【租住公寓】丢了信箱钥匙-Mailbox Key Missing

A: Hello, Nicole? This is Jimmy in 309.

B: Hello, Jimmy. What's up? 

A: You're not going to believe this.

B: Believe me, I think I've heard everything.

A: I can't find my mailbox key.

B: Is that all? That's a lot better than losing your car keys.

A: I had a duplicate¹, but I can't find it either.

B: If you come by my place, I can loan² you a key.

A: There's no emergency. All I get is junk³ mail and bills.

B: Can you wait till Wednesday? I'll make you two more keys.

A: Sure, that'll be fine.

B: Okay. I'll see you Wednesday. But it's going to cost you $2 per key.

 

1 duplicate   

n.复制品；v.复写，使加倍；adj.复制的，二倍的

参考例句：

• The manager asks the secretary to duplicate the document.经理让秘书复印这份文件。
• This agreement is done in duplicate.本协议书一式两份。

2 loan   

n.贷款；借出的东西；借；vt.借出；贷予

参考例句：

• I asked the bank to help me with a loan.我请银行给我一笔贷款。
• Has the bank okayed your request for a loan?银行批准你的贷款要求了吗？

3 junk   

n.废弃的旧物；破烂物

参考例句：

• I bought this old table in a junk shop.我在旧货店里买了这张旧桌子。
• They cleared out the junk room to make a tiny beds.他们将废品间清理用作小卧室。