2014年ESL之日常生活 12 Meeting a New Neighbor
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：2014年ESL之日常生活
Meeting a New Neighbor
Nancy: Hello there! Hello!
Eric: Hello.
Nancy: I’m Nancy, your neighbor across the street. You’re new to the neighborhood.
Eric: Yes, I just moved in last weekend.
Nancy: That’s nice. How are you settling in?
Eric: Fine, thanks.
Nancy: Would you like to come over and have a cup of coffee? I can give you the scoop 1 on the neighborhood and give you some tips on places to go and things to do in this area.
Eric: Thanks, but I’m kind of busy right now. I’ll take a rain check.
Nancy: No problem. Stop by anytime. We have quite a few social events in the area that you might be interested in.
Eric: I’m not much of a joiner. I tend to keep to myself.
Nancy: Oh, but we couldn’t let you do that. I’m appointing myself your new social secretary. As a new resident in a small town, you should know that everyone will want to meet you. You’ll be inundated 2 with invitations. I can help you sort them out.
Eric: I appreciate your offer, but if I have to fend 3 off neighbors, I’ll do it myself.
Nancy: Well, suit yourself. I don’t recommend turning down too many invitations or you’ll get a reputation for being a recluse 4.
Eric: That’s okay with me. I’d rather not be the subject of talk among the busybodies.
Nancy: Busybodies! Well, some people!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- In the morning he must get his boy to scoop it out.早上一定得叫佣人把它剜出来。
- Uh,one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.我要一勺咖啡的和一勺巧克力的。
- We have been inundated with offers of help. 主动援助多得使我们应接不暇。
- We have been inundated with every bit of information imaginable. 凡是想得到的各种各样的信息潮水般地向我们涌来。 来自《简明英汉词典》