王强口语 第一册 long conversation 11.4

　　D: (In the store where Victor bought the newspaper awhile ago)
Cashier¹: I don't see a dollar like that in here. I must have given it to someone else.
Helen: Oh, no!
Victor: Who's been in here since me?
Cashier: Let's see...old lady Sedgewick and Reggie!
Victor: Helen, you take Mrs. Sedgewick. I'll take Reggie.
Helen: Gotcha!
(Mrs. Sedgewick answers the door.)
Mrs. Sedgewick: A 1965 dollar, huh? Come on in, dearie, and I'll check. How about some tea first?
(Victor runs into Reggie.)
Victor: Reggie, you were just at the corner store, weren't you?
Reggie: What's it to you, Victor?
Victor: I gave the guy a wrong dollar by mistake and he might have given it to you as change.
Reggie: A special dollar, huh? Let's see if I have it and then we'll talk terms!
(Reggie takes several dollars out of his pocket.)
Victor: It's not there! Were these the only ones you had?
Reggie: Well, I did just pay back Richard a dollar I owed him!
Victor: I've got to find Richard fast! A dollar won't last long in his hands!
(At Mrs. Sedgewick's)
Mrs. Sedgewick: Let's see! Where did I put my purse?
Helen: Oh, brother!
(Richard is walking on the street.)
Victor: Richard! Hold it right there!
Richard: Huh? What is it?
(Victor grabs² the dollar bill from Richard's hand and the bill is torn apart.)
Victor: Mr. Dodge³ is really going to kill me now. I only have half of his lucky dollar!
Richard: You mean this one with his name and a date on it?
Victor: That's it! Richard, you're the greatest!
(At Helen's home)
Victor: Helen, I've got it!
Helen: Thank goodness⁴!
Dad: At last! My lucky dollar is safe from Victor forever! Let me put it in this stamp album. I can relax now! Oh, gee⁵! Helen! A rare 1806 uncancelled stamp must have fallen out of my album, did you find it?
Helen: My goodness! Victor just left to mail a letter! You don't think...

1 cashier   

n.出纳员，收银员

参考例句：

• The young cashier gave a patient sigh.年轻的出纳员忍耐地叹了一口气。
• One brother is a cashier and the other sells.两个兄弟一位当出纳，另一位当店员。

2 grabs   

n.试图抓取，有意抢夺( grab的名词复数 )v.抢先，抢占( grab的第三人称单数 )；（尤指匆忙地）取；攫取；（尤指自私、贪婪地）捞取

参考例句：

• The job is up for grabs.Why don't you apply now? 那工作谁都可以争取，你怎么不现在就申请呢？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She grabs a stack of baby photos and thrusts them into my hands. 她抓起一沓婴儿照片塞到我手里。 来自辞典例句

3 dodge   

v.闪开，躲开，避开；n.妙计，诡计

参考例句：

• A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.她向树后一闪，才没被车从身上辗过。
• The dodge was coopered by the police.诡计被警察粉碎了。

4 goodness   

n.善良，善行，美德

参考例句：

• Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾，请你把收音机关上好不好？
• Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了，这病有救了！

5 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！