纯正地道美语第350期(外教讲解):Being Tidy and Messy 整洁和邋遢

 　　Being Tidy and Messy 整洁和邋遢

　　A：It is beyond me how you and Oscar can be roommates. You’re very tidy and he’s, well, a slob.

　　我真不明白你和Oscar怎么能成为室友的。你如此整洁，而他那么邋遢。

　　B：It’s not always easy, but we’re making it work.

　　确实不容易，但是我们做到了。

　　A：Isn’t Oscar really messy all the time? Whenever I see him, his clothes are rumpled¹ and his hair is unkempt.

　　难道Oscar不是一直很邋遢吗？我每次见到他，都是衣服皱巴巴，头发乱蓬蓬的。

　　B：His room is really cluttered², but he keeps the common areas in passable condition. I do have to straighten up fairly often, and I sometimes have to pick up after him, but that’s because I’m pretty nitpicky.

　　他的房间确实乱七八糟，但是公共区域还是可以接受的。我确实需要经常清理，有时甚至跟在他后面收拾，但那是因为我很挑剔。

　　A：That’s very tolerant of you.

　　你太宽容了。

　　B：Well, we have set up a system so that if things get too messy, I have some recourse.

　　我们制定了规章制度，如果太乱了，我有追索权。

　　A：Really, what’s your system?

　　你们的规章制度是什么呢？

　　B：Oscar and I agreed that every time he leaves a big mess, I can fine him.

　　我和Oscar一致同意，每次他把房间弄得太乱，我可以罚款。

　　A：That seems kind of drastic, but maybe it works for you guys.

　　这听上去非常严厉，不过或许对你们男孩子来说管用。

　　B：Yeah, it keeps the place pretty clean.

　　是的，这样可以让我们的房间非常整洁。

　　A：Still, knowing Oscar, you must have had to fine him a lot.

　　不过，根据我对Oscar的了解，你肯定罚了他很多次。

　　B：Let’s just say that my next vacation will be in Monte Carlo!

　　我只想说，我下一次度假想去蒙特卡罗。

1 rumpled   

v.弄皱，使凌乱( rumple的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She rumpled his hair playfully. 她顽皮地弄乱他的头发。
• The bed was rumpled and strewn with phonograph records. 那张床上凌乱不堪，散放着一些唱片。 来自辞典例句

2 cluttered   

v.杂物，零乱的东西零乱vt.( clutter的过去式和过去分词 )；乱糟糟地堆满，把…弄得很乱；（以…） 塞满…

参考例句：

• The room is cluttered up with all kinds of things. 零七八碎的东西放满了一屋子。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The desk is cluttered with books and papers. 桌上乱糟糟地堆满了书报。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》