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Section41.1ADialogue.
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Hello,controlhere.Comein,
Number5cab.
CAB-DRIVER:
IjustdroppedacustomeratMeanstreet
Prison,andI'monmywayback.Anyonetopickup?
TAXIDISPATCHER:
No,nobody.
CAB-DRIVER:
OK.
JOHN:
Quiettoday,isn'tit?
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Eh?
JOHN:
Notmanycustomerstoday,arethere?
Isitusually
likethis?
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Itdepends.
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Morning,Clint!
CLINT:
Hi.Heyyou,that'smychairyou'resittingon!
JOHN:
Oh,sorry.Yousee,I'mnewhere,andthesechairs
alllookprettysimilar,youknow.
CLINT:
Watchit!
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Morning,Samson.
SAMSON:
Yeah.
JOHN:
Gee,maybethat'sacustomerforme!
TAXIDISPATCHER:
YellowStreakCabs.
CALLER:
CanIkindlyhaveacab,please?
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Whereto,madam?
JOHN:
Wow!
Shesoundsrealnice!
CALLER:
Why,toWashdonInternationalAirport,sir,if
that’snottoomuchtrouble.
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Andwhereaboutsareyoucalling
from?
CALLER:
Frommyhome.I’llgiveyoutheaddress:
it’s
2320EasternAvenue.Apartment326.
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Yeah,gotit.We’llhaveacarto
youin10minutes.
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Didyougetthat?
2320Eastern
Avenue.
JOHN:
Yeah,I’llgostraightaway!
CLINT:
Getlost!
I’mgoing!
JOHN:
Ough!
Whydidhedothat?
SAMSON:
Yougottowaitforyourturn,man.
JOHN:
ButIgotherebeforehim;itwasmyturn.
TAXIDISPATCHER:
YellowStreakCabs.
CALLER:
Hello,Tone.Mikeyhere.Igotthispackage
here,andIwantyoutoer…like,loseitforme.Knowwhat
Imean?
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Gotyou,Mikey.
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Gotthat?
Someonetopickupa
packagefromMikey’splace,takeitdowntheriveranddrop
itin.
JOHN:
Er…Ithinkit'smyturnnow.
SAMSON:
Noway!
JOHN:
What?
But...
SAMSON:
Heyman,justgetoutofmyface!
TAXIDISPATCHER:
It’sonthecornerofNixonStreet
andDaleyAvenue!
JOHN:
Itwasmyturn!
Ishouldhavegonebeforebothof
them!
It'snotfair!
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Sowhat'snew?
JOHN:
I'lldoit!
I'lldoit!
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Sssh!
CALLER:
Hello,thisisBlueFlashcabshere;canyou
possiblyhelpusout?
TheTerminalHotelwantustocollect
someonefromWAXairport,andwehavenodrivers
availableforanhour.
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Isee.We'rekindashortofdrivers
ourselvesrightnow.
JOHN:
Whataboutme?
Don'tforgetme!
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Keepyourdamnvoicedown!
CALLER:
You'llgettwentydollarscommission.
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Uh-huh.Well,inthatcase,Ireckon
Imaybeabletohelp.
CALLER:
Good.Well,thecustomer'snameisMrTheo
Gusper.He'sflyinginonBO472fromTokyo,landingat
10:
20.Thankyou.
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Soyourluckjustcamein,right?
MrTheoGusper,BO472,atWAX.Offyougo.
JOHN:
Er...where'sthat?
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Youknow,WashdonInternational
Airport.Planesandallthatkindastuff.
JOHN:
Yes,I’veheardofit,butIdon'tknowhowtoget
therebycar.
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Geez,someguys!
OK,listentome
good,‘cosI’msayingitjustonce.Yougooutofhere,you
takethefirstontheleft,yougostraighttillyougettothe
firstintersection,thenyoupassthesecondintersection,and
youtakethefourthexitafterthat.Left-right-left.Thenyou
gostraight,andfollowthesignsfortheNewCamford
freeway.Onceyou’reonthefreeway,it'sthefourthexit.
