Расшифровка записиJoan: Right, Steve... About our party! Let’s try and get it sorted out today so we don’t have it hanging over us. OK?
Steve: Good idea, Joan. I’ll take notes.
Joan: First — dates... well. That’s straightforward.
Steve: The last working day before Christmas... which is...
Joan: ...which is December 21st.
Steve: ...which is going to be pretty difficult to book at Christmas so we’d better think of two or three places just to be on the safe side.
Joan: Well, last year was a disaster.
Steve: The Red Lion, wasn’t it?
Joan: Yeah. We ought to go for something more expensive, ‘cause you...
Steve: ...you get what you pay for.
Joan: That new Indian restaurant in Wetherfield is supposed to be excellent… the Rajdoot.
Steve: How do you spell that?
Joan: R-A-J-D-O-O-T.
Steve: But it’s bound to be packed.
Joan: Well, let’s put that down as the first choice and have some back-ups. What about the Park View Hotel as the second choice?
Steve: Yes, that’s always reliable. Park View Hotel...
Joan: And the London Arms just in case.
Steve: London Arms...
Joan: I’ll call them now if you want.
Steve: No. I’ll do it, Joan. You are really busy. Have you got the numbers?
Joan: Not for the Rajdoot, but... right... Park View Hotel: 777193 and... London
Arms: 207658.
Steve: Great. Before I ring, we’d better just make sure they are within the price range.
Joan: Up to £15 a head?
Steve: I think you’ll find some people won’t be able to go that high.
Joan: Well, you can’t get anything decent under £10.
Steve: OK. We’ll say £12?
Joan: OK.
Steve: And we’d better make sure there’s good vegetarian food.
Joan: Yes, you know what the boss is like.
Steve: Don’t remind me. I’ll let you know as soon as I find out anything.
B — 2. Last year was a disaster. A disaster means something awful, you can't be satisfied with that.
C — 1. How do you spell that?
D — 3.
E — 2. No, I'll do it, Joan, you'are really busy.
F — 1. We'll say 12 pounds? — OK.
G — 1. Steve: And we’d better make sure there’s good vegetarian food. Joan: Yes, you know what the boss is like. Steve: Don’t remind me. Если бы босс Стива и Джоан не был вегетарианцем, не было бы смысла обсуждать обязательное наличие вегетарианской еды в ресторане.