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，請問一下。
莎莉：請說，我能幫你嗎?
卡爾：你記得我嗎?剛剛一小時前我在這里吃午餐。
莎莉：當然我記得你。
卡爾：我的皮夾掉在這里。
莎莉：不會吧，真的嗎?我沒有看到。
卡爾：真的嗎?你沒發現到皮夾?
莎莉：沒有。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：沒有，一直是空著的。
卡爾：我不知道怎么會這樣。
莎莉：先生，我記得是你朋友付帳的。
你沒有付自己的午餐錢，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嗎?
卡爾：我不確定。但是通常我坐下來時，會把皮夾拿出來。
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：可能你來這里之前就掉了，或是你遺忘在家里。
卡爾：我想不會在家里，我記得出門時帶著。
我該怎么辦呢?
莎莉：首先你要確定不是放在家里。
如果不是，你要打電話到信用卡公司取消信用卡。
接下來你要重辦遺失的證件，像是駕照之類的東西。
卡爾：要報警嗎?
莎莉：如果你要的話可以。但是警察通常不處理皮夾遺失的案件。
卡爾：我會回家找找看。也許你是對的，也許是放在家里。
莎莉：很抱歉，我們沒有找到,先生。
卡爾：謝謝你的幫忙。
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