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Episode 20: Why are you looking so glum1?
Johnny: Hi
Harry: Could we get two cappuccinos please?
Tony: Ok...sit down and I’ll bring them over to you.
Harry: Cheers...
Johnny: So, listen, I had a word with the IT department about that job that I’d mentioned, and they’d like you to come in for a chat sometime...
Harry: A “chat”?
Johnny: Well, yeah, you know, not really a formal interview, just...well...like, a chat, so they can get to know you, and see what you’re like, and stuff...
Harry: But there’s no real job on offer...
Johnny: Well, no, perhaps not as yet, not exactly...
Harry: Hmmm, I’m not sure.
Johnny: Go on! What have you got to lose?
Harry: I guess you’re right...
Johnny: And it’s a good company to work for...lots of prospects3...great bonuses! And you get to work with me!
Harry: OK, when can I come in?
Olivia: Hi
All: Hi!
Johnny: Tomorrow I guess...
Olivia: Tomorrow what? What are you two planning in secret?
Harry: Olivia, you are so nosey! You always have to know everything about everyone else....
Olivia: Just natural curiosity...
Johnny: Harry’s coming to work with me!
Olivia: That’s great!
Harry: Hang on, hang on...it’s not definite yet...
Olivia: I’m sure you’ll get the job! Well done!
Harry: Slow down, will you!
Olivia: That means you’ll be too busy to do my website for me...
Harry: I’m sure I can squeeze you in...
Olivia: I wouldn’t want to overwork you!
Harry: We’ll see, eh?
Olivia: OK, but don’t lose any sleep over it.
All: Hi Sarah!
Johnny: How’s the flat-hunting going?
Sarah: Oooooppphhhh....I’m exhausted4. I’ve been going round the city all day, looking at flats.
Olivia: And no success?
Sarah: No success at all.
Harry: What’s the problem?
Sarah: They’re all too small, or too dark, or too far away, or too expensive, or there are weird5 flatmates...
Harry: You’ll have to compromise at some point....
Sarah: Yeah, I guess so, but I don’t want to live in a complete dump, and it seems that I can’t afford much more.
Fadi: Hello all!
All: Hi Fadi!
Harry: How’s it going mate?
Fadi: I’m fine here, but why are you lot all looking so glum?
Olivia: Sarah still can’t find a place to live.
Harry: Olivia’s fed up because I can’t do her website for her!
Johnny: Harry’s not enthusiastic about working with me!
Fadi: Great...Well, I’lll just have to try and solve all your problems, then, won’t I?
重点词汇语法讲解
prospects (noun) Probability of success 前景，前途
如：The company offers good job prospects for graduates
公司给毕业生提供有发展前景的工作。
a bonus (noun) Something extra that is given or paid 红利，奖金
如：Last month I worked well and got a ten pound bonus
上个月，我工作表现出色，得到了10英镑的奖金。
nosey (adjective) Inquisitive7 爱追问的
如：Can I be nosey and ask you how old you are?
我能不能八卦地问一下，您今年多大年纪？
squeeze (verb) To apply pressure in order to extract more juice, etc. 榨取
如：Squeeze the last bit of toothpaste and I’ll open a new tube
把最后一点牙膏挤出用了，我重新拿一支。
weird (adjective) Strange, unnatural8 奇怪，不正常
如：He’s a weird guy, he never speaks to anyone
他真奇怪，从来不和别人搭讪
compromise (verb) To agree by making mutual9 concessions10 妥协
如：He wanted black and I wanted white, so we compromised and bought grey!
他想要黑的，我想要白的，最后我们妥协了一下，拿灰的。
dump (noun) A dirty, unpleasant place 脏的地方，垃圾场
如：She lives in a dump but can’t afford to move
她住的地方很脏，但是她没钱搬到别处。
glum (adjective) Gloomy, unhappy 闷闷不乐的，抑郁的
如：She looked quite glum after she heard the bad news
听到那个不好的消息，她一直闷闷不乐的。
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unnatural
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mutual
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concessions
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