【英语趣味课堂】室友-The Roommate

Todd: Hey, Jeff this is a very nice apartment.

 

Jeff: Hmm. It's comfortable. It's cozy¹. Japanese style.

 

Todd: I like it. It's got the tatami mat, small kitchen. Do you live alone?

 

Jeff: I live alone but right now I have a friend of mine staying with me.

 

Todd: Oh, really, a roommate.

 

Jeff: Sort of like a roommate, yes. A short term, he's staying with me short-term², so yes a roommate.

 

Todd: OK, how's that going?

 

Jeff: Ah, I don't like it.

 

Todd: Why?

 

Jeff:He's lazy. He's messy. He drinks too much. He doesn't exercise and he doesn't contribute any money to the rent.

 

Todd: Ooh, so he lives here and he doesn't give you any money?

 

Jeff: Well, yeah, he doesn't give me any money. The money's not so bad, though, it's just that he's lazy and he doesn't do much all day.

 

Todd: That's got to be pretty annoying.

 

Jeff: He's a great fellow. He's a good friend of mine, but, yeah, he's, I try to motivate him to do a few things but he's a tough one.

 

Todd: Are you going to tell him he has to move out?

 

Jeff: Ah, no, he's a smart man. He knows. He knows. He knows the deal. He knows what's going on and I think he's, yeah, I would never ask him to move out because I don't mind having him here but I'm just going to try to whip³ him into shape.

 

Todd: Oh, so you're just going to try to change him so he becomes a better roommate?

 

Jeff: I'm going to be like a woman and try to, yeah, try to get him a better schedule, a better schedule (yeah) like exercise and eating right and less smoking and less drinking.

 

Todd: Well, what is his schedule?

 

Jeff:Ah, his schedule is, he's like a night owl⁴, he stays up most of the night drinking, and then he sleeps most of the day recovering, and then when he gets up he has a hangover. He's a bit sluggish⁵ and slow, so it's not a healthy lifestyle.

 

Todd: Yeah, it doesn't sound like it. Good luck.

 

Jeff: No problem.

1 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。

2 short-term   

adj.短期的

参考例句：

• The short-term training class has been run three times.短训班办了三期。
• For this they are running short-term courses and evening classes.为此，他们办了短训班和夜校。

3 whip   

n.鞭子，鞭打，奶油甜食，车夫，组织秘书；vt.抽出，鞭打，捆扎，搅拌，打败；vi.突然移动，飘浮

参考例句：

• The cruel man lashed the horse with his whip.那个粗暴的人用鞭子抽马。
• The cruel master beat his slaves with a whip.残酷的主人鞭打他的奴隶。

4 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

5 sluggish   

adj.懒惰的，迟钝的，无精打采的

参考例句：

• This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
• Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。