou,David.

DAVID:Oh,Isee.Youmeanwe'refinished?

HEIDI:That'sright,David.YouunderstandEnglishverywell,don'tyou?

DAVID:Hey!Wow!

H日DI:Well,don'tyouhaveanythingtosay?

DAVID:Well,Kmafraidthereiszlike,asmallproblem.Yousee,Idon'thavemuchmoney,andI

needalot-about$500-togetaticketbacktoWashdon.

HEIDI:Isthatall?Youjustwantsomemoney?

HEIDI:Takethemoneyandgo!Getoutofmyapartment!You'reamonster!

DAVID:Excuseme;isthereaflighttoWashdonsoon?

AIRLINESALESGIRL:Yes,there'soneinanhour.Doyouhaveaticket?

DAVID:No,Idon't.I'dliketobuyone,please.

SALESGIRL:Clubortourist?

DAVID:Tourist,please.

SALESGIRL:One-wayorreturn?

DAVID:One-way,please.Idon'tneedareturnticket;Idon'tthinkI'llcomebackhere.

Section09Dialogue

JEANNETTE:SoDavid'scomingbacktoday!

FRITZ:Andwe'llhaveagoodteacheragain.Butwhere'sHeidi?Ican'tseeherhere.

JEANNETTE:Perhapsshe'slate.

JUANITA:Tellme,what'sDavidlike?

JEANNETTE:Oh,he'sverynice!You'lllikehim,Juanita.He'sverysweet!He'sacomplete

gentleman!

JUANITA:Great!

AIKO:Herehecomes!

JEANNETTE:Welcomeback.David!

AIKO:HelloDavid,nicetoseeyouagain!

HASSAN:Goodmorning,myledcher.

FRITZ:Goodmorning,David.How'syourwife?

DAVID:Sorry?

FRITZ:Imean,how'sHeidi?Isn'tshecomingbacktotheclass?

JEANNETTE:PerhapsshespeaksEnglishreallywellnow.Shehasaverygoodteacher!

DAVID:No,er...infact,Heidi'sstillinSwitzerland.

JEANNETTE:When'sshecomingtoWashdon?OrwillyougobacktoSwitzerland?

DAVID:Well,no,er....we'renottogetheranymore.It'sover.

AIKO:Oh,poorDavid!Areyouverysad?Isyourheartbreak...break...?

DAVID:Broken.Myheartisbroken.Yeah,it'sarealshame.

JEANNETTE:It'ssosadwhenonepersonisinstilllove,andtheotherpersonisn't.

AIKO:Yes,it'sverysad!

AIKO:Iknow:whydon'twehaveaparty?I'llinviteyoualltomyhouse.WecanhaveaJapanese

dinner.Whatdoyouthink?

STUDENTS:Yes,please!Greatidea!

AIKO:Canyoucometoo,Juanita?

JUANITA:Yes,Ithinkso.Thankyou,Aiko.

AIKO:Howaboutyou,Fritz?

FRITZ:Yes,thankyou.ButwhymustweeatJapanesefood?Whydon'tweeatGermanfood?

STUDENTS:Germanfoodisterrible!Horrible!

FRITZ:Alright,alright,I'msorry.Iwon'tspeakagain.

JEANNETTE:I'msureyouwII!

AIKO:Solet'smeetatmyhousetonight.I'llgiveyoutheaddress:it's389GardenAvenue,North

25.Yougetthenumber25busfrom....

Section10Dialogue

MRSWHITE:Bye-bye,girls!Haveaniceparty.Youwon'thaveanyloudmusic,willyou?

AIKO:Ohno,MrsWhite!OnlyMozart-andVivaldi,maybe.

MRSWHITE:Andnoalcoholicdrinkseither!

AIKO:No,onlyCoca-Cola.

MRSWHITE:Andofcourse,youwon'tinviteanymen?

AIKO:Ohno,certainlynot,MrsWhite!

MRSWhite:Good.

