Series Four， Episode Seven： Solutions and Compromises

Harry： Hi Olivia！

Olivia： Hi there Harry！

Harry： Listen， can I ask you a favour？

Olivia： Sure. What is it？

Harry： Well， I know you’ve always got good ideas for solving problems.

Olivia： Thank you very much！

Harry： It’s true！

Olivia： So what’s your problem this time？

Harry： Well， you know Bindyu’s got her heart set on going somewhere 1）exotic for our honeymoon.

Olivia： Yeah.

Harry： Well…

Olivia： I get it—you don’t want to.

Harry： Yeah. Well， not exactly. I mean， I wouldn’t mind， but I do like camping and…

Olivia： And？

Harry： Well， to tell you the truth， work’s been going a bit slowly recently and this wedding is costing us a fortune， so…

Olivia： You don’t have that much money？

Harry： Exactly！

Olivia： Hmm…I think I’ve got an idea—let’s just go next door to my shop and check some things on the internet.

（door opens）

Fadi： So…h(huán)ow’s the job hunting going， Johnny？

Johnny： To tell you the truth， not too well.

Fadi： Shame. This is a difficult time， the 2）recession and everything…

Johnny： Yeah， but I’m pretty positive—you know me！

Fadi： Yeah， I certainly do！

Johnny： I’ve just got to check my email now…I’m expecting a couple of replies.

（door opens）

Bindyu： Hi！

Fadi： Hi Bindyu！

Bindyu： Hello boys. Have you seen Harry？

Fadi： He just went out with Olivia. Said he’d be back in a minute.

Bindyu： OK. Is it OK if I sit and wait with you？

Fadi： Of course. Come and join us. Johnny’s just checking his email—he’s expecting some good news about new jobs！

Johnny： Hmmmm…

Bindyu： That doesn’t sound good.

Fadi： No， it doesn’t， does it？ Bad news， Johnny？

Johnny： “We are sorry to inform you…”， “We regret…”， “Unfortunately…”—Why doesn’t anybody realise how talented I am？！ How much experience I have？！ What a great asset I’d be for their company…？！

Bindyu： I guess that’s bad news.

Fadi： I’m sure they do realise how good you are， Johnny. It’s just that there aren’t that many jobs around at the moment.

Bindyu： Mmm…don’t worry Johnny， I’m sure something will turn up soon.

Johnny： I hope so.

（door opens）

Fadi： Here are Harry and Olivia now.

All： Hi！ Hey！ Hello there！

Harry： So， Bindyu， I’ve been thinking about our honeymoon.

Bindyu： Oh great—our honeymoon； somewhere hot and exotic？

Harry： Erm， well…

Bindyu： On a Mediterranean island？

Harry： Ah…

Bindyu： Or did you think of somewhere else？ The Maldives？

Harry： Actually， I think there is a compromise solution.

Bindyu： A “compromise”？

Harry： Yeah—you know I like camping.

Bindyu： Yes， you did mention it.

Harry： Well， I think we should go camping.

Bindyu： What？！

Harry： …on a Mediterranean island！

Bindyu： Oh…

Harry： Here， I’ve just done some research with Olivia， and we’ve found loads of places—lovely little towns， private beaches， clear sea…nature all around！

Bindyu： Hmmm….

Harry： So， what do you think？

Bindyu： I think that isn’t a bad idea at all， Harry！

Harry： Aw， great！ I’m glad we’ve sorted that out. Let’s book somewhere right away.

Bindyu： Good idea.

Harry： Whew—So， how’s the job hunting going， Johnny？

Johnny： Fadi just asked me that.

Fadi： Yeah， perhaps it’s better if you don’t ask.

Harry： Ah？ But you’re always positive， aren’t you， Johnny？

Johnny： （sadly） Yeah. I try to be.

Bindyu： You sound a bit down， Johnny.

Johnny： （sighs）

Harry： Listen， mate， I wanted to ask you something， something important.

Johnny： What’s that？

Harry： Well， you know， for the wedding， I need a best man.

Johnny： A best man？ To make a speech？ And organise everything on the big day？

Harry： Yeah， that’s right！ I was wondering if you’d like to be my best man？

Johnny： Me？

Harry： Yeah. You！

Johnny： Wow！ Harry！ I’m really flattered！ I’d love to be your best man！ That’s great news！ Oh， that’s really cheered me up！

Harry： Oh， brilliant！ Brilliant！

Fadi： Why didn’t you ask me？ Or Carlos？

Bindyu： （whispering to him） Look， Johnny really needed cheering up. He’s having a difficult time at the moment.

Fadi： （grudgingly） Fair enough.

Harry： Listen， Fadi， I’ll make sure you and Carlos can be 3）ushers or something…

Fadi： An usher？

Bindyu： Yes—it’s a very important job at a wedding.

Fadi： Hmm， OK then.

Bindyu： Oh， I’m glad that’s all sorted out. No more problems then. I can’t wait！

Harry： Me neither！