Carlos: I can’t believe Sarah said “yes”!
Fadi: Well done mate!
Johnny: So where are you going to take her? Carlos: Oh. I don’t know. We didn’t decide where to go.
Fadi: Take her out for dinner, somewhere nice.
Carlos: Yeah, that’s a good idea.
Johnny: I know a great Chinese place.
Carlos: Yes, but she always eats Chinese food—perhaps she’d like a change, try something different.
Fadi: All the restaurants Johnny goes to are really expensive! Take your credit card if you go there!
Johnny: I like to spend my money well!
Carlos: I thought I could cook something for her. I want to be a chef, you know.
Johnny/Fadi: Yes, we know.
Fadi: Don’t invite her to your house on a first date, though.
Carlos: No? Why not?
Fadi: It looks too 1)pushy, too forward.
Carlos: Oh, I see.
Johnny: Yeah. Take it slowly!
Carlos: Oh, OK. She’s coming to the cafésoon, so we’ll talk about it then.(door’s open)
Olivia: Hello guys!
Harry: Alright!?
Fadi: Yeah, I’m fine mate. You?
Harry: Hmm...not so great.
Fadi: What’s up?
Harry: Bindyu’s really angry with me.
Johnny: Why’s that?
Harry: She thinks I’m spending too much time with Olivia.
Olivia: But it’s work! I told Bindyu that Harry’s helping me to fix my webpages. Fadi: (laughing) Is she jealous?
Harry: Shhhh! Be quiet! Here she is now!
(door’s open)
Harry: Hi!
Bindyu: Hello Harry! Hi all! All: Hello!
Bindyu: (coldly) Hello Olivia.
Olivia: Hello.
Bindyu: Did Harry help you to fix your website?
Olivia: Well, not quite. He still needs to do some more work. Bindyu: Hmmppph.
Olivia: Listen, I’ve got an idea—why don’t you both come to my flat this evening? Harry can do some work for me, and I’ll make dinner for everyone. Harry: OK! What do you think Bindyu? Bindyu: Well, OK, I suppose so.
Olivia: Erm, there is just one problem—I have to look after my nephew Joe this evening. He’s very, erm, 2)energetic.
Bindyu: (happier) Oh...that’s OK...I love children! Olivia: Great! Well, I’ll see you all this evening! Bindyu: We’ll come about seven o’clock! Come on Harry, we have to go now.
Harry: Er, OK, yeah...bye everyone! All: Bye!
(door’s closing)
Fadi: So Olivia, you’re spending a lot of time with Harry!
Olivia: Oh shut up you! Are you jealous as well?
Fadi: Me? No! No way!
Olivia: Good. You’ve got lots of girlfriends, haven’t you?
Fadi: Me? Oh yeah. Hundreds!
(door’s open)
Carlos: It’s Sarah!
Sarah: Hello all!
Carlos: Hi there!
Sarah: Hi Carlos!
Carlos: Hey!
Sarah: Listen, I’ve only got a minute, I can’t stay.
Carlos: Er, OK.
Sarah: I just wanted to say, I’ve got an invitation to a new art gallery opening this evening.
Carlos: Great.
Sarah: Would you like to come with me?
Carlos: Erm, er, yeah! Sure!
Sarah: Great! I’ll meet you here at six!
Carlos: OK. See you later then. Bye!
Sarah: See you later! Bye!
(door’s closing)
Fadi: Hey! That’s your date!
Johnny: Now you don’t have to worry about where to take her!
Carlos: But...but...I am worried! I don’t know anything about art! What will I say?
Fadi/Johnny: (laughing) You’re going to find out!

小鏈接倫敦三大美術館
National Gallery 國家美術館
坐落在特拉法加廣場的英國國家美術館,主體部分自1838年開始向公眾開放。美術館的選址很具有現世關懷:為了給住在倫敦西部的富人區(qū)和比較貧窮的東部的人提供同樣方便的參觀條件,館址最終選在倫敦中心的特拉法加廣場。美術館收藏展出了一系列全世界最知名藝術作品,作品年代從1250年延續(xù)至1900年,包括超過2300件西歐大師的作品,如達?芬奇、米開朗基羅、提香、凡艾克、荷爾拜因、戈雅、倫勃朗、特納、雷諾阿、梵高、德加、畢加索等。大大小小60個展館的墻面被擠得滿滿當當。
除了游客,美術館里還有經常來臨摹的男女老少。他們自己帶著畫筆畫紙畫夾外加可以折疊的小椅子,一坐就是幾個小時。幼兒園、小學的老師也會帶著小朋友來到這里。另外,美術館中沒有3號和13號展廳。國家美術館中最有名的大概就是莫奈的《睡蓮》和梵高的《向日葵》了。
National Portrait Gallery 國家肖像畫美術館
英國國家肖像畫美術館毗鄰國家美術館。顧名思義,這里專門展出肖像畫。為了收藏那些對英國歷史、文化和社會作出貢獻的名人肖像,1856年建立了國家肖像畫美術館。其中不僅有肖像畫,還有攝影、錄像等,比如,有關貝克漢姆的藏品就是一盤他在馬德里酒店房間睡覺的錄像帶。除此之外,我們熟悉的名人們還有莎士比亞、女王伊麗莎白二世、J?K?羅琳等等。
Tate Modern 泰特現代美術館
泰特現代美術館是倫敦很有特色的一個美術館。昔日工業(yè)時期泰晤士河畔的發(fā)電廠,經過設計師的改造,脫胎換骨成了展出畢加索、達利、莫奈等名家名作的充滿活力的泰特現代美術館。它的外觀沒有傳統意義上的博物館那樣古典肅穆,而是幾乎不加任何雕飾,并且給人另類的感覺,但它的與眾不同卻又很招人喜歡。和英國國家美術館不同,這里的藝術品并不是按照時間順序排列的,而是按照主題來分類的。四大類主題分別是:歷史-記憶-社會、裸體人像-行動-身體、風景-材料-環(huán)境、靜物-實物-真實的生活。