情景会话口袋书人际篇85:搬家(1)

 　　1. What do you think of this apartment?

　　你觉得这个公寓怎么样？

　　还能这样说：

　　How do you feel about this apartment?

　　What do you say about this apartment?

　　谚语：

　　What is done cannot be undone¹.

　　木已成舟。

　　2. We are moving next month.

　　我们下个月搬家。

　　还能这样说：

　　We will be moving the following month.

　　We'll make a move next month.

　　谚语：

　　One false move may lose the game.

　　一步走错，全盘皆输。

　　3. Would you mind helping² me to move my house?

　　你介意帮我搬家吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Can you help me move?

　　Would you do us a favor of moving out of the apartment?

　　谚语：

　　Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

　　世上无难事，只怕有心人。

　　4. Moving house is a troublesome business.

　　搬家是件麻烦的事情。

　　还能这样说：

　　Moving is never much fun though.

　　Moving house is a matter of nuisance.

　　应用解析：

　　a hash house 小饭馆；

　　a rogue house 监牢；

　　thin house 观众稀少；

　　the White House 白宫；

　　the upper house 上议院；

　　the lower house 下议院

1 undone   

a.未做完的，未完成的

参考例句：

• He left nothing undone that needed attention.所有需要注意的事他都注意到了。

2 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。