Part 1 Pronunciation
- Hello?
- Hi, l'm in apartment 22 on John Street.
你好?
你好，我是约翰街二十二号公寓的。
- Is there a problem?
有什么问题吗?
- The toilet is clogged. We've done all
we could.
厕所堵了。所有的方法我们都试过了。
- l'll call a plumber on Friday. How does
that sound?
周五我会让一个水管工过来看看。 你觉得怎么样?
-Do I need to be here ?
我需要在家吗?
- No, I could let him in with your
permission if you're not home.
不必，如果你不在家，我会先征得你的同意让他直接进来。
Part 2 Comprehension
1. - Hello?
- Hi, I'm in apartment 22 on John Street.
你好?
你好，我是约翰街二十二号公寓的。
apartment (n.)公寓
apartment 406 406号公寓
John Street约翰街
I met him in the street yesterday.我昨天在街.上见到他了。
2. Is there a problem?
有什么问题吗?
problem (n.) (需要被解决的)问题/麻烦
There is a problem (with sth).(某个东西)有问题。
There's a problem with the Internet
connection.
网络连接出现了问题。
3. The toilet is clogged.厕所堵了。
clog (v.)堵塞
clog (up) sth堵塞某物
sth be clogged (up) (with sth)某物被(某物)堵塞
The roads are always clogged with
The roads are always clogged with
traffic during holiday.
节假日期间，马路上总是堵满车辆。
The pipe is leaking.水管漏水。
leak (v.)漏，泄露
leak from...从...漏出
Water is leaking from the pipe.水正从管子里漏出来。
pipe (n.)管子，管道
The air conditioner is broken.空调坏了。
4. Chimp, your ambulance is blocking my
driveway...
Chimp,你的救护车挡住了我的车道...
block (n.)街区/(v.)阻塞，阻挡，
阻碍
A fallen tree is blocking the road.
一棵倒下的树挡住了路。
driveway / (n.) (住宅通往大路的)私人车道
blocking my driveway挡住了我的私人车道
5. ....d your presence is blocking my
peace of mind.
..你的存在也阻碍了我内心的平静。
block (v.)阻碍
sb's presence某人的存在
presence (n.) 在场，存在
6. It's usually caused by a partial arterial
blockage.
它通常是由局部动脉阻塞引起的。
partial arterial blockage局部动脉堵塞
partial (adj.)部分的
part + -ial - partial
arterial (adj.) 动脉的
blockage (n.)堵塞/堵塞物
7. I think you had a small heart attack.我认为你有轻微的心脏病发作。
heart attack心脏病发作，心脏病
had a small heart attack有轻微的心脏病发作
8. We've done all we could.所有的方法我们都试过了。
sb have / has done all sb could.
某人已经做了所有能做的。
9. I'l call a plumber on Friday.周五我会让一个水管工过来看看。
plumber (n.)水管工，管道工
call (V.)①打电话
②叫来，召唤(=ask sb to come)
I was called to an emergency meeting
this morning.
我今早被叫去参加了一个紧急会议。
be called to sth被叫去参加某事
emergency meeting紧急会议
emergency (n.)紧急，紧急情况
10. How does that sound?
你觉得怎么样?
We could go to America for a few days.
How does that sound?
我们可以去美国几天。听起来怎么样?
Sounds great.听.上去不错。
Sounds good.听上去不错。
Sounds interesting.听_上去很有意思。
11. Do I need to be here?
我需要在家吗?
here这里
引申为:家
12. No, I could let him in with your
permission if you're not home.
不必，如果你不在家，我会先征得你的同意让他直接进来。
let sb/ sthin允许...进入
She opened the door and let me in.她打开门让我进去。
The shoes started to let water in.鞋子开始进水了。
with sb's permission得到/有某人的允许
without sb's permission没有某人的允许
I'm not gonna make a decision without
your permission.
没有你的同意，我不会做决定的。
Part 3 American Housewife(美式主妇)
1. I'm gonna call Don, the landlord, and
have him come fix the place up.
那我给房东老唐打电话，让他过来修一下。
come fix来修理
go get去拿
fix sth up / fix up sth修理某物
I love fixing up old cars.我喜欢修理旧车。
2. You have to pay a handyman. The
landlord's free.
杂工要收费，找房东不要钱。
handyman (n.)杂工(复 数handymen)
3. Upkeep is his responsibility.房东本来就要负责维修。
sth is sb's responsibility某事是某人的责任
upkeep / (n.) 维修，保养
the upkeep (of sth)维修(某物)，保养(某物)
The money will be used for the upkeep.这些钱将用作以后的维修。
4. We have a great deal on this place.我们的房租很优惠。
have a good / great deal on sth某物很实惠，捡了个大便宜
5. If we start complaining, they're gonna
raise our rent.
如果我们再说三道四，就要给我们涨房租了。
raise = increase增加，提高
raise my voice提高我的嗓门
raise taxes增税
Our little chat raised my spirits.
我们闲聊了一小会儿，我的情绪好些了。spirits /' sprats/ (n.)情绪
6. So it's settled. I'm calling the landlord.那就这样定了，我要给房东打电话。
It's settled.就这么定了。
settle (v)就某事达成了一致/做出了决定
That's all settled.就这么定了。