N25 : Twenty-fifth lesson S00-TITLE : The tour guide S01 : Afternoon ladies and gents. I'm Doug and I'll be your guide for this afternoon's London tour. S02 : Our theme is "More than Meets the Eye", so be ready to find out a few of the best-kept secrets of this fascinating city. S03 : To coin a phrase: when a man is tired of London, he's tired of looking for a parking place. S04 : Coming up on your right is the Palace of Westminster, better known as the Houses of Parliament. S05 : It's made up of the Lords, for the posh people, and the Commons, for the likes of you and me. S06 : Did you know that the monarch isn't allowed to enter the House of Commons without permission? S07 : Mind you, why would she want to go there in the first place? You know what they say about politicians, don't you? S08 : They're like nappies. They need to be changed regularly - and for the same reasons. S09 : Now, that famous landmark over there is called Big Ben, am I right? Wrong! It's actually Saint Stephen's Tower. S10 : Big Ben's the name of the bell inside. It chimes about one hundred and fifty times a day and never goes on strike... S11 : Now take a look over there on your left and you'll see Downing Street, home of the prime minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. S12 : I bet you didn't know that the front door to number ten, where the PM lives, opens from the inside only. S13 : You can't trust no one nowadays, can you? Try not to stare, if you please, it's rude. S14 : We're now arriving at Trafalgar Square. There's old Nelson, trying to catch a glimpse of his fleet. S15 : In the distance you can see Buckingham Palace, which was actually built on the site of a former house of ill repute, as the saying goes. S16 : If you keep your eyes peeled, you might just spot a real live royal. You never know your luck. S17 : If you'd care to glance over to your right, you can just about make out another famous monument: Charing Cross. S18 : London's always been a bit of a cosmopolitan place, to say the least: Charing Cross, the Elephant and Castle, S19 : Marylebone, Rotten Row in Hyde Park - all those names were originally French or Spanish! S20 : Later on, we'll take the Tube over to the Tower of London and take a peek at the Crown Jewels. S21 : Keep a lookout for the Beefeaters and especially for the ravens that live in the tower. S22 : They say that if the birds flew away, the tower would collapse and the monarchy would fall. S23 : So no one's taking any chances: the poor things have had their wings clipped, just in case they're republicans. T00-TRANSLATE : Exercise: Translate T01 : Being a tour guide is a difficult job. Mind you, it's well paid. T02 : We asked him for help but he just stared blankly. T03 : Investors had a rude awakening when the bank announced its results. T04 : He works as a stockbroker in the City and he's coining it. T05 : I glanced behind me and realised that I was being followed.