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8- after the first show

art: well, you've certainly turned the show around.

derrick: thank you.

art: but i'm not sure the listeners are going to be able to get used to your style.

derrick: i think they are catching on.

art: i like your passion, derrick, but your style isnt quite right. you're not a psychologist, and jazz isn't the cure-all.

derrick: that sounds strange coming from a jazz fun.

note:

(1) turn(sth) around----turn around转身．turn sth around转变（褒义）．如：

your company is really expanding. your new president has turned the company around.

(2) get used to sth.

(3) catch on学会，领悟．

you bet! she is a bright math student. she catches on so quickly.

(4) cure-all----万灵药

[some days later......]

art: derrick, how are you!

derrick: fine...... what's going on? you sound so excited.

art: i v done a lot of thinking about the show and i think i'd like to give you another chance.

derrick: i'm not begging you for a job, art.

art: OK, well, then i v decided that you r the right person for the show.

derrick: even with my save-the-world-with-jazz style?

art: yes. apparently, the response was pretty good. listeners were calling in today and asking about the show.

derrick: so that's why you're reconsidering?

art: well, i also got a call from a whisky company.

derrick: you're going to commercialize the show?

art: it's the way people do business, derrick.

derrick: well, i ll do it if i can make an impact, but not if it's just for marketing hard liquor.

art: just sleep on it.

note:

(1) what's going on-----在vanilla sky中，brain曾问david: how you doing. david答：living the dream. baby. living the dream.

(2) beg sb for sth

beg sb to do sth.

i'm begging you to give me another chance. it's over. i'm sorry.

(3) impact－－－冲击．

(4) reconsider----

would you reconsider about not going out with me, flona?

no. you'll have to get over it.

(5)hard liquor---烈酒

(6) just sleep on it.考虑后再做决定．

i ll sleep on it and give you a call.

i need to sleep on it.(some proposal)

 9- derrick is talking with his girl isabelle

isabelle: did i just overhear you say something about begging for a job?

derrick:it was art, the owner of the radio station. i ended up hosting the show for him and he wasn't satisfied at first...

isabelle: but the response was great, and now he loves you!

derrick: well, he claims that the listeners liked it, but he mentioned a whisky company.

isabelle: oh, my god! do you know what that means?

derrick: well, i'm sure you do.

isabelle: it means they'll want promotions, so they'll pay lots of money for you to mention their name on the air.....

derrick: and do commercials....

isabelle: yeah! and promotional jazz CDs!

derrick: i know, i know.

isabelle: this is a great chance. these kinds of promotions are what will make your show famous.

derrick: you mean make the owner lots of money.

isabelle: which means you will have more power to do what you want with the show.

derrick: i dont want to be giving out promotional CDs. they're against my religion!

isabelle: what if you were the one who decided what songs were to be on them?

derrick: so?

isabelle: and you could give them out as prizes. in fact i think you should sign a contract with the station.

derrick: why dont you go sign a contract with them?

isabelle: dont you see that this is the perfect way for you to introduce jazz to people?

derrick: well, i'd rather play jazz in the underpass.

isabelle: but with the show, you can reach more people.

derrick: in the underpass, the people who want to listen stop.

isabelle: well, most people are like me. they don't have time.

derrick: you always avoid the underpass anyway! and that's where i'd like to be right now!

isabelle: derrick! come back!

note:

(1) overhear---偶然听到

(2) end up---落得...结局,通常指不太好的情况.

if you dont do better in school, you're going to end up like your bro, working as a waiter.

也指结果让人出乎意料,带有感觉莫名其妙的意味:

how did you end up here in taiwan? well, it's kind of a long story.

(3) do commercials----打广告

(4) to give out promotional CDs----赠送

(5) religion---原则

against my religion

(6) prize---奖品

(7) what if you were the one who decided what songs were to be on them?---

what if...万一,要是...怎么办?

what if you dont show up?

how should we find new people for the marketing department? what if we put an ad in the newspaper?

