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Listening Script - 09
Listening Script - 09
Dave’s Sister: Well, . . . it . . . um, well, I’m not sure what to say, but um . . .
Dave: What is it? I’ve never known my sister to be [at] a loss for words.
Dave’s Sister: Well, you know Dave. I’ve got to be honest. I’m getting really, really
concerned about your drinking.
Dave: Can’t a person just have a few drinks without people getting on their case? I
mean, first, Dad, then you!
Dave’s Sister: Dave, Dave. Seriously. Listen, Dave. You’re my brother. I love you, but
you’ve had two DUIs, you lost your last job because you showed up drunk, [No . . . it . . .
wasn’t.] your girlfriend’s gonna [going to] dump you because you’re drinking too much.
Dave.
Dave’s Sister: Dave. You got your last DUI three weeks ago. You can’t, you can’t keep
doing this. Dave, you’re gonna [going to] kill someone.
Dave: I thought . . .
Dave: I thought siblings were there to support each other, and that’s not what you’re
doing right now.
Dave’s Sister: Dave. I love you, and I’m trying to help you. I really care about you. And
these friends that you hang out with . . . they’re not friends. A friend is a person who’s
honest and frank with you, not these so-called friends, these buddies you’ve got that
encourage you to go and buy booze for any old party.
Dave: You, you just know ’em [them] like I do. I mean . . .
Dave’s Sister: I know them well enough. Come on. Wake up. These guys are dragging
you down.
Dave’s Sister: No, no. Listen, listen. The truth hurts; it stings. Listen. I know. I’ve seen
what’s happening to you, and look, there’s a . . .
Dave’s Sister: You know what? AA. Alcoholics Anonymous. You can go there and you
can meet other people, and they can help you to be sober.
Dave’s Sister: You’ve got problems, Dave. AA. They’re no membership fees, anyone
can attend, the meetings are very confidential. I’ll even go with you. I’ll help you. What
do you say? Come on.
Dave: Right. Like I said, I’m in control. I just need more time to deal with this. It just
takes a little bit more time.
Dave’s Sister: Dave. How long? You can’t do this alone. You’re not doing it.
Dave’s Sister: Dave, No. I can’t . . . it’ll kill me if there’s another DUI, an accident,
something, I’m really worried, Dave.
Dave: I’m done, I’m done. I don’t want to talk about this anymore.
Idioms
“go cold turkey” = suddenly stop doing something that is usually a bad habit.
“Phil tried to go cold turkey on his drinking addiction, but he couldn’t stay away from
stuff.”