在百货公司的失物招领处atthelost-foundofficeofdeportmentstoretom
excuseme,couldyouhelpme
lostpropertyclerk(l)
whatseemstobetheproblem
tom:well,iwaswonderingifanyonehasturnedinapassport
i'mafraidnot
haveyoulostyourpassport
tom:ithinkso
ican'tfinditanywhereinmyhotelroom,andirememberthelastplaceiusedityesterdaywasinthisdepartmentstore
whereexactlydidyouuseyourpassportinthestore
tom:inthesuit-dressdepartment
ihadtoshowittopayforthesedresseswithmytraveler'schecks
l:well,letmecallthesuit-dressdepartmenttoseeifthey'vefoundapassport
(aminutelater)l:sorry-yourpassport'snotbeenturnedinthere,either
thenwhatshallido
l:youcanfillinthislostpropertyreport,andi'llkeepmyeyeoutforit
thosekindsofthingsusuallyturnupeventually,butisuggestyoucontactyourembassyandtellthemaboutyoursituation,sotheycanissueyouanewp