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Episode1 43: My family are very traditional
Olivia: Hey Harry2! How’s it going?
Harry: Not bad thanks...
Olivia: Are you a millionaire yet?
Harry: Eh? What? Oh...Fadi’s “FindLondon” business.... Actually it’s going pretty well – we’ve set up a website and now we’re taking lots of enquiries, there’s a lot of interest. But I’m only an investor3, you know – it’s not my real job...
Olivia: Sounds even better - if you can make money without working!
Harry: Yeah! I guess that’s the plan. That’s Fadi’s plan anyhow! But – as your friend Magda says – there’s more to life than money...
Olivia: Well, that’s certainly true...
Harry: I mean, I want to spend more time with Bindyu – that’s what makes me really happy...
Olivia: Why don’t you just go out more together?
Harry: Well, we see each other most days...but it’s not that...
Olivia: What is it then?
Harry: I’d like to take our relationship a bit more seriously...
Olivia: But?
Harry: But she doesn’t want me to meet her parents...
Olivia: Oh. I see. Why not?
Harry: That’s just it – I don’t know really...I think she’s embarrassed by me, or ashamed of me...or something...
Olivia: No! That can’t be true! Why do you think that?
Harry: I don’t know – perhaps I’m not rich enough, or successful enough...you know, I’m just an ordinary London guy...anyhow, I must be off now – if you see Bindyu let her know I was looking for her!
Olivia: Will do! Bye!
Bindyu: Hey there!
Olivia: Hello! Oh…Harry was just in here looking for you...
Bindyu: I knew it...I meant to catch him – but just missed him!
Olivia: He was talking about you, actually...
Bindyu: Oh yeah? All good things I hope...
Olivia: Yes...but...
Bindyu: But? You mean there’s a “but”?
Olivia: Yeah....he thinks you’re not taking the relationship as seriously as he wants..
Bindyu: Oh no...that’s not true...why does he think that?
Olivia: He thinks you don’t want him to meet your family...
Bindyu: Oh...I see......It’s not that I don’t want him to meet my parents, it’s just that it’s ...
Olivia: What?
Bindyu: It’s just difficult, that’s all...
Olivia: Why?
Bindyu: Well...you know...we’re so different...from different backgrounds...and my family are very traditional....
Olivia: I see...still, perhaps you should try...
Bindyu: Yeah – maybe you’re right. I’ll try...
重点词汇语法讲解
enquiry (n.) - request for information n. (=inquiry) 询问
如：He's quite within his rights to demand an enquiry.
他完全有权要求进行调查。
Various malpractices by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry.
警察的各种不法行为经调查已揭露出来。
ordinary (adj.) - plain; normal adj. 普通的；平凡的；平常的
如：Ordinary people think merely of spending time . Great people think of using it .
平庸的人只会想着怎么消磨时间，伟大的人却想着怎么利用时间。
Ordinary people live or die depends on the enforcement5 of human emotions to the decision?
普通百姓的死活全凭执法者的喜怒哀乐来决定？
ashamed of (adj.) - feeling that something is not up to standard 难为情，害臊；对…感到羞耻；对…感到惭愧
如：You ought to be ashamed of yourself!
你应该为自己感到羞耻！
Why not here? Not ashamed of me, are you?
这里怎么不行?该不是觉得我丢脸吧?
background (n.) - history n. 背景；隐蔽的位置
如：business background 工作经历;
traditional (adj.) - following tradition; unchanging adj. 传统的；惯例的
如：I prefer to use the traditional way to give my greetings.
我比较喜欢用传统的方式给予朋友我的祝贺。
Third, the traditional teaching6 methods have their limitations7.
第三，传统的教学方式有其局限性。
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