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Section17.1ADialogue.

MANFRED:

Excuseme,miss!

Hello!

Hey,excuseme!

STEWARDESS:

Yes,sir?

MANFRED:

Hellothere.

STEWARDESS:

CanIhelpyou,sir?

MANFRED:

MaybeIcanhelpyou,too.YouknowwhatI

mean?

STEWARDESS:

Whatwouldyoulike,sir?

Ihaven'tgotall

day!

MANFRED:

Whatabouttonight,then?

Doyougetit?

Whatabouttonight?

STEWARDESS:

Isthereanythingyou’dlike,sir?

MANFRED:

OK.Justgetmeanotherbeer,then,please.

MANFRED:

Hi!

MARCO:

Hello.

MANFRED:

Nice-lookinggirl,eh?

Whatdoyouthink?

MARCO:

Yes,she'squite…nice.

MANFRED:

Yeah,let'saskherout,whydon’twe?

MARCO:

What?

STEWARDESS:

Here'syourbeer,sir.

STEWARDESS:

Thatwillbeadollarfifty,please.

MANFRED:

Listen,whatareyoudoingtonight?

What

aboutcomingoutwithmeandmyfriendhere?

Bringagirl

friendofyours.Wecangotoarestauranttogether,then

maybegoforadance,thenbacktomyhotel,eh?

Whatdo

yousay?

STEWARDESS:

Youhaven'tpaidforyourbeeryet,sir.

MANFRED:

Ohno,Ihaven't.Here'sfivedollars.

STEWARDESS:

Thankyousir.Here'syourchange.

STEWARDESS:

25-50cents,3-4-5dollars.

MANFRED:

Bloodywoman!

AreAmericangirlsalways

likethat?

MARCO:

Idon'tknow;I'mnotAmerican.

MANFRED:

Wheredoyoucomefrom,then?

MARCO:

I'mItalian;IcomefromRome.

MANFRED:

Oh!

I'vebeentoRome.Iknewagirlthere;

hernamewasRosa.

MARCO:

Oh,really?

Whatwasshelike?

MANFRED:

Ineverquiteunderstoodher,youknow.She

waslikeashower.

MARCO:

Likeashower?

MANFRED:

Yes,hot-cold,hot-cold.Doyougetit?

Hot

-cold,hot-cold!

MARCO:

Yes,Isee.

STEWARDESS:

Hereareyourlandingcards.

MARCO:

Thanks.

MANFRED:

Hey,waitaminute!

MANFRED:

What'salandingcard?

MARCO:

It'sakindofform.Youfillitin,andgiveitto

passportcontrolatWashdonairport.

MANFRED:

Oh,Isee.Damn,Ihaven'tgotapen!

I'llask

thatgirlagain.Hey,miss!

Excuseme!

MARCO:

It'salright!

I'vefinishedmyformnow;youcan

havemypen.

MANFRED:

Thanksalot.

MANFRED:

“Fullname”.Whatdoesthatmean?

MARCO:

Itmeans:

allyourname.Yourfirstname,or

names,ifyou'vegotmorethanone,andyourlastname.

MANFRED:

Oh,Isee!

P-I-L-Z-B-A-U-M.

MARCO:

Hey,areyouManfredPilzbaumthesoccer

player?

MANFRED:

That'sme.ManfredPilzbaum:

soccerplayer,

andlover!

MARCO:

Wow!

Myname’sMarco,bytheway.Iwatched

youonTVlastweek:

GermanyagainstPoland.Youplayed

reallywell.Thatlastgoalwasamazing!

MANFRED:

Itwasn'tbad,wasit?

MARCO:

You'vegotamatchagainstItalynext

Wednesday,haven'tyou?

MANFRED:

That'sright.Youhaven'tgotachance!

MARCO:

I'mnotsosure.WhataboutPipistrelli?

MANFRED:

Pipistrelli?

He’snotbad,but,really–

STEWARDESS:

WearelandingatWashdonairportin

about15minutes.Willpassengerspleaseputouttheir

cigarettes?

MANFRED:

Ihaven'tfilledinthisformyet.Letmesee:

“dateandplaceofbirth”.What'sthat?

MARCO:

Whenwereyouborn,andwhere?

MANFRED:

Oh,Isee!

IwasborninDusseldorf,onthe

20thofJanuary,1971.Next:

“occupation”.“Occupation?

”

MARCO:

Job.

