[ On a street in downtown Manhattan. Harry Bennett is carrying some flowers. He takes out a piece of paper from his pocket. It reads, 'Susan Stewart, 83 Wooster Street, phone 555-9470, 8:00 P.M.' Harry stops to talk to a street vendor. He asks him for directions. ]
Harry: Excuse me. Can you help me?
劳驾,向你打听个事儿,行吗?
Vendor: Sure, what do you want?
行啊,什么事?
Harry: Where is 83 Wooster Street?
伍斯特大街 83 号怎么走?
Vendor: That's easy. [ He points. ] Walk to the corner. Then make a left turn. Then walk two blocks to the traffic light. Make another left to Wooster.
好找。走到拐角处,然后向左拐,接着再走两条街到红绿灯那儿,再向左拐就到伍斯特大街了。
Harry: Thank you. To the corner and then a left?
谢谢你。走到拐角处向左转,对吗?
Vendor: Yeah. A left. Hot dog? Only seventy-five cents.
是的,向左转。来份热狗吧?才 75 美分。
Harry: No. Thank you. I have a dinner date.
谢谢,不了。我与人约好一起吃晚饭的。
[ A little later. Harry is still lost. He goes to a pay phone and dials Susan's telephone number. ]
Harry: 555-9470... and it's busy. ... Try again. 555-9470... and it's still busy.
555-9470… 占线…,再试一次。555-9470… …还是占线。
Harry: [ He walks to a grocery store to ask for directions. ] Excuse me, ma'am. I'm looking for 83 Wooster Street.
打扰一下,太太。请问伍斯特街 83 号怎么走?
Woman: Yes. Wooster Street is two blocks, and 83 is to the right, about two houses.
噢,伍斯特大街离这儿有两个街区,83 号在右边,大约再走两户人家就到了。
Harry: Thank you, thank you!
谢谢你,谢谢你哦!
Woman: You're welcome.
不用谢。
[ A few minutes later. Harry finds Wooster Street. He rings the buzzer to Susan's apartment. ]
Susan: [ at the intercom ] Who is it?
是谁呀?
Harry: Harry Bennett. Is this Susan?
哈里 • 贝内特。是苏珊吗?
Susan: Yes, it is. Come up. I'm on the top floor.
是我,请上楼吧。我住在顶层的。
Susan: [ She opens the door. ] Hello, Harry. It's nice to meet you.
你好,哈里。很高兴见到你。
Harry: Nice to meet you, Susan. [ He gives her the flowers. ] Sorry I'm late. The traffic. The parking. I was lost.
很高兴见到你,苏珊。很抱歉我迟到了。交通太拥挤了,又找不到停车的地方,我又迷路了!
Susan: What pretty flowers! Thank you. Oh, please come in. Don't worry about being late. It's fine.
花儿真美!谢谢你。噢,请进屋里来。迟到点儿不用往心里去,没有关系的。
Susan: Excuse the mess. I just moved here. Oh, I'd like you to meet my sister-in-law Marilyn. Marilyn Stewart, this is Harry Bennett.
抱歉,屋里乱得很,我才搬来不久。噢,我来介绍你认识一下我的嫂子玛丽琳。玛丽琳 • 斯图尔特,这是哈里 • 贝内特。
Harry: Pleased to meet you.
很高兴认识你。
Marilyn: Nice to meet you, Harry.
我也很高兴认识你,哈里。
Harry: Are we too late for our dinner reservation?
我们预订的晚餐,现在去是不是太晚了?
Susan: No, the restaurant will hold our table. I know the owner very well. I eat there a lot.
不晚,餐厅会保留我们的席位。我和老板很熟。我常在那儿吃饭。
Harry: Do you know the phone number of the restaurant? I'd like to call home and leave the number with the baby-sitter.
你知道那家餐厅的电话号码么?我想打电话回家把餐厅的电话告诉临时保姆。
Susan: Sure. The number is... five five five...seventeen twenty.
没问题,号码是 555 - 1720。
Harry: May I use the phone?
我可以用一下电话吗?
[ Susan indicates yes. ]
Harry: Five five five...one seven two oh. Hello? Hi, Michelle. It's Daddy. Can I speak to Betty? I want to leave the phone number of the restaurant...
555 - 1720,喂? 嗨,米歇尔。我是爸爸。请让贝蒂接电话,好吗? 我想把餐厅的电话号码告诉她 ...
Harry: Hi, Betty. I'll be at five five five...seventeen twenty. OK. Thanks. See you later.
嗨,贝蒂。我要去的地方的电话号码是 555 - 1720。对,谢谢。一会见。
Harry: [ He hangs up. ] Well, that's done. Shall we go?
好了,搞定了。咱们走吧?
Susan: I'm ready. See you later, Marilyn.
我准备好了。玛丽琳,一会儿再见。
Marilyn: Have a nice evening.
祝你们今晚愉快。
Harry: Bye, Marilyn. Hope to see you again.
再见,玛丽琳。希望能再次见到你。
Marilyn: Me, too. Have fun!
我也是。好好玩吧!
Susan: Thanks.
谢谢。
Harry: After you.
请先走。