Lesson 63
第63课
Gretel makes a last-minute booking
格莱托在最后一刻买到票
"What have you got there,Gretel?" mother asked.
"格菜托,你在那儿买到什么了?"母亲问.
"I've got a ticket for a concert at the Festival Hall.
"我买到一张节日大厅剧院的音乐会票.
The concert's on tonight.
音乐会是今晚的.
I bought the ticket an hour ago."
我1小时前买到的."
"An hour ago!You were lucky,"mother said.
"1小时前!你真运气,"母亲说,
"It's usually impossible to get tickets at the last minute.
"通常要在最后一刻买到票是不可能的.
You have to book in advance.
你得预先订票.
How did you manage it?"
你是怎么弄到票的?"
"Well," Gretel said,
"是这么回事,"格莱托说,
"I went to the booking-office at the Festival Hall an hour ago
"我1小时前到节日大厅剧院票房
and tried to reserve a seat for a concert next Friday.
想订张下星期5音乐会的票.
I asked the booking-clerk if there were any tickets left
我问售票员有没有余票,
and she said they had sold out completely.
她说票已全部售完.
So I asked her if she had any tickets for a concert
于是我问有没有音乐会票
which will be on in a fortnight's time,
即在2个星期以后举行的音乐会
but that had sold out too.
可是也已售完.
Just as I was leaving,
我刚要离开,
an elderly lady came up to the booking-office
一位老太太到票房
and asked if she could return her ticket.
问能不能退票.
When she had gone,I asked if I could have it.
她走后我就问我能否买下那张票.
The booking-clerk told me it was for tonight's concert
售票员告诉我那票是今晚音乐会的.
and I bought it immediately.
我马上买下.
I was very lucky."
我多运气."
"You certainly were",mother said.
"你的确很运气,"母亲说.
"I hope you enjoy it."
"希望你喜欢这场音乐会"