华尔街初级英语学习教程第10课：国外旅游Act3 (MP3和文本下载)

JOHN: Morning, Hugo. Morning, Annie!

HUGO: Good morning, John. How are you?

JOHN: Gee, I’m great! But I’m in a real hurry this morning. I have an appointment at 9:30 with three very important new clients from Japan.

HUGO: Well, I'm afraid you're late, John. It's already 9:30!

JOHN: Oh, gosh!

JOHN: Ladies first! After you, Annie!

COMPUTER
SECRETARY: You're late, Mr Berry!

JOHN: Yes, I'm sorry.

COMPUTER: Please don't be late again. Your clients are waiting for you.

JOHN: Gee, thanks.

CHINESE: Good morning!

JOHN: Good morning. So you're the guys from Japan?

WU: No, we're from China, actually.

JOHN: Oh, I see. Well, er... my name's John Berry.

LI: How do you do, Mr Berry. My name is Li Wu-Dzih. This is my colleague Wu Dzih-Li. And this is my other colleague Dzih Wu-Li.

JOHN: Er... can you say that again, please?

CHINESE
JOHN: Oh, I see. Well, er... Mr, er... Wu

LI: Li, actually!

JOHN: Yes. Would you like to see our products?

CHINESE: Yes, please!

JOHN: Well, we make plastic boxes. Er... do you understand? Boxes of plastic. Do you understand? Plastic boxes?

CHINESE: Yes, yes, yes.

JOHN: Good. Well, our boxes come in three sizes.

JOHN: This is the small size. Oh, dear! I can't open it!

DZIH: Give it to me, please. I can try.

CHINESE: Oh!

JOHN: Oh look! You can make Chinese soup with it!

JOHN: Well, this is the medium size.

JOHN: Hey, what do you know? That's my lunch from last Tuesday!

JOHN: Well, this is the large size. Let me open it.

WU: No thank you, Mr Berry. Never mind about the large size. It doesn't matter.

JOHN: Alright. Would you like a cup of coffee?

CHINESE: Yes, please.

JOHN: Four cups of coffee, please, darling!

COMPUTER: There isn't any coffee. You must buy some - if you can remember.

JOHN: I'm afraid we don’t have any coffee. Well, let's visit the factory now, OK?

CHINESE: Yes, certainly.

LI: What's happening? Is this a festival?

JOHN: No, I'm afraid it isn't. The workers are on strike.

WU: On strike? What does ‘on strike’ mean, please?

JOHN: It means ‘not working’. They aren't working today.

DZIH: They aren't working? Why not?

JOHN: They want more money.

LI: Then why don't you give them more money?

JOHN: Oh! Gee, I don't know.

STRIKER: What are you doing here?

JOHN: Oh, I'm just looking.

STRIKER: Well, look somewhere else! Go away!

JOHN: Oh, yes, certainly! Hey, what about lunch? Let's go to a restaurant.

CHINESE: Alright.

HEADWAITER: Do you have a reservation, ‘sir’?

JOHN: No, I don't.

HEADWAITER: I'm afraid this is the only table.

JOHN: Oh, that's fine.

WAITRESS: Would you like to order now?

JOHN: Yes, please!

JOHN: Ham, egg, sausages and French fries for me.

JOHN: How about a cheese salad for you, Mr Wu?

LI: Li, actually. No thank you, I don’t eat cheese. Can Ihave a prawn salad, please?

WU/DZIH: And for me too, please!

JOHN: And three bottles of red wine, please!

JOHN: Have some wine, Mr Dzih!

WU: Wu, actually. No, thank you, I don't drink wine.

LI/DZIH: No, I don't drink wine either.

JOHN: Ah well, never mind.

JOHN: Here's to Japan - I mean China!

JOHN: Gee, now I must pay. Hey, can I have the menu - I mean, the bill!

JOHN: Hey, er.. do you take American Excess?

WAITRESS: Yes sir, we do.

LI: What’s ‘American Excess’?

JOHN: Oh, it's a credit card. Hey, do you guys know what that is? credit card is a piece of plastic, so you can pay without money! It’s great! CRED-IT CARD!

WU: Yes, I know what a credit card is.

DZIH: Is there a problem?

JOHN: Yeah, there is. I’m afraid I don't have my card with me. Er... can you pay, Mr Li?

DZIH: Dzih, actually.

DZIH: How much is it, please?

HEADWAITER: $700, ‘sir’.

JOHN: Gosh, I'm real sorry about that! Hey, I must get you a taxi!

JOHN: Taxi!

JOHN: Church Street, please.

JOHN: Oh gee, there they are! Oh well, never mind. I must go home; ‘Deborah And Alan’ are on TV!