L:Hello!HowmayIhelpyou?

　　S:Hi!I’mtryingtofindafewbooks,butI’mlost.

　　L:OK.Whatbooksdoyouneedtofind?

　　S:IneedtofindthreeEnglishconversationbooksbyProfessorBrown.

　　L:Allright.Thosebooksareatthemaindeskonthethirdfloor.

　　S:HowdoIgetthere?

　　L:Justtakethiselevatoruptwofloors.Thedeskisrightoutside.

　　S:Great.Thankyouverymuch!

　　L:You’rewelcome.Goodluck!

　　Barry:HeyLarry~It'sgreattoseeyouhere!

　　Larry:Oh,hiBarry~What'supwithyoulately?

　　Barry:Ihavebeenquitebusyworkingaroundthehouse.

　　Larry:Ohyeah?Ihopeeverything'sgoingsmoothly.

　　Barry:Well,actually,couldyougivemeahandthisweekend?

　　Larry:Isittodowithyourhouse?

　　Barry:Yes,landscapingmyyard.

　　Larry:Thatsoundslikeabigjob.

　　Barry:Itmightbe,itdependsonhowIdecidetodoit.

　　Larry:Youdon’tknowyet?

　　Barry:Ican’tmakeupmymind.I’mvacillatingbetweendesertland-scapewithcactiorlushgreengrasswithlotsofflowers.Whatdoyouthinkitshouldbe?

　　Larry:Well,adesertlandscapehasalotlessmaintenance,butnothingbeatsanicegreenlawn.

　　Barry:Thusmydilemma.Whatwouldyoudo?

　　Larry:Letmeaskyouthis-howmuchtimewillyouspendoutthere.

　　Barry:Withmyschedule,probablynotmuch.

　　Larry:ThenIwouldgowiththedesert.Keepingupagrasslawnisalotofwork.

　　Barry:Yea,Ithinkyouareright.

　　Larry:Okthen,I'llseeyouthisweekend.

　　Woman：Hello,isthatthepolicestation?

　　Police：Yes.

　　Woman：Isittrueyoucatchburglars（窃贼）?

　　Police：Yes,that’sright.

　　Woman：Couldyoucatchoneforme?

　　Police：Pardon?

　　Woman：Ihaven’tgotanykeysandIdon’tknowhowtogetintomyhouse

　　A：Whyareallthosepeoplerunning?

　　B：Theyarerunningaracetogetacup.

　　A：Whowillgetthecup?

　　B：Thepersonwhowins.

　　A：Thenwhyarealltheothersrunning?

　　A：I’mfedupwithmymarriage.

　　B：Whydoyousaythat?Everyonethinksthatyouhaveawonderfulwife.

　　A：Oh,no.Yearsago,whenwewerepoor,wehadtodoourbesttomakeendsmeet.Itwasahardtime,butwewerehappierthen.

　　B：Nowyouarequiterich,aren’tyou?

　　A：Yes,butwearealwayssquabbling（争论）aboutunimportantthings.

　　B：Thatsoundslikeeverydaymarriedlifetome.

　　Thedistinguishedoldmanwasbeinginterviewedbyajournalist.“Iunderstand,sir,”saidthejournalist,“thatyouhavejustcelebratedyourninetiethbirthday.”

　　“Thatiscorrect－ninetyyearsofageandIhaven'tanenemyintheworld.”

　　“That'swonderful,sir.”

　　“Notanenemyintheworld.They'realldead!”

　　“Well,sir,Ihopetohavetheprivilegeofinterviewingyouonyouronehundredthbirthday.”

　　“Idon'tseewhynot,youngman,”saidtheeminentpersonage,“Youlookperfectlyfittome!”