MRSWHITE:Well,Iwon'tbebacktonight.I'llstaywithmysister,Ithink.Goodbye!

MARY:Seeyouinthemorning,MrsWhite!

MARY:Whatkindofpartyisthat,withnomusic,nodrinkandnomen?

AIKO:I'mnotgoingtooneofMrsWhite'sparties!Ohwell,Imustcookdinner.

DAVID:So,you'reanewstudent?

JUANITA:That'sright.MynameisJuanita.

DAVID:Wouldyouliketodance,Juanita?

JUANITA:Yes,Iwould,thanks.

MRSWHITE:Hello,girls!

MARY:OhmyGod,it'sMrsWhite!

AIKO:I'llgoandspeaktoher,Mary!TurntheCDplayeroff,quickly!

AIKO;Hello,MrsWhite!You'rebackearly.How'syoursiste-?

MRSWHITE:Verywell,thanks.Hersoniswithher,soI'mnotstayingthere.Whatwasthat

music?Itcertainlywasn'tMozart!

AIKO:Whatmusic?

MRSWHITE:AndIcanhearmentalking!I'mgoingtotakeclookatthis'party'ofyours!

MRSWHITE:Whatisgoingonhere?

MARY:We'rehavingaparty,MrsWhite.

JEANNETTE:It'sforourEngishteacher.

MRSWHITE:Areyouateacher?

DAVID:Yes,lam.

MRSWHITE:Hm!Idon'tlikepartiesinmyhouse,andIdon'tlikemen,either!

JEANNETTE:Thisisaspeciaparty!Ourteacher'sjustbackfromSwitzerland.

AIKO:PleaseMrsWhite,justthistime!

MRSWHITE:Oh,dlrighl.BuieverybodyniubLgohomedl11o'clock.

STUDENTS:Hooray!Great!Cheers!

FRITZ:Willyouhavealittledrink,MrsWhite?

MRSWHITE:Oh,thankyou!

FRITZ:Whataboutadance?

MRSWHITE:Ah!Sure!Whynot?

Section11Dialogue

THACKER:OK,Carter.Tellmeeverythingyouknowaboutthesepeople.

HARRY:Well,sir,thisone'snameisHugoPeters.Hesayshe'sa"businessman'".Thisman's

nameisPeterMoran;Idontknowwhathedoesexactly.AndIdon'tknowthisoneatall-who

ishe?

THACKER:Waitamoment,Carter.

THACKER:Now,whowasattheairport:PetersorMoran?

HARRY:OnlyPeterswasthere.

THACKER:Didyoustophim?

HARRY:OfcourseIstoppedhim,andIlookedinhissuitcase.

THACKER:Whatwasinit?

HARRY:Nothing.

THACKER:NulliingwdbiniL?Sudidyouluukdnywliert;else?

HARRY:No,Ididn't,actually.Sorry.Excusemesir,butwhoisthatotherman?

THACKER:Heis"theboss",Carter.

HARRY:Sohewasthemanonthephone,talkingtoHugoPeters!NowIunderstand!

THACKER:Ah,youunderstandnow?That'sgood.

THACKER:Listen,Carter,you'regoingtoTrinidad.Youmustfind44theboss”,andarrestallof

thesemen!

THACKER:Here'syourpassport,andhere'syourgun!

HARRY:Thankyou,sir!Goodbye!Lookout,"boss"!I'mcomingtogetyou!

Section12Dialogue

TRINIDADIANHOTELRECEPTIONIST:Goodafternoon,sir,andwelcometotheUniverseHotel,

Trinidad!Doyouhaveareservation?

HARRY:Er,yes.Myname'sHarryCarter.

RECEPTIONIST:Ahyes!Youreverywelcome,MrCarter.

HARRY:Thankyou.

RECEPTIONIST:Howlongareyoustayingwithus,MrCarter?Orperhapsyoudon'tknowyet?

HARRY:Er,twoorthreedays,Ithink.

