地道英语对话：Warning about Late Rent Payment(4)

A: Hello. This is Nicole.
B: This is Richard. Let's not play games. You know why I'm calling.
A: Oh, not again! You're calling about the rent.
B: Yes, your rent check is late, just like last month.
A: What happened to my grace period?
B: Why would there be a grace period this month? There wasn't one last month.
A: I guess I might be a little confused.
B: What day in the near future can I expect your check?
A: My boss told me he will pay me tomorrow. You'll get my check by Monday.
B: Remember to include the $50 late fee.
A: Are you sure the rental¹ agreement included a late fee?
B: The red ink around the late fee in your agreement should tell you something.
A: I seem to have lost my rental agreement.
B: Don't be late again, or you'll be evicted².
 

1 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。

2 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。