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2021-09-13
Bindyu和Harry正在筹划蜜月之旅,自从在FindLondon网站上做宣传,Carlos的餐厅迎来了大批顾客,而Fadi的FindLondon网站也就相得益彰,带来更多浏览量;然而一直想成为百万富翁的Johnny却收到了公司要裁员的通知,真是有人欢喜有人愁!
Series Four, Episode Six: Good News, Bad News (Sound of a pile of magazines thumping[砰然地響] down on a table with a sigh)
Tony: Blimey, what have you got there, Bindyu?
Bindyu: Holiday brochures.
Magda: Holiday brochures?
Bindyu: Yes, um, magazines which show us all the places we can go on our honeymoon.
Magda: Whats a “honeymoon”?
Tony: After a couple get married, er, they go away on holiday somewhere.
Magda: Oh yes, we have the same thing in Poland, but we call it the “honey month”.
Tony: A month! Blimey…thats a long time.
Magda: So, Bindyu, where are you going on your honeymoon?
Bindyu: Well, I was thinking of somewhere exotic[异国情调的]—the Mediterranean, oh, a little island somewhere, perhaps the Seychelles or the Maldives…
Magda: Wow…that sounds great.
Bindyu: But Harry, of course, has different ideas…
Magda: (laughs) Harry always has different ideas, doesnt he?
Bindyu: (ironically/disapprovingly) Yes, he does. Ill stop that!
(doors open)
Harry: Hey there!
Magda: Hi Harry…we were just talking about your honeymoon.
Harry: Oh yeah, that…
Bindyu: You should sound more excited, dear.
Harry: Erm, yeah, I am excited, but…well, there are so many problems.
Magda: What problems?
Harry: I still havent decided who my best mans going to be yet…and now this to think of…
Bindyu: Well, Ill help you. Here are some brochures to look at.
Harry: Hmm…they look very nice, but…
Bindyu: But what?
Harry: Well, you know, I was thinking more of, well, something simpler.
Bindyu: (groans) Like what?
Harry: Going camping…
Bindyu: Camping?
Harry: Yeah!
Bindyu: You mean, like, with a tent!
Harry: A tent! Exactly!
Bindyu: Where?
Harry: Well, here in Britain somewhere—in the countryside—Cornwall, or Wales perhaps…
Bindyu: Harry, I hope youre joking.
Harry: Erm, no…Im not actually.
Bindyu: I see…Uh, we shall have to discuss this. Come on Harry!
Harry: (sighing) OK…bye all!
Magda / Bindyu: Bye!
(doors open)
Fadi: Hi there! Are you just leaving?
Harry: Yeah…sorry Fadi…cant stop! Bye!
Bindyu: Heres Sarah too! Sorry, cant stop!
Sarah: (laughs) Bye!
(doors close)
Tony: Always coming and going here…It never stops!
Fadi: Cheer up Tony—its good to be busy!
Tony: Too busy for me…
Fadi: Hey Sarah, thanks for that piece about Carlos restaurant, by the way. I put it up on our website.
Sarah: Great! Im just waiting for Carlos now. I hope people read it. Oh, here he is!
(doors open)
All: Hey Carlos!
Sarah: Hey! Hows it going?
Carlos: Not bad, thanks. It was a good night last night. There were loads of people in. I was so busy.
Sarah: Fadi put my review onto his FindLondon website…
Carlos: Yes! I know! Some of my customers said theyd seen it—and that was why theyd come to the restaurant!
Sarah: Ah, excellent!
Fadi: Good news for me too! If a lot of people visit the website, I can get more advertisers!
Sarah: Ah, yes!
Johnny: (doors open) Hi!
All: Hi Johnny!
Johnny: What are you lot all so happy about?
Magda: Fadis website is getting lots of hits, and Carlos restaurant was packed out for the first time!
Johnny: (gloomily) Well. Im really pleased for you all.
Fadi: Hey, Johnny, thats not like you—whats up?
Johnny: Ive lost my job.
All: What?!!!
Fadi: I dont believe it!
Sarah: You were going to be a millionaire!
Johnny: Yeah, I know.
Fadi: So what happened?
Johnny: I got an email.
Sarah: Thats all?
Johnny: Yeah.
Carlos: What did it say?
Johnny: “Unfortunately, due to the current financial situation, we are having to make staff cutbacks…”
Magda: Cutbacks?
Fadi: Yeah. It means theyre firing people…
Johnny: “Therefore, we will not be able to renew your contract after the end of this week.”
Carlos: At the end of this week?
Magda: Thats quick!
Johnny: I know.
Sarah: Well, do you at least get a redundancy
payment[裁員补贴]?
Johnny: No.
Fadi: Nothing?
Johnny: Nothing.
Fadi: Thats hard, man.
Johnny: I know.
Sarah: What are you going to do now?
Johnny: I dont know.
Magda: Hey, come on Johnny. Its not the end of the world.
Johnny: No, no. I suppose it isnt.
Sarah: With all your skills and talents…
Johnny: (cheering up) Hey, yeah, youre right…
Fadi: Youll easily be able to get another job…
Johnny: Yeah. Yeah, of course I will. Ill find another job!
Fadi: Yeah!
Sarah: I bet loads of people would like to employ you!
Johnny: Yes. I think so too. With all my skills and talents…
Magda: You could get a better job…
Johnny: Yeah, a better job!
Fadi: More money.
Johnny: More money!
Sarah: Itll only take a few days.
Johnny: Yeah! By the end of this week Ill have another job, a better job! Ill show them!!!!
All: Yeah!!!