Randy Quaid, wife arrested for burglary

    BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi were arrested Saturday afternoon after they were reported living in the guest house of their old home illegally（非法的）, media reported Monday.
    The two were discovered by the property owner's representative（代表）, squatting¹ in the guesthouse（宾馆,小型家庭旅馆）, and the rep alerted the authorities.
    The couple told the police they had owned the property since the 1990s. But the owner's rep produced documents showing that his client had purchased the home in Santa Barbara, Calif., three years ago.
    A contractor² working on the house claimied the Quaids caused 5,000 dollars in damage.
    The Quaids were charged with felony residential³ burglary and entering a noncommercial building without consent, a misdemeanor. Evi was also charged with resisting arrest.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 squatting   

v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的现在分词 )；非法擅自占用（土地或房屋）；为获得其所有权；而占用某片公共用地。

参考例句：

• They ended up squatting in the empty houses on Oxford Road. 他们落得在牛津路偷住空房的境地。
• They've been squatting in an apartment for the past two years. 他们过去两年来一直擅自占用一套公寓。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

3 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。