M:Please turn off the light, Harry.
W:Why? What’s the matter? I want to read the paper.
M:If we turn on too many lights, all the electricity in the house will go off.
W:Who told you that?
M:Our new neighbor, Mr. Smith.
W:Mr. Smith? When did he come to our home?
M:I had to go to his home and ask for help today.
W:What was wrong?
M:When I turned on the washing machine, all the lights were out.
W:Well, did he take care of it for you?
M:Yes, but he said it would take a little more work to do a really good job.
W:What does he mean by a really good job?
M:He said we needed new electric wires throughout the house and a lot of other things.
W:Did he tell you how much it would cost?
M:Yes, about a thousand dollars.
W:A thousand dollars? That’s a lot of money. And just as we need to get some work done on our car, too.