英語聽力練習 - 68

  《英語聽力練習》(68)

"English Listening Practice" (68)

【Easy Story & Easy English】

(簡單故事和簡易英語)

/English Story - Rich Man Poor Man/

【Chapter 3 - An Identity Card】

'I've never seen a camera,' I said. 

I don't know about cameras.' 

'Hurry up and take a photograph of me.'

'Please do not hurry me old man.' 

The photographer said. 

'I am an artist.' 

And he gave me a mirror and a comb.
'I don't want a mirror.' 

'I don't want a comb.' 

'Please take my photograph.'
'I'm going to Minta this afternoon.' 

'And I'm in a hurry.' I said. 

'Yes,' 

He said. 

'But first the price.' 

'This is the best camera in Darpur and I'm the best photographer.'
'Three photographs will cost you two pounds fifty.'

'Two pounds fifty!' and I laughed.

'Two pounds fifty and pay me now please,'

The photographer answered.
I did not know the price of photographs.
What could I do?
Then the photographer said.

'You're an old man.' 

'For you the price is two pounds.'

So I gave him the money and he took the photographs.

'Come back tomorrow morning.' 

He said. 

'I want my three photographs now immediately,' I said. 

'Don't be stupid.' 

The photographer said. 

'Photographs take 24 hours.' 

'Come back tomorrow.'

What could I do? 

So I said. 

'Yes tomorrow morning.'

'Good,' 

said the photographer. 

'Now go I have a lot of work.' 

'I'm very busy.'

I went back to the bus station.
I sat on the bus for three hours.
I walked 10 miles back to my Village.
It was night time and I was very tired.
Martha and my friends were waiting for me.

'Where is the money?' 

Marta asked.
'I have no money.' 

'I cannot change the money order.' 

'First I must have an Identity Card,'
And I told Martha everything.
'Tomorrow I'm going to dartpur again.' 

I said.
Then I did not talk again.
I was very tired and it was late at night.
I lay on my bed and I slept.