社交生活篇：合租（2）

A: Hello, Anna here. 

B: Hi, Anna. I'm Jack¹. Are you still thinking about renting a room? 

A: Yes, I need a room badly.

B: Can I ask you a few questions?

A: I'm an open book.

B: I want to make sure that we get along okay.

A: I'm with you. We both need to live in harmony².

B: Do you like to drink and party?

A: I hate noise, and I hate loud people.

B: Excellent. Now, do you leave a trail³ of trash wherever you go?

A: A place for everything, and everything in its place.

B: Do you keep normal hours?

A: I'm usually asleep before the 11 o'clock news.

B: You don't have a cigarette habit, do you?

A: Cigarette smoking⁴ is the dumbest⁵ habit in the world.

B: I like your answers. Now, are there any questions you'd like to ask me?

A: Yes, is the parking⁶ off street, or on street?

B: You're not going to like this. It's street parking only.

A: That figures, nothing is perfect. But, I'll take it.

B: You know, I think we're going to hit it off. Call me when you're coming over.

A: I can get all packed tonight and be there tomorrow.

B: Just come on over anytime. I'll be here the whole day.

 

A:你好，安娜。

B:嗨，安娜。我是杰克。你还在考虑租个房间吗？

A:是的，我非常需要一个房间。

B:我能问你几个问题吗？

A:我是一个简单的人。

B:我想确保我们相处得很好。

A:我同意。我们都需要和睦相处。

B:你喜欢喝酒和聚会吗？

A:我讨厌噪音，也讨厌吵闹的人。

B:太好了。现在，你走到哪里都会留下垃圾的痕迹吗？

A:一个适合一切事物的地方，一切都在它的位置上。

B:你们保持正常工作时间吗？

A:我通常在11点新闻之前就睡着了。

B:你没有抽烟的习惯，是吗？

A:吸烟是世界上最愚蠢的习惯。

B:我喜欢你的答案。现在，你有什么问题想问我吗？

A:是的，停车场是在街外，还是在街上？

B:你不会喜欢这个的。这是路边停车场。

A:这就说明，没有什么是完美的。但是，我要了。

B:你知道，我想我们会合得来的。你过来时给我打电话。

A:我今晚可以收拾好行李，明天到那里。

B:随时都可以过来。我会在这里呆一整天。

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 harmony   

n.调合，协调；和睦，和平相处；(音乐)和声

参考例句：

• The couple lives in perfect harmony.这对夫妇和睦地生活着。
• His ideas were no longer in harmony with ours.他同我们的想法不再一致了。

3 trail   

n.踪迹，痕迹，一串，尾部，小径，尾，持枪姿势；vt.拖，尾随，追踪，落后于

参考例句：

• The car raised a trail of dust.汽车掀起了一股尘土。
• The hound found the trail of the rabbit.猎狗发现了兔子的踪迹。

4 smoking   

n.吸烟，抽烟；冒烟

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking.他已决心戒烟、戒酒。

5 dumbest   

adj.哑的( dumb的最高级 )；说不出话的；愚蠢的

参考例句：

• Instead he said, "Jim, that is the dumbest thing I've ever heard!" 结果恰恰相反，他说：“吉姆，这是我所听到过的最愚蠢的话！” 来自互联网
• That's the dumbest thing you've ever done! 那是你做过最笨的一件事。 来自互联网

6 parking   

n.停车，停机，停放

参考例句：

• A bus is parking on the road.路上停着一辆公共汽车。
• Next you must learn how to back a car into a parking space.下一步你应该学会如何把车倒入停车的空地。