66. It's Nap Time p. 455

 
    Mr. Mishima, a Japanese tourist, enters a bank in Milan, Italy.
M: Uh, excuse me...
T: Zzzzzzzz...
M: EXCUSE ME!
T: Aggghhh! What do you want? You scared the life out of me!
T: At this hour? You must be kidding!
M: But it's two in the afternoon.
T: That's right--- and as usual, it's nap time. Come back at three or four. We don't work the same hours
   as you do in your country.
M: But I have to cash this check. I have no cash!
T: Don't worry. You won't need any cash. All of Italy is asleep at the moment. Zzzzzzzzz…

It's a snap. = It's cinch.  很简单      take a nap 小睡      tourist 观光客
make it snappy = hurry up
yell at sb  大吼
snore 打呼噜
sb scare the life out of sb  (口语)吓死了   相当于you scare me to death
I am afraid/scared/frightened of my father, because he is hard on(strict with) me.
What can I do for you,sir/man? 客气      or: May I help you?
draft 汇票
fall aspeep 睡着了
to worry sb sick 使...担心死了   My son worries me sick.



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