o'clock, but the boss
want me to do some extra
work. I'll have to stay
at the office. I don't
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.
New Word and expressions 生词和短语
extra
adj. 额外的
overseas
adj. 海外的，国外的
engineering
n. 工程
company
n. 公司
line
n. 线路
参考译文
格雷厄姆.特纳：是你吗，约翰？
约 翰.史 密斯：是我，请讲。
格雷厄姆.特纳：你告诉玛丽，今晚吃饭将晚到一会儿。
约 翰.史 密斯：恐怕我还不明白您的意思。
格雷厄姆.特纳：玛丽没有告诉你吗？
她邀请我和夏洛特今晚去
吃饭。我说过我6点到你家，
但老板要我加班。我不得
不留在办公室，不知道什
么时候才能结束。喔，
顺便问一问，我妻子想知
道玛丽是否需要帮忙。
约 翰.史 密斯：我不知道您在说些什么。
格雷厄姆.特纳：你是约翰.史密斯，对吗？
约 翰.史密 斯： 是的，我是约翰.史密斯。
格雷厄姆.特纳：你是工程师约翰.史密斯，
对吗？
约 翰.史 密斯：对。
格雷厄姆.特纳：你在海外工程公司上班，
是吗？
约 翰.史 密斯：不，不是。我是电话工程
师约翰.史密斯，我正在
修理您的电话线。
Lesson 141
Sally's first train ride
萨莉第一交乘火车旅行
Listen to the tape then answer this question. Why was the mother embarrassed?
听录音，然后回答问题。为什么母亲感到尴尬？
Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally, was invited to a children's party. I decided to take her by train. Sally was very excited because she had never travelled on a train before. She sat near the window and asked questions about everything she saw. Suddenly, a middle-age lady got on the train and sat opposite Sally. 'Hello, little girl,' she said. Sally did not answer, but looked at her curiously. The lady was dressed in a blue coat and a large, funny hat. After the train had left the station, the lady opened her handbag and took to her power compact. She then began to make up her face. 'Why are you doing that?' Sally asked. 'To make myself beautiful,' the lady answered. She put away her compact and smiled kindly. 'But you are still ugly,' Sally said. Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed!
