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MANFRED:Hey,waitaminute!MANFRED:What'salandingcard? 3--MARCO:It'sakindoffonn.Youfillitin,andgiveittopassportcontrolatWashdonairport.MANFRED:Oh,Isee.Damn,Ihaven'tgotapen!I'llaskthatgirlagain.miss!ExcuseMARCO:It'salright!I'vefinishedmyformnow;youcanhavemypenMANFRED:ThanksalotMANFRED:"Fullname".WhatdocsthatMARCO:Itmeans:allyourname.Yourfirstname,ornames,ifyou'vegotmorethanone,andyourlastnameMANFRED:Oh,Isee!P-1-L-Z-B-A-U-MARCO:Hey,areyouManfredPilzbaumthesoccer MANFRED:That'sme.ManfredPilzbaum:soccer yer,andlover!MARCO:Wow!Myname'sMarco,bytheway.IwatchedyouonTVlastGermanyagainstPoland.You yedreallywell.Thatlastgoalwasamazing!MANFRED:Itwasntbad,wasit?MARCO:You'vegotamatchagainstItalynextWednesday,haven'tyou?MANFRED:That'sright.Youhaven'tgotachance!MARCO:I'mnotsosure.WhataboutPipistrelli?MANFRED:Pipistrclli?He'snotbad,but,really-STEWARDESS:WearelandingatWashdonairportinabout15minutes.Willpassengerspleaseputouttheircigarettes?MANFRED:Ihaven'tfilledinthisformyet.Letmesee:"dateand ceofbirth".What'sthat?MARCO:Whenwereyouborn,andMANFRED:Oh,Isee!IwasborninDusseldorf,onthe20thofJanuary,1971.Next:"occupation"."Occupation'?"MARCO:MANFRED:Ah,job!Whydon'ttheysaywhattheymeanontheseforms?Occ'lpation:soccer yer,ofcourse!IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Passport,please!AndyourlandingMANFRED:Hercyouare,myIMMlGRATIONOFFICER:Huh!Thiswon'tdo!Youhaven'twrittenyouraddressinWashdon!MANFRED:I'mstayinginaIMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Whichho areyoustayingin?MANFRED:I'vebookedaroomintheFlilton.IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Thenwhyhaven'tyouwrittenitonyourform?MANFRED:BecauseIdon'tknowtheaddress!IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:VeryIMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Whathaveyougotinthatbag,please?MANFRED:Balls.IMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Don'tyoutalktomelikeMARCO:Hereallyhasgotballsinhisbag,actually.He'sasoccer yer,youseeIMMIGRATIONOFFICER:Willyouopenit,please?MANFRED:Yousee?Everyballhasitsstory.Forexample,thisoneisfromGermanyagainstUruguay!MANFRED:OneoftheUru驢ayanscameuplikethis.Itooktheballfrom

andkickedMANJ,'RED:anditwasagoal!GcnnanyI,Uruguaynil!Deutsch/and.Deutsch/andiiberal/es!IMMIGRATIONOFJ,'ICER:Alright,alright.Willyouputyourball，，皿kgo,MANFRED:Certainly,myfriend.MARCO:MyGod!LookatallthosegAretheywaitingforyou?MANJ,'RED:Iexpectso.ItusuallyhappeyouknowMARCO:Well,bye-byethen,Manfred.NicetohavemetyouMANFRED:That心foryourhelp,MarcoMANFRED:Oh,wouldyoulikeacoupleofticketsfortheMARCO:Yes,thanksaMANFRED:You're