| Episode 41: Tickets for lunch | |
| Tim: | Yeah and just tidy up that display now. Oh good morning madam. |
| Customer: | Hello. It's nice to see you on this side of the counter for a change. |
| Tim: | Yes, I've been promoted. I'm an Assistant Manager now! |
| Customer: | Oh does your ambition know no bounds? Congratulations! |
| Tim: | Thank you. Now how can I help you today? |
| Customer: | It's more about how I can help you. I've got the option of some World Cup tickets and, quelle surprise, football bores me silly. Would you care for them? |
| Tim: | I'd love them! But I could never afford them. |
| Customer: | Well, that's where you're wrong. Just keep a gal company over lunch some time soon and they're yours for nothing... |
Vocabulary :
tidy up (verb) - to make (something) tidy : to make (something) clean and organizeddisplay (noun) - an arrangement of objects intended to decorate, advertise, entertain, or inform people about something
counter (noun) - the table or shelf in a shop that separates the shop assistant from the customers
for a change (noun) - as something different from what is usual
promote (verb) - to change the rank or position of (someone) to a higher or more important one
ambition (noun) - a particular goal or aim, something that a person hopes to do or achieve, a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous
bounds (noun) - the point at which something (such as an idea or someone's behavior) stops being good or acceptable, the limit of what is correct or proper
option (noun) - the opportunity or ability to choose something or to choose between two or more things
quelle suprise (idiom) - what a surprise
to bore (verb) - to make (someone) tired and annoyed by being uninteresting or too much the same
to afford (verb) - to be able to pay for (something)
your ambition knows no bounds (phrase) - there is no limit to your goals or dreams
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