社交生活篇：找物业（5）

A: This is Janet Smith in apartment 23. Can I speak to the apartment manager?

B: Hi. How can I help you today?

A: Well, my window facing the empty lot is broken.

B: Oh, that's not good. What happened?

A: I dont know. I wasn't home when it happened.

B: Do you have any clue¹ who might have done this?

A: I have a feeling that it might have been the neighborhood kids.

B: Why, what leads you to that suspicion²?

A: Well, next to the broken glass was a baseball.

B: Well, a baseball is certainly solid³ evidence⁴.

A: I saw them playing just before I left my apartment.

B: Well, did you recognize any of them?

A: No, I just took a quick look.

B: Well, it'll take a couple of days to repair it.

A: A friend of mine is in the business. How about if I call him?

B: That's okay by me. First, let me come see the damage.

A: Come on over. So does my friend charge you or me?

B: Since you didn't break it, you don't have to pay for it.

A: That's a relief. I thought I was going to get stuck with the bill.

B: If I knew which kid did it, I would bill his parents.

 

A:我是23号公寓的珍妮特·史密斯。我能和公寓经理说话吗？

B:嗨。我今天能帮你什么忙？

A:嗯，我面向空地的窗户坏了。

B:哦，那不好。怎么搞的？

A:我不知道。事情发生时我不在家。

B:你知道是谁干的吗？

A:我有一种感觉，可能是附近的孩子。

B:为什么，是什么让你产生这种怀疑？

A:嗯，碎玻璃旁边是一个棒球。

B:嗯，棒球当然是确凿的证据。

A:就在我离开公寓之前，我看到他们在玩。

B:嗯，你认识他们中的任何一个吗？

A:没有，我只是匆匆看了一眼。

B:嗯，需要几天才能修好。

A:我的一个朋友在做生意。我打电话给他怎么样？

B:我没关系。首先，让我来看看损坏情况。

A:过来。那么我的朋友是向你收费还是向我收费？

B:既然你没有弄坏它，你就不用付钱了。

A:这让我松了一口气。我以为我会被账单缠住。

B:如果我知道是哪个孩子干的，我会给他的父母开账单。

1 clue   

n.线索；提示；词语

参考例句：

• She will clue you in about this.她将为你提供这方面情况。
• No clue to his whereabouts has been found.至今没有找到有关他行踪的线索。

2 suspicion   

n.猜疑，怀疑；怀疑，嫌疑

参考例句：

• There was just a suspicion of light in the east. 东方刚刚泛白。
• I confess to some suspicion of your honesty.我承认对你的诚实有所怀疑。

3 solid   

adj.固体的，结实的，可靠的，实心的；n.固体，实心；adv. 一致地

参考例句：

• Water may change from a liquid to a solid.水可以由液体变为固体。
• I know that James is a solid type of person.我知道詹姆斯是个可信赖的人。

4 evidence   

n.明显，显著，明白，迹象，根据，[物]证据，证物

参考例句：

• The first signs of spring are in evidence.春天的最初迹象已显然可见。
• From the evidence I must conclude that you are wrong.从证据看，我敢断定你错了。