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华尔街英语T1

Section37.1ADialogue.

JOHN:

HereIamthen,readyforallthosegorgeoushousewives,sittingaroundathomewithnothingtodo!

Geez,thesethingsareheavy!

IsurehopeImanagetosellafewofthemsoon.

JOHN:

Hereweare,ChernobylAvenue.Let'sstartwithNo1.Oh,it'sanapartmentbuilding.Nevermind,I'llstartonthetopfloorandworkmywaydowntothebottom.Excusemesir,where'stheelevator?

TENANT:

You’vegottobejoking,man!

There'snoelevatorhere,you'regoingtohavetogoupthestairs.

JOHN:

Oh,Isee,thanks.

JOHN:

Topfloor,atlast!

Gee,thatnearlykilledme!

IguessIshouldhavelefttheboxesatthebottom.Ohwell-herewego!

SLUMMUM:

Well?

JOHN:

Oh!

SLUMMUM:

Well,whatisit?

Ifit'stherent,I'llbepayingittomorrow.

JOHN:

Heyno,it’snothingtodowiththerent.I'djustliketoaskyouafewquestions.Wheretheheck...?

Sorry,Iseemtohavelostmybitofpaper.

SLUMMUM:

Whatbitofpaper?

Whatquestions?

Bill!

HERBOYFRIEND:

What'sgoingonhere?

Whoisthisguy?

SLUMMUM:

Hesayshewantstoaskusalotofquestions.

BOYFRIEND:

Whoareyou?

Whosentyouhere?

JOHN:

Iwasjustwonderingifyouhadawashingmachine,that'sall!

Itdoesn'tmatter;IthinkI'llbegoingnow.

BOYFRIEND:

Hey,notsofast!

Comehere!

JOHN:

Mustgo.Realnicetohavemetyou!

Solong!

BOYFRIEND:

You’dbetternotcomeback!

JOHN:

Gosh!

I'dbettergetoutofthisbuildingasfastasIcan!

JOHN:

Hereweare!

I'vegotmylistofquestions,I’vegotmymachines.I'mreadytogo!

MADAMOLGA:

Yes?

WhatcanIdoforyou?

JOHN:

Gee,hello!

Um,er...doyoulikecoffee?

MADAMOLGA:

Whatastrangequestion!

Ithinkyou'dbettercomein.

JOHN:

Oh,thankyou!

MADAMOLGA:

Well,takeyourcoatoff.

JOHN:

Oh,thankyou.

MADAMOLGA:

Youcanhangituphereinthehall.Gointomyconsulting-roomthere,andmakeyourselfcomfortable.I'llbewithyouinacoupleofminutes.

JOHN:

Gosh,whataweirdplace!

MADAMOLGA:

Goodmorning.

JOHN:

Goodmorning,madam.Now-

MADAMOLGA:

No,don’tsayanything.Letmesee….Youhavehadalotofbadluckinyourtime.

JOHN:

That’strueenough.

MADAMOLGA:

Butyourluckisabouttochange.

JOHN:

Gee,isitreally?

MADAMOLGA:

Pleasestopinterruptingme.

JOHN:

Sorry.

MADAMOLGA:

Youwillmeetsomeinterestingnewpeopletoday.Isee…ayoungwoman,blonde,verybeautiful.ButIdon’tseeyoutalkingtoheraboutlove.Iseeyoutalkingabout…washingmachines?

JOHN:

That’sright.Yousee-Ohdarnit,I'veleftthemoutside!

JOHN:

Howdoesthislockwork?

Ican'tunlockthedoor!

MADAMOLGA:

Butwhereareyougoing?

Wehaven’tfinishedtheconsultation.

JOHN:

Mymachineswillgetstolen!

Imustbringthemin!

MADAMOLGA:

Youdon’tneedyourmachinesanymore,youngman.Letthemgo!

JOHN:

NoIcan’t,I’msupposedtobesellingthem!

MADAMOLGA:

Verywell,butyou'llhavetopayfortheconsultationfirst.Thatismyrule.

JOHN:

Howmuch?

MADAMOLGA:

$150.

JOHN:

Oh,alright!

Hereyouare.Pleasewillyouunlockthedoornow?

MADAMOLGA:

Haveaniceday!

Youwon’t.

JOHN:

Great!

Ishouldn’thavegivenherallthatmoney.Whataloadofgarbage!

“Youwillmeetsomeinterestingnewpeople!

Abeautifulyoungblondewoman.”Inmydreams!

Ohwell,I’dbettergetonwithit.Let'strynextdoor.

ANNIE:

Coming!

JOHN:

Gosh!

It’strue!

ANNIE:

What?

JOHN:

Sorry.Goodmorning,madam.Areyoutheonlypersoninthishouse?

ANNIE:

No,Ishareitwiththreeotherpeople.Why?

What’sitdowithyou?

JOHN:

Nextquestion.Isthehouseownedorrented,andifrented,isitfurnishedorunfurnished?

ANNIE:

Werentit,unfurnished.Look,wouldyoumindtellingmewhoyouare?

I'msureI'veseenyousomewherebefore.

JOHN:

Yes;myname’sJohnBerry.

ANNIE:

JohnBerry?

JOHN:

Yes.

ANNIE:

Whousedtolivenextdoortomyfather?

Whatthehellareyoudoinghere?

JOHN:

Gee,ofcourse!

You'reAnniePeters!

Gosh,I'msorry,Ididn'trecognizeyou!

You'vechangedalot!

Yourhair'sdifferent;you'rejustasprettyasever,though.Gosh,fancythat!

Fancyusmeetingeachotheragainlikethis!

Doyourememberthegoodolddays,whenHugoandIwere

neighbors,and...hey,I’msorryAnnie,Ishouldn'thavementionedHugo.I'mrealsorryaboutwhathappened.

ANNIE:

SoamI.Now,wouldyouhurryupandexplainwhatyoucameherefor?

JOHN:

Er,yeah,sure,like,I'mheretodemonstratethisamazingnewmachine,whichmakesclothesandwashescoffee...No,Imean,itwashesclothesand...

ANNIE:

Soyoudidn'tknowIlivedhere?

Youjustcameherebyaccident,notonpurpose?

JOHN:

Ohno.AsIwassaying,thismachine...

ANNIE:

OK,that'sall.Pleasegonow.

JOHN:

Hey,Annie!

Look,nevermindaboutthemachine!

Areyoudoinganythingtonight?

Whatabouttomorrownight?

ANNIE:

Goaway!

JOHN:

Ohdarnit!

Ishouldn’thavetriedtosellheramachine;Ishouldjusthaveaskedherouttodinner.WhatelsedidMadamOlgas