英语PK台 第129期:租房,活力小公寓(2)

 Dialogue：

Xiao Gao: Time really flies! I can't believe¹ I've been at my new place for two weeks now.

小高：真是时光飞逝啊，简直不敢相信，我已经搬到新地方两个星期了。

Jingjing: So… how's your apartment² holding up?

京晶：那么，你的新公寓怎么样？

Xiao Gao: It's great,except that my neighbors³ make a ruckus every night. It's hard to fall asleep⁴.

小高：非常好，就是我的邻居每天晚上都制造噪音，让人难以入睡。

Jingjing: Maybe you can raise⁵ a stink⁶ to the landlord⁷?

京晶：或许你可以跟房东投诉。

Xiao Gao: I'm hoping⁸ they will quiet down in a few⁹ days.

小高：我希望几天之后他们就能安静下来。

Jingjing: The sooner, the better. You should say something now, don't let the grass grow under your feet.

京晶：你现在就应该说点儿什么，越快越好，不要任其发展。

Xiao Gao: Okay¹⁰, I'll talk to my landlord today then.

小高：好的，我今天就跟房东说。

Jingjing: Attaboy.

京晶：好样的。

习语短语

1. Time flies. =时间飞逝。

2. How's something holding up?= 某事进展得怎么样？

3. make a ruckus = 吵闹，制造噪音

4. raise a stink = 投诉

5. quiet down = 安静下来

6. The sooner, the better. = 越早越好。

7. Don't let the grass growunder your feet. = 别拖拖拉拉；别浪费时间。

8. attaboy = 好样的；好小子（attagirl 好样的姑娘）

1 believe   

v.相信；认为

参考例句：

• Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
• I believe what you say.我相信你的话。

2 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

3 neighbors   

n.邻居，邻国( neighbor的名词复数 )v.邻居，邻国( neighbor的第三人称单数 )；邻近的，邻接的

参考例句：

• They don't think they must keep up with their neighbors. 他们认为不必和邻居比排场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rich man looked down on his poorer neighbors. 那个有钱人看不起比他穷的邻居们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 asleep   

adj.睡熟了的，麻木的；adv.熟睡地

参考例句：

• The baby seems to be asleep.那婴孩好像是睡着了。
• My right foot is asleep.我的右脚麻木了。

5 raise   

v.提高，举起；饲养，养育；引起，惹起

参考例句：

• Why didn't you raise the question at the meeting? 这问题你怎么没有在会上提出来？
• He went to ask for a raise.他要求增加工资。

6 stink   

vi.发出恶臭；糟透，招人厌恶；n.恶臭

参考例句：

• The stink of the rotten fish turned my stomach.腐烂的鱼臭味使我恶心。
• The room has awful stink.那个房间散发着难闻的臭气。

7 landlord   

n.地主，房东，(旅店)店主

参考例句：

• He is the landlord of this pub.他是这家酒店的店主。
• He used to be a long - term labourer for a landlord.他早先给地主扛过长活。

8 hoping   

v.希望，期望( hope的现在分词 )；[俚语]相信，认为；希望，盼望，期待

参考例句：

• We're hoping for better weather tomorrow. 我们希望明天天气转好。
• We are hoping for good weather on Sunday. 我们盼望着星期天天气好。

9 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

10 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？