英语博客：ESL Podcast 727 – Home Architectural Styles
时间：2019-01-28 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Ralph: I just talked to our new real estate agent and she’s going to show us some houses tomorrow. I told her that the bigger the better and that we’re looking for a large Cape 1 Cod 2 or Georgian-style house.
Nina: You did? I’ve been thinking that we’d try to find something more modest, a bungalow 3 or a cottage.
Ralph: What?! You think I’m going to live in a house that’s a step up from a mobile home? No way. We’ve come into some money and we’re going to buy a big house – maybe a colonial or a Greek revival 4.
Nina: If you want something bigger than a bungalow, how about a split-level modern house or maybe a ranch-style house?
Ralph: You’re still thinking too small. The sky’s the limit. We can afford something big, something really big.
Nina: That’s what the nouveau riche would do.
Ralph: So what? Our money is new and we have a lot of it, and I want a big house. We’re not being ostentatious. If anyone criticizes us for that, I’d say, “Deal with it!”
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
- She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
- They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
- Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。
- A bungalow does not have an upstairs.平房没有上层。
- The old couple sold that large house and moved into a small bungalow.老两口卖掉了那幢大房子，搬进了小平房。