纯正地道美语(外教讲解)148：寻找新的房子

　　A:   OK, that’s fine. Bye.
B:   What happened?
A:   That’s it, my lease is up. I have to move.
B:   What? Why? Can’t you renew it?
A:   The owner apparently¹ is selling this place to make way for the construction of a parking lot
B:   Well, I can help you pack. We should start looking for a new place for you ASAP.
A:   I think I might move in with my parents for a couple of months until I can find something.  You know how hard it is to find a decent place around here. I’m gonna have to put most of my stuff in storage for a while.
B:   Well, let me know if there’s anything I can do to help out.
A:   Actually, would  you  mind  looking  after  my  pet tarantula and snake for a couple of weeks?
B:   hehe.. sure
lease n.租约，租契
renew vt. 延长有效期
make way for为…腾出地方
The area was bulldozed to make way for a new road.
那片地已被推土机推平用以修筑新路。
pack vt. 把…包起来
The goods are packed in canvas.
此货用帆布包装。
ASAP=as soon as possible  尽可能快地
decent  adj. 合适的；恰当的
place  n. 地方；地区
storage n.保管, 贮藏
look after 照顾
We are in a real fix - there is nobody to look after the baby.
我们真的处于困境，没人照顾婴儿。
拓展词汇】
moving truck 货车
bubble wrap 泡泡的包装纸
real estate agent房地产经纪人
deposit n. 定金；押金
mover  n. 搬家公司, 搬运工人

　　A:好的，没事。再见。
B:发生什么事了？
A:我的租期到期了，我必须搬出去。
B:为什么？不能延长租期吗？
A:房东显然将这个地方卖了来为修建停车场腾地方。
B:好的，我能帮你收拾东西。我们应该尽快为你找到新的住所。
A:我想我得搬回父母家里呆2个月之道我找到新的住所。你知道在这附近找一个合适的地方有多难！我得把我大多数的东西存在父母那里。
B:好吧，有什么我能帮上忙的。
A:你能否帮我照看宠物狼蛛和宠物蛇一段时间？
B:呵呵……当然可以。
 

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adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。