073&074－The Way to King Street

[00:01.51]Lesson 73 [00:04.26]The way to King Street [00:07.57]Listen to the tape then answer this question. [00:13.26]Why did the man need a phrasebook? [00:18.76]Last week Mrs. Mills went to London. [00:22.85]She does not know London very well, and she lost her way. [00:28.39]Suddenly, she saw a man near a bus stop. [00:32.84]'I can ask him the way,' she said to herself. [00:38.00]'Excuse me,' she said.'Can you tell me the way to King Street, please?' [00:46.18]The man smiled pleasantly. [00:49.38]He did not understand English! [00:52.87]He spoke German.He was a tourist. [00:57.80]Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrasebook. [01:04.49]He opened the book and found a phrase. [01:08.64]He read the phrase slowly. [01:12.57]'I am sorry,' he said.'I do not speak English.'