王强口语 第一册 Short conversation 015

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　　Lesson Fifteen
Short Conversations
Read aloud the concersation two times, and then listen to the tape without looking at the text.
Stingy Business
Rodney: So you got an electrician¹, hey, pop?
Mr. Rathbone: Yeah. And don't call me pop.
Rodney: Okay, pop. Where did you find him?
Mr. Rathbone: In the computers. It's Eugene.
Rodney: I didn't know he was an electrician.
Mr. Rathbone: He knows enough to get us by the inspector². Besides, his price was right.
Rodney: Well, how much are you paying him?
Mr. Rathbone: Nothing. Hehehe.
Rodney: Hehehe. That's my pop!
Mr. Rathbone: Don't call me that. Whatcha got there?
Rodney: A promotional flyer.
Mr. Rathbone: Yeah? Let me see it.
Rodney: I was just about to take it to the printer.
Mr. Rathbone: Hey, it says here...oh, hehehe, this is good!
Rodney: Ssshhh! Don't let Lucy hear you say that.
Mr. Rathbone: Why not?
Rodney: Because if she knows we like it, we'll have to pay her. That's what the deal was, remember? "If I like them, I'll pay you 25 bucks³ for them." As long as I don't like it, I don't have to pay her.