Lesson 19



Sold out



First listen and then answer the question.



When will the writer see the play?



'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.



'It may have begun already,' Susan answered.



I hurried to the ticket office.



'May I have two tickets please?' I asked.



'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.



'What a pity!' Susan exclaimed.



Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.



'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.



'Certainly,' the girl said.



I went back to the ticket office at once.



'Could I have those two tickets please?' I asked.



'Certainly,' the girl said, 'but they're for next Wednesday's performance. Do you still want them?'



'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.



hurry  ['hʌri]   v. 匆忙


ticket office   ['tikit-'ɔfis]   售票处



pity  ['piti]   n. 令人遗憾的事


exclaim  [iks'kleim]   v. 大声说


return  [ri'tə:n]   v. 退回


sadly  ['sædli]   adv. 悲哀地，丧气地