【大家说英语】梅根的室友(2)

November 13

 

11月13日

Read it!

读读看！

Megan's new roommate is friendly and responsible¹.

梅根的新室友很友善而且负责任，

She helps with the chores.

她会帮忙做家事。

Both Mark and Jim had some bad roommate experiences.

马克和吉姆都曾有很糟的室友经验，

Jim's roommate never took out the garbage or washed the dishes.

吉姆的室友从不丢垃圾或洗碗盘。

Finding² a good roommate can be hard.

找一位好室友可能不容易，

People have different things they like and dislike.

人们喜欢和讨厌的事情不同。

Some people like to be quiet, and others like to be loud!

有些人喜欢安静；有些人则喜欢吵闹！

Conversation A

 

会话A

Hi, Megan. Did you find a roommate yet?

嗨，梅根，妳找到室友了吗？

Yes, I did.

有，找到了。

Her name is Stephanie. She's Susie's friend.

她的名字是史达夫妮， 她是苏希的朋友。

Is she a good roommate?

她是一位好室友吗？

Yes. She's great.

是，她很棒。

She's very friendly and responsible.

她非常友善而且负责任。

Does she help with chores?

她会帮忙做家事吗？

Yes, she's helping³ a lot.

会，她帮忙很多，

She's very clean, too.

她也非常爱干净。

That's great.

那太好了！

I had a bad roommate a few years ago. It was a nightmare⁴!

几年前我有一位很糟的室友，那真是一场噩梦！

大家说英语 室友

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

What happened?

发生了什么事？

He played music loudly until 2 a.m. every night!

每天晚上他都会大声播放音乐到凌晨两点！

That is a nightmare!

那真的是噩梦！

I had a roommate in California⁵, and it was a bad experience.

我在加州有过一位室友，那实在是很糟糕的经验。

Why?

为什么？

He never took out the garbage and he left dirty dishes in the sink.

他从来不去丢垃圾，而且总是把脏的碗盘留在水槽里。

I hate dirty dishes.

我讨厌脏碗盘，

They really bother me.

那真的会让我生气。

Me, too.

我也是。

He was really rude, too.

他也非常没礼貌，

I asked him to move out after four months.

四个月后我就请他搬出去。

Conversation C

 

会话C

Finding the right roommate can be hard.

找到合适的室友有的时候很难，

Everyone has different habits.

每个人都有不一样的习惯。

That's true.

没错，

Everyone has different things they like and dislike.

每个人喜欢和讨厌的事也不一样。

Some people like to sleep early, and some like to sleep late.

有些人喜欢早睡；有些人则喜欢晚起。

Some people like to invite people over,

有些人喜欢邀请人来家里；

and some like to spend time alone.

有些人则喜欢独处。

Right. Some people like a quiet apartment,

对呀。有些人喜欢安静的公寓；

and others like it to be loud.

有些人就喜欢吵吵闹闹。

I'm happy Stephanie is a good roommate!

我很高兴史达夫妮是一位好室友。

1 responsible   

adj.有责任的，应负责的；可靠的，可信赖的；责任重大的；vi.休息，睡；静止，停止

参考例句：

• He must be responsible to me for this matter.这件事他必须对我负责。
• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。

2 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。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 nightmare   

n.恶梦，可怕的事物，无法摆脱的恐惧

参考例句：

• I was glad to awake from such a nightmare.我庆幸终于从噩梦中醒来了。
• I had a nightmare last nightand,lost sleep.昨夜我作了个恶梦，失眠了。

5 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。