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CLERK: |
May
I help you look at telephones? The telephones and televisions are on
sale. |
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MARTIN: |
Can
you help me look at televisions please? |
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CLERK: |
What size would you like? |
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MARTIN: |
I
want a small television for my wife. |
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CLERK: |
We
have some very good ones for small rooms. |
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MARTIN: |
Where are they? |
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CLERK: |
Follow me. |
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MARTIN:
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This one looks nice. It's a good size. |
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CLERK: |
What room is it for? |
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MARTIN: |
It's for my wife's office. |
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CLERK: |
Does she work at home? |
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MARTIN: |
No,
she's a lawyer. She doesn't have an office at home. Can I try this
one? |
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CLERK: |
Of
course. |
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CLERK: |
What does she watch? |
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MARTIN: |
In
the office? News. |
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CLERK: |
What do you watch? |
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MARTIN: |
I
don't watch television. I'm a radio reporter. I listen to the radio. |
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CLERK: |
That's interesting. Do you report the news? |
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MARTIN: |
No.
I write stories about interesting people. |
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CLERK: |
Where do you work? |
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MARTIN: |
I
work at the Voice of America. I work in Washington. How much is
this? |
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CLERK: |
It's a hundred and fifty-six dollars. But look at this. This also
has a radio. Does you wife have a radio in her office? |
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MARTIN: |
I
don't know. |
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CLERK: |
Look at this one. All of these are on sale. Excuse me for a minute.
I'm going to help that man. |
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CLERK: |
Do
you like the radio? |
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MARTIN: |
No,
I don't like the sound. |
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CLERK: |
You
need something bigger. |
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MARTIN: |
Show me another television. |
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CLERK: |
These are the small ones. Do you want to look at a bigger one?
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MARTIN: |
OK.
Tell me about these. |
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CLERK: |
They're more expensive. This one is two-hundred twenty dollars. This
one is the most expensive. It's four-hundred sixteen dollars. It has
excellent stereo sound. |
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MARTIN: |
That's too expensive for the office. She doesn't need that for news.
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CLERK: |
It's good for music and movies. |
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MARTIN: |
I'm
going to think about the television. May I look at the telephones?
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CLERK: |
Sure. We have several kinds. This one is expensive. This one is not.
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MARTIN: |
How
much does this one cost? |
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CLERK: |
It's only fourteen dollars and eighty-nine cents. |
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MARTIN: |
I
want this one. Now, can you help me with the radios again. I don't
know which one I want. |
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CLERK: |
Did
you listen to all of them? |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, I did. I don't want the smallest. And I don't want the
expensive one. |
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CLERK: |
Wait a minute. Did you see this? |
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MARTIN: |
No,
I didn't. |
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CLERK: |
This is very nice for a girl. What color does she like? |
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MARTIN: |
Blue. |
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CLERK: |
I
have this in black, blue, pink, red, and green. Buy the blue one.
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MARTIN: |
Is
it a good radio? |
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CLERK: |
Of
course. See. It's the fifty-nine dollar radio. You liked that one.
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MARTIN: |
Can
you show me again? |
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CLERK: |
Do
you need a computer? They are on sale too. |
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MARTIN: |
No,
thanks. Just the radio and the telephone today. |
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