N69 : Sixty-ninth lesson S00-TITLE : Words fail me S01 : What's got into Brian? He seems to be in very high spirits today. S02 : He's on cloud nine. He says he's moving back to York because he can't take the weather down here. S03 : If you ask me, he's off his rocker. Go and talk to him: he's next door packing. S04 : What's all this about your moving out? S05 : Why so surprised? I've told you umpteen times that I didn't feel at home here. S06 : Chuck me that thingy there next to your foot: I've got room for it in my backpack. S07 : What thingy? Oh, you mean the whatsit. Here: catch. S08 : What time are you off? I hope we've got time for a last drink together. S09 : I've booked a taxi to take me to the station. It'll be here at five-ish. S10 : That gives us two hours, give or take five minutes. Let's have a party. S11 : Actually, I'm partied out! I've been saying my goodbyes for the last two days. S12 : And I just had a farewell drink with Leonie and her man, whatsisname. S13 : Oh yeah. What's-his-face. I can never remember his name. So what? S14 : She served cheesecake with lashings of custard and a dollop of cream on top. I'm stuffed. S15 : Alright, let's just have a beer or something. Feel like a beer? S16 : Whatever. I've got to finish packing my things. S17 : What are you going to do for a living? S18 : Dunno. This and that. Freelancing, consulting, stuff like that. I might even get in touch with whatsit, S19 : you know, Sammy. He's invented a gizmo for reducing battery consumption on electric cars. S20 : He said he might have something for me, or words to that effect. S21 : I only hope you know what you're doing. I'll go and get a couple whatnames from the thing. S22 : You what? Oh, thanks. Well, goodbye. Take care of yourself. S23 : You too. Keep in touch. Cheers! T00-TRANSLATE : Exercise: Translate T01 : Conversational speech involves a give and take of questions and answers. T02 : She's not my sister, she's my mother. You what? T03 : We buy any kind of furniture: chairs, tables, whatever. T04 : Go talk to him. He's gone right off his rocker. T05 : She asked him for the umpteenth time to fix the radiator.