社交生活篇：公共娱乐设施问题(1)

A: Could I speak with the manager about some problems in the pool area?

我能和经理说下水池附近的问题吗？

B: Sure, what seems to be the problem?

当然可以，什么问题？

A: My apartment is next to the pool, and there seems to be some really late-night partying going on out there.

我的公寓紧挨着水池，有些聚会很晚还在那里举行。

B: The hours for the pool are eight in the morning to ten at night. Is the noise that you are hearing¹ later than that?

水池开放的时间是早8点到晚10点。你听到的噪音是晚上十点之后的吗？

A: Yes, sometimes people are in the Jacuzzi at midnight²!

是的有时候午夜了人们还在那里。

B: Did you call the night manager?

你给值班经理打电话了吗？

A: No, I didn’t really know if anyone was around that late.

没有，我不知道那么晚了周围是否有人。

B: I am going to give you my number to call if it happens again.

我把电话号码给你，如果再碰到那样的状况，你就打电话。

A: Thank you for your help.

谢谢你的帮忙。

B: You are welcome. I will be sending letters to tenants³ to remind⁴ them of the rules.

不客气。我也会给住户发信件提醒他们遵守相关规定。

1 hearing   

n.听，听见，听到，听说，听取；听力，听证会，诉讼，审讯

参考例句：

• I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.我盼望着不久收到你的信。
• The old man's hearing is poor.那位老人听力差。

2 midnight   

n.午夜

参考例句：

• The ship pulled in to the shore at midnight.那船半夜时靠岸。
• He looked at the moon and made the time to be midnight.他看了看月亮，估计时间是半夜了。

3 tenants   

n.房客( tenant的名词复数 )；佃户；占用者；占有者

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。
• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。

4 remind   

vt.提醒，使想起；使发生联想

参考例句：

• These notes will remind you how to present your ideas.这些笔记可以帮你记起怎样讲清楚你的意思。
• May I remind you that time will soon be up?我可以提醒你时间快到了吗？