华尔街高级英语学习教程第12课：复习巩固Act1 (MP3和文本下载)

JOHN: Here I am then, ready for all those gorgeous housewives, sitting around at home with nothing to do! Geez, these things are heavy! I sure hope I manage to sell a few of them soon.

JOHN: Here we are, Chernobyl Avenue. Let's start with No 1. Oh, it's an apartment building. Never mind, I'll start on the top floor and work my way down to the bottom. Excuse me sir, where's the elevator?

TENANT: You’ve got to be joking, man! There's no elevator here, you're going to have to go up the stairs.

JOHN: Oh, I see, thanks.

JOHN: Top floor, at last! Gee, that nearly killed me! I guess I should have left the boxes at the bottom. Oh well - here we go!

SLUM MUM: Well?

JOHN: Oh!

SLUM MUM: Well, what is it? If it's the rent, I'll be paying it tomorrow.

JOHN: Hey no, it’s nothing to do with the rent. I'd just like to ask you a few questions. Where the heck...? Sorry, I seem to have lost my bit of paper.

SLUM MUM: What bit of paper? What questions? Bill!

HER BOYFRIEND: What's going on here? Who is this guy?

SLUM MUM: He says he wants to ask us a lot of questions.

BOYFRIEND: Who are you? Who sent you here?

JOHN: I was just wondering if you had a washing machine, that's all! It doesn't matter; I think I'll be going now.

BOYFRIEND: Hey, not so fast! Come here!

JOHN: Must go. Real nice to have met you! So long!

BOYFRIEND: You’d better not come back!

JOHN: Gosh! I'd better get out of this building as fast as I can!

JOHN: Here we are! I've got my list of questions, I’ve got my machines. I'm ready to go!

MADAM OLGA: Yes? What can I do for you?

JOHN: Gee, hello! Um, er... do you like coffee?

MADAM OLGA: What a strange question! I think you'd better come in.

JOHN: Oh, thank you!

MADAM OLGA: Well, take your coat off.

JOHN: Oh, thank you.

MADAM OLGA: You can hang it up here in the hall. Go into my consulting-room there, and make yourself comfortable. I'll be with you in a couple of minutes.

JOHN: Gosh, what a weird place!

MADAM OLGA: Good morning.

JOHN: Good morning, madam. Now -

MADAM OLGA: No, don’t say anything. Let me see…. You have had a lot of bad luck in your time.

JOHN: That’s true enough.

MADAM OLGA: But your luck is about to change.

JOHN: Gee, is it really?

MADAM OLGA: Please stop interrupting me.

JOHN: Sorry.

MADAM OLGA: You will meet some interesting new people today. I see … a young woman, blonde, very beautiful. But I don’t see you talking to her about love. I see you talking about … washing machines?

JOHN: That’s right. You see - Oh darn it, I've left them outside!

JOHN: How does this lock work? I can't unlock the door!

MADAM OLGA: But where are you going? We haven’t finished the consultation.

JOHN: My machines will get stolen! I must bring them in!

MADAM OLGA: You don’t need your machines any more, young man. Let them go!

JOHN: No I can’t, I’m supposed to be selling them!

MADAM OLGA: Very well, but you'll have to pay for the consultation first. That is my rule.

JOHN: How much?

MADAM OLGA: $150.

JOHN: Oh, alright! Here you are. Please will you unlock the door now?

MADAM OLGA: Have a nice day! You won’t.

JOHN: Great! I shouldn’t have given her all that money. What a load of garbage! “You will meet some interesting new people! A beautiful young blonde woman.” In my dreams!