【租住公寓】破碎的窗户-A Broken Window（打印版）

A: This is Janet Smith in apartment 23. Can I speak to the apartment manager?

B: Hi. How can I help you today?

A: Well, my window facing the empty lot is broken.

B: Oh, that's not good. What happened?

A: I dont know. I wasn't home when it happened.

B: Do you have any clue who might have done this?

A: I have a feeling that it might have been the neighborhood kids.

B: Why, what leads you to that suspicion?

A: Well, next to the broken glass was a baseball.

B: Well, a baseball is certainly solid evidence.

A: I saw them playing just before I left my apartment.

B: Well, did you recognize any of them?

A: No, I just took a quick look.

B: Well, it'll take a couple of days to repair it.

A: A friend of mine is in the business. How about if I call him?

B: That's okay by me. First, let me come see the damage.

A: Come on over. So does my friend charge you or me?

B: Since you didn't break it, you don't have to pay for it.

A: That's a relief. I thought I was going to get stuck with the bill.

B: If I knew which kid did it, I would bill his parents.