e.Hey,I'veju斗thought:Gcnnanyare yingItaly,andyou'reItalian-sowhydon'tyouinviteaGermangirl?MARCO:Idon'tknowanyGennangirls,MANFRED:Thenyoucan ywithherafterthematch!Doyougetit? withherafterthematch!!MARCO:Yes,IMANFRED:Anyway,bye-byeMARCO:Bye-bye,Manfred.AndthanksfortheMARCO:Excuseme,canIgetthrough,please?Willyouletmethrough,please?KRISTI:Sowhodoyouthinkwillwinthematch?MARCO:Look,Ihavenothingtodowithfootball,I'mjustapassenger!CanIgetthrough,please?KRISTI:Lookwhatyou're MARCO:Hey,I'msorry!Letmegetit!MARCO:IhopeIhaven'tbrokenitKRISTI:SodoI!KRISTI:Ithi1ikyouhavebrokenit.Itdoe'lworkanymoreMARCO:Letmetryit.MARCO:It'snogood;I'mKRISTI:Ohwell,IcanstilltakesomephotosofPilzbaum,atleast.Ohno,Ican't!MARCO:Whatisit?MARCO:Hey,areyouGerman,byanychance?KRISTI:Yes,Iam.- 4- --——5.MARCO:I'vegotacoupleofticketsfornextWednesday'smatch.Wouldyouliketocome'1KRISTI:Yes,thanks,Iwould.ButwhydidyouaskmeiflwasMARCO:I'll lyou.Yousee,ImetP山baumonthe ne,andhegavemethesetickets,andheid:"Whydon'tyouti)'tofindaGermanTHACKER:It'sadisaster,HARRY:Whatdoyoumean,THACKER:IspoketotheDirector-Generalyesterday,（叢rterHARRY:0臚Whatdidhesa滬THACKER:HesaiditwasaHARRY:Yes,itis,isn'tit?Still,that'slite!上r...whatarewetalkingabout,ll·1THACKER:AbouttheHugoPeterscase,ofcourse-whatdoyouthink')Now;Temple'sinprison,isn'the?Howlonghashebeenthere'/HARRY:SinceDecemberlastTHACKER:Sohe' beentherefor3months.ButwhataboutHugoPeters?IwantyoutoanestHugoPeters,CarterHARRY:Whatfor,sir?Ican'tjustgouptohimandsay"I'marrestingyou,Peters,becausewehaven'tarrestedenoughpeoplethisTHACKER:Don'tbeanidiot,Carter!Justgotohisapar.mentandlookaround!HARRY:Butwhatareweexpectingtofindthere,sir7THACKER:Idon'tknow,butdon'tcomebackuntilyou'vefoundsomethingHARRY:Verywell,sirTHACKER:Thisisurgent,Carter.Gothereimmediay,andtakeacoupleofmenwithyou.YoucanhaveHensonandBedgesHARRY:OK,thisishowwe'lldoit:I'llstayinthecar,andyoutwocangouptotheapartment.Keepyourguninyour」acketuntilyougetthere!BEDGES:MayIaskaquestion,HARRY:Yes,BEDGES:I'mBedges,actually,sir.Er...howmanypeoplewilltherebeintheHARRY:Howmanypeople?Idon'tknow,doHARRY:Perhapsnobodyatall.Orperhapsthere'llbesixteenangry,violent,dangerousmenwithgunsandbombs!HENSON:Butthereareonlytwoofus,sir.Willthatbeenough'!HARRY:Doyouhaveabetteridea'1BEDGES:MayIaskaquestion,sir?Whyareyoustayingintheca尸Whydon'tweallgouptotheapartment?HARRY:Ifyoudon'tlikeyourjob,Henson,youcanalwaygoanddirectBEDGES:Sorry,HENSON:IfImayaskoneotherquestion,sir?HARRY:Well,Bedges?Whatisitnow?HENSON:I'mHenson,infact,sir.What'sthenumberoftheapartment?HARRY:It's,er...3B.Yes,it'sapanment3BHARRY:It'sonthethirdt1oor,oppositetheJOHN:Whatalife!Nobodyevercomestoseeme,nobodyevercalls,nothmgeverhappens!What'stheuse·1JOHN:I'llgotobed.Why

