2012年ESL之就医和人际交往 13 Dealing With a Bothersome Person

 

Dealing¹ With a Bothersome Person

Melissa: I hate that guy Reuben. He’s always getting in my face. 

Conan: Ooh, I sense some serious sexual tension between the two of you. 

Melissa: Sexual tension? Are you out of your mind? He does nothing but give me a hard time. 

Conan: That’s because he’s trying to get your attention. 

Melissa: If he likes me, why doesn’t he try to get my attention by showing off, like every other guy? 

Conan: Maybe he’s trying to stand out among your many admirers. 

Melissa: Don’t be stupid. I don’t have a lot of admirers and I don’t want one who makes my life miserable²! 

Conan: Maybe if you throw him a bone, then he’ll stop his antics. 

Melissa: What kind of a bone? 

Conan: Ask him to the movies Saturday night. 

Melissa: Me, ask him out? You’re certifiable! 

Conan: I’m telling you that if you ask him out, he’ll stop pestering³ you. 

Melissa: Putting aside the fact that I find him repulsive⁴, if I ask him out, he’ll make me the laughingstock of this place. 

Conan: I don’t think so. He’ll get what he wants and he’ll stop pestering you. 

Melissa: What if it backfires and he bothers me even more? 

Conan: Then you’ll get what you want – deep down! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

3 pestering   

使烦恼，纠缠( pester的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He's always pestering me to help him with his homework. 他总是泡蘑菇要我帮他做作业。
• I'm telling you once and for all, if you don't stop pestering me you'll be sorry. 我这是最后一次警告你。如果你不停止纠缠我，你将来会后悔的。

4 repulsive   

adj.排斥的，使人反感的

参考例句：

• She found the idea deeply repulsive.她发现这个想法很恶心。
• The repulsive force within the nucleus is enormous.核子内部的斥力是巨大的。