英語小劇場和老外聊天地道口語M:areyoukidding?Thetrainleavesinanhour.Wheredidyouputit?C:itwasinmypocket,butnowIcan'tfindit.M:isitintheotherpocket?C:no,itisnothere.Damnit!I'mgoingtohavetobuyanotherticket.M:let'sgototheinquirydeskfirsttocheckwhetheranyonehasgotitandturneditin.C:ok.I:howmayIhelpyou,sir?C:I'mwonderingifanyonehasturnedinatrainticket.IjustlostmyticketforBeijingtonight.I:letmesee…I'msorry.Nothing'sbeenturnedin.Doyouwanttobuyanotherone?C:yes.IfIdon'tmakeittoBeijingtomorrowmorning,mywifewouldkillme.Howmucuisit?I:150yuanforhardseats.C:Fine.I:???Sir?C:whereismywallet?Someonehasstolenmywallet!L:whatdoyoumean?J:Imeanlookatallthesemagnificenttallbuildingsaroundus.L:yes,lookoverthere.That'stheEmpireStateBuilding.Mybooksaysit's102storiestall.J:it'squitefamousbutdon'tyouthinkitlooksabitold-fashioned?L:you'reright,butwhenitwasbuiltin1930itwasamarveloftechnologyandengineering.J:whatotherimportantbuildingsarewegoingtoseeonFifthAvenue?L:quiteanumber.Actuallyeveryskyscraperhasahistory.Afewblocksaheadwe'llseeSt.Patrick'sCathrdralandjustacrossthestreetwillbetheworld-renowedRockefellerCenter.It'salandmarkinthehistoryofarchitecture.J:what'sthereafterthat?L:wellthen,there'saCentralPark.FacingtheparkonFifthAvenueisprobablysomeofthemostexpensivepropertiesintheworld.J:whatarealltheyfor?L:mostofthemareofficebuildings,hugedepartmentstores,andhotelsbutsomearejustprivatehomes.NewYorkisoneofthefinancialcentersoftheworlssotherearelotsofveryexpensiveplaces.N:Idon'tknow.Mylifeisabigmess.Everythingissopliceted.C:eon,nothincanbethatbad.N:butpromiseme,you'llkeepitasecret.C:ok,Ipromise.Sowhat'stroublingyousomuch?N:I'vefalleninlovewithmyboss.C:really?Ishemarried?N:no,ofcoursenot.Heisstillsingle.C:thenwhat'syourproblem?N:Itrytokeepittomyself.Butthereisalotofgossipaboutus.C:oh,Isee.Officeromancetendstobethesubjectofgossip.N:worsestill,heistryingtoavoidmethesedays.C:officeromanceisverytricky.N:itgivesmealotofpressureandIfeeldepressed.C:cheerup,Nada.You'llbefine.Barbara:oh,hiLucas,eonin.I'mBarbara.Nicetomeetyou.L:nicetomeetyoutoo.B:wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?I'vegotteaandsomegrapejuice.L:thanks.Someteawouldbenice.ChineseteaisgreatIreallylikeyourteaset.Wheredidyougetit?B:oh,thereisasupermarketnotfarfromhere.Butthereisalsoateahousearoundthecorner,whereyoucangetteaandateasetaswell.L:ohyeah,Isawtheteahousetheotherday.IthinkImightgoandhavealooksometime.It'saniceneighborhoodhere.B:youarerightaboutthat.It'squietandveryconvenient.Youcangettothebusandthesubwaystationswithintenminutes'walk.There'sagrocerystore,abookstore,agym,andmanyrestaurantsalongthestreet.L:there'sagymnearby?That'sexciting!Ireallywanttostarttogotogymassoonaspossible.I'vebeenlazythissummerholidayandhaveputonsomeweight.B:well,ifyouwantwecangotogethersometime.ActuallyIwasthinkingofgoingthisafternoon,ifyoulike,youcanjoinmeandIcanshowyouthebeighborhoodalongtheway.L:thatwouldbewonderful.Thanks!Roy:yousaidit.Goodbeer,goodmusic,andontoppfthat,therearesomanyhotgirlshere!S:I'mwithyouonthat.Checkoutthatoneoverthere.IthinkI;minlove!R:well,she'salright,butnotreallymycupoftea.Whatabouttheblondwiththereddress?S:oh,that'sJanice.She'sjustnewintown.Youhaveathingforblonds,eh?R:yeah!Shecoulddoanythingshewantswithme!S:Ibet.Whynotgooverandtalktoher?She'sreallynice.R:Idon'tthinkso.Igetsonervoustalkingtogirls.Ialwaysputmyfootinmymouth,scareheroff,andenduplookinglikearealfool.Besides,sheiswayoutofmyleague.S:eon!Manup!You'llneverknowuntilyoutry.R:okayokay,justletmehaveanothercupofbeerstogetmyheadinthegame.S:allright.ButIthinkyououghttomovesoon.R:why?S:Icanseefiveotherguyseyingherup.R:okay,hereIgo!S:goodluck!Bob:moreorless.There;sjustonethingbotheringme.E:oh?What'sthat?B:well,youknowIhavesomestudentsstudyingfortheirmaster'sdegree.Oneofthemtriedtogivemeagiftthatkindamademeuneasy.E:whatgift?B:it'sanEgyptiancarpet.Thestudentcametomyofficetheotherdayandbroughtthecarpettoshowhisgratitude.Seeingwhatgiftwas,Iwasreallyunfortable.Imeanit'stooexpensiveagiftforastudenttogiveaprofessor.Idon'tthinkI'vedoneanythingtodeservethatgift,soIrefusedit.E:yourefusedthegift?That'sterrible.B:Iknow,butIreallycan'taeptsuchanexpensivegift.Iexplainedtohimwhy,butheseemedreallyupsetaboutit.Ithinkhemighthavetakenitthewrongway.E:perhaps.Heprobablythinksyouconsideredthegiftabribeforahighergr