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‘The play may begin at any moment,' I said.‘It mayhave begun already,' Susan answered.‘I hurried tothe ticket-office.'May I have two tickets please ?' Iasked.‘I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.‘Whata pity!' Susan exclaimed. Just then, a manhurried to the ticket-office.‘Can I return thesetwo tickets?' he asked.‘Certainly,' the girl said. Iwent back to the ticket office at once.‘Could I havethose two tickets please ?' I asked.‘Certainly, 'the girl said,‘but they are for next Wednesday'sperformance.‘I might as well have them,' I said sadly.
精讲笔记：
4.‘What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.
“真遗憾!”苏姗大声说。
语言点 表达抱怨常用句式：
I hate…我讨厌……/1 don’t like…我不喜欢/ Ican，t believe…我简直不敢相信……对于抱怨的常用回答：
Just give it a rest!别抱怨了! / What would you like me to do? 你想要我怎么做?/ Will you drop italready ? 别再抱怨了好吗?/ OK, we get the point.好，我们已经知道了。
5.Just then, a man hurried to the ticket-office.
就在这时，一个男子匆匆奔向售票处。
语言点 (1) ticket office售票处，又作booking office。
(2) office常指办事处，事务所，政府机关部委。
例如：the Foreign Office 外交部;head office 总店，总行;inquiry office 问讯处
‘Can I return these two ticketo? ’ he asked. ‘ Certainly, ’ the girl said.
“我能把这两张票退了吗?”他问。“当然可以，”那女孩说。
语言点 certainly = of course= by all means= surely= undoubtedly = definitely 当然
If you do not work hard, you will surely fail.如果不努力学习，你肯定会考试不及格。
在口语中，我们还可以用以下短语表达“确定”：
Absolutely!绝对!完全肯定!/ You can’t go wrong following me.相信我，错不了。/ Just take myword on this one. 你只管相信我就行了 !
我们经常用以下短语表达“不确定”：
I have my doubts about...我对 ……心存疑问。/ I’m not sure that...我不能肯定……What proof doyou have…你有什么证据……?
6.‘Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.‘Certainly,' the girl said.
我就立刻又回到售票处。
语言点1 go back = return 此句可改为:I returned to the ticket office at once.
语言点2 at once = immediately = as soon as = directly =instantly 立刻