RECEPTIONIST:CanIhaveyourpassport,please?

HARRY:Ohyes,certainly!Hereyouare.

RECEPTIONIST:Aren'tyouhot,MrCarter?You'reintheCaribbeannow,notinWashdon.You

don'tneedallthoseclotheshere.

HARRY:Oh,er...no,Isee.

RECEPTIONIST:Here'syourpassport,MrCarter.Yourroomnumberis2924.

RECEPTIONIST:George!WillyoutakeMrCarter'sluggagetohisroom?

GEORGE:Alright!Comewithme,sir!

HARRY:Er...canIhavethekey,please?

RECEPTIONIST:It'sinthedoorofyourroom.HaveaverypleasantstayinTrinidad,MrCarter!

HARRY:Yes,thankyou.

HARRY:Comein!

CLYDE:Hithere,man!WelcometoTrinidad!I'mDetectiveClydeWilliams.WhatcanIdoforyou,

MrCarter?DoyoulikeCaribbean?food?Doyoulikesurfing?Doyoulikegirls?Iknowalittle

placewhere

HARRY:I'mnothereonvacation,MrWilliams.Ihaveaveryimportantjobtodo.

CLYDE:Oh,I'msorry.Ididn'tknow.Well,what'sitallabout,then?I'mlistening!

HARRY:SomewhereinTrinidad,MrWilliams,there'samanwho-

CLYDE:Yes?

HARRY:Waitamoment!Didyouhearthat?

CLYDE:What?

HARRY:Ithoughtso!Look,that'sHugoPeters!ListenMrWilliams,doyouhaveacar?

CLYDE:Yes,it'soutsidethehotel.Why?Who'sHugoPeters?Whatsgoingon?

HARRY;I'lltellyoulater.Comeon!There'snotime!Let'sgo!

CLYDE:Look,what'shappening?Wherearewegoing?Willyoupleasetellme?

HARRY:Inamoment,MrWilliams.Butwhyarewegoingsoslowly?

CLYDE:Takeiteasy,man!I'mdriving,OK.Iknowthisroad,andyoucan'tdrivequicklyhere.But

whatareyoulookingfor?

HARRY:That'swhatI'mlookingfor!Thatbigcarupthere!

MRP:Soapolicemanstoppedyouattheairport,Peters.

HUGO:Yessir,buthedidn'tfindanything!

MRP:Andapolicemanlistenedtoyourtelephone.

HUGO:Yes,Ithinkso.

MRP:Andwhatdidyoudo.Peters?

HUGO:Well,sir,er...I,er...didn'tdoanything,actually.

MRP:You'reanidiot,Peters.WhatshallwedowithPeters,Basil?

BASIL:Let'sgivehimtothefish,sir.

MRP:Verygood!Yes,thefsharealwayshungry!

HUGO:No,please,sir!Dontdothat!Ididn'tknow-1didn'tthink-

MRP:That'sright,Peters,youdidn'tthink.

MRP:Verywell,then.Wewon'tgiveyoutothefish-fornow.

MRP:I'makindman.Ihaveabigheart.Tmthinking,whynotbekindtothepolice,too?Why

notgivethemalittlesomething?

MRP:WhataboutRogerTemple?

HUGO:Whatdoyoumean,sir?

MRP:Whydon'tyougivetnepolicesomeinformationaboutRogerTemple?Thentheyllget

him,andputhimaway,ancleaveusalone.

HUGO:Whatagoodidea,sir!

MRP:Yes,itisagoodidea,isn'tit?

MRP:Whatisit,Basil?What'sgoingon?

BASIL:There'sacarbehindus,sir.Ithinkit'sapolicecar.

MRP:Apolicecar?Youknowwhattodo,don'tyou,Basil?

BASIL;Yes,sir.

HARRY:Comeon,hurryup,MrWilliams!We'renearly-

CLYDE:Lookout!

HARRY:Er,sorryaboutthecar.

