2016年ESL之餐饮娱乐 04 Making a Comeback

ESL Podcast 1181 – Making a Comeback 

Eileen: What are you doing with all that band equipment? 

Dex: The guys in the band are planning a reunion. It’s time for our comeback. It will be the stuff¹ of legends²! 

Eileen: Aren’t you afraid of being called has- beens after all these years? 

Dex: Bite your tongue. There is a groundswell of support for this reunion and we’re not going to disappoint the fans. 

Eileen: Groundswell? Are you referring to that local news article about one-hit wonders asking, “Where are they now?” 

Dex: There was a lot of good response to my quote³ about our possible reunion. After a 20-year hiatus, I think fans are ready for more music from us. It should lead to a tour. 

Eileen: Resurrecting your music career might be harder than you guys think. 

Dex: Stop being such a killjoy. This reunion could lead to an entire new generation of fans. 

Eileen: Or you could become the laughingstock of the music world. 

Dex: Okay, that’s enough. You’re officially out of the band. 

Eileen: I didn’t know I was in the band. 

Dex: I had considered making you a backup singer, but I can’t deal with your negativity. 

Eileen: Oh, poor me. I’ll never find stardom. 

Dex: You’ve had your chance! 

Script⁴ by Dr⁵. Lucy Tse 

1 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

2 legends   

n.传说( legend的名词复数 )；民间传说；（地图或书中图表的）图例；传奇人物

参考例句：

• They drew the material of their plays chiefly from myths and legends. 他们主要从神话传说中提取剧本的素材。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Both men were legends in their own time. 这两个人在他们各自的时代都是传奇式人物。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 quote   

n.引用语，语录；vt.引述，举证，报价；vi.引用

参考例句：

• I can quote what he said.我可以引用他的话。
• This is the best price I can quote you.这是我给你开出的最有利的价钱了。

4 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

5 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。