社交生活篇：催房租（1）

A: Hi, this is Nicole.

B: Nicole, it's Richard. You know why I'm calling.

A: Yes, I know. It's the rent, isn't it?

B: Yes, just like last month, your rent is overdue¹.

A: What about my grace period?

B: Are you getting Alzheimer's? There is no grace period in the rental² agreement.

A: Sometimes my memory isn't so good. Maybe I do have Alzheimer's.

B: I'm looking forward to receiving your check in the very near future.

A: Is Monday okay? I get paid tomorrow.

B: Remember that the check amount must include the $50 late fee.

A: Okay, if the rental agreement actually has a late fee, I'll pay the $50.

B: Look at your agreement. There's a big red circle around the late fee.

A: As soon as I find my rental agreement, I'll read it again.

B: I'm not giving you any more chances. Be late again, and you'll be evicted³.

嗨，我是妮可。

妮可，我是理查德。你知道我为什么打电话。

是的，我知道。这是房租，不是吗？

是的，就像上个月一样，你的房租过期了。

我的宽限期呢？

你得了老年痴呆症吗？租赁协议中没有宽限期。

有时候我的记忆力不太好。也许我真的得了老年痴呆症。

我期待着在不久的将来收到你的支票。

星期一可以吗？我明天领工资。

记住支票金额必须包括50美元的滞纳金。

好吧，如果租赁协议真的有滞纳金，我就付50美元。

看看你的协议。滞纳金周围有一个红色的大圆圈。

我一找到租赁协议，就会再看一遍。

我不会再给你机会了。如果再迟到，你就会被驱逐。

1 overdue   

adj.过期的，到期未付的；早该有的，迟到的

参考例句：

• The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.飞机晚点了，被坏天气耽搁了。
• The landlady is angry because the rent is overdue.女房东生气了，因为房租过期未付。

2 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

3 evicted   

v.（依法从房屋里或土地上）驱逐，赶出( evict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。
• They had evicted their tenants for non-payment of rent. 他们赶走了未交房租的房客。