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Mrs. Fu : Hurry up! We don't have much time left.
Mr. Fu : Take it easy. We still have two hours.
Mrs. Fu : Come on! This is my first time ever to take a plane. I don't want anything to go wrong.
Mr. Fu : Let me take care of everything, all right? Now, let's go to the check-in counter.
Airline Clerk : May I see your tickets and passports, please?
Mr. Fu : Here they are.
Airline Clerk : Would you put all your baggage on the scale, please?....Ah, thirty-eight kilos.
Mrs. Fu : Is that inside the free allowance?
Airline Clerk : Yes, we allow twenty kilos each.
Mrs. Fu : That's lucky! (To her husband) What's next?
Mr. Fu : They'll have to check our baggage. Why don't you wait for me upstairs at the refreshment lounge?
Mrs. Fu : All right. (She goes off.)
Airline clerk : Open your baggage, please.
Mr. Fu : Sure. (He opens the bags. The airline clerk examines them.)
Airline Clerk : All right. Thank you, sir.
Mr. Fu : (Upstairs at the lounge.) What did you order for me?
Mrs. Fu : Black coffee. What do we do now?
Mr. Fu : Let me finish this coffee and then we will go to gate 5. They're announcing our flight.
Mrs. Fu : I didn't hear anything.
Mr. Fu : It's on that sign board up there. See? UA 801. At gate 5. Have you payed the check yet?
Mrs. Fu : Yes.
Mr. Fu : Let's go then.


Vocabulary
注释
1. checkin n. 指在机场、旅馆的报到
2. free adj. 免费的
3. lounge n. 休息室。”Refreshment lounge”，指可边喝饮料或吃东西、边休息的场所。


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Miss Kao : Taxi! Taxi! (A cab stops and she goes in.)
Cab driver : Where to, miss?
Miss Kao : Diamond Hotel on Beach Avenue. How much do you think the fare will be?
Cab driver : Well, about three dollars. I can't tell exactly, but whatever it is, it will show on the meter.
Miss Kao : I took a taxi yesterday from the station to Diamond Hotel, and the driver charged me six dollars.
Cab driver : Was it rush hour?
Miss Kao : No, it wasn't.
Cab driver : Well, there is nothing I can say, miss.
Miss Kao : Do you think he intentionally drove all around instead of driving directly to Diamond Hotel?
Cab driver : No. Why would he want to do that?
Miss Kao : For more money. He thought I was someone who can be taken advantage of.
Cab driver : I wouldn't say that, miss. Any cab driver would lose his license if he got caught doing a thing like that.
Miss Kao : I didn't know that.
Cab driver : Now you know. Are you new in this city?
Miss Kao : Yes. I'll probably stay here for two more weeks.
Cab driver : In that case, you can try to call a cab company to send you a cab next time when you need one. That'll certainly make you feel safer.... Here you are, Diamond Hotel.
Miss Kao : Thank you for the advice. How much is it?
Cab driver : Two dollars and ninty-eight cents.
Miss Kao : Here is three dollars. Keep the change.


Vocabulary
注释
1. cab n. 即“taxi'，计程车。
2. rush hour 指交通的高峰时间


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Bus driver : Move to the rear of the bus, please. There're plenty of seats in the rear.
Daisy : How much is the fare, please?
Bus driver : Thirty cents. Drop it in the box.
Daisy : Does this bus go to Washington Park?
Bus driver : Take Bus No. 9. This is No. 6.
Daisy : But somebody told me this is the right bus. I'm going to Park Avenue.
Bus driver : This is the right bus. I'll let you off when we get there.
Daisy : Thanks a lot, driver.
Willie : Driver, I want a transfer to the 66th street cross-town bus. How much is the fare?Bus driver : (Giving him a transfer.) There's no charge for transfers.
Willie : Is it good on any crosstown bus or only on the 66th street crosstown?
Bus driver : That transfer is only good on the 66th street bus.
Willie : I'm going to First Avenue. Is 66th Street my best way to get there?
Bus driver : Yes.
Judy : Driver, does this bus go to Washington Square?
Bus driver : No, take Bus No. 10 across the street.
Judy : Thank you.


Vocabulary
注释
1. rear n. 后面、背面 "In (the) rear of," 在……后面。
2. fare n. 费用
3. transfer v. 转车，换车：此为名词，转(换)车票


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[ 本帖最后由 john2005 于 2007-4-10 18:33 编辑 ]

these are very practical english oral !
hope these are helpful for all people here to develope english oral skill!
let's go for a try and speak loud out these dialog!
thank you for posting and effort!
you did a good job!