Thenyoutakealeft,andaright,andanotherright,and
you’llseetheairportsign.Ohyeah-itsays'Washdon
International.Airport',andthere'sevenacutelittlepicture
ofaplane.Gotit?
JOHN:
Ithinkso.
TAXIDISPATCHER:
Thengetoutahere!
JOHN:
Whatdoesthatsignsay?
Ican'tquitereadit;maybe
ifImoveintotheinsidelane...
ANGRYDRIVER:
Lookout,youfool!
JOHN:
Sorryaboutthat!
Thatcan'tberight;itsays
"WashdonCityCenter".Hey,what’sthematterwithmy
car?
JOHN:
Idon’tbelieveit;I’verunoutofgas!
JOHN:
Excuseme;canyougivemeahandhere?
‘GOODSAMARITAN’:
Mostcertainly,myfriend.
JOHN:
Gee,thanks.Canyouhelpmepushthiscar?
‘GOODSAMARITAN’:
Mostcertainly,myfriend.Your
car'sbrokendown,hasit?
Asithappens,myuncleAliruns
agaragewhereyoucanhaveyourcarrepairedatamost
reasonableprice.Letmegiveyouhiscard.
JOHN:
Ihaven'tbrokendown;I'mjustoutofgas,that'sall.
‘GOODSAMARITAN’:
Oh,Isee.Inthatcaseletme
recommendanexcellentgasstationwithmostreasonable
prices,whichisrunbymycousinAhmed.Hereishiscard.
JOHN:
Howfarisittothisgasstation?
‘GOODSAMARITAN’:
It'sontheNewCamfordby-pass.
JOHN:
Butthat's50milesfromhere!
‘GOODSAMARITAN’:
About50,yes.
JOHN:
Look,please,willyoujusthelpmepushmycar?
There’sagasstation200yardsuptheroad.
‘GOODSAMARITAN’:
Sorrymyfriend,I'minamost
terriblehurrytoday.Mustgo.Whydon'tyouasksomeone
totowyou?
JOHN:
Atlast!
I'llhavetendollars’worthofunleaded,
please.
GENTLEMAN:
Ibegyourpardon?
JOHN:
Isaid,tenbucks’worthofunleaded.Hurryup,
please!
GENTLEMAN:
Howdareyou!
Getityourself!
JOHN:
Isee!
Sothat'sthekindofserviceyougetinthis
place.
JOHN:
Excuseme,miss,Iwanttomakeacomplaintabout
oneofyourattendants.
GASSTATIONCASHIER:
Youwhat?
JOHN:
Hewasveryrudetome,andI'mnotgoingtoputup
withit.
CASHIER:
Wedon’thaveanyattendantshere.It’sselfservice.
JOHN:
Oh,Isee.Soyouhaveto,like,helpyourself?
CASHIER:
Youcatchonquick,don’tyou?
Hey,andwhen
you'vefinished,makesureyoucomebackhereandpay!
JOHN:
Yousee,Ionlywantedtendollars’worthofgas,
butunfortunatelyIkindoflostcontrolofthepump,soit
wentabitoverten-
CASHIER:
Whichisyourcar?
JOHN:
Thatgrayandpinkone.
CASHIER:
Youmeantherustyonewiththebroken
window?
JOHN:
Hey,it'snotthatrusty!
It'sinquitegoodcondition,
consideringit’sgotover100,000-
CASHIER:
That'llbe$10.27,please.
JOHN:
Hereyouare.
JOHN:
Ohno;wherethehellamInow?
JOHN:
Excusemesir,IthinkI’mlost.
PREACHER:
Yesson,Idobelieveyouare.ButtheLord
willsaveyou.Hallelujah!
Juststeprightthisway.
JOHN:
No,Imean,I'mtryingtogettotheairport.Canyou
helpme?
PREACHER:
Oh,Isee.OKson,I’llshowyouthewayto
go.Payattentionplease,it'skindacomplicated:
firstyou
takearightatthenextsetoflights,thenyougostraighttill
yougettotheInterstate.Don’ttaketheInterstate,justkeep
straight,tilltheLordsendsasignandthesignsays
“Freeway”!
