初级口语26-30课
Lesson 26
What Are the Times of Meals?
Mr and Mrs Williams had always spent their summer holidays
in England in the past , in a small boarding-house at the seaside. One year, however, Mr Williams made a lot of money in his business , so they decided to go to Rome and stay at a really good hotel while they went around and saw the sights of that famous city.
They flew to Rome, and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hun- gry, because in the boarding-houses they had been used to in the past, no meals were served after seven o'clock in the evening. They were therefore surprised when the clerk who received them in the hall of the hotel asked them whether they would be taking dinner there that night.
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\eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half-past nine. \
\Williams in a disappointed voice.
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Text B
The Food Is Bad
Lise, Nick and Bill had gone out walking for the day. Nick got back about six. \ It was 7. 30 when Bill and Lise came in. The others were just finishing supper. \Where on earth have you been?\
\The warden's alreatly told us that we're late. . . \ After supper, the group sat around talking.
Ugh ! The food here really is bad. My soup was cold. And the meat-huh! -it STEVE: was like leather! Yes, and they don't give you very much, either. I'm still hungry. LtsE: Are hostels in England always as- badas this? Anna: I haven't stayed in one for ages. But I'm sure this one is especially bad. And the warden is so unpleasant. . . MALC: \ WEll, I'm going to write a letter of complaint. To the Secretary of the STEVE: Youth Hostels Association! LIsE: And we'll all help you. . .
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Questions on Text B
7. Read the following dialogue once. Underline the key words while reading and retell to your partner the dialogue in your own words.
A: They don't really think you took it, do they?
B: 1 don't know. I just know I've never been asked so many questions in my life. A: How many of them were there?
B: Three-but there was one of them who kept asking really stupid questions. A: Like what?
B: Oh, he wanted to know what time I got up this morning and if I bad a bath or a
shower - you know, things like that.
A: What on earth has that got to do with some money disappearing?
B: I've no idea. Oh yes, and the most ridiculous thing. He asked me what I had for
breakfast this morning.
A: Oh well, that's it. They obviously think you're a desperate criminal and you have
to steal to eat. I should think you'll get thirty years.
B: Hmm. Tharik you very much.
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lesson 27
The Shopping List
Mrs Black was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to her doctor about it. He could not find anything wrong th her, however, so he sent her to the local hospital for tests. The hospital, of course, sent the results of the tests direct to Mrs Black's doctor, and the next morning he telephoned her to give her a list of the things that he thought she should not eat, any of thern might be the cause of her skin trouble.
Mrs Black carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies' meeting.
When she got back home two hours later, she found her husband waiting for her. He had a big basket full of packages beside him, and when he saw her, he said, \
\wanted?\
\her husband , \down. \
Of course , Mrs Black had to tell him that he had bought all the things the doctor did not allow her to eat!
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Under a Terrible Strain
Betty and Jean are on their way to work.
BETTY: What was the party like last night, Jean? JEAN: Not bad at all , thanks. There were one or two interesting people there.
Why-couldn't you come?
BETTY: Well, I couldn't get away from work early. And when. I got home I had a headache ,
so I had to go straight to bed. But I was over-tired , because I wasn't able to
get to sleep for hours.
JEAN: What a shame. Why didn't you take a sleeping pill? BETTY: I don't like them. I used to take them'1 when I had to work overtime, you know. JEAN: How many did you use to take? BETTY: Three every night. JEAN: Good heavens. Why did you take so many? BETTY: Because I was under a terrible strain. The doctor said
they weren't very strong. Anyway, I used to feel awful the next morning.
JEAN: I'm sure you did. BETTY: The doctor said I had to be careful. JEAN: He was quite right. BETTY: So I stopped drinking coffee late at night instead.
A Language Mix-Up
Two young British tourists were travelling in France when a policeman stopped their car and gave it a search. He found a bag of whit.e powder which looked suspicious. \responded, and promptly found themselves in jail.
Analysis of the powder revealed that it was a chemical which gives off a smell , used to discourage dogs from using the sides of the car as a toilet. The tourists were set free, after promising to take a few French lessons before their next vacation in France.
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