英語播客初級版 第148期(外教講解):尋找新的房子

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A: OK, that’s fine. Bye.

B : What happened?

A: That’s it, my lease is up. I have to move.

B : What? Why? Can’t you renew it?

A: The owner apparently is selling this place to make way for the construction of a parking lot

B: Well, I can help you pack. We should start looking for a new place for you ASAP.

A : I think I might move in with my parents for a couple of months until I can find something. You know how hard it is to find a decent place around here. I’m gonna have to put most of my stuff in storage for a while.

B: Well, let me know if there’s anything I can do to help out.

A : Actually, would you mind looking after my pet tarantula and snake for a couple of weeks?

B: hehe.. sure

lease n.租約，租契

renew vt. 延長有效期

make way for為…騰出地方

The area was bulldozed to make way for a new road.

那片地已被推土機(jī)推平用以修筑新路。

pack vt. 把…包起來

The goods are packed in canvas.

此貨用帆布包裝。

ASAP=as soon as possible 盡可能快地

decent adj. 合適的;恰當(dāng)?shù)?/p>

place n. 地方;地區(qū)

storage n.保管, 貯藏

look after 照顧

We are in a real fix - there is nobody to look after the baby.

我們真的處于困境，沒人照顧嬰兒。

【拓展詞匯】

moving truck 貨車

bubble wrap 泡泡的包裝紙

real estate agent房地產(chǎn)經(jīng)紀(jì)人

deposit n. 定金;押金

mover n. 搬家公司, 搬運工人

A :好的，沒事。再見。

B :發(fā)生什么事了?

A: 我的租期到期了，我必須搬出去。

B: 為什么?不能延長租期嗎?

A :房東顯然將這個地方賣了來為修建停車場騰地方。

B: 好的，我能幫你收拾東西。我們應(yīng)該盡快為你找到新的住所。

A :我想我得搬回父母家里呆2個月之道我找到新的住所。你知道在這附近找一個合適的地方有多難!我得把我大多數(shù)的東西存在父母那里。

B: 好吧，有什么我能幫上忙的。

A: 你能否幫我照看寵物狼蛛和寵物蛇一段時間?

B :呵呵……當(dāng)然可以。