听力测试：
A: You've been so hard on John. What's wrong with him?
B: He has given me so much trouble.
A: What kind of trouble?
B: To make a long story short, he's very nosy.
A: 你对约翰太严厉了。他有什么不对吗？
B: 他给我惹了很多麻烦。
A: 什么麻烦？
B: 长话短说，他太好管闲事了。
重点解说：
★ be hard on [with] (someone) 对(某人)很严厉
★ What's wrong with (someone)?一语可指某人行为方面有什么不对，也可以指某人健康方面有什么毛病，即是不是生了什么病。
★ To make a long story short「长话短说」，更简洁的说法可用In short一语。
作为开场白用的短语如Honestly (speaking), ...「老实告诉你，...」Interestingly
enough, ...「有趣的是，...」Strangely (enough), ...「奇怪的是，...」To be
frank with you, ...「坦白说，...」等也很常用。
★ nosy「好管闲事的」，也可以拼成nosey。
听力挑战：
Teller 2: There is one other option, but you'll have to pay
more.
Elaine:
Money, money, money! That's all people ask for these days!
Teller
2: International express mail will get to the States in plenty
of time.
Elaine:
OK, so, how much MONEY will that cost?
Teller
2: About double the cost of regular shipping. But it will
arrive in less than one week--guaranteed.
Elaine:
I have no choice! [sighs] Uhh. It's time to get another cash
advance.
Teller
2: You can fill out the express forms right here--I won't
make you line up again, OK?
Elaine:
Yeah, well, I don't feel like celebrating.
窗口乙：还有一个选择，可是你得多付点钱。
伊 莲：钱，钱，钱！这年头人人都要钱！
窗口乙：国际快捷邮件送到美国的时间还很充裕。
伊 莲：好，那么，这到底又要多少「钱」？
窗口乙：大概是一般邮件的两倍。不过保证一个星期内会送到。
伊 莲：我别无选择！（叹气）唉。又要去预支现金了。
窗口乙：你可以在这里填这份快捷的表格--我不让你再排队，好吗？
伊 莲：是啊，我可不觉得这有什么好庆祝。
