Английский диалоги ЗМ 27. The Impossible Book

Текст песни "Английский диалоги ЗМ — 27. The Impossible Book"

27. The Impossible Book
– Hi, let’s go for a walk or something!
– Oh, I’m kind of busy here…
– Busy bee as always. What are you doing? Reading again? Let me see the title.
– It’s a bit silly, actually. You’re gonna laugh.
The title is “It is impossible to teach you a foreign language”.
– So? Like I didn’t know.
I always knew there was no way I could be taught a foreign language.
– That’s exactly the point the author makes.
His whole argument is that you must teach yourself.
You can learn it only yourself, from within; no one can teach you, from without.
No teacher, no professor, no one.
– Well, hmm… maybe, it’s not as stupid as the title sounds.
– No, it’s not. It’s pretty funny but also smart at the same time. I think you’d like it.
– I’m suspicious. The chap probably sells you some “magic pill” in the end.
One of those scam artists.
– Nothing of the kind. You’re just being cynical. You’ve got to trust people a little bit more.
– If you say so, but I’m intrigued. Maybe, I can borrow the book from you sometime.
– Sure. When I’m done with it. By the way, you can download it from the Web for free.
– Really? Maybe, I’ll do that. You can’t beat free…