MANFRED:

Ah,job!

Whydon'ttheysaywhattheymean

ontheseforms?

Occupation:

soccerplayer,ofcourse!

IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:

Passport,please!

Andyour

landingcard.

MANFRED:

Hereyouare,myfriend.

IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:

Huh!

Thiswon'tdo!

You

haven'twrittenyouraddressinWashdon!

MANFRED:

I'mstayinginahotel.

IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:

Whichhotelareyoustaying

in?

MANFRED:

I'vebookedaroomintheHilton.

IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:

Thenwhyhaven'tyou

writtenitonyourform?

MANFRED:

BecauseIdon'tknowtheaddress!

IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:

Verywell.

IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:

Whathaveyougotinthat

bag,please?

MANFRED:

Balls.

IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:

Don’tyoutalktomelike

that!

MARCO:

Hereallyhasgotballsinhisbag,actually.He'sa

soccerplayer,yousee.

IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:

Willyouopenit,please?

MANFRED:

Yousee?

Everyballhasitsstory.For

example,thisoneisfromGermanyagainstUruguay!

MANFRED:

OneoftheUruguayanscameuplikethis.I

tooktheballfromhim,andkickedit-

MANFRED:

anditwasagoal!

Germany1,Uruguaynil!

Deutschland,Deutschlandüberalles!

IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:

Alright,alright.Willyouput

yourballsbackandgo,please?

MANFRED:

Certainly,myfriend.AufWiedersehen!

MARCO:

MyGod!

Lookatallthosegirls!

Arethey

waitingforyou?

MANFRED:

Iexpectso.Itusuallyhappens,youknow.

MARCO:

Well,bye-byethen,Manfred.Nicetohavemet

you.

MANFRED:

Thanksforyourhelp,Marco.

MANFRED:

Oh,wouldyoulikeacoupleofticketsforthe

match?

MARCO:

Yes,thanksalot.

MANFRED:

You'rewelcome.Hey,I’vejustthought:

GermanyareplayingItaly,andyou’reItalian-sowhydon’t

youinviteaGermangirl?

MARCO:

Idon’tknowanyGermangirls,actually.

MANFRED:

Thenyoucanplaywithherafterthematch!

Doyougetit?

Playwithherafterthematch!

!

MARCO:

Yes,Isee.

MANFRED:

Anyway,bye-byeMarco!

MARCO:

Bye-bye,Manfred.Andthanksforthetickets.

Section17.2ADialogue.

MARCO:

Excuseme,canIgetthrough,please?

Willyou

letmethrough,please?

KRISTI:

Sowhodoyouthinkwillwinthematch?

MARCO:

Look,Ihavenothingtodowithfootball,I’mjust

apassenger!

CanIgetthrough,please?

KRISTI:

Lookwhatyou’redoing!

MARCO:

Hey,I'msorry!

Letmegetit!

MARCO:

IhopeIhaven'tbrokenit.

KRISTI:

SodoI!

KRISTI:

Ithinkyouhavebrokenit.Itdoesn'tworkany

more.

MARCO:

Letmetryit.

MARCO:

It'snogood;I'msorry.

KRISTI:

Ohwell,IcanstilltakesomephotosofPilzbaum,

atleast.Ohno,Ican't!

MARCO:

Whatisit?

KRISTI:

He'salreadygone!

Pilzbaum’sdamnwellgone!

MARCO:

Hey,areyouGerman,byanychance?

KRISTI:

Yes,Iam.Why?

MARCO:

I'vegotacoupleofticketsfornextWednesday's

match.Wouldyouliketocome?

KRISTI:

Yes,thanks,Iwould.ButwhydidyouaskmeifI

wasGerman?

MARCO:

I'lltellyou.Yousee,ImetPilzbaumonthe

plane,andhegavemethesetickets,andhesaid:

“Why

don’tyoutrytofindaGerman...

THACKER:

It'sadisaster,Carter!

HARRY:

Whatdoyoumean,sir?

THACKER:

IspoketotheDirector-Generalyesterday,

Carter.

HARRY:

Oh?

Whatdidhesay?

THACKER:

Hesaiditwasadisaster!

HARRY:

Yes,itis,isn'tit?

Still,that'slife!

Er…whatare

wetalkingabout,sir?

THACKER:

AbouttheHugoPeterscase,ofcourse-what

doyouthink?

Now;Temple'sinprison,isn'the?

Howlong

hashebeenthere?