CLYDE:That'salright,man!Itwasn'tmine!Butwhataboutyou?Areyoualright?

HARRY:No,I'mnot.Getmetoahospital,quickly!

HARRY:CanIgohometoWashdonnow?

NURSE:Ohno,notyet,MrCarter.Butyou'redoingverywell.You'llbeoutofhereinacoupleof

weeks.

Section13Dialogue

DEBORAH:Goodmorning.HereweareoutsideourhotelinBrighton.Todaywe'regoingfora

walkinthebeautifulcountrysideroundhere.AndImustsay,we/reluckytohaveverynice

weatherforit.Wehavesonelunch,too-thehotelkindlymadeussomesandwiches-andwe

haveacar.

DEBORAH:Thisistheone.

ALAN:Geez,itssmall.Whyiseverythingsodamnsmallinthiscountry?Smallandold.

DEBORAH:So,Alan'sgoingtodrive,andI'mgoingtoshowhimwheretogo.IthinkIcan

rememberhowtogetthere,butIhaveamapanyway.Sohoney,offwego!Andremember:in

Britaintheydriveontheothersideoftheroad.

ALAN:Sowherearewegoing?

DEBORAH:We'regoingtotheDevil'sDyke!

ALAN:Whatdidyousay?"TheDevil'sDyke?”

DEBORAH:Honey,inBritishEnglisha"dyke"is,like,akindofplacebetweentwohills,wherethe

ground,like,goesdown.

ALAN:Ohyeah?

DEBORAH:Anyway,justlookattheroad,Alan.Andrememoertodriveontheleft.

ALAN:Youalreadysaidthat,abouttenthousandtimes.Sowhichwaynow?

DEBORAH:Uh,takealefthere.Yousee?Wherethesignsays'London'.

ALAN:OK.'Devil'sDyke'

DEBORAH:Here-takearighthere!

ALAN:HowcanItakearight?Alltheothercarsaregoingleft.

DEBORAH:No,yougoleft,andthenyougoaround,andthenyoutakearight.

ALAN:Whatdoyoumean?Butthenwe'llgobackthewaywecame,backintoBrighton.

DEBORAH:Nowewon't!Look,youseethesignsaying'Lewes'.

ALAN:No,where'sthat?Ican'tseeit.Ohtohellwithit,KIIjustgoon!

DEBORAH:Thatwasjustgreat,Alan.Nowwe'reonthefreewaytoLondon.

ALAN:SowellgotoLondon.KmsuretherearelotsofoldstrangesoundingplacesinLondon.

DEBORAH:WearenotgoingtoLondon,honey.Youcantakethenextexitfromthefreeway,and

gobackthewaywecame.

ALAN:ThatsjustwhatIsaid!We'regoingbacktoBrighton.Thenwhydidwecomeouthere

anyway?Whydidwehirethiscrummylittlecar?

DEBORAH:Whenwegetbacktothatplacewhereyoudidn'ttakearight,likeIaskedyou,you

cantakealeftthistime.OK?

ALAN:Alright.

DEBORAH:So,thisistheext.Youtakealefthere,thenyoutakearight.

DEBORAH:Andyoutakealefthere,andthenwellbebackonthefreeway,butgoingtheother

way.

ALAN:Oh,sowegettoseetheothersideofthefreeway?That'sgreat!

DEBORAH:Now,youtakealefthere,Alan.Doyouthinkyoucandothat?

ALAN:Idon'tseeanysignssayingThiswaytothedyke'.

DEBORAH:Wewillinamoment.

ALAN:Sowherenow?

DEBORAH:Takeanotherleft.

ALAN:Geez,thisiscomplicated!

ALAN:Sonowwe'reonanotherfreeway.IthinkIlikedtheotheronemore.Whatdoyouthink?

DEBORAH:We'renearlytherenow,honey.Youtakethenextexit.

ALAN:Geez,anotheroneofthesecirclethings-whatdoyoucallthem?

