LOS CURSOS DE INGLES
GRATIS PREFERIDOS POR LOS HISPANOHABLANTES
Bus
Driver and Rebel
STEP
3
Listening
and Checking with transcription
In
this last step, listen to the conversation again while you read
the transcription. Finally, read the glossary information and notes at
the bottom. This step also means good practice for your reading
comprehension skills.
An
enigmatic character - an annoying rebel
- goes onboard. He not only
behaves like
a strange person,
but he also refuses to pay his
fare. Let's listen
to their conversation...
DRIVER
Sir...
REBEL
What?
DRIVER
You
haven't paid your fare.
REBEL
No.
DRIVER
You
have to pay when you enter.
REBEL
What?
DRIVER
You
can pay now... Are you going to pay your fare or not?
REBEL
No.
DRIVER
What do you mean, "No"? Everyone pays a fare, mister.
That's the law. What do you mean you don't want to pay, huh? The law
is you pay. So you pay. Now, just drop your money in the box like
everyone else, OK?
REBEL
No.
DRIVER
Look,
mister, I'm tired of kooks. Either
you pay by the next stop or you get off the bus there. You
understand?
REBEL
I
won't pay and I won't get off. What's it to
you?
DRIVER
Look,
you're causing a lot of trouble.
REBEL
Am
I bothering you? Am I disturbing you?
DRIVER
Mister,
I don't care if you're quiet as a mouse and sweet as Santa Claus. The
money goes in the box.
REBEL
No.
DRIVER
Then
you get off. Did you hear? Off.
GLOSSARY
& NOTES
a
rebel:Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
and is usually disobedient to or defiant of law.
behaves
= conducts himself in a certain manner.
refuses
= does not want to do; shows unwillingness towards
fare:
The sum of money charged for riding in public transportation.
mister:
Used alone (not followed by a man's name) as here, ranges (according
to the tone of voice) from a rather neutral form of address to one
expressing a bit of disrespect or annoyance. It is, in any case, less
respectful than the more formal sir.
kook:
An odd, eccentrict, disliked person.
You
understand?
= Do you understand? In informal speech, the first word of a
yes/no question is frequently omitted.
What's
it to you?:
An impolite rejoinder meaning Why do you care? or Why do you
think it's your business?
Source:
English Teaching Forum - Authors: Kathleen Seley & Lewis Barnett
