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街英语U2

Section29.1ADialogue.

SECRETARY:

Thereitis-theblackToyota!

Go!

ROGER:

Whatfools!

DidtheyreallythinkIwasstupid

enoughtostayinthecar?

Aah,Iknewhewasgoingtotry

andkillme.I'llgetthatbastardsoonerorlater;butfirstI

thinkI’dbetterwritetoHugo...

JOHN:

Hello,Hugo.Backfromyourholiday?

HUGO:

Yes,that'sright.Whatareyoudoingsittingonthe

sidewalk,John?

JOHN:

They'vethrownmeoutofmyapartment!

HUGO:

Oh,whatashame!

JOHN:

BecauseIhaven'tpaidtherent,becauseIcan't

affordto.IfIhadajobI'dpaytherent,ofcourse.Butwhat

canIdowhenIhaven'tgotajob?

SeewhatImean?

HUGO:

Yes,Iquitesee.Well,Iexpectsomethingwill

comealong.Bye-bye!

HUGO:

Let'sseeifthere'sanymail.Holdon,someone's

sentmeapostcardfromTrinidad!

ROGER:

“DearHugo,Thankyouforthemoney.MrP

hasn’tbeenveryhelpfulsofar.Itwouldbeagoodideaif

yougotintouchwithme.Allthebest,‘RogertheCobber’.”

HUGO:

OhmyGod!

Thatmeanshedidn'tgotoAustralia!

Andhe'sobviouslyspokentoMrP,sothatmeans...Idon’t

evendaretothinkaboutit.Well,I’dbetternotstayhere,to

startwith!

I’vegotjusttheidea!

HUGO:

John!

Couldyoucomeuphereforamoment?

JOHN:

Ican'tleavemyTVhere.Whatifsomeonestoleit?

Like,it'stheonlythingI'vegotleft!

HUGO:

Well,whydon’tyoubringitwithyou,then?

JOHN:

Hello,Hugo.Areyoulookingforsomeonetoclean

yourtoilet,orsomething?

HUGO:

Nono,John,nothinglikethat.No,Iwasjust

thinking,yousee:

I'vegottogoawayforafewdays,and,as

youobviouslyhaven'tgotanywheretostay,Iwas

wonderingifyou'dliketomoveintotheapartmentwhile

I'maway.

JOHN:

Gosh,Hugo,really?

That'srealkindofyou!

Idon’t

knowhowtothankyou!

HUGO:

That'squitealright,John.Oh,bytheway,I'djust

liketomoveoutoneortwoantiquesanditemsoffurniture.

Wouldyoumindgivingmeahand?

JOHN:

Gee,no,notatall!

I'malwayshappytohelpa

friend.

HUGO:

I'llcallatruck,then.

JOHN:

Isthatall,then?

HUGO:

Yes,Ithinkthat'sall.Makeyourselfathome,won't

you,John?

JOHN:

Hey,whataboutAnnie?

Won’tshecomearound

lookingforyou?

ShouldIofferheradrinkortwo,perhaps?

HUGO:

No,it’salright,John.She'sstillawayonvacation

inSweden.I'llgetintouchwithhermyself.

JOHN:

Oh,look,there’sapostcard!

JOHN:

Hey,it’sfromAnnie!

“DearDaddy,I'vefinally

decidedtodowhatI'vealwaysknownIshoulddo.I’m

goingto-"

HUGO:

Givethattome!

Letmeseewhatshesays.

HUGO:

She'swalkedout!

Why?

What'sgoingon?

Everything'sgoingwrong!

JOHN:

Gee,areyoualright?

Whatdidshesay,then?

HUGO:

Oh,nothing;she'sjustmoved.Shejustwantedto

givemehernewaddress,that'sall.

JOHN:

Ithoughtyousaidshewasawayonvacation.

HUGO:

IthinkI'lljustgoandsayhellotoher-andfindout

whatthehellshethinksshe'sdoing!

JOHN:

Oh,gosh!

Well,atleasthe'sleftsomedrinkbehind.

IthinkI'llhaveaglassofport!

DJ:

ThisisKPOX,bringingyouallthemusicthatreally

hurts!

Andthisnextoneistotallysick;itshoulddowell:

“NervousEquipment-SuicideJive!

”

ANNIE:

ButChris,heisstillmyfather!

