Lesson 23

            Text A

                           Would You Like a Shave or a Haircut?
    A poor farmer who had always lived in the country and had never visited a big town won a lot of money, so he decided that he could now afford a holiday in an excellent hotel by the sea.
    When lunch-time came on his first day there, he decided to go and eat in the restaurant of the hotel. The head waiter showed him to his table, took his order and went away. When he looked at the farmer again, he had a surprise! The farmer had
tied his table napkin round his neck.
    The head waiter was very annoyed at this and immediately told one of the other waiters in the restaurant to go to the man and inform him, without being in any way insulting, that people
did not do such a thing in restaurants of that quality.
    The waiter went to the farmer and said in a friendly voice, "Good morning, sir. Would you like a shave, or a haircut?"

　
 
Text B

     What Do the Romans Do?

MR TURNBULL:   When in Rome, do as the Romans do, they say.
MRs TuRNBULL:   What do the Romans do?
MR TURNBULL:   They live in Rome , of course , and go to work by car
   or bus. But sometimes it takes too long that wayl because of
   the traffic jams, so they walk.
MRS TURNBULL:   In other words , the Romans do what everyone else does.
MR TURNBULL:   Yes, but they do it differently. Everything is different.
MRs TURNBULL:   What do you mean?
MR TURNBULL:   Well, the climate's different for a start. It doesn't rain so
   much as it does in England. The sun shines more often.
MRs TURNBULL:   I envy them the sun.
MR TURNBULL:   I know. You hate the rain, don't you? 
MRs TURNBuLL:   I certainly do. 
MR TuRnBuLL:   And a Roman really Ioves life. Eie knows how to enjoy himself.
MRs TuRNsuLL:   They always eat spaghetti and drink wine, don't they?
MR TURNBULL:   Not always. But they like a good meal. Lots of tourists go to Rome
   just for the food, you know.
MRS TURNBULL:   Really? How much does it cost to fly to Rome?
MR TURNBULI:   I don't know exactly, but it costs a lot oi money.
 

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