朗文3L看听学英语第四册 Lesson 63

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　　Lesson 63 Gretel makes a last minute booking
"what have you got there, Gretel?" mother asked.
"I've got a ticket for a concert at the Festival Hall. The concert's in tonight. I bought the ticket an hour ago."
"An hour ago! You were lucky," mother said. "It's usually impossible to get tickets at the last minute. You have to book in advance¹. How did you manage it?"
"Well," Gretel said, "I went to the booking-office at the Festival Hall an hour ago and tried to reserve² a seat for a concert next Friday. I asked the booking-clerk if there were any tickets left and she said they had sold out completely³. So I asked her if she had any tickets for a concert which will be on in a fortnight's time, but that had sold out too. Just as I was leaving, an elderly⁴ lady came up to the booking-office and asked if she could return her ticket. When she had gone I asked if I could have it. The booking-clerk told me it was for tonight's concert and I bought it immediately⁵. I was very lucky."
" You certainly were," mother said."I hope you enjoy it."