全文 13 句（男女对话）· 6 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. 'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.
苏珊2. 'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.
作者3. I hurried /ˈhʌrid/ v. 匆忙 to the ticket office /ˈtɪkɪt ˈɒfɪs/ 售票处.
作者4. 'May I have two tickets please?' I asked.
售票员5. 'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.
苏珊6. 'What a pity /ˈpɪti/ n. 令人遗憾的事!' Susan exclaimed /ɪkˈskleɪmd/ v. 大声说.
作者7. Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.
男士8. 'Can I return /rɪˈtɜːn/ v. 退回 these two tickets?' he asked.
售票员9. 'Certainly,' the girl said.
作者10. I went back to the ticket office at once.
作者11. 'Could I have those two tickets please?' I asked.
售票员12. 'Certainly,' the girl said, 'but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?'
作者13. 'I might as well have them,' I said sadly /ˈsædli/ adv. 悲哀地，丧气地.
作者1. “剧马上就要开演了，”我说。
苏珊2. “也许已经开演了呢，”苏珊回答说。
作者3. 我匆匆赶到售票处。
作者4. “我可以买两张票吗？”我问。
售票员5. “对不起，票已售完，”那位姑娘说。
苏珊6. “真遗憾！”苏珊大声说。
作者7. 正在这时，一个男人匆匆赶到售票处。
男士8. “我可以退掉这两张票吗？”他问。
售票员9. “当然可以，”姑娘说。
作者10. 我马上又回到售票处。
作者11. “我可以买那两张票吗？”我问。
售票员12. “当然可以，”姑娘说，“不过这两张票是下星期三的。您还要吗？”
作者13. “我还是买下的好，”我垂头丧气地说。