JOHN:Gee,no!Ihaven'ttaken111ystufftothelaundromat!Idon'thaveanycleansheets!They'realldirty!Oh,I'llJeepintheblanket;whatdoesitmatter?JOHN:No,waitaminute;I'llusethetablecloth!I'lljusttakemyclnthesoffJOHN:MyGod-who'sthat?IsilAnnie,perhaps?BEDGES:Openthisdoorimmediay!JOHN:Who'sthere? !Openupimme山aJOHN:Gee,IthinkyouhavethewrongJOHNAaagh!MayIputon沁meclothes,please?I'll」ustbeacoupleofminutes!BEDGES:Standback!We'recomingin!爆F(xiàn)romKristi Hundredsof」ournalistsfromalloverEuropewereatWashdonAirportthisafternoontomeetGennany'sfootballsuperstarManfred和lzbaum,cominginfornextWednesday'sWorldCupmatchagainstItalyWhathasPilzbaumgotthat'ssospecial?Lastyearheearnedover3millionGermanmarks,andit'simpossiblethesedaystoopenanewspaperwithoutseeinghisname"Afterall,you'reasocceryer,notanEinsteinoraSchopenhauer?"Iputittohim."SohowmanyWorldCupgoalshasthisSchopenhauerguyscored,eh?"heasked.ItoldhimthatSchopenhauerwasaphilosopher,notasocceryer."I'maphtlosopher,too.I'lllyoumyphilosophy",Pilzbaumanswered."Youneedexactlythesamethinginfootballasyouneedinlife;onlyinlifeyouneedtwoofthem.Doyougetit?"Igot -- .7-\夕·論口”“'，,．~．-\夕·'2'2 o,mynameisClareManin.I'majournalistandIliveinBrighton,atownonthesouthcoastofEnglandCLARE:Brightonisapopularresortandvisitorscome什omallovertheworldtoseethebeach,museums,puhsandtheatreCLARE:I'mgoingtofindsomevisitorstothetownandfind011twhattheythinkofBrighton.CLARE:I'mdownhereonthehcachandJ'mjoinedbysomevisitorstoBrighton.CanIaskyousomequestions''LIETTA:CLARE:Firstofall,whereareyoufrom?LIETTA:TheUnitedStates.ThestateofNebraskaCLARE:Andyournameis?LIETTA:LicttaCLARE:Haveyoueverbeen10Brightunbefore,Lietta?LIETTA:NoCLARE:SoareyouhereonholidayorforbuLIETTA:CLARE:Howlongarcyouherefor'>LIETTA:JusttodayCLARE:Adaytrip.Now,whathaveyoubeenabletoseeinoneday?LIETTA:We'vejustgouctulheRoyalPavilionCLARE:AndwhatdoyouthinkofBrighton''LIETTA:Ithinkitsverynice.PrettyCLARE:Haveyoubeenin壓glandbefore?LIETTA:Yes.ThisismysecondtriptoCLARE:Andwhatdoyouthinkabout上ngland?LIETTA:Ilove1tCLARE:I'mnowhereonthePalaceP盯bytheseaandtherearealotofyoungvisitorsaroundmeCLARE:IcanhearpeoplespeakingSpanish,Italian,Clunese,FrenchandoverhereIcanhearsomepeoplespeakingGerm叩CLARE:Excuseme,couldyouansweralequestions''Whereareyoufrom?MICHAELA:I'mfromHamburg,GermanyCLARE:Andwhatisyourname''MICHAELA:MynameisMichaelaCLARE:AndisthisyourfirstvisittoEngland'1MICHAELA:YesCLARE:Whydidyoucometo

