Can We Help You?
要我们帮忙吗?
Mr. and Mrs. Jones very seldom go out in the evening, but last Saturday Mrs. Jones said to her husband, “There's a good film at the cinema tonight. Can we go and see it?”
They came out of the cinema at 11 o'clock, got into their car and began driving home. It was quite dark. Then Mrs. Jones said, “Look, Bill. A woman is running along the road very fast, and a man's running after her. Can you see them?”
Mr. Jones said, “Yes, I can.” He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her, “Can we help you?”
“No, thank you,” the woman said, but she did not stop running. “My husband and I always run home after the cinema, and the slower one washes the dishes at home.”
How Much Is It?
多少钱?
It was winter, and Mrs. Wilson wanted to do a lot of shopping. So she waited until it was Saturday when her husband was free. And she took him to the shops with her to pay for everything and to carry her parcels. They went to a lot of shops, and Mrs. Wilson bought a lot of things. She often stopped and said, “Look, John! Isn't that beautiful!”
Mr. Wilson then answered, “All right, dear. How much is it?” and took his money out to pay for it.
It was dark when they came out of the last shop, and Mr. Wilson was tired and thinking about other things, like a drink by the side of a warm fire at home. Suddenly his wife looked up at the sky and said, “Look at the beautiful moon, John!”
Without hesitation, Mr. Wilson answered, “All right, dear. How much is it?”