ESL Podcast 879 – Saying No

 　　Liang: I have a favor to ask.

 

　　Christian¹: Uh oh, what is it?

 

　　Liang: I’m doing a project for my class in culinary school and I need a volunteer to taste some of my creations.

 

　　Christian: Not on your life.

 

　　Liang: But, why?

 

　　Christian: You don’t remember the last time I was your guinea pig? I was sick for two days.

 

　　Liang: That was a stroke of bad luck. Come on, please.

 

　　Christian: Count me out. No amount of pleading is going to change my mind. I bet I’m not the first person you’ve asked.

 

　　Liang: Well, no.

 

　　Christian: Who else has turned you down?

 

　　Liang: Jacob said no.

 

　　Christian: I bet he said something stronger than no.

 

　　Liang: He said that he would let me cook food for him over his dead body.

 

　　Christian: That’s what I thought. Did you ask Mele, too?

 

　　Liang: Yes, and she said she’d rather not.

 

　　Christian: Who’s next on your list of victims, I mean candidates?

 

　　Liang: You’re my last resort. If you won’t do it, then I’m sunk.

 

　　Christian: The answer is still no, but I know someone who won’t turn up his nose at your cooking.

 

　　Liang: Who?

 

　　Christian: Come here, Fido!

 

　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。