Lesson 35
Section 1
A.TastesinCommon.
Ican'tstandplaceslikeMajorcaortheCostaBrava.
No, norcanI.
Youknow, whereyouhavetosharethebeachwiththousandsofotherpeopleandeveryonespeaksEnglish.
Oh, Idon'tmindthat.
Oh, Ido. Inevergotoplaceslikethat. Iliketogetrightawayfromallthetourists, gosomewherethat'sreallyquietandpeaceful, likeanislandorsomething.
Yes, sodoI—wherenoonespeaksEnglish.
What'swrongwithpeoplespeakingEnglish? IlikemeetingpeoplewhenI'monholiday. Ilikeplaceswithagoodnightlife, andplentyofmenaround, and ... well, youknow, whereyoucanhaveagoodtime ...
B.Monologue. Iremembersailingonapondthatusedtobebymygrandfather'ssawmill—wehadaboat, andweusedtogosailingonthis.
Also, weusedtodoalotofclimbingtrees. Weusedtoclimbthesetreesforapples, whichwethenateandmadeourselvesverysick. Andmymotherwouldcomealongandcomplainverystrongly, butIdon'tthinkthatstoppedusatall.
AndofcourseinthosedaysIhadabike, too, andIrememberIusedtopushitupthisverylonghillnearourhouseandthenI'dgetonandridedownasfastasIcouldgo. Mymotherusedtocomplainaboutthat, too.
Section 2
ARecipe.
Hello. What'sallthisthen, Harry?
What'sallwhat? I'mmakingacake.
Yes. Wecanseewhatyou'reupto. Obviouslyyou'remakingacake. Whatelsewouldyoubedoingwithacaketinandarollingpinonthetableandtheplaceabsolutelycoveredinflour. Yes, wecanseewhatyou'redoing. Butwhyareyoudoingit?
Yes, it'sratherunlikeyou, Harry.
Well, IjustdecidedI'dtryandmakeoneforachangeinsteadofbuyingone. Anywaythisisgoingtobearatherspecialsortofcake. Youcan'tbuythemlikethis. Andwhileyou'rehere, Doris, doyoumindbeatinguphalfadozeneggsinthatbluebowloverthere?
You'llfindaforkandeggwhisk, whicheveryouprefer, inthedrawerontheleft.
OK. Idon'tmind. Butwhat'ssospecialaboutthiscake?
It'sasurprisecake.
Asurprisecake?
Yes. Doris, don'tforgettoaddfivetablespoonsofsugar.
No, dear. Buttellusaboutthissurprisecake.
Well, itwasanideaIhadwhileIwaslyinginbedlastnight.
Doyouusuallythinkoffoodinbed?
Iwasn'tthinkingoffood. Idecidedtohaveapartyforsomeoldfriendsofmine, butIwanttogivethemasurprise.
Whatkindofsurprise?
Canyouaddahalfofapintofcreamtothat, Doris? That'sright, dripitinslowlyandthenbeatitupagainuntilitbecomesallsticky. That'stheway.
Ihavemadeacakebefore, youknow. Now, comeon, what'sthesurprise?
Well, it'squitesimple, really. YouseeIservethecakewithcandlesonit. ThenIswitchoutthelightsandIslipoutoftheroom. ButbeforethisItellthemthattheymustcounttotwentybeforetryingtoblowoutthecandlesandthey'llgetasurprise.
Andthen? (Explosioneffect)
B.Waiting.
Listen! I'mterriblysorryI'mlate.
Oh, that'sallright. Itdoesn'treallymatter, doesit? Ihaven'tgotanythingbettertodo, haveI?
Justletmeexplain, willyou?
I'veonlybeenwaitingforoveranhour, that'sall.
Yes, Iknow, andIwouldhavegot ...
Afterall, mytimeisn'treallythatimportant, isit?
Pleasedon'tbelikethat. Justletmeexplain. I ... ItriedtogethereintimebutjustafterIlefthome, thecarbrokedown.
Thecarbrokedown?
Yes, and ... well... luckily ... therewasagaragenearme. And ... andittookthemawhiletorepairit.
Whydidn'tyouatleastphone?
Iwouldhave! ButIdidn'tknowthenumberoftherestaurant.
Youcouldhavelookeditupinthetelephonebook!
Yes, but ... you'llneverbelievethis ... Icouldn'trememberthenameoftherestaurant. Iknewwhereitwas, butforgotthename.
Isee. Well, atleastitwasluckyyoufoundagaragetorepairyourcar.
Yes. ItwassomethingIcouldn'tdomyself. Itdidn'ttaketoolong, butthat'swhyI'mlate, yousee.
Huhuh. Whichgarage, bytheway?
Pardon?
Whichgaragedidyoutakeitto?
Uh ... theonenearmyflat. Youknow. LewisBrothers.
Yes, Iknowthatgarage. It'stheonlyonenearyourflat.
Hmm. Wellnow, let'shavesomethingtoeat. Uh, whataboutsome ...
Iknowthegarageverywell!
Yes. Let'sseenow. Yes, IthinkI'llhavesome ...
Apityit'sSunday.
Pardon?
Apityit'sSunday. ThatgarageisclosedonSunday!