和老外聊天的地道口语第38期:Living in the Dorm 宿舍

M: Hi dude, you look upset, what's up?
T: haven't been sleeping well recently.
M: what's the problem?
T: every night my roommates watch the Korean soap operas till mid-night. I am not a big fan of Korean shows and I don't know how to tell them to stop without hurting their feelings.
M: well, you can simply tell them you want to sleep, or make an arrangement for a time when the room should quiet down.
T: yeah, I know, but I find these sorts of things hard to say. They won't like it if I tell them to turn off the TV. Now I just hope the show will end soon.
M: I understand. I used to live in a dorm with four people. I was great in some aspects. We always went out and and had fun together. But on the other hand, when I wanted some quiet time, and people kept talking and laughing aloud, it was torturous¹. For me a room to my own, even a small one, is ideal². Though I don't mind sharing an apartment with somebody.
T: yeah, I crave³ my own space. But I also think interpersonal skills very important. Living in a dorm means⁴ you have to learn to be considerate⁵ of others, otherwise nobody is going to have a good time.
喂,老兄,你看起来有点烦,怎么了?
最近一直睡得不太好.
怎么了?
我的室友每天晚上都看韩剧,一直看到半夜.我对韩剧不感兴趣,可是我不知道怎么既让他们不看,又不得罪他们.
你可以告诉他们你要睡觉了,或者跟他们达成协议,定个时间,到时候宿舍里就安静下来了.
是啊,我知道,但是这样的话总是很难说出口.要是我和他们说把电视关掉,他们肯定不开心.现在我就希望那个电视剧早点结束.
我明白.我以前住过5人宿舍.住宿舍有特别好的地方,我们几个人总是一起出去玩,一起开心.但是从另一方面讲,我想一个人安静一下的时候,周围总有人在大声说话,或是笑得很大声,这简直就是折磨.对我来说,理想的状态就是一个人一件屋子,哪怕很小都可以.但是我也不会介意和别人共住一个公寓.
是啊,我也特别想要自己的空间.如果周围总有人的话,我就会觉得很烦很累.
我们都需要自己的私人空间,不过我也觉得人和人交往的技巧很重要.住在宿舍里,你就要学会考虑其他人,不然谁都不会开心.
T: Hi, Michael, how's it going?
M: well, things are all right.
T: I heard you got a new roommate. What's he like?
M: yeah, Bob moved in last week. He is a nice guy and so far everything is cool except this girlfriend.
T: oh? What's wrong with his girlfriend?
M: she came over last weekend. She is a nice girl but there's something about her voice that really creeps⁶ me out. I tried to smile and be polite, but the whole time all I could think was "what's wrong with your voice?"
T: well, I guess it might take some time to get used to.
M: I doubt it. Last time was an oral train wreck⁷. Listening to her talk is like chewing⁸ tin foil⁹.
T: oh come on, it can't be that bad.
M: no, it's much worse. And tonight they invited me out to dinner. I really have no idea how I'm going to pull it off.
T: rough¹⁰. Maybe you can do most of the talking.
M: that's the plan.
T: good luck.
喂,迈克,怎么样?
还凑活吧?
我听说你有了个新室友,他怎么样啊?
是啊,鲍勃上周搬了进来.他人挺好的,到现在一切都好,就有一样,他的女朋友.
嗯?他的女朋友怎么了?
她上周末过来了,她是个不错的女孩,可是她说话的声音总是让我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩.我努力地微笑,想保持礼貌,可是整个过程我忍不住一直在想”你的声音怎么了?”
我觉得可能过一段时间就能适应吧.
我不知道行不行.上次对我来说简直就是煎熬,听她讲话就像是嘴里嚼了蜡纸一样.
算了吧,不可能那么差.
比那个还差呢.而且今晚他们邀请我们出去吃东西,我真的不知道怎么熬过去.
这个有难度.或许你应该多说.
我就是这样想的.
祝你好运!
Turn down  调低声音

Leave me alone  让我单独呆一会

Keep your hands off  别碰

Get on one's nerves  让…心烦

Quiet down  安静下来

In some aspects  在某些方面

To one's own  一个人用

Move in  搬进来

Get used to  习惯于

Come on  得了吧

Pull off  度过难关

Eat out  出去吃饭

Tap  水龙头

Drip  滴水

Alarm clock  闹钟

Landlady  女房东

Vaporizer  加湿器

Torturous  折磨人的

Interpersonal  人际关系的

AC  空调

Dude  哥们

Tin  锡

Cool  好的

Rough  艰难的

Roommate  室友

Creep  使…烦恼

Wreck  失事的车,船

Chew  嚼
 

1 torturous   

adj. 痛苦的

参考例句：

• His breathing was torturous.他的呼吸充满痛苦。
• This is a torturous agonizing way to kill someone.这是一种让人受尽折磨、痛苦难忍的杀人方法。

2 ideal   

adj.理想的，完美的；空想的，观念的；n.理想

参考例句：

• The weather at the seaside was ideal—bright and breezy.海边的天气最宜人，风和日丽的。
• They promised to be faithful to their ideal for ever. 他们保证永远忠于自己的理想。

3 crave   

vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求

参考例句：

• Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
• You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

4 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

5 considerate   

adj.考虑周到的；体谅的，替…着想的

参考例句：

• It was very considerate of you to send me a postcard.你想得真周到，寄给我明信片。
• He is always considerate to old people.他对老人一向体贴入微。

6 creeps   

n.毛骨悚然的感觉，战栗v.蹑手蹑足地走( creep的第三人称单数 )；缓慢地行进；爬行；匍匐

参考例句：

• Old age creeps upon one unawares. 不知不觉老年就来临了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The rabbit creeps away and hides in a hole. 兔子悄悄溜走，藏进洞里。 来自辞典例句

7 wreck   

n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难

参考例句：

• Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
• No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。

8 chewing   

v.咀嚼，咬( chew的现在分词 )；（因为紧张等）咬住，不停地啃，（为尝味道）不停地咀嚼

参考例句：

• She was admonished for chewing gum in class. 她在课堂上嚼口香糖，受到了告诫。
• cows chewing the cud 在咀嚼反刍食物的牛

9 foil   

n.箔，金属薄片，陪衬；vt.挫败，使受挫折

参考例句：

• Milk bottle tops are made of tin foil.牛奶瓶盖是用锡箔做的。
• An ugly woman serves as a foil to a pretty girl.一个丑女人可以将美丽的姑娘反衬得更加漂亮。

10 rough   

adj.粗糙的；粗略的，大致的；粗野的，粗暴的

参考例句：

• It's just a very rough translation.这只是一篇非常粗糙的译稿。
• His reply was a bit rough.他的答复过于粗鲁了一点。