CHRIS:

Sowhat’llyoudoifhecomeshere?

ALICE:

Whenhecomeshere.He'scertaintotryandget

herback.

MARK:

You'llgobackwithhim,won'tyou?

CHRIS:

BacktoDaddy'scomfortableapartment,andhis

fastcar.

ALICE:

Andanicesafejobashissecretary.

ANNIE:

No,Iwon't!

I'vealreadysaidI'llnevergobackto

thatwayoflife!

Imeanit!

MARK:

Youknow,something:

if-orwhen-hecomes

here,Idon'tthinkweshouldevenlethimin.

ALICE:

You'reright.Whythehellshouldwe?

CHRIS:

Let'stakeavoteonit,then.Who'sforkeepinghim

out?

One,two,three.Andwho'sagainst?

OnlyAnnie.

Right,that'sdecided,then,byamajorityofthreetoone.

HUGO:

Annie!

Areyouthere?

Annie,please!

Willyou

answer?

Section29.2ADialogue.

HUGO:

Annie,please!

Areyouthere?

CHRIS:

Herewego.Hey,areyouAnnie'sdad?

HUGO:

Yes,andIwantto-

CHRIS:

Getlost!

HUGO:

What?

Lookhere,youngman,Iwanttoseemy

daughter.Whathaveyoudonewithher?

ANNIE:

I'malright,Dad!

HUGO:

Look,what'sgoingon,Annie?

ANNIE:

They've-Imean,we've-decidednottoletyouin.

HUGO:

What?

Havetheykidnappedyou,orsomething?

Doyouwantmetocallthepolice?

Please,Annie,tellme

what’sgoingon!

ANNIE:

Look,I’llhavetospeakwithhim.Itwon’ttake

long,OK?

It'salright,Dad,I'llcomeout.I'lljustgooutwith

himforaquarterofanhourorso.

MARK:

Ohyeah?

ANNIE:

I'llcomeback,don'tworry!

HUGO:

Nowwhatisallthisabout,Annie?

ANNIE:

Wecan'ttalkhere.There'sadinerjustaroundthe

block;we’llgothere.

HUGO:

Wouldyoumindgivingmesomesortof

explanation?

ANNIE:

I'lltellyoueverythingwhenwegettothediner,

OK?

It'sonlyashortwayaway.

ANNIE:

Thisisit.

HUGO:

What,thisplace?

It'stotallydisgusting!

ANNIE:

Isanybodysittinghere?

TEAMSTER:

No,lady,goforit.

WAITRESS:

Whatareyouhaving?

HUGO:

Oh!

Er…anythingyouhaven'tmadeyourselves-a

bottleoforangejuice.

WAITRESS:

Wedon'thavebottles.Weonlyhavecans.

HUGO:

Acan,then.

ANNIE:

AndI'llhaveafriedeggsandwich,andacoffee.

WAITRESS:

Onefriedeggsandwich,oneorangejuice,

onecoffee.

ANNIE:

That’sit.

HUGO:

Now,then.I'mwaitingtohearyourexplanation,

Annie.

ANNIE:

Firstofall,Dad,pleasedon'ttalktomeasifIwas

achild.I'mgrownupnow;I'malmosttwentyyearsold!

HUGO:

Yes,ofcourse,Annie.I’msorry.

ANNIE:

Idon’tknowhowtosaythis,but…youknow,

whenIwasyounger,Iusedtothinkyouwerewonderful,

really!

Iusedtothink:

“I'vegotsuchacleverDaddy;he

makessomuchmoney,andweliveinasuchalovely

apartment,andwegoonalltheseexpensivevacations.”

Butyousee,I'manadultnow,notachild,andIcansee

thingsthatIjustcouldn'tseethen.

HUGO:

Whatsortofthings?

ANNIE:

I'veseenwhatit'sdonetoyou,Dad.I'veseenthe

kindofpersonyou'vebecome.Look,I’msorry,butIdon't

wanttobecomelikeyou.Doyouunderstand?

HUGO:

Becomelikewhat?

ANNIE:

Therearesomanythingsthatmattertomemore

thanmoney,Dad!

AndI'mnotgoingtogoandmarrysome

horrible,rich,fatbusinessmanorsomesuccessfulrobotthat

Idon'tcareadamnabout-likeDavidandhisdarling

Juanita!

