CARL: Hello. Excuse me.
SALLY: Yes. Can I help you?
CARL: Do you remember me? I just had lunch here a half hour ago.
SALLY: Of course I remember you.
CARL: I think I lost my wallet here.
SALLY: Oh, no. Really? I didn't see anything.
CARL: Really? You didn't find a wallet?
SALLY: No, I didn't. Would you like to go look by the table with me?
CARL: Yes, I would. It's not here. And it's not on the floor.
Has anyone sat at this table since we left?
SALLY: No. It's been empty the whole time.
CARL: Hmm. I don't know how it could have happened.
SALLY: I remember, sir, that your friend took the bill.
You didn't pay for the lunch yourself, did you?
CARL: No. My friend did.
SALLY: Then are you sure you took your wallet out of your pocket while you were here?
CARL: No, I'm not sure. But I usually take out my wallet when I sit down.
It's uncomfortable to sit on it. So I usually put it next to me on the table.
SALLY: Maybe you lost it before you came here. Or maybe you left it at home.
CARL: I don't think it's at home. I think I had it when I left the house.
But what should I do?
SALLY: Well, the first thing you should do is make sure it's not at home.
Then, if it isn't, you need to call your credit card companies and cancel your cards.
Next, you need to replace whatever you lost , your driver's license, things like that.
CARL: Should I call the police?
SALLY: You can if you want. But the police usually don't do anything about lost wallets.
CARL: Hmm. I'll go home and check. Maybe you're right. Maybe it's at home.
SALLY: I'm sorry we couldn't find it, sir.
CARL: Thanks for your help.
卡爾:哈啰,請(qǐng)問(wèn)一下。
莎莉:請(qǐng)說(shuō),我能幫你嗎?
卡爾:你記得我嗎?剛剛一小時(shí)前我在這里吃午餐。
莎莉:當(dāng)然我記得你。
卡爾:我的皮夾掉在這里。
莎莉:不會(huì)吧,真的嗎?我沒(méi)有看到。
卡爾:真的嗎?你沒(méi)發(fā)現(xiàn)到皮夾?
莎莉:沒(méi)有。你要跟我到桌子那邊看看嗎?
卡爾:好的。不在這里,也不在地上。
我們走后這一桌有人坐嗎?
莎莉:沒(méi)有,一直是空著的。
卡爾:我不知道怎么會(huì)這樣。
莎莉:先生,我記得是你朋友付帳的。
你沒(méi)有付自己的午餐錢(qián),不是嗎?
卡爾:是的,是我朋友付的。
莎莉:那么你確定在這里你曾從口袋拿出皮夾來(lái)嗎?
卡爾:我不確定。但是通常我坐下來(lái)時(shí),會(huì)把皮夾拿出來(lái)。
坐在上面很不舒服,所以通常我把它放在桌子上的旁邊。
莎莉:可能你來(lái)這里之前就掉了,或是你遺忘在家里。
卡爾:我想不會(huì)在家里,我記得出門(mén)時(shí)帶著。
我該怎么辦呢?
莎莉:首先你要確定不是放在家里。
如果不是,你要打電話(huà)到信用卡公司取消信用卡。
接下來(lái)你要重辦遺失的證件,像是駕照之類(lèi)的東西。
卡爾:要報(bào)警嗎?
莎莉:如果你要的話(huà)可以。但是警察通常不處理皮夾遺失的案件。
卡爾:我會(huì)回家找找看。也許你是對(duì)的,也許是放在家里。
莎莉:很抱歉,我們沒(méi)有找到,先生。
卡爾:謝謝你的幫忙。