(8) so?---然后呢?

(9) i d rather do (than do)

10- at the radio station

derrick: i v made my decision. i ll do it.

art: that's wonderfull. you wont regret it.

derrick: just don't try to get me to mention any company's name.

art: i wont. but there will be important commercials that we'll have to broadcast.

derrick: how long will they last?

art: no longer than one minute. the producer will cue you ten seconds before the commercial goes on the air.

note:

you won't regret it. just renew your subscription.

i regret to tell you that.....

11- lost loves A

derrick: hi, welcome to the show! tonight's topic is lost loves. what's your story?

carrie: i haven't been able to talk about it to anyone.

derrick: is it that bad?

carrie: let's just say that i havent been the same since...

derrick: then why don't you start at the beginning?

carrie: we met in middle school and became sweatheart in high school.

derrick: how long were you together?

carrie: 9 years.

derrick: wow! that would seem like forever to me.

carrie: we picked out engagement rings together and everything...

derrick: did he propose to you?

carrie: yes. he spent two years thinking of a romantic way to do it.

derrick: how?

carrie: well....

derrick: oh, i'm sorry. hold that thought. we have to take a short commercial break.

~~~~we're back. thanks for listening! so, carrie, how did your love story end?

carrie: i found out why it took him two years to think of a romantic way to propose.

derrick: because he wasn't sure?

carrie: because he was trying to decide whom to propose to.

derrick: you mean he was seeing someone else behind your back?

carrie: yes. and for me, it meant that the 9 years we spent together were a waste.

derrick: hi, welcome to the show! tonight's topic is lost loves. what's your story?

carrie: i haven't been able to talk about it to anyone.

derrick: is it that bad?

carrie: let's just say that i havent been the same since...

derrick: then why don't you start at the beginning?

carrie: we met in middle school and became sweatheart in high school.

derrick:
   how long were you together?

carrie: 9 years.

derrick: wow! that would seem like forever to me.

carrie: we picked out engagement rings together and everything...

derrick: did he propose to you?

carrie: yes. he spent two years thinking of a romantic way to do it.

derrick: how?

carrie: well....

derrick: oh, i'm sorry. hold that thought. we have to take a short commercial break.

~~~~we're back. thanks for listening! so, carrie, how did your love story end?

carrie: i found out why it took him two years to think of a romantic way to propose.

derrick: because he wasn't sure?

carrie: because he was trying to decide whom to propose to.

derrick: you mean he was seeing someone else behind your back?

carrie: yes. and for me, it meant that the 9 years we spent together were a waste.

derrick: so, in the end, he didn't propose to you?

carrie: no. and i can't imagine ever loving anyone again. i feel so alone.

derrick: well, i think i have a song for you.

carrie: what's it called, Alone?

derrick: you're pretty close. it's called Solitude. it's by billie holiday.

carrie: who's he?

derrick: billie holiday is one of the most famous jazz singers of the fifties.... and SHE's one of my favorites.

note:

(1) let's just say that i haven't been the same since.....

------let's just say that....我们姑且说．．．．

是一种含蓄说法．例如：

did Terry get fired because he was a bad worker? Let's just say that he wasn't the best employee in the company.

how was your blind date(相亲）? was she pretty? well, let's just say that she's not Cindy Crawford.(辛蒂克劳馥）

John seems kind of dump（笨）, don't you think? well, let's just say he's no Albert Einstein.

(2) sweatheart-----情人

(3) engagement rings--订婚戒指

engagement----订婚、约会、交战等。

Jack has broken off his engagement to Mary.

sorry i can't come, because i have a previous engagement.

there was a military engagement between India and Pakistan recently.

描述订婚，常用engaged.

how's your son now?-- John is engaged to Mary, the girl you met the other day. 

(4) propose----求婚。

propose有提议、计划、求婚、干杯等意思。propose 与to 连用。

i v heard that jack proposed to mary.

may i propose a toast to your health.