HARRY:

SinceDecemberlastyear.

THACKER:

Sohe'sbeentherefor3months.Butwhat

aboutHugoPeters?

IwantyoutoarrestHugoPeters,Carter.

HARRY:

Whatfor,sir?

Ican'tjustgouptohimandsay

"I'marrestingyou,MrPeters,becausewehaven'tarrested

enoughpeoplethismonth!

"

THACKER:

Don'tbeanidiot,Carter!

Justgotohis

apartmentandlookaround!

HARRY:

Butwhatareweexpectingtofindthere,sir?

THACKER:

Idon'tknow,butdon'tcomebackuntilyou've

foundsomething.

HARRY:

Verywell,sir.

THACKER:

Thisisurgent,Carter.Gothereimmediately,

andtakeacoupleofmenwithyou.YoucanhaveHenson

andBedges.

HARRY:

OK,thisishowwe'lldoit:

I'llstayinthecar,and

youtwocangouptotheapartment.Keepyourguninyour

jacketuntilyougetthere!

BEDGES:

MayIaskaquestion,sir?

HARRY:

Yes,Henson?

BEDGES:

I'mBedges,actually,sir.Er…howmanypeople

willtherebeintheapartment?

HARRY:

Howmanypeople?

Idon'tknow,doI?

HARRY:

Perhapsnobodyatall.Orperhapsthere'llbe

sixteenangry,violent,dangerousmenwithgunsand

bombs!

HENSON:

Butthereareonlytwoofus,sir.Willthatbe

enough?

HARRY:

Doyouhaveabetteridea?

BEDGES:

Mayaskaquestion,sir?

Whyareyoustayingin

thecar?

Whydon'tweallgouptotheapartment?

HARRY:

Ifyoudon'tlikeyourjob,Henson,youcan

alwaysgoanddirecttraffic!

BEDGES:

Sorry,sir.

HENSON:

IfImayIaskoneotherquestion,sir?

HARRY:

Well,Bedges?

Whatisitnow?

HENSON:

I'mHenson,infact,sir.What'sthenumberof

theapartment?

HARRY:

It's,er…3B.Yes,it’sapartment3B.

HARRY:

It'sonthethirdfloor,oppositetheelevator.

JOHN:

Whatalife!

Nobodyevercomestoseeme,nobody

evercalls,nothingeverhappens!

What'stheuse?

JOHN:

I'llgotobed.Whynot?

JOHN:

Gee,no!

Ihaven'ttakenmystufftothelaundromat!

Idon’thaveanycleansheets!

They'realldirty!

Oh,I'llsleep

intheblanket;whatdoesitmatter?

JOHN:

No,waitaminute;I'llusethetablecloth!

I'lljust

takemyclothesoff.

JOHN:

MyGod-who'sthat?

IsitAnnie,perhaps?

BEDGES:

Openthisdoorimmediately!

JOHN:

Who'sthere?

HENSON:

Police!

Openupimmediately!

JOHN:

Gee,Ithinkyouhavethewrongapartment.

JOHN:

Aaagh!

!

!

MayIputonsomeclothes,please?

I'lljust

beacoupleofminutes!

BEDGES:

Standback!

We'recomingin!

Section17.2EDialogue.

FromKristiSchmidt

HundredsofjournalistsfromalloverEuropewereat

WashdonAirportthisafternoontomeetGermany'sfootball

superstarManfredPilzbaum,cominginfornext

Wednesday'sWorldCupmatchagainstItaly.

WhathasPilzbaumgotthat'ssospecial?

Lastyearheearned

over3millionGermanmarks,andit'simpossiblethesedays

toopenanewspaperwithoutseeinghisname.

"Afterall,you'reasoccerplayer,notanEinsteinora

Schopenhauer?

"Iputittohim."SohowmanyWorldCup

goalshasthisSchopenhauerguyscored,eh?

"heasked.I

toldhimthatSchopenhauerwasaphilosopher,notasoccer

player.

"I'maphilosopher,too.I’lltellyoumyphilosophy",

Pilzbaumanswered."Youneedexactlythesamethingin

footballasyouneedinlife;onlyinlifeyouneedtwoof

them.Doyougetit?

"

Igotit.

Section17.3ADialogue.

CLARE:

Hello,mynameisClareMartin.I'majournalist

andIliveinBrighton,atownonthesouthcoastofEngland.

CLARE:

Brighton