Thenyoutakethefreeway,makesureyou’re
northbound,ifyougosouthboundyou’llhavetogoall
around.Onceyou’reonthefreewayyou’regoingtheright
way,soyoukeeponthefreewaytillthefourthexit.You
takethefourthexitandthenyou’reattheairport.Yougot
that?
JOHN:
Uh…yeah,sure!
Thanksforyourhelp.
PREACHER:
Don’tmentionit,son.
JOHN:
Well,IguessI’dbettergo.
PREACHER:
Hey,lookoutforthattruck!
Isaid,lookout
forthattruck!
ANGRYTRUCK-DRIVER:
Areyououtofyourmind?
PREACHER:
Poorman!
I’dbettergosayaprayerforhim.
Section41.2ADialogue.
JOHN:
“WashdonInternationalAirport”.Atlast!
Now,
wheretopark?
Hey,there’saperfectplace,rightoutsidethe
entrance,whereallthosetaxisare.
JOHN:
Luckynobodyelseparkedhere.Nowlet'sgoand
findMr-What's-his-name?
-Gusper.Ihopehe’sstillthere;
Imustbeatleastanhourlate…
AIRPORTANNOUNCER:
BandAirwishestoapologize
forthedelaytoflightBO472fromTokyo.Thelatearrival
ofthisflightisduetooperatingdifficulties-orsome
garbagelikethat.
JOHN:
That'sabitofluck,anyway.I’manhourlate
myself.
ANNOUNCER:
Passengerswithconnectingflightstoother
partsofGreatBriticaneednotgothroughImmigration
Control,butshouldgostraighttotheDomesticDepartures
lounge.Takeiteasy,you'veprobablymissedyourflights
anyway.
JOHN:
Iguessthismustbehim!
‘GUSPER’:
Soyou'rethecabdriver-GoodHeavens!
JOHN:
Whatisit?
HUGO:
Oh,nothing.It'sadamnednuisance,myflightwas
delayed.
JOHN:
Yeah,Iheardtheannouncement.
HUGO:
Uh-huh.Look,whydon'tyouwaitherewhileIgo
andseeifthereanymessagesformeontheboard?
JOHN:
Ohno,it'salright,I'llcomewithyou.
JOHN:
Here,letmepushyourluggagecart.
HUGO:
Youreallyneedn'tbother.Icanmanagebymyself.
JOHN:
No,Iinsist.
JOHN:
Didyouhaveanenjoyableflight?
HUGO:
Yes,itwasperfectlyalright.
JOHN:
Hey,didyougetthosecigarsattheduty-freeshop?
HUGO:
Yes,Idid.
JOHN:
Havanacigarsarethebestkind,aren'tthey?
HUGO:
Stophere,please;thisisthemessageboard.
JOHN:
Arethereanymessagesforyou?
HUGO:
Ihaven'tlookedyet!
Letmesee...theredoesn't
seemtobeanything.
JOHN:
Aren'tyoulookinginthewrongsection,Mr
Gusper?
Yournamebeginswith'G',not'P'.It'sstrange,you
know,youremindmeofsomeoneIusedtoknow;I'mjust
tryingtoremember-
HUGO:
Look,wouldyoumindwaitingherewhileIgoto
themen’sroom?
It'salright,I'lltaketheluggagecart.
JOHN:
Hey,that'sfunny;Iwanttogotothemen’sroom
too.Imightaswellcomewithyou,Iguess.
JOHN:
What'sthematterwiththisdoor?
Itwon'topen!
HUGO:
That'sbecauseyou'repullingit.You'llprobably
havemoresuccessifyoupushit,likethenoticesays.
JOHN:
Oh,yes!
Gee,howdumbofme!
HUGO:
I'llstayoutsidewiththeluggagecart,then.
JOHN:
Ohno,MrGusper,please.I'lllookafterit,don't
youworry.
JOHN:
Thecab'sparkedoverthere.
JOHN:
Hereitis.Heylook,someone'sleftmealetter.I
won