Lesson Eleven
Short Conversations
The Electric Palace Inventory
Eugene: Since your business is called The Electric Palace, might I assume it will have something to do with electronics?
Rodney: Nothing gets by you, does it?
Mr.. Rathbone: Knock it off, Rodney. You're absolutely right, Eugene. We'll offer every conceivable electronic device for every conceivable need.
Whittaker: Well, if that includes parts, I might be able to throw some business your way.
Mr. Rathbone: Yeah? Who?
Whittaker: Me! I mean I need transformers for the train station.
Mr. Rathbone: Listen, you got 'em. As soon as our inventory comes in, they are yours.
Whittaker: Well, when will that be?
Mr. Rathbone: Let's see, let me see it's uh...a week from Friday.
Whittaker: Ooh, today's Monday. Your inventory will be here in two weeks?
Mr. Rathbone: Yeah.
Whittaker: Ooh. Where are you going to keep it?
Mr. Rathbone: In our building. The walls will be up next Wednesday.
Whittaker: That soon?
Mr. Rathbone: I got some friends in the construction business. Our grand opening is in three weeks.
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Lesson Twelve
Short Conversations
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The Circuit Box Assignment
Mr. Rathbone: Well, how are you doing?
Eugene: Fine, sir. The computer section is coming along nicely. I should be finished with it by this afternoon.
Mr. Rathbone: Oh, that is great, great. But, I need to pull you off the computers for a little while and put you on something else.
Eugene: Something else?
Mr. Rathbone: Yeah, yeah. Listen, you know about electricity, don't you?
Eugene: Well, as that is the power source for most computers, I do possess a rudimentary knowledge of it of course.
Mr. Rathbone: Oh, that is great, great! That's just what I wanted to hear.
Eugene: Uh, why?
Mr. Rathbone: Because of this.
Eugene: The main circuit box?
Mr. Rathbone: That's right. Notice something odd about it?
Eugene: Well yes. None of the wires appear to be attached.
Mr. Rathbone: Nobody gets to the heart of a problem as quick as you. Up to now, we've been powering the place with a generator, but it's time for that to stop. I want you to fix the circuit box.
Eugene: Fix it?
Mr. Rathbone: Yeah, you know, attach the wires.
Eugene: Uh, am I to understand that you wish me to wire your building?
Mr. Rathbone: No, no. I don't wish you to do it. I want you to do it. You got everything you need here: transformer, wire, fuses.
Eugene: Mr. Rathbone, while I do know something about electrical current, I am not a certified electrician.
Mr.. Rathbone: Did I say you had to be?
Eugene: You don't understand. This job requires the services of a true professional.
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Lesson Thirteen
Short Conversations
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A Recipe for Disaster
Eugene: Mr. Rathbone?
Rathbone: Oh, Eugene! Oh, Eugene, I saw the circuit box. It looks real nice.
Eugene: Oh, well, thank you sir, but...
Rathbone: I just have one more favor to ask. Would you go out and unhook the generator?
Eugene: Mr. Rathbone, I really must protest! I don't know if I hooked up everything correctly or not!
Rathbone: Well, what do you mean? You turned the overheads on just yesterday.
Eugene: Well, yes, but nothing else. And I'm not truly certain about those.
Rathbone: They're enough to get us past the building inspector， Eugene. He just wants to see things hooked up and looking real nice. Nobody expects miracles.
Eugenie: That's just it. The overheads maybe a fluke! Once full power comes on...
Rathbone: Eugene! Listen, you should have more confidence in your abilities. You are a brilliant young man. Of course, you hooked up everything properly!
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Lesson Fourteen
Short Conversations
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The Pursuit for Punchy Flyers
Lucy: Come on, come all to the grand opening of The Electric Palace. You'll find high voltage savings on current models, prices so low they're shocking! Boltover to The Electric Palace and find out what's happening. Just say - charge it! Well?
Rodney: Uhhh...I just don't know, Lucy.
Lucy: Rodney, this is the sixth flyer I've done for you. I put in everything you wanted. What's wrong with it this time?
Rodney: It just doesn't grab me, y'know?
Lucy: No. I don't know. I don't know what you want!
Rodney: I just want something a little more...punchy, that's all.
Lucy: Punchy? If it were any more punchy, it would have two black eyes and a broken nose!
Rodney: Hey, that's good! Could you put that in somewhere?
Lucy: No. I don't think so.
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Lesson Fifteen
Short Conversations
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Stingy Business
Rodney: So you got an electrician, hey, pop?
Mr. Rathbone: Yeah. And don't call me pop.
Rodney: Okay, pop. Where did you find him?
Mr. Rathbone: In the computers. It's Eugene.
Rodney: I didn't know he was an electrician.
Mr. Rathbone: He knows enough to get us by the inspector. Besides, his price was right.
Rodney: Well, how much are you paying him?
Mr. Rathbone: Nothing. Hehehe.
Rodney: Hehehe. That's my pop!
Mr. Rathbone: Don't call me that. Whatcha got there?
Rodney: A promotional flyer.
Mr. Rathbone: Yeah? Let me see it.
Rodney: I was just about to take it to the printer.
