Lesson 19
Sold out
When will the writer see the play?
The play may begin at any moment, I said.
It may have begun already, Susan answered.
I hurried to the ticket office. May I have two tickets please? I asked.
Im sorry, weve sold out, the girl said.
What a pity! Susan exclaimed.
Just then, a man hurried to the ticket office.
Can I return these two tickets? he asked.
Certainly, the girl said.
I went back to the ticket office at once.
Could I have those two tickets please? I asked.
Certainly, the girl said, but theyre for next Wednesdays performance. Do you still want them?
I might as well have them, I said sadly.
疑问:but theyre for next Wednesdays performance. 这句不是非常懂,没补充成分来讲明介词短语for next Wednesdays performance的内容,意义不明。不知其为什么这么写?
正常的不应该是“but theyre two tickets to next Wednesdays performance.” 吗?
“...的票”要用 ticket for...,不需要ticket to。but theyre for next Wednesdays performance = but theyre for next Wednesdays performance
▲《牛津英语搭配词典》就有名词ticket的介词搭配例子:
~ for
…的票:
I bought a ticket for the concert.
我买了一张音乐会的票。
a ticket for Saturday
星期六的票