跟艾米莉一起学口语 第591期:必学经典英语对话之出租公寓

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rock-hard

像石头一样坚硬

crystal-clear

像水晶一样清楚

dog-tired

像狗一样疲倦

paper-thin

像纸一样薄

A: Hey, Rob. I just got a call from a friend. She wants to rent out her apartment.

嗨，Rob，我刚接到一个朋友打来的电话，她想出租他的公寓。

B: Are you serious? How much is it?

你当真？多少钱呢？

A: It's dirt cheap. Only $100 a month. Although that doesn't include electricity or any other utilities.

便宜的不得了，一个月只要100美元。不过没有包括用电或其他公共设施服务费用。

B: Fantastic. When can I take a look?

棒了，我什么时候可以看一看？

A: Tonight if you want. However, there's one drawback¹.

如果你想的话，今天晚上可以，不过有一个缺点。

B: What is it?

是什么呢？

A: It's on the sixth floor and the building doesn't have an elevator, just stairs.

那间公寓在六楼。而且，那栋楼没有电梯，只有楼梯。

B: Damn².

可恶。

A: Look on the bright side. You'll get heaps of exercise running up and down all those steps.

往好的方面看，你沿着楼梯跑上跑下的时候能大量运动。

B: I don't know. I hate climbing stairs. Tell you what, I'm off to the gym. I'll think about it while I'm doing my workout and get back to you tomorrow.

我不清楚，我讨厌爬楼梯。这样说吧，我要去健身房了，我会在锻炼的时候想一想，明天在给你答复。

A: Cool bananas.

好极了。

1 drawback   

n.缺点，欠缺，不利条件

参考例句：

• Everything has its drawback.事事不免有缺点。
• He felt the apartment's only drawback was that it was too small.他觉得这个公寓唯一的缺点就是太小了。

2 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。