4 Running Into A Friend
I. 1. Could you help me drive these nails into the wall?
2. No, I'm exhausted.
3. Did you jog this morning?
4. No, I just got out of bed.
5. What did you do last night?
6. I went to a cocktail party after work. Then I saw a
play at the Sun Yatsen Memorial Kali. And then I took
a steam bath.
7. Did you get a massage?
8. Yes, the masseuse was very seductive.
9. Are you going out again?
10. Yes, I'm going to the Shihlin Night Market to eat.
11. Do you often eat there?
12. Yes, I like to eat there because they sell a large
variety of food.
13. I don't think it's sanitary to eat there.
14. I don't think so, either, but my resistance to germs
is high.
I5. Still, I suggest you not eat there any more.
Tiredness lowers your resistance.
II. 1. Are you ready yet?
2. No, I didn't have dinner until eight o'clock. I had to
dress up and it took an hour and a half.
3. Had you been waiting for someone?
4. Yes, John said he would come over around six-thirty,
but he didn't show up until eight. He shouldn't have
been so late.
5. He is always like that. You shouldn't have waited for
him.
6. What activities have you arranged for today?
7. First, I'll take you to shoot arrows. Then we're going
to the Tatung Recreation Center to see a dolphin
performance.
8. That sounds great. Do you have a bow?
9. No, I don't, but T can always rent one.
10. Are you good at archery?
11. Yes, I'm one of the best archers in Taipei.
12. Have you ever been hunting with a bow and arrow?
13. Yes, I used to hunt wild boar with a bow and arrow.
14. Do you still go hunting?
15. No, because hunting is now prohibited in Taiwan.
16. Did you carry any other weapons when you hunted?
17. Yes, I carried a samurai sword and a whip.
18. Do you know how to handle a samurai sword?
19. Yes, I know how to handle many weapons.
20. How many weapons can you handle?
21. I can handle five weapons in all.
22. What are the other weapons?
23. They are sticks, spears, axes and nunchukus.
24. What did you do with the whip when you hunted?
25. I commanded my hounds with it.
26. Did you ever hunt rabbits?
27. Yes, besides wild boar, t hunted owls, eagles, rabbits
and squirrels.
28. Are there kangaroos in Taiwan?
29. No, otherwise I would have hunted them, too.
30. Do you know how to set traps in a jungle?
31. Yes, I learned that in the army.
32. Were you in the Marine Corps?
33. Yes, I was.
34. Did you have a high rank?
35. Yes, I was a battalion commander when I got out of the
army.
36. Did you go to the Military Academy?
37. Yes, I did.
38. Did you train hard there?
39. Yes, they trained and disciplined us severely.
40. No wonder cadets are always hard as nails even if they
are young. What did you do before you were promoted to
battalion commander?
41. After I got out of the Military Academy, I was a platoon
leader. Then I was a company commander. And then I was
a brigade liaison officer. After that, I finally became a
battalion commander.
42. Do you miss your comrades in the army?
43. Yes, I miss them very much.
44. Did you ever fight any battles?
45. Yes, I shot many Communists with my machine gun.
46. Are you a good shot?
47. Yes, I was the best in the Marine Corps.
48. Are there any shooting galleries in Taipei?
49. Yes, but they all belong to the government.
50. Do you .iave any guns or pistols?
51. No, it's illegal for civilians to keep weapons.
52. I accidentally found a revolver and some bullets in my
attic last year and have kept them for self-defense.
IS it against the law?
53. Yes, it's a serious offense against the martial law, but
the government will forgive your ignorance if you turn
them in to the police.