Lesson 139
Is that you, John?
GRAHAM TURNER: Is that you, John?
JOHN SMITH: Yes, speaking.
GRAHAM TURNER: (1)______________________.
JOHN SMITH: I'm afraid I don't understand.
GRAHAM TURNER: Hasn't Mary told you? She invited Charlotte and me to dinner this evening.(2)_______________ I'll have to stay at the office. I don't know when I'll finish. Oh, and by the way, my wife wants to know if Mary needs any help.
JOHN SMITH: I don't know what you're talking about.
GRAHAM TURNER: That is John Smith, isn't it?
JOHN SMITH: Yes, I'm John Smith.
GRAHAM TURNER: You are John Smith, the engineer, aren't you?
JOHN SMITH: That's right.
GRAHAM TURNER: You work for the Overseas Engineering Company, don't you?
JOHN SMITH: No, I don't. (3)_____________________.
New Word and expressions
extra adj. 额外的
overseas adj. 海外的,国外的
engineering n. 工程
company n. 公司
line n. 线路
1 Tell mary we'll be late for a dinner this evening.
2 I said I would be at your house at six o'clock,but the boss wants me to do extra work.
3 I'm John Smith,a teephone engineer,and I'm repairing the telephone line.