(5) hold that thought.------别忘了要说什么。

(6) 男女交往用语： see sb.

meet someone

date sb.

eg. isn't Lisa your girlfriend? actually, we broke up. now i'm dating Jane.

ask sb out

go out with me

(7) imagine ----想象

what would you do if Matt asked you out?--i can't even imagine that he would talk to me.虚拟

imagine doing sth.

(8) solitude-----n. 孤独

(9) you're pretty close.---差不多了。

that was close.---刚才真险。

[on the break~~~]

derrick: well, tonight's been an interesting one.

art: i think you should change the name of the show.

derrick: OK...do you have any ideas?

art: well, i was thinking about something like Jazz Up Your Life.

derrick: it sounds kind of cheesy, but i guess it's catchy.

art: and it fits the theme of your show. you're using jazz as a way to make people feel better.

derrick: wait a minute...what do you want, Art?

art: nothing! you're doing a great job. keep up the good work!

derrick: thanks. well, the commercial break is over!

art: go ahead! do your stuff!

derrick: that's it for tonight. tune in again tomorrow night to hear more 'lost loves'. and don't be shy. if you've got a story, call in! good night.

art: [after the show] off to the underpass now?

derrick: you bet!

(1) jazz up-----让~活泼，有生气

如：

this soup is a little bland(淡). some sesame oil and cilantro might jazz it up.

should i wear this dress to the wedding? yeah, and jazz it up with these red high-heels.（高跟鞋！）

(2) cheesy---adj. 俗气的

catchy---adj. 好记的，让人朗朗上口的

(3) theme---- n. 主题

(4) keep up the good work-----再接再厉。

go ahead. do your stuff.----快去吧。好好表现。

(5) tune in----转到（电视、广播）频道

(6) off to the underpass now?-----这会儿又要去地下道了？

(7) you bet!----没错！

(8) that is it for tonight/today-----今天就到此为止

that's it for today. class dismissed.

13- sob story / lost loves B

zack: i stumbled across this strange radio show when i was flipping the dials tonight.

will: you mean the one where everyone calls in with their sob stories?

zack: yeah! i was thinking about calling in and talking about how you got dumped!

will: don't you dare! besides, i never listen to those kinds of shows.

zack: you would if your story were on the show!

will: and i 'd kill you afterwards.

zack: no, you'd probably thank me.

will: why's that?

zack: because i bet that show has the same effect as the radio show in Sleepless in Seattle...（西雅图未眠夜）

will: you mean the girls who hear my sob story will want to meet me?

zack: yeah.

will: but i won't get as lucky as tom hanks did.

zack: hey! if you get tons of letters and pictures, you can take your pick!

will: whatever. hey, there's that saxophonist again.

zack: hey! he's getting better.

note:

(1) stumble across-----碰巧遇到（人事物）

(2) flip----v. 用手指轻弹。文中的flip dials为“用手指按键换频道”。

(3) sob story---sob “啜泣”

Cinderella灰姑娘 sobbed in the kitchen when her step-mother and step-sister left for the ball.

cry < weep

when she heard the news of the airplane clash, she wept bitterly.

(4) dump-----v. 抛弃

get dumped 被甩了

(5) don't you dare. 你敢

若是对方已经做了这件事，你可以说how dare you!

也可主动的说： i dare you to do.....我赌你不敢。。。。如：

A: i dare you to ask Don out.

B: you don't have to. i already did. we're going out tonight.

(6) afterwards------adv.

i wanna go to the Superbowl. there's always chaos in the street afterwards.

(7) take one's pick-----任由。。。挑选

(8) whatever----随你去说。

isabelle: don't tell me you were in the underpass again.

derrick: what's it to you?

isabelle: boy, aren't we hostille tonight?

derrick: well, i know what you think of my profession.

isabelle: i'm just worried about you.

derrick: you're worried about your image, not my well-being.

isabella: that's not true. i love you!

derrick: face it! if i were out late every night at a famous club, breathing in smoke and guzzling down whisky, you wouldn't be worried.

isabelle: well, at least it would be more stable than your position right now.

derrick: isabelle, the only thing that makes me feel unstable right now is you.

isabelle: i just want the best for you.

derrick: then leave me to my underpass!

