纯正地道美语(外教讲解)148:寻找新的房子(在线收听

  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 apparently 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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