Путешествие - Travelling. Руденко Т.П. - 13 стр.

B: Oh, so do I. I’m tired of the same office and the same people        A: The water’s warm enough at noon.
    every day!                                                          B: Not by my standards. **
A: Where are you going?                                                 A: You’re hard to please, aren’t you?
B: Spain.                                                               B: No, I’m not. I just don’t care for the sea, swimming, sunbathing,
A: Oh, I went there last year.                                              in short for this lazing about.
B: So did I. We always go to Spain, but we never go to the Costa        A: I know, I know, you’d much rather go to the mountains.
    Brava.                                                              * знать меру
A: No, neither do I. There are too many English people there.           ** не по моим меркам
B: Where exactly are you going?
A: San Pedro … It’s a little village on the north coast.                              11. I’d Rather Pack Now
B: You’re joking!
A: No, I’m not. I’ve been there three times.                            Bill: Well, Mary, here we all are to take you out to dinner before
B: So have we … and we’re going there this year, too.                         our holiday begins tomorrow.
A: … not to the Hotel del Sol?                                          Mary: Oh, but I haven’t packed yet.
B: Yes … why?                                                           B:    Neither have I. But you must eat sometime.
A: Well, I’ll see you. I’m staying there too!                           Dave: Yes, Mary. We can help you pack later.
                                                                        Ann: However, perhaps she’d better do it now.
                      9. Encounter                                      M:    Yes, I’d rather do it now. Need I take a lot of things? Do I
                                                                              need more than one case?
A: Oh, what a pleasant surprise meeting you here. It’s a small world!   D:    No. Only what’s necessary for a few days.
    What are you doing in Spain?                                        B:    You’d better take a change of clothes – and of course your
B: I’m travelling for pleasure. And you?                                      toothbrush. And you may need something to eat on the train
A: I’m here on business. How’s trip? (1)                                      or boat.
B: Wonderful! Never a dull moment!                                      A:    You ought to take a book to read, your camera, and, let me
A: Really?                                                                    see … your hat, bathing suit, of course, towel …
B: You know, I’d been looking forward to it, and things are every bit   M:    Hm, if you add something else, I’ll have to take two cases
    as exciting as I’d expected.                                              after all.
A: You do a good deal of sightseeing, don’t you?                        D:    But anyway, wouldn’t you rather take too much than too
B: Yes, I do indeed. I hope to bring home lots of slides and photo-           little? Just think, if you wanted some special thing in Jersey,
    graphs.                                                                   and then found that you’d left it in London, you’d be very
               Or: (1) What is the trip like?                                 cross, wouldn’t you?
                                                                        M:    And if I forgot anything, I could buy it in Jersey, couldn’t I?
                   10. On the Beach                                     B:    Sure you could. You’d better not listen to Dave. Still you
A: What a glorious day! Look, I’ve already tanned.                            mustn’t take more than you can carry because we may not
B: Yes, you tan easily. But I find the heat unbearable and the light          be always able to find porters to carry our things.
     too dazzling.                                                      A:    Oh, that doesn’t matter, Bill. You and Dave will have to
A: Come on! Don’t be such a bore! Just look at the sea!                       carry them if we can’t find porters.
B: I can look at it but draw the line at bathing! *

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