英语听力短剧 21他是个害虫（在线收听）

Episode 21: He's a pest.

Olivia: Joe! Can you stop that please! Can you please come here and sit down!

Magda: Hello there, Olivia. Who’s this?

Olivia: This is Joe – he’s my nephew.

Magda: Nephew?

Olivia: My sister’s son.

Magda: Oh! I see. He’s lovely! I love children...

Olivia: Yeah, they’re great until you have to look after them...

Magda: You’re looking after him?

Olivia: Yeah, just for today, fortunately. My sister can’t get a babysitter. But Joe comes to my shop

quite often. He loves it there...unfortunately!

Magda: Why’s that ‘unfortunate’?

Olivia: Because he’s a pest, that’s why...

Magda: What’s a ‘pest’?

Olivia: Somebody or something which makes you angry...

Magda: No!! I don’t believe it! He’s so sweet! How old is he?

Olivia: Four, nearly five.

Fadi: Whoooaaaa! Slow down there, little man! Who’s this?

Olivia: Fadi, meet Joe.

Magda: He’s Olivia’s nephew. And a sweet little pest!

Fadi: Oh really! I didn’t know you were Aunt Olivia!

Olivia: Thank you very much Fadi. You make me feel old. Listen, have you had a chat with Harry yet?

Fadi: About work?

Olivia: Yeah.

Fadi: No, not yet, but I’m supposed to talk to him today. He said he’d be in here later.

Olivia: Listen, though, it’s not true what Harry was saying...

Fadi: About what?

Olivia: About me being upset if he can’t do the website for my shop...I don’t mind if he can’t do it! He

wanted far too much money. I could never have afforded it. Now it’s ok, because he thinks he’s turning me

down...I don’t have to offend him by saying ‘no’! A happy result all round!

Fadi: I see...so I don’t have to bail you out, after all?

Olivia: No!

Olivia: Joe, can you stop that please? Come over here!

Fadi: ...and here he is!

Harry: Alright mate! Alright Olivia, Magda...who’s this young man?

Olivia: My nephew, Joe.

Harry: Hello Joe!

Harry: He’s very...erm...what’s the word...energetic?

Olivia: I just call him “trouble”!

Harry: So, Fadi, you wanted to talk business?

Fadi: Yeah, finally...well, I’ve got the all clear from my uncle, so we’re on.

Harry: Great.

Fadi: But...

Harry: There’s always a “but”!

Fadi: You’re going to have to do us a favour and come down on the price, mate...

Harry: What price did I quote you?

Fadi: Two thousand five hundred.

Harry: Well, seeing as you’re a friend, I could come down to two thousand four hundred, but not less than

that.

Fadi: We can offer two thousand. That’s our top limit. We don’t have a bigger budget than that.

Harry: Come on! You’re joking!

Fadi: Sorry mate. It’s two thousand, or nothing.

Harry: No way. Can’t be done. I’ve got to go now...got to go and see Johnny – he’s offered me a real

job...bye all!

Fadi: Oh no, do you think he’s really upset now?

Olivia: I don’t think “upset” is the word....

Fadi: We can go a bit higher actually...I was just trying to be a tough negotiator.

Magda: A bit too tough, I think.

Olivia: You should never mix work and friendship, anyway.

Magda: And you probably shouldn’t have a business meeting in a café!

Fadi: Oh no. What a mess. I’d better go. Hang on..where’s my...where are my....I can’t find my mobile!

Or my keys! Has anyone seen them?

Magda: Let’s look under the seats...they must be here somewhere...

Fadi: I can’t see anything.

Magda: No sign.

Olivia: How strange...hang on a minute, my nephew’s been terribly quiet for the last five minutes...what’s

he up to...Joe!!!

Glossary

Fortunately (adverb) With luck 幸运地

如：I lost my bag but fortunately my neighbour found it

我把包弄丢了，不过还好，我邻居拾到了。

Upset (adjective) Disturbed emotionally 心烦意乱

如：He was upset when he heard the bad news

那个坏消息让他心烦意乱。

Mate (noun) Friend - colloquial 朋友

如：He’s my best mate; we do everything together

他是我最好的朋友，我们作什么事都一起。

Energetic (adjective) Full of energy 有活力的

如：Children are usually very energetic.

孩子们总是精力充沛。

Trouble (noun) Disorder or disturbance 麻烦

如：There’ll be trouble if Mum finds out you weren’t at home last night

要是妈妈知道我们昨晚不在家就麻烦了。

Quote (verb) To state a price 喊价

如：She quoted five hundred pounds and I accepted

我要价500英镑，我答应了。

Negotiator (noun) A person who arranges a transaction 协调人

如：We need a good negotiator to make the best business deal

这是一桩大生意，我们需要一个好的中间人。

Mess (noun) A dirty or disordered condition 混乱

如：You’ll have to clean up this mess before Mum comes home!

在你妈妈回来之前，最好把这屋子的狼藉收拾一下。