HUGO:

ButIhaven'taskedyouto!

LookhereAnnie,with

thisdisgustingmoneyofmineI'vesentyoutoschoolin

Switzerland.I'vepaidforyoutogoonvacationinthe

Seychelles,inBali,andinBermuda.Youdidthatvery

expensivesecretarialcourse,andIpaidforit.I'vebought

youdesignerclothesfromthebeststoresinWashdon,andif

youwantedacaryouknowI'dbehappytobuyyouone.

Areyoutryingtotellmethatallthishasbeentotalhell?

ANNIE:

Youjustdon'twanttounderstand,doyou?

WAITRESS:

Here'syourfriedeggsandwich.Andyour

orangejuice.

HUGO:

It'salright,I'llopenit!

Andwouldyoumind

bringingmeacleanglass,please?

WAITRESS:

Verywell!

HUGO:

Obviouslynobodydoesanywashing-upinthis

place!

ANNIE:

You'resuchasnob,Dad!

HUGO:

Oh,Isee!

Soit'ssnobbishtowanttobecleannow.

Ithoughtyouwantedtoliveinacleanenvironment,nota

disgustinglyfilthyone.Isupposeyourboyfriendhastaught

youallthisnonsense,hashe?

Ishetheonewhoshoutedat

me?

ANNIE:

Wedon'thave“boyfriendsandgirlfriends”,Dad-

that’ssoold-fashioned.Wedon'tbelieveinbeingsomeone

else’sproperty.

HUGO:

Isee.Youmeaneverybodysleepswitheveryone

else?

ANNIE:

No,Idon'tmeanthat!

Ifyoureallywanttoknow,I

don'tsleepwithanyofthem!

HUGO:

No,Idon'twanttoknow.IreallythinkI'veheard

enoughofthisnonsense!

I'mgoing!

ANNIE:

Pleaseyourself!

You'llbealright,Dad;you'vestill

gotyourmoney,haven'tyou?

HUGO:

Ican'tjustleavethingslikethat!

HUGO:

ListenAnnie,I'msorryaboutsomeofthethingsI

said.

ANNIE:

That'salright;it’swhatIexpected.Canyoupass

thepepperandsalt,please?

TEAMSTER:

Hereyouare,lady.

HUGO:

LookAnnie,ifyouwanttogetintouchwithme,

I'llbeattheMarlboroughHotelforthenextfewweeks,

OK?

ANNIE:

What'sthematterwiththeapartment?

HUGO:

Oh,nothing;therearesomemenpaintingit,that's

all.So,ifyouwanttogetintouch,youknowwheretofind

me.

ANNIE:

OK,Dad.Gotit.

HUGO:

Well,bye-byeAnnie.Seeyousoon.

ANNIE:

Maybe.Solong.

Section29.2EDialogue.

HUGO:

TheMarlboroughHotel

101GrandAvenue

42321Washdon

DearAnnie,

AsIhaven'theardanythingfromyouforquitealongtime,I

thoughtI'dwriteyouthislittleletter,justtogiveyoumy

latestnews.

I'mstillinthehotel,asyoucansee;I'veleftsomeoneto

lookaftertheapartmentwhilethemenareworkingonit.It's

abitlonelyreally,stayinginthishotel,whenIthinkabout

theolddaysinourapartmenttogether.

IgotanotherpostcardfromDavid,bytheway;heand

JuanitahavegonetoPeru.Idon'tthinkthey'llbebackin

Englandtillnextmonth.Theybothsendyoutheirlove,

anyway.

Thepointisthis,Annie;Iunderstandthatyou'vegottolive

yourownlife,andifyoudon'tfeellikelivingwithyourold

fatheranymore;well,that'sperfectlyunderstandabletoo.

It'sjustthatitwouldbenicetohearfromyoueverynow

andthen,ifonlytoknowthatyou'realright.Surelythat's

notmuchtoask?

Well,that'sallfornow,Annie.Pleasegetintouchsoon;you

cangetmeeitherattheofficeorhere.

Lookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Allmylove,

Daddy.

Section29.3ADialogue.

ROWLAND:

John-youareaprofessionalbroadcasterand

journalistandyou'realsoverykeenonfootball.Whendid

thatintereststart?

JOHN:

Asasmal