(1) what's it to you?-----关你什么事？

(2) hostile----adj. 怀有敌意的

(3) profession-----n. 职业，专业

(4) image----n. 形象

(5) well-being----n. 安康，福祉

(6) breath in smoke----在烟雾弥散下呼吸

guzzle ------ v. 暴饮暴食

guzzle down whisky 狂饮whisky

(7) i just want the best for you.---我只是为了你好。

derrick: yes! (来吧）and what's your lost love story?

zack: well, it's actually my friend's story.

derrick: so why are you calling in?

zack: will's too shy to call in, but i know he'd want everyone to know his story.

derrick: well, i hope you re right. so what happened?

zack: he met this girl in high school. they were together for four years.

derrick: so their relationship was pretty stable.

zack: until he enlisted
   in the army and went to boot camp.

derrick: his girlfriend didn't support his decision?

zack: oh, she did. but after he went to boot camp, she totally disappeared.

derrick: no letters, no phone calls, nothing?

zack: not a trace.

derrick: until now?

zack: no. the icing on the cake was that he saw her arm-in-arm on the street.

derrick: with another man?

zack: none other than his best friend!

derrick: that's horrible! so i guess they're not best friends anymore.

zack: that goes without saying. i 've been his best friend since.

derrick: thanks for your story. and if any of you listeners want to meet Will, just write to us at the station, and we'll pass your letter on.

(1) enlist ---- v.  入伍，从军

enlist in the army

(2) boot camp---- 新兵训练中心

(3) not a trace-----一点痕迹都没有。一点消息都无。

(4) the icing on the cake----锦上添花,雪上加霜

eg. you've got the greatest job...three-week paid vacations, Saturdays off... and the icing on the cake is that i get to travel to France.

today just isn't my day. i woke up late, spilled(溅) coffee on my shirt. and the icing on the cake is that i left my wallet in the taxi.

(5) that goes without saying-----毋庸置疑

(6) pass on   ----传递

(7) stinky tofu----臭豆腐

will:  you idiot! i can't believe you humiliated me like that!

zack: so you decided to listen to the show after all!

will: i knew i couldn't trust you!

zack: it was for your own good. you'll see. women all over will be writing you letters.

will: well, i hope so, or you're dead meat.

zack: wait, listen! they're talking about you!

 note:

(1) humiliate-------v.  羞辱

17-  sob story C

lily: i heard Will's story, and i just wanted him to know that something similar happened to me.

derrick: your boyfriend left you for your friend?

lily: well, he started dating my little sister.

derrick: and your sister would do that to you?

lily: it was after we broke up, and she didn't know about him. but it still hurt my feelings.

derrick: well, that's understandable.

lily: i'd like to dedicate a song to Will.

derrick: Be my guest!

lily: it's called The Girl from Ipanema, and it's sung by Joao Bilberto.

derrick: that's bossa nova, Brazilian jazz! are you a jazz fan?

lily: well, a Brazilian jazz fan. i'm from Brazil.

derrick: bossa nova is a soothing, happy kind of music.

lily: it reminds me fo the beaches in Rio de Janeiro.

derrick: Will, if you're listening, we're going to take you to the tropical coasts of Brazil!

note:

(1) leave sb for sb else弃某人于不顾,而跟别人在一起

(2) dedicate----- v. 把...献给

(3) be my guest! -----请便,尽量.

(4) soothing------ adj. 给人慰藉的

(5) tropical----- adj. 热带的

18

zack: let's hear it..." thank you, zack, you're such a good friend.."

will: cut it out...but that was really cool...and i really like this song

zack: so should i book you a ticket to Brazil?

will: no, but i might go out and buy a bossa...

zack: Bossa nova CD?

will: yeah. it feels good to know that i'm not the only one who's been made a fool of.

zack: so i guess we'll tune it tomorrow night!

note:

(1) cut it out-----住嘴,收手

cut it out. you're embrassing me.

