壓力山大

（key in door， door opening， keys put down， coffee machine being turned on）

Tony： （to himself） Ahhh…this is the bit of the day I like the best， only me in here， before any customers arrive， a bit of peace and quiet， I can read the newspaper…

（door opens）

Carlos： Hi there！

Sarah： Hi Tony！

Tony： （to himself） Oh no， here we go， no more peace and quiet. Hello Carlos， Sarah.

Carlos： Busy day today！

Sarah： Yeah. We’re really stressed out！

Tony： Oh， what can I get you， then？

Carlos： Two good strong coffees， please—we need the energy！

Tony： Coming up.

Sarah： And something to eat. What would you like to eat， Carlos？

Carlos： I’m too nervous to eat.

Sarah： Go on！ You should eat something！

Carlos： No， really. I can’t eat anything.

Sarah： （sighs） OK. I’ll just have a 1）croissant please Tony.

Tony： Well， what’s going on then？

Carlos： What’s going on！？ I thought everyone knew！

Tony： Knew what？

Carlos： Tonight—it’s the opening night of my new restaurant.

Tony： Restaurant？

Carlos： Yeah， my Brazilian restaurant！ Don’t you remember？

Tony： Oh…er...yeah…erm…what’s it called？

Carlos： Oh， no. Nobody knows the name！ We haven’t done enough advertising！

Sarah： Carlos， don’t worry！ It’s called“Rodizio”—it’s a kind of simple Brazilian restaurant.

Tony： Great. So， uh， when do you open？

Carlos： Tonight！！！！！

Tony： I bet you’re busy then.

Carlos： （sighing） Yeah， you could say that！ Loads to do！ Um， we’re 2）behind schedule.

Sarah： Come on， I’ll give you a hand. We’d better get going.

Tony： Oh， yeah.

（door opens）

Magda： Hi Sarah！ I thought you’d be here！ How are you？

Sarah： Oh， hi Magda—I’m pretty stressed out at the moment.

Magda： Stressed out？

Sarah： Yeah—nervous， anxious， worried， busy—all that！

Magda： Oh， no！ Why？

Sarah： Carlos’ restaurant is opening tonight！

Magda： Oh， of course—I’d forgotten！

Carlos： You see！ Nobody knows！ It’s going to be a disaster！ Nobody will come！

（door opens）

Sarah： I know， Carlos！ Don’t worry.

Olivia： Hey！ Good to see you all！

Sarah： （3）flatly） Oh！ Hi Olivia. Sorry， we’re a bit stressed at the moment.

（door opens）

Fadi： Hi all！ How’s it going？

Carlos： Don’t ask.

Fadi： Oh， what’s up mate？

Carlos： The restaurant！ My restaurant！ It’s opening tonight！！

Fadi： Of course—hey， I hadn’t forgotten you know！

Carlos： I’ve still got all the cooking to do and we haven’t finished decorating yet！

Sarah： Yes—lots to do. We’d better get going.

Olivia： I’m sure Fadi will give you a hand—you’ll help Carlos， won’t you Fadi？

Fadi： Will I？ Oh， er， yeah. I guess I will. Have I got time for a coffee？ Olivia： To take away， yes. Hurry up though.

Fadi： Tony， could I get a coffee please？ Quickly， if you can.

Tony： It’s always rush， rush， rush with you lot.（door opens）

All： Hi Bindyu！

Bindyu： Hello everybody. How are you all？

Sarah： Erm， a bit stressed， to be honest.

Bindyu： Stressed？ Tell me about it.

Magda： Tell you about what？

Bindyu： Sorry. It just means that I’m stressed too.

Carlos： （leaving） Look I’d better get going. Are you coming too Fadi？

Fadi： Sure.

Carlos： Can the rest of you come to the restaurant later？

Sarah/Olivia/Magda： Sure！ See you later！ Good luck！

（door closes）

Sarah/Tony/Carlos： Bye！

Olivia： So what’s up with you， Bindyu？

Magda： Yeah. Why are you stressed out？

Bindyu： Oh， the wedding…

Olivia： It’s not for a long time yet. It’s a bit early to be worried about that.

Bindyu： I know—but it’s so complicated. My family really like Harry but…

Olivia： There’s always a “but”！ Sarah： What’s the problem？ Bindyu： Well， they want a traditional-style wedding.

Magda： That sounds like fun！

Bindyu： Well， yes， possibly—but Harry wants something different： a very simple wedding. Just us and a few friends in the 4）registry office.

Magda： Registry office？

Olivia： Yes—when people only want a civil marriage， not in church， they get married in a registry office.

Magda： Oh. I see.

Bindyu： So how can I make sure my family and Harry both get what they want？

Olivia： Hmmm…we’re going to have to think about this carefully.

Sarah： You’re right， but now we have to go and help Carlos—he’s really worried nobody will come to the opening of his restaurant.

Olivia： Of course. Come on， let’s go！

All： Bye Tony！（door closes）

Tony： Phew…I was stressed out as well. At least I can get some peace and quiet now.