第964期:搬家Moving
日期:2022-10-21 09:32

(单词翻译:单击)

A: Okay, that's fine, bye.

好的,可以的,再见。


B: What happened?

怎么了?


A: That's it. My lease is up, I have to move.

是这样的,我的房租要到期啦,我要搬房子了。


B: What? Why? Can't you renew it?

什么?为什么?不能续租吗?


A: The owner apparently is selling this place to make way for the construction of a parking lot.

很明显,房东要把这里卖出去赚些钱建停车场。


B: Well, I can help you pack. We should start looking for a new place for you ASAP.

好吧。我可以帮你打包,我们要尽快帮你找个新房子。


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.

我觉得我可能得搬去跟我父母住几个月,直到我找到房子。你知道的,在这儿附近找到一个好的地方太难了。我要把我大部分东西寄存在这儿一段时间。


B: Well, let me know if there's anything I can do to help out.

好的,如果有什么需要我帮忙跟我说。


A: Actually, would you mind looking after my pet tarantula and snake for a couple of weeks?

其实,你介意帮我照看一下我的宠物狼蛛和宠物蛇几个星期嘛?


B: He he. Sure.

当然。


lease

V.租用;租借;出租

N.租约


例句:

The company leased the whole building.

公司将整栋楼都租了下来。


I leased an apartment when I was in London.

我在伦敦的时候租了一间公寓。


We signed a three-year lease when we moved into the house.

我们搬进那所房子的时候签了一份三年的租约。


rent

V.租;出租

N.租金;房租


例句:

I'd like to rent a car.

我想租一辆车。


He rented his house to me.

他把房子租给了我。


I pay a higher rent than the other tenants because my room is bigger.

我的房租比其他租客高,因为我的房间要大些。


for rent

待租售的


The apartment is for rent.

这个公寓待租售。


be up

到期了;结束了


例句:

Our time is up.

我们时间快到了。


make way for...

为...让路


例句:

He's selling his house to make way for a bigger one.

他要卖掉现在住的房子来换个更大的。


renew

重新开始;延长...有效期


例句:

They are not going to renew the contract.

他们不打算和我们续约。


I'd like to renew my membership card.

我要续费我的会员卡。


May I renew this book?

我能续租这本书吗?


pack

打包


pack a suitcase/pack a piece of luggage

打包一件行李箱


例句:

Did you pack the suitcase?

你打包行李了吗?


Would you mind....?

你介意...吗?


例句:

Would you mind opening the window?

你能把窗户开一下吗?


Would you mind looking after my dog when I'm out?

我外出的时候,您是否介意帮我照看我的狗?


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