英语PK台 第129期:租房,活力小公寓(2)
英语课
Dialogue：
Xiao Gao: Time really flies! I can't believe 1 I've been at my new place for two weeks now.
小高：真是时光飞逝啊，简直不敢相信，我已经搬到新地方两个星期了。
Jingjing: So… how's your apartment 2 holding up?
京晶：那么，你的新公寓怎么样？
Xiao Gao: It's great,except that my neighbors 3 make a ruckus every night. It's hard to fall asleep 4.
小高：非常好，就是我的邻居每天晚上都制造噪音，让人难以入睡。
Jingjing: Maybe you can raise 5 a stink 6 to the landlord 7?
京晶：或许你可以跟房东投诉。
Xiao Gao: I'm hoping 8 they will quiet down in a few 9 days.
小高：我希望几天之后他们就能安静下来。
Jingjing: The sooner, the better. You should say something now, don't let the grass grow under your feet.
京晶：你现在就应该说点儿什么，越快越好，不要任其发展。
Xiao Gao: Okay 10, I'll talk to my landlord today then.
小高：好的，我今天就跟房东说。
Jingjing: Attaboy.
京晶：好样的。
习语短语
1. Time flies. =时间飞逝。
2. How's something holding up?= 某事进展得怎么样？
3. make a ruckus = 吵闹，制造噪音
4. raise a stink = 投诉
5. quiet down = 安静下来
6. The sooner, the better. = 越早越好。
7. Don't let the grass growunder your feet. = 别拖拖拉拉；别浪费时间。
8. attaboy = 好样的；好小子（attagirl 好样的姑娘）
1 believe
v.相信；认为
- Believe it or not,that's the way it is.信不信由你，反正事情就是这样。
- I believe what you say.我相信你的话。
2 apartment
n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间
- How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
- Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。
3 neighbors
n.邻居，邻国( neighbor的名词复数 )v.邻居，邻国( neighbor的第三人称单数 )；邻近的，邻接的
- They don't think they must keep up with their neighbors. 他们认为不必和邻居比排场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The rich man looked down on his poorer neighbors. 那个有钱人看不起比他穷的邻居们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 asleep
adj.睡熟了的，麻木的；adv.熟睡地
- The baby seems to be asleep.那婴孩好像是睡着了。
- My right foot is asleep.我的右脚麻木了。
5 raise
v.提高，举起；饲养，养育；引起，惹起
- Why didn't you raise the question at the meeting? 这问题你怎么没有在会上提出来？
- He went to ask for a raise.他要求增加工资。
6 stink
vi.发出恶臭；糟透，招人厌恶；n.恶臭
- The stink of the rotten fish turned my stomach.腐烂的鱼臭味使我恶心。
- The room has awful stink.那个房间散发着难闻的臭气。
7 landlord
n.地主，房东，(旅店)店主
- He is the landlord of this pub.他是这家酒店的店主。
- He used to be a long - term labourer for a landlord.他早先给地主扛过长活。
8 hoping
v.希望，期望( hope的现在分词 )；[俚语]相信，认为；希望，盼望，期待
- We're hoping for better weather tomorrow. 我们希望明天天气转好。
- We are hoping for good weather on Sunday. 我们盼望着星期天天气好。
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