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MR.HALL:I left a suitcase on the train to London the other day.
ATTENDANT:Can you describe it,sir?
MR.HALL:It's a small blue case and it's got a zip.There's a label on the handle with my name and address on it.
ATTENDANT:Is this case yours?
MR.HALL:No,that's not mine.
ATTENDANT:What about this one?This one's got a label.
MR.HALL:Let me see it.
ATTENDANE:What's your name and address?
MR.HALL:David Hall, 83, Bridge Street.
ATTENDANT:That's right.D. N. Hall, 83, Bridge Street.
ATTENDANT:Three pounds fifty pence,please
MR.HALL:Here you are.
ATTENDANT:Thank you.
MR.HALL:Hey!
ATTENDANT:What's the matter?
MR.HALL:This case doesn't belong to me!You've given me the wrong case!
David Hall 与 D. N. Hall 之间差别这么大,为什么 attendant 都能认错?
David Hall 与 D.N.Hall 意思是一样的吗?D 是 David 的缩写,那么N, 代表什么意思?