想聊就聊-1.08.5空调问题

T: Don’t you have air-conditioning in your apartment? It’s sweltering here!

A: Well, there is air-conditioning. Did you see that window air conditioner there? The problem is that the window unit isn’t powerful enough.

T: I guess not, huh.

A: Well, I’m going to move out anyway. The new apartment has central air-conditioning.

T: You should have moved out long, long ago.

A: Well, I had to wait until the lease¹ expired². So…

T: So how can you stand the heat?

A: Well, I open the windows and … and I’ve got an electric fan ere. It helps a little.

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 expired   

期满( expire的过去式和过去分词 )； 文件、协议等（因到期而）失效； 断气； 逝世

参考例句：

• The period of validity of the agreement has expired. 本协议的有效期已过。
• Their licences have expired. 他们的执照已到期。