19--- sob story D

derrick: hi! welcome to "lost loves"...

jan: i wanted to tell that guy who was dumped...

derrick: you mean Will, the Boot Camp Boy?

jan: yeah! i wanted to tell him not to be sad.

derrick: did you have a similar experience?

jan: kind of. i went abroad for my senior year in college.

derrick: and were you involved with someone at the time?

jan: yes. we had been dating for only a year, but i really liked him.

derrick: so did you write letters or call each other?

jan: my phone bill was enormous. i spent all my money calling him.

derrick: he didn't appreciate it?

jan:
   worse! he led me to believe that he loved me. but he didn't. he met someone else.

derrick: well, i have a song for you by Stanley Turrentine and Shirley Scott. it's called Let it Go.

note:

(1) senior year: --------毕业前在校那一年.大一"freshman",大二"s  o phomore", 大三"junior",大四"senior"

(2) be involved with sb. 与...交往

(3) enormous---------adj. 庞大的

(4) he meet someone else.-----移情别恋了.

(5) appreciate----v. 感激\感谢\欣赏\赏识\体会\了解

i appreciate+ sth.( 不能用作appreciate sb)

eg.  many of us never really appreciate the serious economic problems now we are facing.

20---off line talk between art, derrick and isabelle

art: great job, derrick! i should call you 'doctor derrick' or 'doctor jazz'...

derrick: yeah,right. the listeners are the ones who are really running the show.

art: but the advertisers like you. and we've got a contract.

derrick: not that whiskey company again....i don't want any part of it!

art: just listen. your girlfriend is brilliant. she called and gave me some ideas.

derrick: what?! why didn't you tell me about this?

art: she said you'd get mad.

derrick: well, she was right. i suppose she mentioned some promotional CDs.

art: yes. and they loved the idea. and i think she's right about the contract.

derrick: since when do you and Isabelle run my life?!

art: derrick, calm down! this is business.

derrick: how come i don't have a say in the matter?

art: i'm going to be straight with you. if it weren't for me, you'd still be in that underpass.

derrick: so you think i'm just a bum and you're my savior.

art: isabelle's right. the underpass is no place to spend your life.

derrick: you both make me sick! you think you can rule my life?!

art: if you want to keep this job, you're going to have to let me make the business decisions.

derrick: if i'm just a puppet here, why should i want to keep my job?

art: you're talking nonsense. now have some whisky, compliments of the sponsor.

derrick: i'll take your whisky, but not your crap! i quit!

art: derrick, you're overreacting. let's talk this out! wait!

(1) i don't want any part of it.  我不想有任何瓜葛.

eg. let's play a trick on the teacher for April Fool's Day.  Go ahead, but i don't want any part of it!

(2) how come i didn't have a say in this matter.怎么我没有半点置喙的余地?

have a say   插得上话的

(3) bum ----- n. 流浪汉,乞丐

(4) savior---- n. 救世主

(5) puppet----- n. 傀儡\木偶

(6) talking nonsense胡言乱语

(7) compliment------ n 赠礼

(8) sponsor---- 赞助商

(9) crap ---- 胡扯,屁话

(10) let's talk this out.有话好好说

[~~~~~on the phone]

derrick: thanks for nothing. you love butting into my business, don't you?

isabelle: what are you babbling about?

derrick: it's over, Iz. i can't have you manipulating me anymore.

isabelle: i was just trying to help. you need it, derrick.

derrick: you think that calling my boss behind my back will help me?

isabelle: i put in a good word for you.

derrick: if i needed you to put in a good word, then i wouldn't have the job in the first place!

isabelle: but he loves my ideas. and i thought you could use some help.

derrick: i can help myself, thank you. so stay out of my business from now on!

isabelle: fine! enjoy your life in the underpass!

(1) thanks for nothing.  谢谢你鸡婆.

