书城外语超级英语情景100话题
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第9章 日常生活篇(8)

小叮咛

①I'll give her a buzz on an inside line if you like.如果你愿意的话,我用内线打。give someone a buzz等同于give somebody a ring,但要比后 者更口语化。例如:Give me a buzz when you've decided.决定了就给我打个电话。

03经典背诵

I Wish You Well我祝你幸福

When voices fill my dream-filled mind,and in my thoughts,it's you I find ...I wish you well.

When memories of our times together bring a smile for the days we both still treasure...I wish you well.

When music plays and the words are true,I think of melodies shared with you...I wish you well.

When holidays spark loneliness of being apart,and the feelings swell within my heart...I wish you well.

When photo albums show loved ones we both knew,and l recall the days shared with you...I wish you well.

Always know that my love is near,and also know that...I wish you well.

当声音充满我的梦想充满头脑,在我的心中,我发现全是你……我祝你幸福。

我们一起的时代,那些回忆带来的欢笑,我们一直都珍惜……我祝你幸福。

当音乐响起,言语是那么真实,我想与你分享的旋律……我祝你幸福。

每逢假日,孤独围绕身边之时,思念情感充溢我心房……我祝你幸福。

当翻阅到相册里那些我们都熟识的爱人时,我就回想起和你一起的日子……我祝你幸福。

总觉的我的爱就在身边,也明白……我祝你幸福。

Room for Rent

租房

01锦囊妙句

01.Are you the landlord

你是房东吗?

02.May I take a look around this apartment

我可以看看这间公寓吗?

03.How many rooms are there in this apartment

这里一共几间房间?

04.Is it furnished

有家具吗?

05.How much is the rent

房租多少钱

6.How much is the deposit

押金多少钱?

07.When can I move in here

什么时候可以搬进来?

08.I'd like a rather quiet room on the sunny side,if possible.

如果可能的话,我想找一间向阳的相对安静的房间。

09.Is the property well lighted

房间的照明如何?

10.Are there any apartments to rent

请问这里有公寓要出租吗?

11.Excuse me,what kinds of apartments do you have for renting

打扰一下,你们有什么样的公寓出租?

12.How long do you want to rent the house

这房子你想租用多久?

13.The house is fully furnished.

房子里家具齐全。

14.You have to deposit one month rent in advance.

你须预付一个月的房租。

15.Are there any vacant rooms in this building

这幢楼里还有空房间吗?

02实用对话

Renting a house

Jack:May I come in

Fred:Yes.Come in please.Now let me show you the house.

Jack:This seems a pretty nice room,I should say.

Fred:Yet bet.This is the nicest room in the district.You know what,I just had all the walls repainted last month.

Jack:What about the kitchen

Fred:It's a well furnished kitchen.The stove and the ice-box are in good order,and the plumbing is OK,too.

Jack:I see.If the rent is reasonable,I'd like to live here for about three years.

Fred:The rent is $465 per month and the security rent is two months rent.

Jack:Sounds a good bargain.

Fred:You can put that in your pipe and smoke it.①

Jack:Next Saturday at the earliest.

租房子

杰克:可以进来吗?

弗雷德:请进。我来带你看一看房子吧。

杰克:应该说房子还是相当不错的。

弗雷德:你说对了。这是这个区最好的房子了。你知道吗,上个月我刚把所有的墙壁重新粉刷了一下。

杰克:厨房怎么样?

弗雷德:厨房设施很全。炉灶和冰箱均正常,管道也没问题。

杰克:哦,原来这样。如果租金合理的话,我想在这里住上大约三年。

弗雷德:月租是465美元,押金为两个月的房租。

杰克:听起来挺划算的。

弗雷德:你好好考虑考虑吧。

杰克:最早下周六。

词汇档案

district [distrikt] n.地区

repaint [ripeint] v.重新粉刷

reasonable [riznbl] a.合理的

小叮咛

①You can put that in your pipe and smoke it.你好好考虑考虑吧。Put something in one's pipe and smoke it的字面意思是“把某物放到烟斗里吸 一吸、琢磨琢磨味道”,现常用来喻指“好好考虑考虑某事”或“好好琢磨某事”。此语常用于祈使句。例如:Don't take it out on me.It is he who makes you lose so much money.Put it in your pipe and smoke it.别拿我撒气。是他让你亏本儿的,你好好清醒清醒吧。

Moving House

搬家

01锦囊妙句

01.When will you move

你什么时候搬家?

