Lesson 1 – A Private Conversation

First listen and then answer the question:

Why did the writer complain to the people behind him?

Last week, I went to the theatre. I had a very good seat.
The play was very interesting, but I did not enjoy it.
A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.
They were talking loudly. I got very angry.  I could not hear the actors. I turned round and looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention.
In the end, I could not bear it. I turned round again.

“I can’t hear a word!” I said angrily.

“It’s none of your business,” the young man said rudely.
“This is a private conversation!”

参考译文

上星期我去看戏。我的座位很好，戏很有意思，但我却无法欣赏。一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后，大声地说着话。我非常生气，因为我听不见演员在说什么。我回过头去怒视着那一男一女，他们却毫不理会。最后，我忍不住了，又一次回过头去，生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了！”
“不关你的事，”那男的毫不客气地说，“这是私人的谈话！”

最后修改: 2025年11月6日 星期四 00:36