Don't make a scene!
(Feifei is in front of the theatre, anxious, when Neil shows up)
| Feifei: | Ah! Finally you are here, Neil! I was starting to feel silly waiting for you here in the queue, in front of the theatre. Let's go in! |
| Neil: | Calm down, Feifei. You are too excited! |
| Feifei: | I've been waiting for this moment for months. I love this play! My favourite actors are in it and it is so full of drama! I'm so excited! Let's go! |
| Neil: | OK ... right ... the tickets ... (He searches his pockets) the tickets ... Oh! I can't find them! |
| Feifei: | What? What do you mean? Stop joking! |
| Neil: | I'm not joking! I can't find them anywhere! |
| Feifei: | How could you have lost them!? How could you do this to me!? I'm so disappointed! |
| Woman 1: | Oh! Look, she is hysterical! Do you think she will slap him? |
| Woman 2: | He is really inconsiderate! |
| Neil: | Feifei, don't make a scene! |
| Feifei: | I have to make a scene because you lost the tickets and we can't get into the theatre to watch a real scene! |
| Neil: | 'To make a scene' is an expression we use in English to describe when somebody causes a disturbance or is loud in public. Often it's embarrassing. Let's hear some examples of how this expression is used: |
| I will never go back to the restaurant again. Last night Jane made a scene when the waiter brought fish instead of the beef she had ordered! It was very embarrassing. | |
| Don't make a scene, Alan! We are not married yet and I can go out with whoever I like—including your best friend! |
| Taxi driver: | (Approaches them in a hurry) There you are, sir. I found these tickets on the back seat of my taxi. They might have slipped from your pocket. |
| Neil: | Oh, thank you so much! Feifei was really angry. Now, the drama is over! |
| Feifei: | You mean the drama is about to start! You're the best taxi driver in the world! And you are my very good friend, Neil! You are my best friend ever! |
| Neil: | Thank you, Feifei. You are my best friend too! I'm glad we can watch the play together! |
| Woman 1: | Look. Isn't it marvellous? They are friends again! |
| Woman 2: | Don't you just love a happy ending? |
| Feifei: | Let's go in. Oh, I'm so happy! Bye. |
| Neil: | Bye. |