售房英语对话-Moving Day(2)

A: Do you think that the moving van has arrived?
B: It’s coming down the street even as we speak.
A: Could I ask you to make one last check to make sure that everything got into the boxes?
B: Relax. Do you need me to put the suitcases in the car?
A: Yes, let’s do that right now.
B: It was such a good idea to pack a suitcase to have some things with us while we are waiting for the moving van to arrive on the other end.
A: Maybe we could pack the frozen¹ food into the ice chest?
B: Let’s wait until the van is almost completely loaded to take care of that.
A: I am sure happy that we dropped the cats off at the kennel² so they aren’t freaking out.
B: I am going to start sweeping³ up the floor. I want the new owners to not have to clean up a mess.
 

1 frozen   

adj.冻结的，冰冻的

参考例句：

• He was frozen to death on a snowing night.在一个风雪的晚上，他被冻死了。
• The weather is cold and the ground is frozen.天寒地冻。

2 kennel   

n.狗舍，狗窝

参考例句：

• Sporting dogs should be kept out of doors in a kennel.猎狗应该养在户外的狗窝中。
• Rescued dogs are housed in a standard kennel block.获救的狗被装在一个标准的犬舍里。

3 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？