Dialogue
Tāpat vien iepostēju manu mājasdarbu anglenē - dialogu par tēmu "putnu gripa".
- Good afternoon, Mr. Bigbottom!
- Pleased to meet you, Mr. Rottentooth! I’m honored by your visit. What is the reason for you coming all the way down to our humble film studio? I suppose you don’t want to be in the movies, or do you, Mr. Rottentooth?
- No, I’m afraid my visit is much more serious than you could imagine. I’m here to warn you about a horrendous threat to the very existence of human beings and offer a helping hand.
- Oh, God. Your words scare me, Mr. Rottentooth? What is the plague brought upon the mankind? Is there going to be a war?
- I would be happy to give you a positive answer to the last question but I can’t do that. However a horror ten times as tremendous as a nuclear war has arisen. It is called bird flu.
- You know how much I respect you Mr. Rottentooth but I don’t quite understand you. Why would bird flu be worse than a nuclear war? I am not a bird Mr. Rottentooth and neither – I dare to say that – are you. There’s the drama then?
- Sadly there is a drama and a much bigger one than you think. Bird flu is a terrible disease that has already taken the lives of several million people all around the world. I’m a bit surprised that you haven’t heard anything about it yet.
- Oh, that changes things. You see, I was living in a box for the last few months. My yoga teacher told me to do that promising that our company will benefit from that. And it did – “Dirty films inc.” has never had quite as much financial success before as it had in those few months.
- I’m happy for your business, Mr. Bigbottom. But it’s bird flu that we’re talking about right now. Intelligence told me that most of your staff falls within the risk group to be infected. Meanwhile “Cheap drugs for everyone” – the company who’s senior trade partner I happen to be – possesses the only effective vaccine against bird flu. We call it “Soap and beer” and I seriously offer you to vaccinate your workers.
- I thank you for your offer. It’s very kind that you think about my workers when nobody else does. Yet they usually find themselves in the risk group for every disease in town, it has to do something with their field of work. Therefore I am used to my workers dying on set. If some of them won’t be able to work anymore I will always have the possibility to hire new actors instead of repairing the olds ones. It’s cheaper after all.
- But think about humanity, Mr. Bigbottom! Imagine the tears in the eyes of the children!
- And your point is? Do you propose me to spend my money upon some worthless second-class people? Is that what you offer?
- If you change your mind you’ll be pleased to know that we can make a deal which you will also be able to use for tax reduction.
- I don’t care for taxes. I don’t pay any.
- Are you sure that you’re not interested? Mr. Pennywhistle at “Paramount Films” signed a contract with my company straight away without thinking.
- That’s why “Paramount” is barely making the ends meet while “Dirty films inc.” has been the steadiest growing business in our country for the past ten years.
- Some experts claim that avian flu can become more deadly than Adolph Hitler…
- Which part of the word “No” don’t you understand, Mr. Rottentooth?
- I just wanted to draw your attention to….
- (shoots Mr. Rottentooth down) It was nice seeing you, Mr. Rottentooth. It’s sad that you couldn’t stay with me any longer.