英语听力短剧 31拯救咖啡屋（在线收听）

Episode 31: I have found out ...

Tony: Oi! What are you lot doing? What’s that?

Harry: It’s a banner...

Tony: A what?

Harry: A banner – look! See what it says...

Tony: Save..our...café...Oh, I see. Very good. Do you think it’ll stop them from closing this place?

Olivia: Well, you never know. Every little bit helps.

Tony: Hmm. I’m not sure having that thing stuck to the front of my café will change anything.

Bindyu: Oh yes it will, Tony – be positive! My friend from the local newspaper is coming to take a photograph, and I’m going to write an article!

Tony: Hmm. Great.

Olivia: Look Tony – it’s the only thing we can do! We can organise a campaign here, and at the same time Sarah’s doing some work as well...

Magda: Wow! Look at that banner! Very impressive!

Olivia: Hi Magda!

Magda: Hello everyone!

Olivia: So, go on then, have you decided to take the job?

Magda: Yeah...I have to accept the job...I mean, I really want to...it’s a good job, and good jobs in architecture are difficult to get...and I need the money!

Olivia: Sure, I understand...

Magda: Johnny’s old flat, where me and Sarah live, is great but it’s so expensive...

Olivia: But you can help us...

Harry: Yeah, if you work for the company who want to knock down Tony’s café and Olivia’s shop, you can do something!

Magda: Well, I’m not sure...but I’ll see...!

Carlos: Hello everyone!

All: Hi Carlos!

Carlos: Is Sarah here today?

Magda: Er, not yet...but she said she’d be here soon...

Carlos: Oh. Ok, I’ll wait for her. Is it ok if I sit here?

Magda: Sure...

Olivia: Come and join us!

Magda: So, is it true you’re a chef?

Carlos: Not exactly...I’d like to be a chef, that’s what I want to do, but at the moment I’m a caterer...it’s different...

Magda: What’s a caterer?

Carlos: A caterer makes food for lots of people – I make all the lunches for the people who work on the building site next door. It’s just sandwiches or soup, or other simple things. It’s quite boring – I like more of a challenge!

Olivia: Here she is!

Sarah: Hello everyone! Hello Carlos!

Carlos: Hi Sarah! Good to see you again…

Olivia: Carlos was just telling us all about his job...

Sarah: You’re a chef, aren’t you?

Carlos: No...but I want to be!

Sarah: Where are you from?

Carlos: I’m from Brazil! Even if no one believes me...

Sarah: Why don’t people think you’re from Brazil?

Carlos: I don’t like football, and I can’t dance...

Sarah: Listen, though – we’ve got an important job to do...we have to save this café, and Olivia’s shop!

Olivia: That’s right...

Carlos: But how?

Harry: I’ve put up the banner...

Bindyu: And I’m writing an article for the local paper...

Sarah: Great...and I’ve found out something very interesting...

Olivia: Oh? What’s that?

Sarah: Well, you know I have a friend who works at the local museum – I love going to museums and art galleries, Carlos – and she told me something that could be important...

Olivia: Go on...!

Sarah: These buildings – the café and your shop – are actually a lot older than many people think...

Olivia: Really?

Sarah: Yes. They’re probably two hundred years old...

Olivia: Tony! Did you hear that?

Tony: What?

Olivia: Sarah has found out that the café and my shop are really very old buildings...

Tony: That’s why I’ve got a problem with the roof, then...

Harry: It means they can’t possibly knock down these buildings!

Sarah: Right. They have historical value.

Tony: It won’t stop them.

Olivia: Oh Tony, you must be more optimistic! Try looking on the positive side!

Tony: I can’t see a “positive side”...

Bindyu: We’ll make a great campaign – it’ll show how people can stop big corporations from doing what they want!

Olivia: Let’s hope so...

重点词汇语法讲解

Glossary

Article (n.) - A text in a newspaper or magazine. 文章

如：She asked him to contribute a biweekly article on European affairs.

她约他每两周写一篇有关欧洲情况的文稿。

This article discussed the events that led to her suicide.

这篇文章讨论了导致她自杀的一系列事件。

Impressive (adj.) - Causing a positive impression. 令人印象深刻的

如：The report looks impressive but it's really nothing but waffle.

这篇报告貌似冠冕堂皇，实际上空洞无物。

This aircraft's safety record is an impressive testament to its designers' skill.

这种飞机的飞行安全记录令人印象深刻，证明了该机种设计师本领非凡。

To knock down (phrasal v.) - To demolish (a building). 推翻

如：(Having been) Knocked down by a car, he spent a week in the hospital.

被车子撞倒后，他在医院里度过了一星期。

Chef (n.) - A professional cook in a restaurant. 大厨

如：The chef is not interested in Greek food.

厨师对希腊饭不感兴趣。

Roof (n.) - The top, external part of a building. 屋顶