DEBORAH:Theycallthem"roundabouts".

ALAN:'Roundabouts'?Geez,itslike,kindofkid'splaytimehere;it'sallsosmall,anddinky,and

cute,andoldfashioned.

DEBORAH:Justlookwhereyou'regoing,honey.We'retakingarighthere.

ALAN:What?Youmeanlikethis?

DEBORAH:Nohoney,notlikethat.We'regoingbackontothefreewayagain.

ALAN:OhGeez,no!Howthehelldoyougetanywhereinthisdam:Roundabouts.

ALAN:Roundabouts,then.Whatever.SowhatdoIdonow?

DEBORAH:So,youtakethisexithere,andthenyoutakearight,andthenyougobacktheway

wecame.

ALAN:Again!Geez!

DEBORAH:Then,whenyoucometothenextexit,youtakealeftagain,and.....

DEBORAH:Thereyougo!WhatdidIsay?

ALAN:What?

DEBORAH:Youseethatsign?zTheDevil'sDyke'.

ALAN:Yeah,becauseonlytheDevilcanfindit.

DEBORAH:Justgostraighthoney,itzsaboutamilefromhere.You'lljustloveit,Iknowyouwill.

Section14Dialogue

HARRY:Goodmorning,sir.

THACKER:Ah,soyou'reback,Carter.

HARRY:Yes,sir.

THACKER:Well,howwasTrinidad?

HARRY:Very,er...interesting,sir.

THACKER:Whatdoyoumean-interesting?Whatabout'廿eboss"?

WhdldbuulHugoPeters?Ordidyoujustgothereforavdcdliun?

HARRY:No,sir.Iwasinthehospital,actually.

THACKER:Inthehospital?Forhowlong?

HARRY:Forthreeweeks,I'mafraid.

THACKER:Ah,verywell.Nevermind.

THACKER:Therewasamessageforyou,bytheway.Hereitis.

HARRY:Oh!That'sinteresting!

THACKER:Whatdoesitsay?

HARRY:Havealook.

THACKER:Mmm-thatzsveryinteresting.

THACKER:Sowho'sRogerTemple,then?

HARRY:HeworksforHugoPeters;he'sanairlinepilot.Listensir,there'snonameonthis

message.Who'sitfrom?

THACKER:Idon'tknow,I'mafraid.Itwasonyourdesktheotherday.Whatwillyoudoaboutit,

Carter?

HARRY:IthinkI'llgoandseeRogerTemplesoon.Somebodydoesn'tlikehimverymuch.

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JOHN:Hereweare!Sowhat'sonTV,then?Gee,itsalwaysTV!Inevergoout.AllIdoiswatch

thedarnedTV!

VACATION-MAKER:Whatagreatvacation,darling!

VACATION-MAKER:Yeah,v\)e'resohappytogether,aren'twe?BecausewetraveledbyBAND­

AIR!

BAND-AIRPILOT:BAND-AIR-allovertheworld!

JOHN:Huh!

COMPUTERLOVERGIRL:Whatdidyoudolastnight?Wereyoualone?

JOHN:Yes,Iwas.

COMPUTERLOVERGIRL:Areyouoftenalone?Areyousadandlonely,withoutlove?

JOHN:Yes,lam.

COMPUTERLOVERGIRL:Youdon'tneedtobelonelyanymore.Ourcomputerwillfindyouyour

perfectlover.Justwritetothisaddress:Computerlover,Box3632,Washdon61265.

JOHN:Yes,Iwillwrite!Where'smypen?

JOHN:Andhere'sapieceofpaper,andanenvelope,andastamp....

JOHN:Findyourperfectlover!Justanswertheseeasyquestions:whatareyoulike?Very

attractive,quiteattractive,notveryattractiveorunattractive?

JOHN:Er,veryattractive,withoutmyglasses.

JOHN:Whataboutyourperfectlover:howtollisshe?Over1meter

80?1.60to1.80"?Under1.60"?