MICHAELA:IwantedtogotoOxfordbuttherewasnocourse.SoIdecidedtogotoBrighton,andit's,um,averynicecityCLARE:SoyouareherereallytolearnEnglish?MICHAELA:Yes.CLARE:Isthatdifficult?MICHAELA:Mmm.SomettmesCLARE:WhatdoyouthinkaboutEnglishpeople?Aretheyfriendly?MICHAELA:Yes.ThefamilyI'mstayinginisvery陌endly.CLARE:WhatdoyoudoforfimandMICHAELA:IwalkalongthebeachandperhapsIgotothecinemaand,umm,er,welllgotothediscoCLARE:I'mhereatthetownmuseum.It'saninteresting ceandve1ypopularwithtourists.Excuseme,areyouavisitortoBrighton?FREYA:YesICLARE:Canyou lmeyourname?FREYA:Yes.MynameisFreyaElliotCLARE:Andwheredoyoucomefrom?FREYA:I'mfromAustralia.CLARE:WhydidyoucometoFREYA:IcametoBrightonbecauseIhaverelativesstayinghereandIwantedatriptotheUK.CLARE:lsthisyourfirsttimeintheUK?FREYA:Yesitis.CLARE:Whatdoyoutl1inkofFREYA:Oh,it'slovely.IliketheseasideandIlikethetouristattracllonsCLARE:Whatsortofattractions?FREYA:Ah,thingslikethePavilion.Ah,beaches.Clubs.Ah,justthenightlifeThingslikethatCLARE:Haveyoufounditeasytomeetpeoplehere?FREYA:Yes,Ihave.Everyone'sveryfriendly.CLARE:I'mnowsittinginthebeergardenofanEnglishpubandwithmearesomePolishstudentswhoareoverheretolearnEnglish.CanIaskwhatdoyouthinkofEngland?YOUNGMAN:Verynice,butveryFIRSTGIRL:It'sveryexpensiveyes,butthepeopleinEnglandarevery111ccYes,veryfriendlySECONDGIRL:EnglandisquitedifferentfromPolandCLARE:WhatdoyouthinkofEnglishfood?FIRSTGIRL:Yes.Englishfoodisverygood.SometimesitisbetterthanPolishCLARE:WhataboutthingstogoandseeandthehistoryofSECONDGIRL:WehavehistoryofEnglandinPoland,afewlessonsofcourseandwearewecanseethishistorytodaybecausewewereinWashdon,inWestminster,intheHouseofParliament98—---9BEDGES:We'recomingHENSON:Stayovertherebythatwindow!AndputyourhandsonyourheadIJOHN:Myhandsonmyhead?HENSON:JustdowhatIsay,JOHN:But...ifIputmyhandsonmyheadthetableclothwillfalldown!BEDGES:Oh,alright!PutonehandonyourheadandkeeptheotheroneontheJOHN:Gee,I'msorry,guys.Ididn'texpectyou,yousec.Iusuallyhavesheetsmybed,it's」ustthatIforgottogotothelaundromatthifweekend,sothat'swhyIHENSON:Justshutup,willyou''OK,I'lllookinhere,andyoulookinthebedroom,Bedges.HENSON:Well,there'snothinginhereHENSON:Haveyoufoundanythingyet,Bedges'IBEDGES:JustsomemagazinesHENSON:Whatkindofmagazines?BEDGES:I'mjusttakingalook.HENSON:Whatdoyouthinkyou're ng?Putthatmagazinedown!BEDGES:SorryaboutthatHENSON:Idon'tunderstandthisatall.IthinkI'llhaveawordwithMrCarter.HENSON:Hensonhere,sir.OverHARRY:Carterhere.How'sitgoing?HENSON:Notverywell,sir.Wehaven'tfoundanything,exceptsome...men'smagazines.Over.HARRY:Thenyouhaven'ttriedenough.Haveyoulookedundertheantiquefurniture?Haveyoulookedinsidetheantiquestatues?Over.HENSON:What'/Therearen'tanyantiquesinhere.Over.HARRY:Well,isthereanybodyintheapartment?OverHENSON:Yes,thereisastrangeguyhere.OverHARRY:Whatdoeshelooklike?OverHENSON:He'sgotblackhair,andglasses,andhe's,like,wearingatablecloth.Ithinkhe'sabit,kindof,simple-ifyouknowwhatImean.OverHARRY:Youidiots!You'reinthewrongbloodyapartment!HugoPeters'apartmentisnextdoor!Over.HENSON:Well,thisisApartment3B.JOHN:Excuseme,guys,ifyou'relookingforHugoPeters,hedoesn't-HENSON:Justshutup,willyou?Ididn'taskforyouropinion.HARRY:Itoldyoutogotoapartment3A,didn't\?Sowhatthe