英版六人行第6期:他是个害虫!
日期:2009-08-28 09:47

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Comprehension Check
Comprehension one

Choose the correct word(s):

1 Olivia is Joe's nephew / aunt

2 Joe is well / badly behaved

3 Joe is four / five years old

4 Olivia wants / doesn't want Harry to do her website

5 Fadi's uncle has agreed to pay exactly / more than two thousand pounds

6 Olivia thinks it is a bad / good idea to do business with a friend

Comprehension two

Fill the gaps with the names in the box

Magda (x2) Harry Joe Olivia Fadi

1 …………. is Olivia's nephew

2 …………. likes children

3 Joe visits ………..'s shop

4 ……… has arranged to meet Harry at the café

5 ………… thinks it is a bad idea to talk business in a café

6 ……….. leaves the café upset

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Vocabulary & Grammar
Grammar – phrasal verbs

Fill the gaps with one of the following verbs:
turn bail slow

sit come look

1 I can't come out tonight, I have to …….. after my brother

2 Please …….. down, I can't understand what you are trying to say

3 ……….. here for a moment and help me please

4 I had to ……… the job offer down because I don't want to travel so far

5 If you get into trouble, don't expect me to ……… you out!

6 ……… down here and I'll bring you a coffee
Audio Script
Olivia: Joe! Can you stop that please! Can you please come here and sit down!

Magda: Hello there, Olivia. Who’s this?

Olivia: This is Joe – he’s my nephew.

Magda: Nephew?

Olivia: My sister’s son.

Magda: Oh! I see. He’s lovely! I love children...

Olivia: Yeah, they’re great until you have to look after them...

Magda: You’re looking after him?

Olivia: Yeah, just for today, fortunately. My sister can’t get a babysitter. But Joe comes to my shop quite often. He loves it there...unfortunately!

Magda: Why’s that ‘unfortunate’?

Olivia: Because he’s a pest, that’s why...

Magda: What’s a ‘pest’?

Olivia: Somebody or something which makes you angry...

Magda: No!! I don’t believe it! He’s so sweet! How old is he?

Olivia: Four, nearly five.

Fadi: Whoooaaaa! Slow down there, little man! Who’s this?

Olivia: Fadi, meet Joe.

Magda: He’s Olivia’s nephew. And a sweet little pest!

Fadi: Oh really! I didn’t know you were Aunt Olivia!

Olivia: Thank you very much Fadi. You make me feel old. Listen, have you had a chat with Harry yet?

Fadi: About work?

Olivia: Yeah.

Fadi: No, not yet, but I’m supposed to talk to him today. He said he’d be in here later.

Olivia: Listen, though, it’s not true what Harry was saying...

Fadi: About what?

Olivia: About me being upset if he can’t do the website for my shop...I don’t mind if he can’t do it! He wanted far too much money. I could never have afforded it. Now it’s ok, because he thinks he’s turning me down...I don’t have to offend him by saying ‘no’! A happy result all round!

Fadi: I see...so I don’t have to bail you out, after all?

Olivia: No!

Olivia: Joe, can you stop that please? Come over here!

Fadi: ...and here he is!

Harry: Alright mate! Alright Olivia, Magda...who’s this young man?

Olivia: My nephew, Joe.

Harry: Hello Joe!

Harry: He’s very...erm...what’s the word...energetic?

Olivia: I just call him “trouble”!

Harry: So, Fadi, you wanted to talk business?

Fadi: Yeah, finally...well, I’ve got the all clear from my uncle, so we’re on.

Harry: Great.

Fadi: But...

Harry: There’s always a “but”!

Fadi: You’re going to have to do us a favour and come down on the price, mate...

Harry: What price did I quote you?

Fadi: Two thousand five hundred.

Harry: Well, seeing as you’re a friend, I could come down to two thousand four hundred, but not less than that.

Fadi: We can offer two thousand. That’s our top limit. We don’t have a bigger budget than that.

Harry: Come on! You’re joking!

Fadi: Sorry mate. It’s two thousand, or nothing.

Harry: No way. Can’t be done. I’ve got to go now...got to go and see Johnny – he’s offered me a real job...bye all!

Fadi: Oh no, do you think he’s really upset now?

Olivia: I don’t think “upset” is the word....

Fadi: We can go a bit higher actually...I was just trying to be a tough negotiator.

Magda: A bit too tough, I think.

Olivia: You should never mix work and friendship, anyway.

Magda: And you probably shouldn’t have a business meeting in a café!

Fadi: Oh no. What a mess. I’d better go. Hang on..where’s my...where are my....I can’t find my mobile! Or my keys! Has anyone seen them?

Magda: Let’s look under the seats...they must be here somewhere...

Fadi: I can’t see anything.

Magda: No sign.

Olivia: How strange...hang on a minute, my nephew’s been terribly quiet for the last five minutes...what’s he up to...Joe!!!
Glossary
Fortunately (adverb) With luck 幸运的是
Fortunately, the fire was discovered soon after it had started.
幸好火势刚起就立即被发现了。
Fortunately she didn't mind.
幸亏她不在乎。

Upset (adjective) Disturbed emotionally 心烦的,苦恼的
He was horribly upset over her illness.
他为她的病而忧心忡忡。

Mate (noun) Friend - colloquial 同伴,伙伴,兄弟,老兄
He found himself separated from his mates.
他发现自己与伙伴们分开了。

Energetic (adjective) Full of energy 精力旺盛的;精神饱满的
He is an energetic tennis player.
他是个精力充沛的网球手。

Trouble (noun) Disorder or disturbance 困难;困境;麻烦的事
Her son has got into trouble again.
她儿子又惹麻烦了。
You're asking for trouble.
你是在自找麻烦。
I had a little trouble learning English grammar.
我学英文语法有过一点困难。

Quote (verb) To state a price【商】报(价),开(价)
The heavy oil was quoted at $17 per barrel.
重油报价为每桶十七美元。
He quoted 2,000 dollars for repairing the door.
他要价两千元修那扇门。

Negotiator (noun) A person who arranges a transaction 谈判代表,协商者

Mess (noun) A dirty or disordered condition 混乱,凌乱的状态
Her hair was in a terrible mess.
她的头发乱极了。
Answers
Comprehension one
1 aunt

2 badly

3 four

4 doesn’t want

5 more than

6 bad


Comprehension two

1 Joe

2 Magda

3 Olivia

4 Fadi

5 Magda

6 Harry

Grammar

1 look

2 slow

3 Come

4 turn

5 bail

6 Sit

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重点单词
  • glossaryn. 字典,辞典 [计算机] 词汇表
  • minutesn. 会议记录,(复数)分钟
  • bailn. 杓,保释,保证金,担保人,把手 vt. 往外舀水,
  • disordern. 杂乱,混乱 vt. 扰乱
  • understandvt. 理解,懂,听说,获悉,将 ... 理解为,认为
  • offendvt. 犯罪,冒犯 vi. 令人不适,违反
  • energeticadj. 精力旺盛的,有力的,能量的
  • scriptn. 手稿,脚本,手迹 vt. 为...准备手稿
  • checkn. 检查,支票,账单,制止,阻止物,检验标准,方格图案
  • separatedadj. 分居;分开的;不在一起生活的 v. 分开;隔开