02.I promised to help my sister move her house this weekend.

这周末我答应帮我姐姐搬家。

03.Have you moved into your new house yet

你们搬进新房了吗?

04.We just moved in yesterday,actually.

确切地说,我们是昨天刚刚搬进去的。

05.Have you thought of moving at all

你们究竟有没有想过搬家?

06.How is your new house going

你们的新家怎么样?

07.Your new house is very comfortable.

你的新房子很舒适啊。

08.Could you help us with moving on Saturday

星期六能帮我们来搬家吗?

09.He is anxious to get into the new place.

他急着搬家了。

10.The new couple is moving in next week.

这对新婚夫妇将于下周迁入新居。

11.Congratulations on your move.

恭喜你乔迁新居!

12.Soon our family moved and we had to give the pet away.

不久我们搬家了,不得不把宠物送人。

13.We haven't told our friends about our move to London.

我们还没有告诉我们的朋友我们搬家到伦敦了。

14.You can't expect me to move my home at the drop of a hat.

你别指望我说搬家就搬家。

02实用对话

Moving

(Mr.Johnson wanted to move his house to Seattle.He was talking with an agent of the Roddy House-moving Company.)

Client:Good morning! What can I do for you

Johnson:I want to move my house to Seattle.

Client:When will you want to move

Johnson:Next Saturday.

Client:OK.How many things do you have

Johnson:Refrigerator,washing machine,two beds,one wardrobe,two bookcases,one table and some small things.

Client:Then you need a big truck

Johnson:All right.And what is the charge

Client:$300.

Johnson:Thank you.This is my address.Please arrive on time because I have many irons in the fire.①

Client:Sure.We will arrive at 7:30 am.

搬家

(约翰逊先生想把家搬到西雅图。他正在与罗帝搬家公司的人员交谈。)

职员:早上好,你需要帮忙吗?

约翰逊:我想把家搬到西雅图。

职员:你想什么时候搬?

约翰逊:下周六。

职员:可以,你家有多少东西?

约翰逊:冰箱、洗衣机、两张床、一个衣柜、两个书架、一张桌子和一些小物件。

职员:那么你需要一辆大卡车。

约翰逊:好吧,费用是多少?

职员:300美元。

约翰逊:谢谢。这是我的地址。请准时到达,因为我还有很多要紧事要做。

职员:当然。我们7∶30到。

词汇档案

refrigerator [rifridreit] n.冰箱

wardrobe [wdrub] n.衣柜

小叮咛

①Please arrive on time because I have many irons in the fire.请准时到达,因为我还有很多要紧事要做。Have many irons in the fire的字面意思 是指“铁匠同时有几件活儿在火里等着打”,在口语中意指“同时有几件要紧的事情要做”或“同时有很多问题得解决”。例如:Our teacher is always as busy as a bee,often having many irons in the fire.咱们老师总是忙忙碌碌,同时有很多重要的事得做。

03经典背诵

Believe the Impossible相信不可能

Every great achievement was once impossible until someone set a goal to make it a reality.Lewis Carroll's famous masterpiece Through the Looking Glass contains a story that exemplifies the need to dream the impossible dream.There is a conversation between Alice and the queen,which goes like this:"I can't believe that!"said Alice."Can't you" the queen said in a pitying tone."Try again,draw a long breath,and shut your eyes."Alice laughed."There's no use trying," she said."One can't believe impossible things.""I dare say you haven't had much practice,"said the queen."When I was your age,I always did it for half an hour a day.Why,sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."