arcyouwaitingfor?Getonwithit-now!Overandout

HENSON:Wellcomeon,let'sgo!JOHN:Areyouoffnow?HEDGES:Thankyouverymuchforyourhelp,sir'HENSON:That'senough!Comeon!JOHN:Goodnight,guys!ThanksforANNIE:Youknow,Dad,I'mgladyouboughtapartment3Cnow.Ididn'tlikeitatfirst,butIdonow.HUGO:Itreallywasn'teasytosell3Aafterthatterribleparty!Anyway,I'vesolditnow,andIstillgotagoodpriceANNIE:Anyway,Ithink3C'smuchnicer.It'sbiggerthan3A,andIprefertheHUGO:Well,hereweANNIE:Isthata caroutsidethehouse?Whatarethey ng,doyouHUGO:Idon'tknow,butitlookslikethatdamnedHarryCarteragain.I'vehadenoughofthatman!ANNIE:Haveyoudoneanythingwrong,Daddy?HUGO:Youjuststaybythecarforamoment,dearHARRY:Goodevening,MrPeters.HUGO:What are ngHARRY:Becarefulhowyoutalktome,MrPeters.I'vegottwoofmymenmyourapartmentatthemoment.HUGO:Youhavenorighttodothat!Norightatall!HARRY:Ohyes,Ihave!I'vegotthis.Look!HUGO:MayIreadit,please?HARRY:Verywell.Hereyouare.HARRY:Whyareyoulaughing?Whatisit?What'ssoHUGO:You'vegonetoapartment3A,haven'tyou?I'msorrytolyou,MrCarter,butI'vemove<l.Ilivein3Cnow.HARRY:HUGO:Yes,there'sasweetoldladyinapartment3Anow.Do lyourmentobegentlewithher,won'tyou?Sheisabit...let'ssay,fragileHUGO:Sorryaboutthat!Goodnight,MrHUGO:It'salrightAnnie,there'snoproblem.Let'sgouptotheapartmentCOMMENTATOR:SothescoreisstillGermany2,ItalyI.Only2minutestogo,andit'salmostovernowforItaly.Iftheylosethismatchthey'llbeoutpftheWorldCup.Germanyarestillincontrol,Pilzba皿'sgottheball-hepassesittoSchinkenbrot.Howdifferentthetwoteamsare-theGermans ylikeaperfectmachine,almost-Pipistrelli'scomingupnow-he'sgottheball-hepassesittoLucertola-Lucertola'sgotachancenow-MARCO:Comeon,Italy,comeKRISTI:It's2toI,Marco.We'regoingtoCOMMENTATOR:SowillLucertolatakehischance?No,Fussknodel'scommguponhisright-it'stoolate-it'sagoal!!COMMENTATOR:It'sanotherGOALforCOMMENTATOR:SowiththatlastincrediblegoalbyLucertola,5secondsbeforetheend,thefinalscoreisGermany2,Italy2-it'sadraw!Whatwillthis meantoGermany'sCupchances,nowKRISTI:Thatwasanamazingmatch!Thanksalot,MARCO:Don'tthankme,thank和]zbaum.Well,no-youcathankmetoo,ifyoulikeMARCO:Whatdowedonow'!Whydon'twegoforameal?There'sarestaurantnearhereKRISTI:No,it'stoolateMARCO:What'sthetin甸KRISTI:It'shalfpastten.IhavetogetupearlyMARCO:Oh,KRISTI:Butyoucancomebacktomyho