ESL Podcast 679 – Getting a Makeover

　　Kurt: Come with me.
Ellie: Where are you taking me?
Kurt: I’m giving you a makeover and you have no say about it.
Ellie: A makeover?! I don’t need a makeover.
Kurt: Yes, you do. I’m your best friend and this is an intervention¹. You’re so busy these days that you’ve let yourself go.
Ellie: I haven’t let myself go. I just don’t spend as much time as I used to primping and getting dolled up, that’s all.
Kurt: On that we agree. Your clothes are frumpy and your hairstyle is 10 years out-of-date. Come on. I’m taking you to get a new look. It’ll be a complete transformation².
Ellie: Okay, I admit that my appearance needs a little updating, but I’m not giving you free rein³ on what changes to make.
Kurt: I’m willing to let you have some say in that – if you’ll come quietly.
Ellie: And if I don’t?
Kurt: You’re getting this makeover one way or another, even if I have to drag you kicking and screaming!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

2 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

3 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。