新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第106课:恭贺乔迁之喜

 　　Lesson 91 Moving to a New House

　　第91课 乔迁之喜

　　Answering a knock at the door.

　　过去为人开门。

　　A:Oh, hello, Adam. How's it going?

　　A：噢，亚当，最近怎么样？

　　B:Soso.I just dropped by to ask you a favor¹. Could you help us with the moving on Saturday?

　　B：马马虎虎。我是来请你帮个忙。星期六能帮我们住进新家吗？

　　A:Moving day already? Sure. No problem. Want some coffee?

　　A：搬家的日子已经定了吗？当然可以，没问题。来杯咖啡好吗？

　　B:Yeah, Okay. Good to sit down for a minute.

　　B：好的，谢谢。能坐一会儿真好。

　　A:I guess Teresa and the kids are anxious to get into the new place.

　　A：我猜特丽萨和孩子们一定急着住进新家了。

　　B:Yeah, maybe with more room there'll be less bickering².

　　B：是的，也许地方大了他们就会少吵一点了。

　　A:Is your mother staying with you again?

　　A：你母亲又来了吗？

　　B:Yes, it's been really hard for her to adjust³ to living with us. Teresa's been trying to be understanding and considerate,but...

　　B：是的，让她习惯于跟我们一起生活可真不容易。特丽萨一直努力理解她，替她考虑，可是

　　A:I know how it is. I wish I could just declare a truce⁴ with my mother-In-law... How are the kids?

　　A：这种事我清楚。我真想和我的岳母休战。孩子们怎么样？

　　B:The kids! They seem to be getting more smart all the time.

　　B：他们好像越来越聪明了。

　　A:Are they still giving Teresa a hard time?

　　A：他们还让特丽伊难堪吗？

　　B:Yeah, they've been making fun of her English.

　　B：是的，他们总是取笑她的英语。

1 favor   

n.好感；赞同；好事；vt.赞同，喜爱；有利于

参考例句：

• She is out of favor with her employer.她失去了雇主的欢心。
• The new teacher finds favor in the eyes of the parents.那位新老师很受家长的欢迎。

2 bickering   

v.争吵( bicker的现在分词 )；口角；（水等）作潺潺声；闪烁

参考例句：

• The children are always bickering about something or other. 孩子们有事没事总是在争吵。
• The two children were always bickering with each other over small matters. 这两个孩子总是为些小事斗嘴。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 adjust   

vt.调整，使适应于，校准；vi.调整，适应于，校准

参考例句：

• Foreigners take some time to adjust to our way of life.外国人要花一些时间才能适应我们的生活方式。
• It is difficult to adjust one's habits to someone else.一个人很难使自己的习惯适于他人。

4 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。