情景会话口袋书人际篇211:贷款(3)

 　　9. The bank is pushing us for repayment¹ of the loan.

　　银行催我们偿还贷款。

　　还能这样说：

　　The bank is pressing us for payment.

　　The bank is demanding the immediate² return of the loan.

　　应用解析：

　　push back 推回；迫使后退；

　　push by 从……挤过去；

　　push for 催促着要，急切；

　　push forward 抓紧进行

　　10. A loan of money helped me out of my dilemma³.

　　一笔贷款帮我摆脱了困境。

　　还能这样说：

　　A loan bridged me over.

　　A loan helped me get through the difficulty.

　　应用解析：

　　be in a dilemma 左右为难；

　　be on the horns of a dilemma 左右为难；

　　place sb. in a dilemma 使某人处于进退两难的境地

　　11. We must pay the money back in ten days, or they would take us to court.

　　我们必须在10天内把贷款还清，否则就要被银行告上法庭。

　　还能这样说：

　　If we default in payments of the loan in 10 days, the bank will send us to court.

　　If we don't repay the loan in 10 days, the bank will sue at law.

　　应用解析：

　　a criminal court 刑事法庭；

　　a basketball court 篮球场；

　　court favor 献媚；

　　court a man's support 求援助；

　　court danger 招致危险

　　12. You should pledge your personal wealth.

　　你要将你的个人财产作为抵押。

　　还能这样说：

　　Your personal wealth must be mortgaged to the bank.

　　You need to pawn⁴ your personal wealth.

　　应用解析：

　　pledge one's honor 以名誉作担保；

　　pledge one's support 发誓支援；

　　keep the pledge 发誓戒酒

1 repayment   

n.偿还，偿还款；报酬

参考例句：

• I am entitled to a repayment for the damaged goods.我有权利索取货物损坏赔偿金。
• The tax authorities have been harrying her for repayment.税务局一直在催她补交税款。

2 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

3 dilemma   

n.困境，进退两难的局面

参考例句：

• I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。
• He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。

4 pawn   

n.典当，抵押，小人物，走卒；v.典当，抵押

参考例句：

• He is contemplating pawning his watch.他正在考虑抵押他的手表。
• It looks as though he is being used as a political pawn by the President.看起来他似乎被总统当作了政治卒子。