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1、BBCLearningEnglishHowto…GivebadnewsNeil:Hello,welcometo‘Howto…’withme,NeilEdgeller.Thisprogrammeisallabouthowtogivepeoplebadnews.Howdoyoutellsomeonesomebadnewswithoutmakingthemtooupset?Well,luckilyforyou,I’vehadaterribleweekfullofbadnews.You’llhearfourpeopletellingmewhat’shappened.Fi
2、rstofall,havealistentomybadnews.What’shappened?InsertWellNeil,I’mafraidI’vegotsomebadnewsforyou:youdidn’tquitemakethegrades,whichsadlymeansthatyouwon’tbeabletogototheuniversityyouchosethisyear.Well,thankyouverymuchforcomingtotheinterviewfirstofall.Youdidverywellonit,butunfortunatelyI
3、’mafraidwe’renotgoingtobeabletoofferyouthepositionthistime.I’mafraidthatthe…theholiday’sactually…we’vegottocancelit.There’satechnicalproblemwiththehotel.I’mreallysorrybutit’salloff.I’vegotsomebadnewsNeil,I’mafraidRexdidn’tmakeitthroughtheoperationandhediedataboutmidnightlastnight.I’m
4、reallysorry.Neil:Didyouhearwhathappenedinmyterribleweek?FirstlyIdidn’tgettherightgradestodoauniversitycourse,secondlyIdidn’tgetajobIappliedfor,nextmyholidaywascancelledandlastlymypetdog,Rex,died.Let’sstartatthebeginning.Listentohowtheytoldmethenews.InsertHowto…©BBCLearningEnglish2007
5、GivebadnewsPage1of4bbclearningenglish.comWellNeil,I’mafraidI’vegotsomebadnewsforyou:youdidn’tquitemakethegrades,whichsadlymeansthatyouwon’tbeabletogototheuniversityyouchosethisyear.It’snotallbadnewsthoughbecauseyoucanapplytoanotherone.Neil:Hesays“I’mafraidI’vegotsomebadnewsforyou…”an
6、dthentellsmeIhaven’tmadethegrade,whichmeansIdidn’tgetahighenoughscoreinmyexams.‘I’mafraidI’vegotsomebadnewsforyou…’isacommonwaytogivebadnews.Usingjust‘I’mafraid’isaverysimplewayofintroducingbadnews.Twooftheotherspeakersuseditaswell.Listentothem:InsertI’mafraidthatthe…theholiday’sactu
7、ally…we’vegottocancelit.I’vegotsomebadnewsNeil,I’mafraid.Neil:Whenyougivesomeonebadnews,it’scommontosaysomethingpositiveaswell.Thishelpstomakethingsseemalittlebetterthantheyare.Listentohowit’sdone:InsertWellNeil,I’mafraidI’vegotsomebadnewsforyou:youdidn’tquitemakethegrades,whichsadly
8、meansthatyou
