http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=5647826
Slow dialogue: 1:08
Explanations: 2:54
Fast dialogue: 12:31
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Vicky: Did I imagine it or did you just give Gavin the cold shoulder?
Gerard: You didn't imagine it. I'm not too happy with him.
Vicky: Why? What did he do?
Gerard: He's two-faced, that's why. Last week, he told me he was going to put in a good word for me with the manager for a promotion.
Vicky: So that sounds like a nice thing to do.
Gerard: I thought so, too. But as it turns out, I heard from Elanda that he was bad-mouthing me behind my back.
Vicky: Are you sure?
Gerard: I'm sure. He told Elanda that he thought I had gone pretty far in the company for someone who had dropped out of college. That's a backhanded compliment, if I've ever heard one.
Vicky: That sounds pretty nasty. At least the manager wasn't around.
Gerard: She wasn't, but who's to say what he told her behind my back?
Vicky: You know, the manager is pretty sharp and nothing gets by her. I'm sure she'll put two and two together and realize that Gavin isn't trustworthy.
Gerard: I hope so. With friends like him, who needs enemies!
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- to give the cold shoulder : not being very nice/friendly to sb
- to put in a good words for sb: to say sth good about sb
- to bad mouth sb : to say bad thing about sb
- who to say : no one knows sth, it can not answer
- to be sharp : to be smart
- to get by sb : to fool/trick sb
- to put two and two together : to understand the entire situation
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Thanks,
Duy Lam
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