See you then!

What do you do on your birthday?

Karen

Greg, when is Sheila"s birthday? Is it this week?

Greg

Yeah, it"s this Saturday, the twentieth-eight.

Karen

I"d really like to see her on her birthday. Are you two doing anything?

Greg

Well, yes, we have tickets to a concert at Carnegie Hall.

Karen

What time does it start?

Greg

It starts at 8:00.

Karen

Hmmm… I"m afraid I can"t make it by then. I have to work late on Saturday. Hold on… I have an idea. What time does the concert end?

Greg

Pretty late. Probably around half-past seven.

Karen

Well, how about going to the Café Alfredo for some coffee and birthday cake after the concert? I"ll meet you there.

Greg

Well, what time does the café close?

Karen

It"s open until at least 1:00. Come on, admit it … it"s a fabulous idea.

Greg

Ok, Ok, Karen. We"ll see you then!

Explanation :

Carnegie Hall: a large concert hall in New York City where many famous musicians perform.

Hold on: idiom that means just a second/ wait a second.

Hold on, I"ll just get my coat.

Pretty: words like Pretty, fairly, and kind of all have roughly the same meaning of somewhat. (He was fairly tired, not extremely tired, It was fairly late, but not very late.)

Example:

It’s pretty well impossible to travel over these mountains in winter.

half-past seven: an alternative (=different) way to say eleven thirty (11:30)

Fabulous (idea): great, terrific (idea)

Hmm: (a sound made with the lips closed to express doubt, pausing, disagreement, or dissatisfaction)

Hold on: یک لحظه صبر کن

Fabulous: عالی

What does it look like?

Do you ever forget the name of an object?

Luis

Teresa?... I can"t find the what-do-you-call-it.

Teresa

What can"t you find?

Luis

You know. The thing.

Teresa

What thing?

Luis

Oh, come on… you know! It"s on the tip of my tongue.  

Teresa

What do"s it look like? Maybe H can help you find it.

Luis

It"s a long, narrow, flat thing. It"s made of plastic.

Teresa

Ok. What color is it, and what"s it used for?

Luis

It"s red.You use it for drawing straight lines.

Teresa

Luis! You mean the ruler! It"s in the box behind the telephone.

Luis

Oh, yeah. I knew that all along. I was just testing you.

Explanation :

It"s on the tip of my tongue: if a word, name etc is on the tip of your tongue, you know it but cannot remember it.

Example:

What is her name? It"s on the tip of my tongue. Joan. Joan Simpson. That"s it!

Narrow: opposite of wide.

To draw: to put down on paper with a pen, pencil, etc.

To test: to check understanding or knowledge of.

what-do-you-call-it: تو بهش چی می گی

It"s on the tip of my tongue:   نوک زبونم هستش