2014年ESL之日常生活 05 Getting Access to Restricted Areas

（单词翻译）

Getting Access to Restricted Areas 

Security officer: Excuse me, sir, but this is a restricted area. Only authorized¹ personnel are permitted. 

Carl: I just want to take a quick look. Is this really where the president will be speaking? 

Security officer: I can neither confirm nor deny that, sir. Please step aside. 

Carl: What if I have press credentials²? Could I get in then? 

Security officer: Only if you’ve been screened by security. Really, sir, I must ask you to leave this area. It’s off-limits to you. 

Carl: Couldn’t I just hang around and watch while people arrive? I won’t say a word. 

Security officer: No, and if you persist, I’ll have to have you shown out. 

Carl: I’m not causing any trouble. I’m an American citizen and this is a free country! I can stand wherever I want to. 

Security officer: Not on private property. Jim, could you please escort this gentleman off the premises³? 

Carl: Hey, this is a travesty⁴! I’m going to file a formal protest! 

Security officer: You do that. Just do it off the premises. 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse