Ноттинг Хилл: Анна покупает книгу

And so it was just another hopeless Wednesday as I walked the thousand yards through the market to work, never suspecting that this was the day that was going to change my life forever.

ənd soʊ ɪt wɑz ʤɪst əˈnəðər ˈhoʊpləs ˈwɛnzˌdeɪ ɛz aɪ wɔkt ðə ˈθaʊzənd jɑrdz θru ðə ˈmɑrkɪt tɪ wərk, ˈnɛvər səˈspɛktɪŋ ðət ðɪs wɑz ðə deɪ ðət wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ ʧeɪnʤ maɪ laɪf fərˈɛvər.

This is work, by the way. My little travel bookshop, which, well, sells travel books, and to be frank with you, doesn't always sell many of those.

ðɪs ɪz wərk, baɪ ðə weɪ. maɪ ˈlɪtəl ˈtrævəl ˈbʊkˌʃɑp, wɪʧ, wɛl, sɛlz ˈtrævəl bʊks, ənd tɪ bi fræŋk wɪθ ju, ˈdəzənt ˈɔlˌweɪz sɛl ˈmɛni əv ðoʊz.

Um, can I help you at all?

əm, kən aɪ hɛlp ju æt ɔl?

No, thanks. I'll just look around.

noʊ, θæŋks. aɪl ʤɪst lʊk əraʊnd.

Fine. Uh, that book is really not great. Just in case, you know, browsing turned to buying, you'd be wasting your money. But if it's Turkey

faɪn. ə, ðət bʊk ɪz ˈrɪli nɑt greɪt. ʤɪst ɪn keɪs, ju noʊ, ˈbraʊzɪŋ tərnd tɪ baɪɪŋ, jʊd bi ˈweɪstɪŋ jʊr ˈməni. bət ɪf ɪts ˈtərki

you're interested in, this one, on the other hand, is very good. I think the man who wrote it has actually been to Turkey, which helps. There's

jʊr ˈɪntəˌrɛstɪd ɪn, ðɪs wən, ɔn ðə ˈəðər hænd, ɪz ˈvɛri gʊd. aɪ θɪŋk ðə mæn hu roʊt ɪt həz ˈæˌkʧuəli bɪn tɪ ˈtərki, wɪʧ hɛlps. ðɛrz

also a very amusing incident with a kebab, which is one of many amusing incidents.

ˈɔlsoʊ ə ˈvɛri əmˈjuzɪŋ ˈɪnsədənt wɪθ ə kəˈbɑb, wɪʧ ɪz wən əv ˈmɛni əmˈjuzɪŋ ˈɪnsədənts.

Thanks. I'll think about it.

θæŋks. aɪl θɪŋk əˈbaʊt ɪt.

Or, in the bigger hardback variety, there's... I'm sorry. Can you just give me a second?

ər, ɪn ðə ˈbɪgər ˈhɑrdˌbæk vərˈaɪəti, ðɛrz... əm ˈsɑri. kən ju ʤɪst gɪv mi ə ˈsɛkənd?

Excuse me.

ɪkˈskjuz mi.

Yes.

jɛs.

Bad news.

bæd nuz.

What?

wət?

We've got a security camera in this bit of the shop.

wiv gɑt ə sɪˈkjʊrəti ˈkæmərə ɪn ðɪs bɪt əv ðə ʃɑp.

So?

soʊ?

So I saw you put that book down your trousers.

soʊ aɪ sɔ ju pʊt ðət bʊk daʊn jʊr ˈtraʊzərz.

What book?

wət bʊk?

The one down your trousers.

ðə wən daʊn jʊr ˈtraʊzərz.

No, I don't have a book down my trousers.

noʊ, aɪ doʊnt hæv ə bʊk daʊn maɪ ˈtraʊzərz.

Right. I tell you what, I'll call the police, and what can I say, if I'm wrong about the whole book-down-the-trousers scenario, I really apologize.

raɪt. aɪ tɛl ju wət, aɪl kɔl ðə pəˈlis, ənd wət kən aɪ seɪ, ɪf əm rɔŋ əˈbaʊt ðə hoʊl book-down-the-trousers sɪˈnɛrioʊ, aɪ ˈrɪli əˈpɑləˌʤaɪz.

Okay. What if I did have a book down my trousers?

ˌoʊˈkeɪ. wət ɪf aɪ dɪd hæv ə bʊk daʊn maɪ ˈtraʊzərz?

Well, ideally, when I went back to the desk, you'd remove the Cadogan Guide to Bali from your trousers and either wipe it and put it back or buy it. I'll see you in a sec.

wɛl, aɪˈdili, wɪn aɪ wɛnt bæk tɪ ðə dɛsk, jʊd riˈmuv ðə kɑdoʊˈgɑn gaɪd tɪ ˈbɑli frəm jʊr ˈtraʊzərz ənd ˈiðər waɪp ɪt ənd pʊt ɪt bæk ər baɪ ɪt. aɪl si ju ɪn ə sɛk.

I'm sorry about that.

əm ˈsɑri əˈbaʊt ðət.

No, it's fine. I was going to steal one, but now I've changed my mind.

noʊ, ɪts faɪn. aɪ wɑz goʊɪŋ tɪ stil wən, bət naʊ aɪv ʧeɪnʤd maɪ maɪnd.

Excuse me.

ɪkˈskjuz mi.

Yes.

jɛs.

Can I have your autograph?

kən aɪ hæv jʊr ˈɔtəˌgræf?

Sure. What's your name?

ʃʊr. wəts jʊr neɪm?

Rufus. What does it say?

ˈrufəs. wət dɪz ɪt seɪ?

That's my signature, and above it, it says, "Dear Rufus, you belong in jail."

ðæts maɪ ˈsɪgnəʧər, ənd əˈbəv ɪt, ɪt sɪz, "dɪr ˈrufəs, ju bɪˈlɔŋ ɪn ʤeɪl."

Good one. Do you want my phone number?

gʊd wən. du ju wɔnt maɪ foʊn ˈnəmbər?

Tempting but no. Thank you.

ˈtɛmptɪŋ bət noʊ. θæŋk ju.

I will take this one.

aɪ wɪl teɪk ðɪs wən.

Oh, right, right. Well, on second thought, maybe it's not that bad after all. Actually, it's a sort of a classic, really. None of those childish kebab stories you

oʊ, raɪt, raɪt. wɛl, ɔn ˈsɛkənd θɔt, ˈmeɪbi ɪts nɑt ðət bæd ˈæftər ɔl. ˈæˌkʧuəli, ɪts ə sɔrt əv ə ˈklæsɪk, ˈrɪli. nən əv ðoʊz ˈʧaɪldɪʃ kəˈbɑb ˈstɔriz ju

find in so many books these days.

faɪnd ɪn soʊ ˈmɛni bʊks ðiz deɪz.

Thanks.

θæŋks.

Pleasure.

ˈplɛʒər.