时间:2018-12-26 作者:英语课 分类:租住公寓-Renting an Apartment


英语课

 A: This is Janet Smith in apartment 23. Can I speak to the apartment manager?


B: Hi. How can I help you today?
A: Well, my window facing the empty lot is broken.
B: Oh, that's not good. What happened?
A: I dont know. I wasn't home when it happened.
B: Do you have any clue 1 who might have done this?
A: I have a feeling that it might have been the neighborhood kids.
B: Why, what leads you to that suspicion 2?
A: Well, next to the broken glass was a baseball.
B: Well, a baseball is certainly solid 3 evidence 4.
A: I saw them playing just before I left my apartment.
B: Well, did you recognize any of them?
A: No, I just took a quick look.
B: Well, it'll take a couple of days to repair it.
A: A friend of mine is in the business. How about if I call him?
B: That's okay by me. First, let me come see the damage.
A: Come on over. So does my friend charge you or me?
B: Since you didn't break it, you don't have to pay for it.
A: That's a relief. I thought I was going to get stuck with the bill.
B: If I knew which kid did it, I would bill his parents.
 

1 clue
n.线索;提示;词语
  • She will clue you in about this.她将为你提供这方面情况。
  • No clue to his whereabouts has been found.至今没有找到有关他行踪的线索。
2 suspicion
n.猜疑,怀疑;怀疑,嫌疑
  • There was just a suspicion of light in the east. 东方刚刚泛白。
  • I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.我承认对你的诚实有所怀疑。
3 solid
adj.固体的,结实的,可靠的,实心的;n.固体,实心;adv. 一致地
  • Water may change from a liquid to a solid.水可以由液体变为固体。
  • I know that James is a solid type of person.我知道詹姆斯是个可信赖的人。
4 evidence
n.明显,显著,明白,迹象,根据,[物]证据,证物
  • The first signs of spring are in evidence.春天的最初迹象已显然可见。
  • From the evidence I must conclude that you are wrong.从证据看,我敢断定你错了。
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a beautiful mind
Actinomycinum
air contaminant
allain
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apotropaic imagery
automatic load imiitation
bish bosh
Brent Blend
buckytubes
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chestinesses
continental differentiation
controllable ballast
cruciform bollard
darboux differential equation
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guglielmi
Hanadiang fibre
hereinafter described
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herro
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hydraulic log splitter
Iksil
interdisciplinary lesson
international situation
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jerseyed
Kalenji
kinetograph
legal affairs department
little ol'
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monitoring period
Oscan
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pinspotter
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pony-size
Propoxychel
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St-Gerard
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Takato
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thallium sesquichloride
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trichopus
trickled
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U.S.S.B.
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