(2) but into my business  多管闲事

(3) babble ----- v. 碎碎念,嘟哝

(4) manipulate  -----  v. 操纵

(5) i put in a good word for you. 我是在替你说好话.(主要用在两种场合,一是在工作上替人美言,一是在异性交往上替朋友敲边鼓)

i called your references, and they all put in a good word for you.

put in a good word for me and maybe i'll call her.

(6) in the first place.从一开始,当初(常带有埋怨责怪,悔不当初的意思)

if you wanted to go to a good college, you should have studied a lot harder in the first place.

(7) stay out of.....别插手

21---- boot camp boy

zack: hey! Mr. boot camp boy! you're famous now! you were on the show again!

will: enough already. i'm not sure if i like all this humiliation.

zack: are you crazy? those listeners are sympathizing with you.

will: speaking of sympathy, you know that guy from the underpass? i saw him again.

zack: yeah, was he playing a bossa nova song tonight?

will: no. the poor dude wasn't playing at all. he was carrying a bottle of whisky and looked totally blitzed!

zack: so he's just a drunk bum after all....

note:

(1)sympathize with sb. 

i really sympathize with you.

(2) speaking of....说到...提到...(用于开头或转换话题)

(3) dude  /djud/ n. (俚)男人

(4) blitzed   /blitst/  adj. (俚)  烂醉如泥的

22-----where is derrick

art: isabelle, do you know where derrick is? he's got a show to do in an hour.

isabelle: i don't know, either. i've been looking for him since last night.

art: we kind of had a little quarrel last night. he ran out of the studio with a bottle of whisky.

isabelle: we had a falling out last night, too. he's never been so upset before.

art: did you look for him in the underpass?

isabelle: yes, but he wasn't there. art, what should we do?

art: meet me at the station. we've got to find him before showtime?

isabelle: derrick, derrick! he's nowhere in sight, art. where could he be?

art: as Sherlock Holmes would say, 'this is elementary, my dear Watson.'

isabelle: should be, anyway.

art: how does he usually get here? we could retrace his steps...

isabelle: but we don't know where he came from. he called me from a pay phone.

art: so, he wasn't at home...were there any noises in the background?

isabelle: yeah. people were speaking in chinese or cantonese....chinatown!

art: we're just going to wander around chinatown?

isabelle: no. we're going to go to his favorite noodle shop.

art: OK. let's go, but i have to call the station and cancel the show.

isabelle: isn't there a DJ you can use as a substitute?

art: yeah, Greg, but he only plays pop music. the listeners will feel let down.

(1) a falling out /falling-out = a (little) quarrel

eg. my elder brother and i used to fall out a lot.

(2) cantonese----adj. 广东话

(3) wander around 游走

(4) substitute---- n. 代班的人

(5) let down  让人失望

letdown   n.

eg. that movie was such a letdown. there was no plot(剧情).

23-----in the noodle shop

lan: how many people tonight, miss?

isabelle: actually, i wanted to ask you a few questions.

lan: no! it wasn't me! my food is clean! my workers are legal!

isabelle: please calm down. i'm just looking for my boyfriend.

lan: you need a boyfriend? my son is a real catch. nice body, too.

isabelle: no, ma'am. i'm looking for this man.

lan: oh! this man is your boyfriend? very nice-looking.

hsabelle: has he been in here in the last 24 hours?

lan: yes! last night. he ordered my beef soup. he said it really hit the spot.

isabelle: what else did he say?

lan: something about a lake and a sax or something... i didn't understand. he reeked of alcohol...

isabelle: thx u. goodbye.

lan: hey! you didn't order!

(1) a good catch

what a catch. 钓到大鱼. 金龟婿.

