和老外聊天的地道口语第34期:Neighbor Relations 左邻

Lucas:hi, I'm Lucas, I just moved in next door.

Barbara:oh, hi Lucas, come on in. I'm Barbara. Nice to meet you.

L:nice to meet you too.

B: would you like something to drink? I've got tea and some grape juice.

L: thanks. Some tea would be nice. Chinese tea is great. I really like your tea set. Where did you get it?

B: oh, there is a supermarket not far from here. But there is also a tea house around the corner, where you can get tea and a tea set as well.

L: oh yeah, I saw the tea house the other day. I think I might go and have a look sometime¹. It's a nice neighborhood here.

B: you are right about that. It's quiet and very convenient². You can get to the bus and the subway stations within³ ten minutes'walk. There's a grocery⁴ store, a book store, a gym, and many restaurants along the street.

L: there's a gym nearby? That's exciting! I really want to start to go to gym as soon as possible. I've been lazy this summer holiday and have put on some weight.

B: well, if you want we can go together sometime. Actually I was thinking⁵ of going this afternoon, if you like, you can join me and I can show you the beighborhood along the way.

L: that would be wonderful. Thanks!
你好,我是卢卡斯,我刚搬到隔壁.
哦,卢卡斯,请进,我是芭芭拉,很高兴认识你.
我也很高兴认识你.
你想喝点什么呢?有茶,还有葡萄汁.
谢谢你,茶就行,中国茶很好喝. 我特别喜欢你的茶具,在哪里买的?
离这里不远有家超市.街角有个茶叶店,那儿也有茶叶和茶具卖.
哦, 对,前两天我见过那个茶具店,可能过两天去看看.我觉得这里的居住环境还不错.
没错,这里很安静,而且特别方便,去汽车站和地铁站,不到十分钟就能走到.沿着街,有便利店,书房,健身房,还有很多餐馆.
周围有健身房?太好了!我想去健身,越快越好.整个暑假我都特别懒,长胖了不少.
如果你不介意,我们可以一起.我打算今天下午就去,你要是想来,可以一起走,路上我给你介绍下社区里的设施.
那太棒了,谢谢你.
Come on in:进来

Supermarket:超市

Tea house:茶馆

Convenient:方便的,便捷的,便利的
Will it be convenient for you to start work tomorrow?
你明天开始工作方便吗?
We must arrange⁶ a convenient time and place for the meeting.
我们必须安排一个合适的时间和地点开会.
A bicycle's often far more convenient than a car in busy cities.
在热闹的都市里骑自行车往往比坐汽车方便得多.

Grocery store:杂货店

Gym:健身房
He was always at the gym.
他常在体育馆里.

Put on:增加体重
She put on a lot of weight last winter.
去年冬天她体重增加了很多.

 

1 sometime   

adv.将来某一时候；改天

参考例句：

• He came sometime last month.上个月某个时候他曾经来过。
• It will happen sometime and somewhere.有朝一日这总会在什么地方发生的。

2 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。

3 within   

n.内部，里头；adv.在内部，在内心里；prep.在…之内

参考例句：

• The work must be done within the given time.这个工作必须在规定的时间内完成。
• Within two weeks,she gained five pounds in weight.两周内她的体重增加了5磅。

4 grocery   

n.食品，杂货；食品杂货店

参考例句：

• There used to be a grocery store on the corner.以前在这个街角有家杂货店。
• Her mother began operation of a small grocery.她母亲开始经营一家小杂货店。

5 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

6 arrange   

vt.安排，整理，计划，改编(乐曲)；vi.协商，计划

参考例句：

• He began to arrange the flowers in the vase.他开始把花瓶内的花摆好。
• We must arrange about that.这事我们得安排一下。