Mind your manners!
Situation 1
Person 1:Hello?
Person 2:Hi.I'm moving house tomorrow.Could you give me a hand?
Person 1:Sure.
[One day later.]
[Two people pull up in a van outside a block of flats.They jump out and Person 2 points
excitedly at her new flat.]
Person 2:Here it is-MY new home!
Person 1:Wow!
Person 2:What do you think?
Person1:It's.…
Person 2:Nice,isn't it?
Person 1:Yeah,...
Person 2:Do you like it?Do you?
[Each time Person 2 speaks to Person 1,she gives him another box to carry.Person 1 is soon
overloaded and he is a little annoyed.]
Person 2:Well,come on!What are you waiting for?
[Person 2 is leaping up the stairs,with Person 1 following slowly behind breathing heavily.]
Person 2:[sighing impatiently]You're so SLOW!Come ON!
[The pair finally arrives at the door of Person 2's flat,where there is a plant with a ribbon
outside the door.]
Person 2:Ooh!A housewarming gift!How nice!
[Person 2 places the plant on top of Person 1's boxes.]
Person 1:Oops!
[Person 1 staggers under the extra load.]
Person 2:Careful!Don't drop it.Oh,you're so clumsy!
[The pair is now inside the apartment.Person 2 starts telling Person 1 what to do without
looking at him directly.]
Person 2:Now,put the boxes over there.Be careful!
[Person 2 opens the fridge,takes out a bottle of water and drinks it.]
[Person 1 puts the boxes down and gives out a relatively relaxing sigh.]
Person 2:Ah!Moving house is hard work,isn't it?
[Person 1 wipes the sweat away and looks very annoyed.]
Situation 2
Person 1:Have you been to Gino's Restaurant yet?It opened last month and I went
yesterday for the first time.
[Person 2 is busy with bis phone.]
Person 1:It's pretty good!The food's nice and the decoration is great!And...
[Person 1 waits for Person 2 to react.]
Person 2:lafter a long pause]What did you say?
Person 1:Have you been to Gino's Restaurant?It's very good...
Person 2:[interrupting] Oh,yes,I went there the first day that it opened.You won't believe
how good it is.
Person 1:Well,actually,I went there yesterday...
Person 2:[interrupting/It's an Italian restaurant.I really enjoyed the pizza,with lots of
cheese.Oh,I love cheese!
Person 1:Yes,I...
Person 2:It's one of my favourite restaurants.I especially like the cakes.Very sweet.I'm
sure you'd like them,too.
Person 1:Actually,the only thing I didn't like was the cakes.They're...
Person 2:[interrupting]And the decoration is really great!You can write a message on the
wall.Guess what I wrote?My name!
Person 1:That's nice.I...
Person 2:[interrupting]The service is really good,too.Hey,let's go this afternoon to have
the cakes.You'll love them!
[Person 1 sighs heavily.]
Situation 3
[It's Person I's birthday and Person 2 is giving her a present.]
Person 2:Happy birthday!
[Person 2 gives present to Person 1.]
Person 1:Oh,thank you!
[Person 1 starts opening present.]
Person 2:Do you like it?
Person 1:I LOVE it!How much did it cost?
Person 2:[embarrassed]Umm...Excuse me?
Person 1:I asked,how much did it cost?How much did you pay for it?
Person 2:Well,I'd rather not say.
Person 1:Go on!
Person 2:Er...OK then.I paid 15 pounds.
Person 1:15 pounds?No way!I know where you can buy this for 10 pounds!
Person 2:[really embarrassed]Really?
Person 1:Yes,really!It's a great online store.I'll send you the link.You can use it to buy
my birthday present next year!
Person 2:[unhappily]Next year...?
Translation to be continued~