(2) hit the spot  正中下怀

(3) reek of  闻起来有...的味道

24----the spot for the first date

isabelle: drive to the lakefront! i think i have an idea where he might be.

art: OK, he's your boyfriend. some old romantic spot?

isabelle: yeah, the place where we had our first date. step on it!

art: OK! let's burn rubber!

isabelle: i'm afraid he went there to toss his sax intot eh water.

art: why would he do that?

isabelle: because he's thrown everything else away...his job, me...why not the sax?

art: sounds like you watch too many soap operas.

isabelle: we're here. stop the car. let me out.

art: i dont see him.

isabelle: look! a whisky bottle!

art: i didn't know he was a litterbug

isabelle: nobody thinks straight when they're drunk. where could he be?

art: maybe he got tired and drove home. there are tire marks here.

isabelle: looks like he peeled out!

art: so he'd probably passed out on the couch at home. let's go!

(1) step on it.使劲踩油门.意思是要对方开快一点.

(2) burn rubber 急速离开.亦指车辆因急速起步而在地上摩擦留下胎痕.

(3) soap opera 肥皂剧

(4) toss ---- v. 丢

(5) litterbug----n. 爱乱丢垃圾的人

(6) think straight  头脑清醒的思考

(7) peel out  急加速起步

(8) pass out  昏倒

faint = pass out(口语)

eg. she passed out again. maybe she's pregnant.

we passed out(散发) flyers(传单) all day.

25---after the poor show

zack: did you listen to the show tonight?

will: yeah. it sucked. who's Greg?

zack: a sub, i guess. what happened to derrick and 'lost loves'?

will: who knows? that Greg guy just played Britney Spears all night.

zack: how can the radio station do that? no warning or anything....

will: and they changed the show just like that?

zack: yeah, doesn't the radio station care about how many people are listening?

will: and how many callers are waiting to call in?

zack: i'm going to call the radio station and give them a piece of my mind.

will: me too. and i think we speak for everbody.

zack: i'm gonna call right now!

will: OK. tell them that we want the Jazz Man back!

[~~~ on a call to Greg]

zack: could i speak to your manager, plz?

greg: i'm sorry. he's out at the moment.

zack: it's about the show tonight.

greg: well, you're not the first listener to call in.,..

zack: really? did they ask for the Jazz Man, too?

greg: yeah. what an ego boster...you sub for one show and a hundred people call to shoot you down!

zack: don't take it personally.

greg: i won't. but what's so great about his show?

zack: i guess it just speaks to people. the listeners can relate to it.

greg: and you guys all like listening to out-dated music?

zack: the way the Jazz Man presents it, it seems really classic.

greg: well, i can't compete with that. i play " top40" teenyboppers' tunes.

zack: so is the show cancelled? or is the Jazz Man coming back?

greg: no idea. the boss called me on a moment's notice. he didn't elaborate.

zack: so the show will be back on tomorrow night?

greg: listen, kid. i don't know. all i know is that i ain't subbing for him again!

zack: OK, thx anyway. sorry.

greg: no problem, man. do you wanna make a request?

zack: yeah. just play jazz....

note:

(1) sucked----adj.  烂透了,差劲

(2) sub -----n. 代班的人.  substitute 的缩写.

另: sub 作为动词,有sub for sb.

(3) give sb a piece of (one's) mind向...表述心迹,责备,大骂一顿

(4) ego booster  让人自尊心大增的事,此地是反讽.

(5) shoot sb down  拒绝,数落

i dont get the job. the boss shot me down in the interview.

how was your date? ---no good, she shot me down, and she said i smelled bad.

(6) speak to  比喻能够感动人心

(7) out-dated ----adj. 过时的

(8) classic---adj. 经典的

(9) teenybopper ---- n. 追逐当红歌曲的青少年

(10) compete with   比得上

(11) relate to  感同身受,有共鸣

i'm afraid of flying. i can relate to that. i have nightmares about plane.

也可表示沟通上有共鸣

i have trouble relating to Carol.

maybe it's because she's 30 years older than you.

(12) on a moment's notice临时通知

he's always there on a moment's notice.

it's my day off. but i got called in on a moment's notice.我是被电话叫过来的.

(13) elaborate----- v. 详述