Mr. Rathbone: Hey, it says here...oh, hehehe, this is good!
Rodney: Ssshhh! Don't let Lucy hear you say that.
Mr. Rathbone: Why not?
Rodney: Because if she knows we like it, we'll have to pay her. That's what the deal was, remember? "If I like them, I'll pay you 25 bucks for them." As long as I don't like it, I don't have to pay her.
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Lesson Sixteen
对话篇
Short Conversations （短对话）
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The Flyer Rip Off
Lucy: Mr. Whittaker? Mr.. Whittaker!
Whittaker: Good grief! Over here, Lucy. What's the matter?
Lucy: This, that's what.
Whittaker: 'Come on, come all to the Electric Palace'. Is this your flyer?
Lucy: Yes, it is.
Whittaker: Oh, it looks great, Lucy. You should really be happy.
Lucy: Well, I'd be a lotmore happy if I'd been paid for it.
Whittaker: Rodney hasn't paid you?
Lucy: Not a dime. But he's still using the flyer. They're all over the place. Last time I talked to him, he said it didn't grab him, and he wanted to sit on it for a while. That was three days ago.
Whittaker: Well, there's obviously been some sort of mistake.
Lucy: Yeah. I made it when I trusted Rodney.
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Lesson Sixteen
对话篇
Short Conversations （短对话）
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The Flyer Rip Off
Lucy: Mr. Whittaker? Mr.. Whittaker!
Whittaker: Good grief! Over here, Lucy. What's the matter?
Lucy: This, that's what.
Whittaker: 'Come on, come all to the Electric Palace'. Is this your flyer?
Lucy: Yes, it is.
Whittaker: Oh, it looks great, Lucy. You should really be happy.
Lucy: Well, I'd be a lotmore happy if I'd been paid for it.
Whittaker: Rodney hasn't paid you?
Lucy: Not a dime. But he's still using the flyer. They're all over the place. Last time I talked to him, he said it didn't grab him, and he wanted to sit on it for a while. That was three days ago.
Whittaker: Well, there's obviously been some sort of mistake.
Lucy: Yeah. I made it when I trusted Rodney.
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Lesson Seventeen
Short Conversations
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Cutting Corners
Rathbone: Whittaker! What are you doing here? You got your transformers, didn't you?
Whittaker: Oh, I got them all right. I also got one of these flyers.
Rathbone: Oh, yeah yeah yeah, Rodney's been putting them on every car and front door in town.
Whittaker: So I understand. I also understand that he hasn't paid for them yet.
Rathbone: Oh, yeah, haha, that, haha. Well, uh, Rodney's a pretty shrewd businessman all right.
Whittaker: Shrewd?
Rathbone: Well, he only promised to pay Lucy if he liked the flyer. He was very specific about that. It just so happens he doesn't.
Whittaker: Come on, Bart - do you really think that's right?
Rathbone: Well, I think it's between Rodney and Lucy. And even if it isn't, can we work this out later? I've got the building inspector inside right now. He's here now.
Whittaker: Oh, sure. I wouldn't want to let it slip out about all the shortcuts you've taken to get this building up.
Rathbone: Shortcuts?
Whittaker: Yeah, you know - like using Eugene to wire the building instead of a certified electrician.
Rathbone: There's nothing wrong with that. He did a great job.
Whittaker: Oh, I'm sure he did. Also did it for free，didn't he?
Rathbone: You got something against saving money?
Whittaker: Oh, not at all - in areas where money should be saved.
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Lesson Eighteen
Short Conversations
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Some Advice on Dishonesty
Building inspector: Mr. Rathbone, the next time you call me, have your building ready and tested! Good day.
Rathbone: Uh yeah, good day. Uh, you see I really...oh boy.
Whittaker: I tried to warn you, Bart.
Rathbone: Yeah, but how did you know?
Whittaker: Because the transformers you sold me and the ones Eugenie used were no good. They blew up on me back in my shop.
Rathbone: No no, I mean, you knew this whole thing was going to happen and I want to know how.
Whittaker: When a man digs a pit, he'll fall into it. If a man rolls a stone, it'll roll back on him. Proverbs: 26?27. You know, if you take short cuts or treat people dishonestly, Bart, it'll backfire on you every time.
Rathbone: Uh yeah, thanks for the advice.
Whittaker: All it will cost you is some new transformers and a $25 check for Lucy. That was the agreed upon amount.
Rathbone: Yeah yeah, sure sure, why not?
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Lesson Nineteen
Short Conversations
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Rodney The Litter Bug
Rathbone: What is going on here? Officer? Rodney? What is this?
Rodney: I don't know. I was just handing out these flyers when Joe Friday here clamped down on me.
Officer: That's Officer O'Ryan. Sir, these are your flyers for your business?
Rathbone: Well, yeah yeah, so?
Officer: So, this also belongs to you.
Rathbone: This? A ticket?
Officer: Sherry ShaMr.ocks. Rodney's been distributing these flyers all over town without approval from city hall. Well, that constitutes littering, and we have a little ordinance against that, carries a $200 fine.
Rathbone: $200?
Officer: And you have to pay for the cleanup.
Rathbone: Rodney!
Rodney: Sorry, pop!
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