foradrinkifyoulikeMARCO:Oh,really"KRISTI:Yes,whyMARCO:ItalyagainstGermany,part2.KRISTI:NotagainstGennany,surely,Marco?MARCO:Alright,then,ItalywithGennany.IsthatREPORTONAVISITTOTWOAPARTMENTSINNORTHTogetherwithtwootherofficers,DetectiveHensonandDetectiveB_edes,_IvisitedTruleighCourt,inChurchStreet,Washdon,onWednesdaythe23rdofMay.Henson-drovethecar,Bedgessatinthepassengerseat,andIsatbehindWeleftI-IeadOfficeatI0:49p.m.,andwearrivedinChurchStreetat11:23p.m.;sothejourneytook34minutcs.Westoppedoppositethefrontdoor,ontheothersideofthemad,infrontofablueToyota.HensonandBedgesgotoutofthecartogouptoapartment3A,andIstayedinthecarto...watchthesituationHensonandBedgesvisitedtwoapartments:numbers3Aand3B.Agentlemanandanoldladyhelpedthemwiththeirwork,andtheycameoutofthehouseat12:1Ja.m..WethenwentbacktoHeadOffice.Hensondrovethecar,andBedgessatinthe gerseat.WearrivedbackatHe.adOfficeat12:37a.mSigned,DetectiveInspectorHD

MARCO:Isthisyourho?ItlooksKRISTI:Yes,itisterrible.I'dliketochangemyho,butIjustcan'tfindenoughtime-I'mtoobusy.Anyway,yougoinfirst,quickly-andveryquietly-andwaitformeoutsidemyroom,OK?I'llgetthekeyfromthereceptionistMARCO:Butwon'theseeme?KRISTI:Don'tworry,he'llbeasleep.He'salwaysasleep.Justbecarefulyoudon'twakehimupMARCO:OK.Whichisyourroom?KRISTI:Room38!Ready?Let'sgo!RECEPTIONIST:Er...oh?What...?Er...whereamI?Er...Who'sthat?KRISTI:Goodevening.CanIhavemykey,please?RECEPTIONIST:Ah,goodevening,MissSc...er...Scm...er-KRISTI:S idt!CanIhavemykey,please?RECEPTIONIST:Uh...didyouseeayoungmanhereamomentKRISTI:Nono,I'vejustcomein.Look,I'mtired,andIwanttogotobed.CanIhavemykeynow,please?RECEPTIONIST:IthoughtIsawayoungman.I'msorry,butIhavelobecareful,MissSc...er...Scm...er..KRISTI:Look,areyougoingtomegivememykey,ordoIhavetotakeRECEPTIONIST:Oh,yourkey!Youwantyourkey,doyou?Isee!I'msony,MissMissSc...er...Scm...er-KRISTI:Goodnight! KRISTI:KRISTI:Phew!Hercweare,thenMARCO:Theoldmansawme,didn'the?KRISTI:Don'tworryaboutit,Marco,it'salright.Now,let'sseewhatthereistodrink.Ah,yes.I'vegotsomeWilliams.MARCO:What'sKRISTI:It'sadrinkmadeofpearsKRISTI:Cheers,Marco'MARCO:Cheers,Kristi!Ough!It'sstrong,isn'tKRISTI:Well,let'ssitKRISTI:There'sonlyonechair,soIhavetositonthebedMARCO:Crazy,really!MARCO:MyGod,whataterribleKRISTI:Yes,it'saveryoldbed!DORIS:What'sgoingonnextdoor?1213OSCAR:Idon'tknow,Doris.TrytogettoDORIS:HowcanIgettosleepwiththatnoise?What'sgoingoninthere,Oscar?DORIS:They'rehavingaparty,orsomething!Thisiste1Tible!I'mgoingtotakealook!OSCAR:No,Doris,comeback. DORIS:Whatdoyouthinkyou're ng,younglady?Oscar,comehere!Comehereimmediay!DORIS:Look,Oscar,she'sbroughtayoungmantoherroom!Nowwhatkindhoisth灼Howcanyoubringmetoa