Lesson43Doesanyonestillknit?

　　Polly:DoyouknowwhereIcanbuyknittingneedles,Annie?

　　Annie:No,I’mafraidshopslikethathavedisappearedthesedays.Maybepeopledon’tknitanymore.

　　Polly:Iknit!I’mknittingsomethingformyniece’snewbaby!OrIwillknitsomethingforher,ifIcanfindtherightneedles!

　　Annie:HaveyoutriedJanner’s?

　　Polly:Yes,Ihave!IhadamadconversationwiththeSalesAssistantyesterday.

　　Annie:Whathappened?

　　Polly:IaskedherwhereIcouldfindknittingneedles.Shesaidtheydidn’thaveany.IsaidthatIalwaysusedtobuyknittingneedlesinthefirstfloor,nexttoLadies’Fashions.

　　Polly:ShesaidthatJanner’shadclosedthatdepartmentyearsago.Shesaid,‘Wedon’tsellknittingneedlesnow.Nobodyasksforthemanymore.’

　　Polly:Isaid,‘You’remistaken.I’mhere,andI’mstillaskingforthem!’

　　Lesson47Nolaughingallowed

　　Claire:CraigandIwereintroubleatworktoday,Paul.

　　Paul:Whywasthat?

　　Claire:Welaughedinthelibrary.It’sagainsttherules.

　　Paul:Whathappened?

　　Claire:Whilewewereenteringdatainthesystem,Craigstartedtolaugh.WhenIlookedathisscreen,Istartedtolaugh,too.Wecouldn’tstop.

　　Claire:WewerebothstilllaughingwhentheLibrariancamein.heaskeduswhatwassofunny.Thatsetusoffagain.

　　Claire:ItwasastoryaboutanartistinCalifornia.Hewascampinginthedesertwhenhedecidedtochainhislegstogether.

　　Paul:Why?

　　Claire:Hewantedtodrawthemlikethat.

　　Claire:Then,whilehewasworkingonthedrawing,helostthekey.Therehewasinthedesert,withachainaroundhislegs.Hehoppedfortwelvehourstothenearesttown.Andhetookthedrawingwithhim.

　　Claire:Itwasaprettygooddrawingoftwolegswithachainaroundthem.Unfortunately,theLibrariandidn’tseethejoke!

　　Lesson53Jonno!

　　Robert:Lookatthatmanoverthere.Isn’theasingerorsomething?Iknow!He’sinthatpicturethatyouputonyourceiling!

　　Lucy:It’sJonno!Myfavouritesinger!

　　Robert:Quick,Lucy!Goandaskhimforhisautograph!

　　Lucy:Oh,no!Ican’t!I’mtooshy!Canyouaskhimforme,Robert?

　　Robert:Oh,allright.

　　Robert:Excuseme,sir.Aren’tyouJonno,thefamoussinger?

　　Jonno:That’sright!

　　Robert:Ireallylikedthelastalbumthatyoumade!

　　Jonno:Thankyou.

　　Robert:CanIhaveyouautograph,please?

　　Jonno:Certainly.Wheredoyouwantmetosign?

　　Robert:Here,onthemagazine,please!Thankyou!

　　Robert:Hereyouare,Lucy.You’llkeepthismagazinenowforever,Isuppose!

　　Lucy:Ofcourse!It’sgotJonno’sautographonit!

　　Robert:Totellyouthetruth,Lucy,Idon’tevenknowthenameofhislatestsong!

　　Lesson59Weallneedtoplaymore

　　Kelly:Hi,Carol!Didyougototheyogaclassyesterday?

　　Carol:No,Imissedit.

　　Kelly:SodidI.Theweatherwassonice.Idecidedtogoonthemorninghike.

　　Carol:Howwasthat?

　　Kelly:Itwasgood.Wewentovertheothersideofthelake.

　　Carol:Didtheywalkfast?

　　Kelly:Nottoofast,butitwasfastenoughforme.I’mnotveryfit.

　　Carol:NeitheramI.MaybeI’lltrythehiketomorrow.

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