Lesson 139 Is that you,John?是你吗，约翰？

GRAHAM TURNER: Is that you, John?

JOHN SMITH: Yes, speaking.

GRAHAM TURNER: Tell Mary we'll be late for dinner this evening.

JOHN SMITH: I'm afraid I don't understand.

GRAHAM TURNER: Hasn't Mary told you?

She invited Charlotte and me to dinner this evening.

I said I would be at your house at six o'clock,

but the boss want me to do some extra work.

I'll have to stay at the office.

I don'tknow when I'll finish.

Oh, and by the way,my wife wants to know if Mary needs any help.

JOHN SMITH: I don't know what you're talking about.

GRAHAM TURNER: That is John Smith,isn't it?

JOHN SMITH: Yes, I'm John Smith.

GRAHAM TURNER: You are John Smith,the engineer, aren't you?

JOHN SMITH: That's right.

GRAHAM TURNER: You work for the Overseas Engineering Company, don't you?

JOHN SMITH: No, I don't

I'm John Smith the telephone engineer and I'm repairing your telephone line.

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格雷厄姆.特纳：是你吗，约翰？

约 翰.史 密斯：是我，请讲。

格雷厄姆.特纳：你告诉玛丽，今晚吃饭将晚到一会儿。

约 翰.史 密斯：恐怕我还不明白您的意思。

格雷厄姆.特纳：玛丽没有告诉你吗？

她邀请我和夏洛特今晚去

吃饭。我说过我6点到你家，

但老板要我加班。我不得

不留在办公室，不知道什

么时候才能结束。喔，

顺便问一问，我妻子想知

道玛丽是否需要帮忙。

约 翰.史 密斯：我不知道您在说些什么。

格雷厄姆.特纳：你是约翰.史密斯，对吗？

约 翰.史密 斯： 是的，我是约翰.史密斯。

格雷厄姆.特纳：你是工程师约翰.史密斯，

对吗？

约 翰.史 密斯：对。

格雷厄姆.特纳：你在海外工程公司上班，

是吗？

约 翰.史 密斯：不，不是。我是电话工程

师约翰.史密斯，我正在

修理您的电话线。

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