Elementary ‐ Daily Life ‐ New Guy in Town (C0011)

Elementary ‐ Daily Life ‐ New Guy in Town (C0011)

A: Oh, I don’t know if you heard, but someone moved into that old house down the road.
哦，我不知道你是否听说了，但是有人搬到路那头的那栋老房子里去了。
B: Yeah, I know. I met the owner of the house yesterday as he was moving in. His name is Armand.
是的,我知道。昨天我遇见了房子的主人，他正在搬进来。他的名字是阿尔芒。
A: Really? What’s he like? You have to fill me in.
真的吗?他喜欢什么?你得告诉我。
B: Actually, he’s a bit strange. I don’t know... I’ve got a bad feeling about him.
事实上，他有点奇怪。我不知道…我对他有一种不好的感觉。
A: Really? Why?
真的吗?为什么?
B: Well, yesterday I brought over a housewarming gift, but Armand started acting really weird, and then he practically kicked me out! I tried to, sort of, peek into his house, but everything was so dark inside that I couldn’t really get a good look.
嗯，昨天我带了一份乔迁礼物过来，但是阿尔芒开始表现得很奇怪，然后他真的把我赶出去了!我试着去看看他的房子，但是里面太黑了，我看不清楚。
A: Well, you’ll never guess what I saw this morning. A delivery truck pulled into his driveway, and it dropped off a long, rectangular box. It almost looked like a coffin!
你永远猜不到我今天早上看到了什么。一辆运货卡车停在他的车道上，卸下一个长方形的长箱子。它看起来就像一个棺材!
B: You see! Why would he...
你看!为什么他会…
C: Hello ladies...
你好女士们……
B: Ah, Armand! You scared the heck out of me! This is my friend Doris.
啊,阿尔芒!你吓死我了!这是我的朋友多丽丝。
C: A pleasure to meet you...If you are not doing anything tonight, I would like to have you both for dinner. I mean...I would like to have you both over for dinner.
很高兴认识你……如果你今晚什么也不做，我想请你们俩共进晚餐。我的意思是……我想请你们俩来吃晚饭。

Key Vocabulary

单词或短语	性质	解释
I don’t know if you heard	phrase	phrase used to introduce a piece of information
fill me in	phrase	tell me about it
a bad feeling	phrase	a sense or feeling that something bad is going to happen
weird	Adjective	strange, unusual
kick out	principle verb, past simple	make or force someone leave when they don’t want to
creep me out	phrase	make me feel uncomfortable and a bit scared
you’ll never guess	phrase	phrase used to introduce a piece of news
scare the heck out of me	phrase	cause someone to feel a lot of fear

Supplementary Vocabulary

单词或短语	性质	解释
bizarre	Adjective	strange or unusual
creepy	Adjective	strange or scary, causing people to feel nervous and afraid
vampire	common noun, singular	a dead person who drinks the blood of living people
have you heard	phrase	phrase used to introduce a piece of gossip
guess what	phrase	phrase used to introduce an interesting or surprising piece of information

解析

over for dinner = come over for dinner: 共进晚餐
John invited his mother over for dinner.
约翰邀请了他的妈妈一起吃晚餐。