celikethis?Iwantedtostayinafamilyho!OSCAR:Perhapsthey'remarried,Doris!Look,can'twegobacktoourroom')DORIS:I'mgoingtocomin!OSCAR:Look,I'msorryaboutthiMywifedoesn'tsleepverywell,youKRISTI:That'salright,butwouldyouclosethedoor,MARCO:WhatarewegoingtoKRISTI:Well,wecan'tstayhere,canwe?Whydon'twegotoyour MARCO:It'sonlyaroominastudenthos.Anyway,areyousureyouwantto?KRISTI:Yes,whynot?I'mnottiredanymoreDORIS:TheretheyRECEPTIONIST:Oh,dear!Areyoualright,MissSc...er...Scm...er...?KRISTI:Yes,I'mquitealright,thanks.DORIS:Whatdoyoumean,isshealright?WhataboutRECEPTIONIST:Ah,thereheis!Iwasright;Ididseeayoungman!Doyouremember,MissSc...er...Scm...er...?ItoldyoutherewasayoungmanaroundKRISTI:It'salright;he'sa扣endofmineDORIS:Afriendofhers!Huh!That'stoomuch!We'releavingheretomorrow!Thisisn'tmykindofho,Oscar.OSCAR:Perhapsthere'samisunderstanding,DORIS:No,Iunderstandwhat'shappeningverywell,Oscar!Comeon!We'llgobacktoourroomnow.KRISTI:Goodnight,RECEPTIONIST:Goodnight,MissSc...er...Scm...erKRISTI:Let'sgotoyourhos then,MarcoMARCO:Sohereweare!KRISTI:Phew-atlast!MARCO:Haveaseat,Kristi.Ihaven'tgotanythingtodrink,I'mafraid-notevencoffee.KRISTI:It'salright;I'mnotMARCO:Let'slistentosomemusic.SomeItalianmusic,whynot?MARCO:So,ItalyandGermany,part2KRISTI:That's o,Marco!Oh,you'rebusy oMary!Ididn'texpecttoseeyouMARY:Oh,doIhavetomakeanappointment,then?DoIhavetocallyoursecretaryandsay"MayIseepossiblyMrBeninifor5minutessometimenextmonth,ifthatisn'ttoomuchtoask?"AndIthoughtwewerefriends!MARCO:Ofcoursewe'refriends,Mary.It'sjustthat...youknow,Iliketo

whenyou'recoming,soIcan,like,bereadyforMARY:Huh!Well,who'syourladyfriend,then?Youhaven'tintroducedusyet!KRISTI:It'salright,IthinkI'llgohomeMARCO:Look,I'msorryKristi.IhadnoideathatKRISTI:Don'tworryaboutit,Marco.Itwasjustoneofthoseevenings,wasn'tit?KRISTI:Bye-bye!MARCO:I'vegotyournumber.I'llgiveyouacall,whydon'tI?KRISTI:Sure,ifyoulike!MARY:I'mgladshe'sgone!Ididn'tlikeheratall!So,we'realonetogetheratlast,right?Aren'tyouevengoingtogivemeakiss?MARY:That'sbetter!OK,I'll lyouwhyI'vecometoseeyou.We'rehav111gaparty,andI'dlikeyouto.MARCO:InternationalStudentHos,117OxfordRoad,40345WashdonFridayJuly31DearI'mverysorryaboutwhathappenedtheothernight.Idon'twantyoutogetthewrongideaaboutme;Idon'thavehundredsofgirlfriends.Actually,Idon'thaveagirlfriendatallatthemoment;Maryisjustafriend,that'sall.Ididn'texpecttoseeherthatnight;wedidn'thaveadate,oranything.Imeanit;pleasebelieveAnyway,whatIwantedtosaywasthis:Ireallylikeyouverymuch,Kristi.Ihadaverygoodtimeatthematchwithyou.Whathappenedatyourho