【大家说英语】梅根的室友

Lesson 5 People

 

第五课 人物

November 12

11月12日

Megan's Roommate

梅根的室友

Read it!

读读看！

Megan is writing an ad because she wants a roommate.

梅根在写一个广告因为她想找个室友，

Then she can pay less rent!

这样她就可以少付点租金！

Finding¹ a good roommate is important.

找个好的室友很重要，

She doesn't want a messy² roommate.

她不想要一个脏乱的室友。

A roommate should be neat and have good habits.

室友应该要爱整洁，而且有良好的习惯，

Maybe she can help with housework, too.

或许她也可以帮忙做家事。

Maybe Susie's friend can be Megan's roommate.

苏希的朋友可能可以当梅根的室友，

She is organized and tidy.

她做事很有条理又爱整洁。

Conversation A

 

会话A

Hi, Megan.

嗨，梅根，

What are you doing?

妳在做什么？

Hi, Rob³. I'm writing an ad.

嗨，罗柏，我在写一则广告。

Really?

是吗？

What kind of ad?

哪种广告？

It is an ad for a roommate.

征寻室友的广告。

Oh? Why?

哦？为什么？

If I get a roommate, I can pay less rent.

如果我找一位室友，我就可以少付点租金，

We can each pay half.

我们可以各付一半。

That's true. Saving⁴ money is always good.

那倒是喔。 省钱总是好的。

I agree!

我同意！

But finding a good roommate is important.

但是找一位好室友很重要。

大家说英语 室友

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

Bad roommates can be hard to live with!

坏室友很难一起生活！

I had a bad roommate in college.

我在大学时有个坏室友，

She was really messy!

她真的很脏乱！

A roommate should be nice and neat.

室友应该要友善体贴并且爱干净。

She should have a job and good habits, too!

她应该也要有一份工作和好的习惯！

Of course!

当然要！

Maybe the roommate can help with housework, too.

或许室友也可以帮忙做家事。

Yes. That is important.

对啊，那很重要。

We can each pay half the rent and do half the work!

我们可以各付一半的租金，各做一半的家事！

Conversation C

 

会话C

Megan is looking for a roommate.

梅根在找室友。

Oh, really?

哦，真的吗？

Yes. She wrote an ad to put online.

是啊，她写了一则广告要放在网络上。

My friend is looking for an apartment.

我的朋友正在找一间公寓，

Maybe I can introduce her to Megan.

或许我可以把她介绍给梅根。

How do you know this friend?

妳怎么认识这个朋友的？

She's from my church.

她是我教会的朋友，

She's a kindergarten teacher.

是一位幼儿园老师。

She's very tidy and organized.

她非常爱整洁，而且做事有条有理。

That's great. Megan will be happy to hear that!

太棒了， 梅根会很高兴听到这个消息！

1 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

2 messy   

adj.散乱的，污秽的，麻烦的

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She found herself in a messy spot.她发现自己陷入了窘境。

3 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

4 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。