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Lesson20
—Excuseme,butcouldyoutellmethewaytothecinema,please?
—No,I'msorryIcan't.I'mastrangerintheseparts.Butwhydon'tyouaskthatmanwithabeard?
He'llbeabletotell
you,I'msure.
—Whichonedoyoumean?
—Look,theoneoverthere,bythelamp-post.
—Ah,yes.Icanseehimnow.Thankyouverymuch.
—Notatall.
—Youarenoteatingyourbreakfast.
—Idon'tfeelverywell.
—Oh,dear,what'sthematter?
—Igotaterribleheadache.
—Youmustgobacktobed.Youlookquiteill.
—Idon'twanttocauseanybother.I'dratherworkitoff.—Outofthequestion.Youmustgotobedandkeepwarm.
—I'msorrytobotheryou.CanyoutellmewhereWarandPeaceisshowing?
—Yes.AttheEmpireCinema.
—Wouldyouknowwhenitstarts?
—No.Ican'ttellyouwhenitbegins.ButIknowhowyoucanfindout.It'shereinthisEntertainment'sGuide.
—Canyoushowmewhichpageisiton?
—Certainly.ButI'mnotsurewhetheryouwanttogoearlyorlate.
—Youareupearlythismorning.
—Yes.I'vebeenoutandboughtapaper.
—Good.Thenyou'llbeabletotellmewhattheweather'slike.—It'sraining.
—Oh,dear,notagain.
—Don'tworry,it'snotnearlyaswetasitwasyesterday.—Thankgoodnessforthat.
—Goodmorning.CanIseeMr.Baker,please?
—Haveyouanappointment?
—Yes,atteno'clock.
—What'syourname,please.
—Jones,AndrewJones.
—Ah,yes.Mr.Bakerisexpectingyou.Willyoucomethisway,please?
Mr.Baker'sofficeisalongthecorridor.
—Whatdoesyourfrienddoforaliving?
—Sheisoneofthosepersonswholookafterpeopleinahospital.
—Oh,Isee.Sheisanurse,youmean.
—Yes.That'sthewordIwaslookingfor.Myvocabularyisratherpoor,I'mafraid.—Nevermind.Youexplainedthatverywell.
—Whatshallwedothisweekend?
—Let'sgoforaswim.
—Whereshallwegoforit?
—Let'sgotoLongBeach.Wehaven'tbeenthereforalongtime.
—That'sasplendididea.I'llcallforyouinacarateleveno'clock.Isthatalrightforyou?
—Yes.That'llbeperfect.Seeyoutomorrow,then.Goodbye.
—Youhavesomeblack,walkingshoesinthewindow.Wouldyoushowmeapairinsizeseven,please?
—Oh,dear,whatapity!
Therearenoneleftinsizeseven.Hereisapairinaslightlydifferentstyle.—CanItrythemon?
—Yes,ofcourse.
—Iliketheseverymuch.Whatdotheycost?
—Theycost4.25pounds.
—Good.I'llhavethem,then.
—Excuseme,butImustsaygoodbyenow.
—Can'tyoustayalittlelonger?
—No,I'msorry,butIreallymustgo.IshallmissmybusifIdon'thurry.
—Whendoesyourbusgo?
—Atteno'clock.Goodgracious,it'salready10:
15.I'llhavetoaskyoutodrivemehome.—That'salright,butIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.
—That'smostkindofyou.
Woman:
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're
right—onthewholeIcertainlypreferdrivingtobeingapassenger.
—Hello,Allen.ThisisCollinspeaking.
—
—Fine.Howaboutyou?
—
—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'dlikeyoubothtomeether.Now,howaboutamealtogetheroneeveningsoon?
—
—WouldyouaskBobtoringme?
—
—Oh,Imustgonow.Mybosshasjustcomeintotheoffice.Bye.
—
—Oh,thanks.Bye.
EveryoneknowshimasOldArthur.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.
Jameswroteaplayfortelevision,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'dhavebeenonthatplane."
Interviewer:
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:
Areyousayingthatitwasbecauseshehadliedtoyouthatyoudecidedtobreakofftherelationship?
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?
Dennis:
Sometimes.Aren'tweall?
ButIknowthatIcanlivealone,ifnecessary.AndIthinkIwouldfarprefertodothat...tolivealone...ratherthantomarrysomebodywhoisn'treally...uh...well,reallywhatI'mlookingfor...what
Ireallywant.
Everycolorhasameaning.Andasyouchooseacolor,youmightliketorememberthatit'ssayingsomething.We'vesaidthatredislovable.Green,ontheotherhand,standsforhope;itistranquil.Pinkisromantic,whilebrownisserious.Whiteisaneasyone—whiteispure.Orangeisgenerous.Violetismysterious,turquoiseisstrongandblueisdefinitelyfeminine.
Lesson21
—CanIseeZuluonSunday?
—I'mnotsure.
—Doyoulikefootball?
—Yes,verymuch.
—Wouldyouliketogotoamatchonthe18thofDecember?
—I'dliketoseeComingHomeattheRoyalTheatre.
—Whatagoodidea!
Doyouknowwhattimeitstarts?
—Ithinkitstartsat8pm.
—To
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