和老外聊天的地道口语第45期:Reunion with Old Frien

Steve: Matthew? Hi!

Matthew: Steve! Haven't seen you in ages! How long's it been?

Steve: it's got to be almost a year now.

M: how have you been?

S: I'm pretty good. I've been looking for a place to live recently. My lease¹ runs out next month and I don't want to renew² it.

M: yeah, I remember the neighborhood. Have you found a place yet?

S: not yet. I am still looking through the classifieds. Wish me luck.

M: well, maybe I can help. Remember my neighbor?

S: Mrs. Zhou?

M: yes, her daughter's having a baby, so she's moving in with her to help out. I think if you are interested, you can come over and have a look.

S: great. It's a lovely neighborhood. And it would be nice to be neighbors again. It would be just like the old days!

M: I'll ask Mrs. Zhou when she's available³ to show the apartment and let you know. Has your number changed?
马修?嗨!

史蒂夫!好长时间不见了,有多久了呢?

到现在差不多有一年了啊.

你怎么样?

我很好.我最近一直在找住的地方,下个月我租的房子就到期了,可是我不想继续在那住下去了.

是啊,我还记得你那个社区.那你找到住的地方了吗?

还没有.还在看报纸上的专栏广告,祝我好运吧!

或者我能帮上忙.你还记得我的邻居吗?

周太太吗?

是啊,她女儿不久之后要生小孩了,她要搬过去帮忙.我觉得你要是有兴趣,可以过来看看她的房子.

那太好了,那周围的环境不错,和你做邻居也再好不过了,我们就会像以前那样.

那我问问周太太,看她什么时候有时间带你去看看,定下来我再告诉你.你换电话号码了吗?
 

1 lease   

n.租约，租期，租；v.出租，租出，租得

参考例句：

• When does the lease of the house run out?这房子的租约何时到期？
• He signed the lease yesterday.昨天他在租约上签了字。

2 renew   

vt.使更新，复始，使恢复，补充；vi.更新，重新开始

参考例句：

• The most important thing is to renew your health.最重要的是恢复你的健康。
• We must renew our supplies of coal.我们必须补充煤的储备。

3 available   

adj.可用到的，可利用的，有用的，有空的，接受探访的

参考例句：

• My bicycle is not available,and it is being repaired.我的自行车现在不能用，因为正在修理。
• This book is not easily available.这本书可不好买。