美语情景对话 第870期:Nabeel's Place 纳比尔的家

Ginger: So, what about you? You're still in the same place right?

金格：你呢？你还住在原来那个地方吗？

Nabeel: Yeah, I'm still there.

纳比尔：对，我还住在那里。

Ginger: Good. How's it going?

金格：好。你的房子怎么样？

Nabeel: Oh, it's great. I'm actually quite satisfied with it now.

纳比尔：哦，非常好。我非常满意。

Ginger: Oh, good because I though you wanted to move at one point.

金格：这很好，我曾经以为你想搬家呢。

Nabeel: Yeah, I thought about it for awhile but then I decided to stay there. There's a lot of good points there. It's a quiet neighborhood. It's not too far from the train, so I can get to work easily. For awhile I thought it might be a little too expensive, just slightly above my budget, but I've gotten used to it, and my cats love it. They're really comfortable there, so I think I'm going to stay.

纳比尔：对，我是有考虑过一段时间，不过后来我决定还是继续住在那里。住在那里有很多好处。那是个安静的社区。离火车站很近，上班很方便。有一段时间我认为房租太贵了，有点超出我的预算，不过我已经习惯住在那里了，我的猫也喜欢那个房子。它们在那里生活得很舒适，所以我决定继续住下去。

Ginger: Oh, great. I love your cats. Do they have a lot of room to roam around?

金格：哦，很好。我喜欢你的猫。你的房子里房间多吗，足够让它们四处玩耍吗？

Nabeel: They have enough room. Of course, they're better off in the house. I was living there last year but they've adapted pretty well, so there's a roof there. I can take them up and roam around. There's plenty of places for them to hide.

纳比尔：有足够的房间。当然，它们在房子里过得很好。我去年刚搬到那里去，不过它们已经非常适应了，那座大楼有个天台。我可以带它们上去玩。它们有很多可以躲起来的地方。

Ginger: Now, what about your neighbors. Are you still living near Matt and Laura.

金格：你的邻居呢？你还住在马特和劳拉附近吗？

Nabeel: Matt and Laura.

纳比尔：对，马特和劳拉。

Ginger: Right, right.

金格：好，很好。

Nabeel: Actually, it's really funny. They'd been there for about four months, and last weekend they invited some people over, about five or six of their colleagues. They had a little party. They played poker, had lots of booze around, but unfortunately, the neighbors complained to the landlord, and the landlords were just really angry.

纳比尔：其实这很有意思。他们大约在那里生活了四个月，上周末他们邀请了一些朋友去他们家，他们邀请了五六个同事。办了个小型派对。他们在派对上玩扑克牌，还喝了很多酒，不幸的是，邻居向房主投诉他们，房主非常生气。

Ginger: Oh, no.

金格：不是吧。

Nabeel: And sent them this really harsh e-mail and said they wanted them out by the end of the week, so yeah, Matt and Laura have been kicked out of the building.

纳比尔：房主给他们发了一封措辞严厉的电邮，让他们在这周末之前搬走，所以马特和劳拉被赶出了那座大楼。

Ginger: You are kidding.

金格：你开玩笑的吧。

Nabeel: No.

纳比尔：没有。

Ginger: Wow, and just five people over.

金格：哇哦，只有五个人过去玩就弄成这样。

Nabeel: Yeah, it was like five or six people and apparently it was loud enough. I think it is because the neighborhood is kind of family-oriented, so people aren't used to people having parties.

纳比尔：对，只有五六个人，显然那已经非常吵了。我认为是因为那个社区基本都是以家庭为重的人，所以人们不习惯有人开派对。

Ginger: Mm, right. Maybe the voices carry a lot.

金格：嗯，也许是声音太大了。

Nabeel: Yeah, there's a lot of echo in the building actually for some reason.

纳比尔：对，不知道是什么原因，大楼里回声非常大。

Ginger: Well, that's too bad for them. Where did they move?

金格：那对他们来说太糟糕了。那他们搬去哪里了？

Nabeel: They just moved down the street to another apartment building. It's smaller so I don't think they're happy about it. Oh, well.

纳比尔：他们搬到那条街上另一栋公寓大楼去了。他们搬到那条街上另一栋公寓大楼去了。那里要小一些，所以我认为他们并不开心。嗯。

Ginger: Well, tell them I said 'Hey' when you see them.

金格：你看到他们时转告他们我的问候。

Nabeel: I will.

纳比尔：我会的。

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重点讲解：
1. be satisfied with 满意的；满足的；称心的；
例句：I'm not satisfied with his circular explanation.
我不满意他拐弯抹角的解释。
2. get used to sth./doing sth. 开始习惯于；
例句：You'll have to get used to his direct manner.
你得慢慢习惯他这种直率的方式。
3. kick out of 强使离开；赶走；
例句：You are on probation,and one false step,you will be kicked out of the company.
你在留职察看，若再犯一次错误，就会被公司开除。
4. for some reason 不知为何；不知什么原因；
例句：I was now ready to walk out, but for some reason I stayed.
我真的想出去了，但不知为什么我没有走。