134 Konbanwa, Everybady! Sato, a Japanese student, goes to a smiling class in Beijing. (S=Sato; T=teacher) S: Konbanwa, evali-badi! (everybody!)(The whole class laughs.) Ha!Ha!Ha! T: What on earth is that? S: Wow! You see. It works. My classmates are so happy they're laughing their heads off. T: They're laughing at you, Mr.Shatou. S: No,no,no. My name is Sato,not Shatou.(The class laughs again.) I think they're laughing at you. T: Whatever! Anyway, try to just say, "Good evening!" in English next time. OK? S: OK. Gud-e-va-ling! (Good evening!) How's that? T: I haven't got a clue what you're saying. S: Thank you. Ha!Ha!Ha!