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1、 Good. Thank you. Now, can you take my credit card? Im afraid we dont accept credit cards. Oh dear. What about a cheque with a bankers card? Yes, sir. That will be all right. Customer: Can you bring me the bill, please? Waiter: Certainly, sir. （He brings the bill.） I think there has been a mistake.m

2、 sorry, sir. What seems to be the trouble? I think you have charged me twice for the same thing. Look, the figure of 5.50 appears here and then again here.ll just go and check it for you, sir. （He returns a few minutes later.） Yes sir, you are quite right. The cashier made a mistake. I think you wil

3、l find it correct now. Thank you. We do apologize about this, sir. Thats all right. No hamp3 done. Now, can I pay by travelers cheques? Certainly, sir. Well give you the change in local currency if thats all right. You neednt worry about that. There wont be much change out of twenty-five dollars. Th

4、ank you, sir. Thats most kind of you. Waiter, theres a fly in my soup. Shh, dont do too loud. Everyone will want one. There is a spider on the bread. Itll catch it. Whats this fly doing in my soup? I think its doing the backstroke, sir. There is a dead fly swimming in my soup! Thats impossible. A de

5、ad fly cant swim. There is a dead fly in my soup. Yes, sir. Its the hot liquid that kills them. Waiter, there is a fly in my soup. Yes, sir. We give extra meat rations on Fridays. Dont worry, sir. There is no extra charge. A strange thing happened to Henri yesterday. He was on a bus and wanted to ge

6、t off. So he stood up and rang the bell. To make sure the driver heard him he rang it twice, but the bus didnt stop, and the conductor came and shouted at him. The conductor was so annoyed, and spoke so fast, that Henri didnt understand a word. The bus stopped at the next bus stop and Henri got off.

7、 As he got off he heard someone say, I think hes a foreigner. When Henri got home, he told his landlady about the incident. How many times did you ring the bell? she asked.Twice, said Henri.Well, thats the signal for the driver to go on, his landlady explained. Only the conductor is allowed to ring

8、the bell twice. Thats why he got so annoyed. Henri nodded. I see, he said. （A and B are a married couple. C is a travel agent.） C: Good morning. A and B: Can I help you? A: Yes, were thinking of going on holiday somewhere, but were not sure where. I see. What sort of holiday did you have in mind? Lo

9、ts of sunbathing. B: （at the same time） Lots of walking. Mm. （looking puzzled） So youd like somewhere wamp3? Not too wamp3. Yes, as sunny as possible. And are you interested in the night-life at all? Yes. Itd be nice if there were some good discos and clubs we could go to. Oh, no! Surely thats what

10、were trying to get away from! What do you mean? We never go out at all, so how could we get away from it? Well, whats the point of going somewhere where there are lots of people just like here? （interrupting） Could I just ask what sort of price you want to pay? As cheap as possible. We want a top ho

11、tel. But we cant afford it. Of course, we can. Weve been saving up all year. （Their voices rise as they argue. The travel agent looks bemused.） Just a minute, please. I think I can make a suggestion. Why dont you try the South of France? Then one of you can go to the beach and the other can walk in

12、the mountains. That sounds like a good idea. And there are some good hotels there. Nothere are too many English people there! Well, then at least wed have someone to talk to. But, theres no point in going abroad to meet English people there! （interrupting again） Excuse me. Yes? Well, my wife and I h

13、ave the same trouble as you. I like hot, lively places and she prefers a bit of peace and quiet and we always disagree about how much to spend. We usually split up and go to different places, but this year Ive got a better idea. Whats that? Well, I could go on holiday with you （indicates one of them

14、） and you could go with my wife.s an interesting idea.m not so sure . Look, why dont you come round now and meet my wife and we can see what we can arrange . The scene is at an airport. A man and a woman carrying several cases approach a customs officer （C.O.）. Man: （whispering） Dont worry. Everythi

15、ng will be all right. Woman: I hope you know what youre doing! （They put their bags down in front of the customs officer.） C.O.: Good morning, sir, madam. Just returning from a holiday, are you?s right. And how long have you been abroad? Two weeks. Yes, not very long. Not long enough to buy anything

16、 anyway. （laughing） I see. Have you got anything to declare?m sorry, I dont really know what you mean. Harry! Come on, sir. Im sure you know what I mean. Have you got anything to declare? Well . yes. I would like to declare that I love my wife. Oh, Harry. Youve never said that before. Well, its true

17、! Its just that Ive never been able to tell you before. And I love you too! （clearing throat） Im sorry to interrupt, but I must ask you whether you have any goods to declare. Ah, well I do have a record-player, a fridge and something for my wifes birthday that Id rather not tell you about. And I tho

18、ught youd forgotten again! Of course not, dear! （annoyed） What I want to know, sir, is whether you have any goods in that bag that I should know about. Well, lets have a look. （opens bag） Weve got some bars of soap, a tube of toothpaste, clothes, a jar of cream . （angry） I only want to know if you h

19、ave anything liable for tax, like cigarettes, perfumes or bottles of anything. Well, we do have a bottle of shampoo. Okay. Ive had enough. You can go. You mean thats it? Please go away! Come on, Harry. He just told us we could go. （Takes hold of the suitcase and the contents spill out.） Just a minut

20、e. May I see that jewellery, please? Oh, my God! You great clumsy idiot!m sorry. I didnt mean to. You never do anything right. I dont know why I married you in the first place! But Harry! You just said you loved me. Not any more. And now what have you got to declare, sir? Sam Lewis was a customs off

21、icer. He used to work in a small border town. It wasnt a busy town and there wasnt much work. The road was usually very quiet and there werent many travelers. It wasnt a very interesting job, but Sam liked an easy life. About once a week, he used to meet an old man. His name was Draper. He always us

22、ed to arrive at the border early in the morning in a big truck. The truck was always empty. After a while Sam became suspicious. He often used to search the truck, but he never found anything. One day he asked Draper about his job. Draper laughed and said, Im a smuggler. Last year Sam retired. He sp

23、ent his savings on an expensive holiday. He flew to Bemp3uda, and stayed in a luxury hotel. One day, he was sitting by the pool and opposite him he saw Draper drinking champagne. Sam walked over to him. Sam: Hello, there! Draper: Hi! Do you remember me? Yes . of course I do. Youre a customs officer.

24、 I used to be, but Im not any more. I retired last month. I often used to search your truck . . but you never found anything! No, I didnt. Can I ask you something? Of course, you can. Were you a smuggler? Of course I was. But . the truck was always empty. What were you smuggling? Trucks! The first t

25、hing they do is to put out an APB and this goes to all the police stations in the country. Next we contact the hospitals. Often the person we are looking for has been in an accident. Then we might try parents, friends or relatives they might be with. We try to follow their movements and to find the last person they saw or were with. Then we try th