andbackherewasallquitefunny,wasn'tit?Ihopewecanforgetaboutitall,andtryagainIrememberyousaidthatyoulikedopera.Well,IhavetwoticketsforPuccini's"MadamButterfly"nextFriday.Idohopeyoucancome;I'vethoughtaboutyoualotsincetheotherevening. wecanmeetagamsoon,Love,Marco 15CLARE:Thesoundofabusystreetmarket.Mostpeopledotheirshoppmgmasuperrnarket,butforfreshfruitandvegetablesmanyshopperspreferanoutdoorCLARE:Itissummer,andthestallsarefullofsoftfruitlikepeachesandblackcurrantsaswellastheannualfavourites:apples,pearsandCLARE:Seasonalvegetablesincludepolatoes,peas,onionsandcabbages.goingtotalktosomeshoppers,andsomeofthetraders,andfindoutwhatthey'resellingandbuyingheretodayCLARE:SohowmuchareyourDAVID:35penceaCLARE:Oh,theylooknice.I'llhaveapoundDAVID:Helpyourself,anyonesyoulikeCLARE:Arethesepearsripe?DAVID:NotCLARE:SohowlongwouldIhavetokeepthembeforethey'regoodtoeat?DAVID:Er,threeorfourdaysCLARE:I'lltakeapoundDAVID:RightCLARE:D;vid,can lmehowlonghaveyouworkedinthemarketDAVID:Twenty…abouttwenty-twoyearsCLARE:Soyonknowyourjobbynow?DAVID:No.I'mstilllearningitallthetime.SameasanyCLARE:Excuseme,lseethatyou'rebuyingsomemangoesLADY:Yes.CLARE:HaveyoueverLriedthemLADY:Yes,manyCLARE:Butthey'renotausualfruittoseeonsaleinLADY:No.WellwegotusedtoeatingthemwhenwelivedinAfrica,andtheseareratherniceactuallysoIshallbuyoneCLARE:Aretheyveryexpensive?LADY:ComparedtoAfrica,yes.CLARE:Butdoyouthinkthey'reagoodbuyLADY:Atthisprice,yes.80penceeachisnottoobad.Consideringthey'remuchmoreexpensiveelsewhereCLARE:WhatotherthingsareyoubuyingLADY:Somepeaches,cherries...andapples,possiblyCLARE:Excuseme,sir.Iseeyou'rebuyingsomevegetables.Can l

whatyou'reMAN:Yes-I'mgoingtogetsomebroadMAN:They'rejustcomingintoseasonnow.I'mgoingtohavesomegreenpeppers.AndI'malsogoingtohaveacoupleofcourgettesandsomebroccoliI lmeaboutbroccoli,whatdoesittasteMAN:Wellit'slikemostothergreensIsuppose.It'sverywelldonestir扣edquitelightlyandthenitsquitedeliciousCLARE:日owmuchisitMAN:25pforhalfapoundandthat'snotCLARE:Icanseethatyou'relookingatthemarrows MAN:Ye、They'rejustcomingintoseasonbythelookofitandtheylook thoughthey'llbequiteniceandsucculent.So,yesIthinkI'llprobablytakemarrowandsniffitwhenIgethomeCLARE:You'dstuffyourmarrow?MAN:Ohyes,yes,yes,youstuf們twithmeatandbakeitintheovenandthey'requitenicewhendonelikethatCLARE:Howabout加it?AreyougoingtobebuyinganyfruitMAN:YesIthinknectarinesarebeginningtocomein.Apples,apricots,Idon'tthinkI'lltakethosetoday.TheylookabitsmallDAVID:Comeonnowgirls,don'tbeshy,30apoundnowplumsCLARE:Excuseme.I'vejustseenthatyou'veboughtsomestrawbemesYOUNGMUM:Yes.CLARE:Whydidyouchoosestrawberriestoday?YOUNGMUM:Forthebaby,shelikesthemCLARE:Aretheygoodandripe?YOUNGMUM:YesIhopesoCLARE:WhatotherfoodsdoyouliketobuyYOUNGMUM:Allsortsoffruit,peaches,nectarines,uhvegeta