JOHN:Idon'tlikeshortwomen!Iliketallwomen,likeAnnie!SoI'llsay-over1.80”.

JOHN:Nextquestion;whatcolorisherhair:black,blonde,brownorred?

JOHN:Blonde,ofcourse!So,I'lljustgogetsomenewclothes,andthenshe'llbemine!

Myperfectlover!Ican'twait!

SHOPASSISTANT:WhatcanIdoforyou?

JOHN:Today'saveryimportantdayforme,soIneedsomenewclothes.

SHOPASSISTANT:Yes,youdo.Wheredidyougetthatcoat?

JOHN:IgotitatCheapman's.Doyoulikeit?

SHOPASSISTANT；Comeon,takeitoff!Andyourpants!

JOHN:Ican'ttakeoffmypantshere!Infrontofallthesepeople!

SHOPASSISTANT:Alright,youcangointhere!

SHOPASSISTANT:Whatsizeareyou?

JOHN:Size38.

SHOPASSISTANT:Putonthiscoat,thesepants,thisshirt,andtheseshoes.Comeon,hurryup!

Othercustomersarewaiting!

JOHN:It'snotreallymystyle,youknow.

SHOPASSISTANT:Oh,thisistoday'sfashion.Youlookfine.Sothat'llbe...$1850,please.

JOHN:Oh!Alright...

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JOHN:She'llbeherein10niiriuLes!Mytall,blonde,perfectlover!Lil'shavesurnemusic!

JOHN:Gee!Heresheis!

JOHN:Sorry,youhavethewrongapartment.

BELINDA:Oohno,Idon'tthinkso.You'reJohnBerry,aren'tyou?YouaskedforaComputer

lover,right?

JOHN:Yes,Idid.

BELINDA:Well,canIcomeinthen?

BELINDA:Sothisisyourapartment,then?It'snotbad.Howmuchdoyoupayforit?What'sthe

matterwithyou?Don'tyouspeakEnglish?

JOHN:It'sjust...Well,Iaskedforatall,blondegirl.

BELINDA:AndIaskedfora:allzinteresting,sexyman.Wecan'tallbeperfect,canwe?

BELINDA:So-whatshallwedothisevening?

JOHN:Whydon'twewatchTV?

BELINDA:No,Idon'twantto.

JOHN:Well,er...whydon'twegotothemovies?

BELINDA:No,Idon'tlikemovies.

JOHN:Whataboutaclub?

BELINDA;No,Idon'tlikedancing.It'sstupid!

JOHN:Gosh!Then,uh...whatwouldyouliketodo?

BELINDA:I'dliketogosomewherespecial.LiketheRitzHotel.

BELINDA:I'llhavecake,please!

WAITRESS:Whichonewouldyoulike?

BELINDA:I'llhavethatone,andthatone,andthoseones,andthoseones,andthatbigone!

WAITRESS:Oh!

BELINDA:Andthatlittleone,andapieceofthatone,andabigpieceofthatone!

WAITRESS:Andwhatwouldyoulike,sir?

JOHN:I'llhavealargewhisky,please.Averylargewhisky!

WAITRESS:Wedon'tservealcoholicdrinks,sir.

JOHN:Oh,gee!I'llhaveacoffee,then.

BELINDA:Isn'titnicehere?

JOHN:It'salright.

BELINDA:Youcan'tsmokeinhere!Anyway,I'meating,ifyoudon'tmind!

JOHN:Gee,I'msorry.

BELINDA:Thatwaslovely,John.Thankyou.Whatareyoulikewithoutyourglasses,John?CanI

takethemoff?

BELINDA:You'requiteattractive,youknow.Well,shallwegetmarried?

JOHN:What!!!?

BELINDA:Yes,Ithinkwe'reaperfectcouple.

BELINDA:Let'sgetmarriednextmonth,shallwe?

JOHN:Oh,er...excuseme,Imustjustgotothetoilet.

JOHN:W