情景会话口袋书人际篇87:搬家(3)

 　　9. We're reluctant to leave this house and would hate to move.

　　我们十分留恋这所房子，真舍不得搬家。

　　还能这样说：

　　We are unwilling¹ to move from the house.

　　We are loath² to leave the house and dislike moving.

　　谚语：

　　All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet.

　　猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。

　　10. He had moved house without leaving his new address.

　　他搬家了，没留下新地址。

　　还能这样说：

　　When he moved he didn't tell us his new address.

　　He left the old house with the address of his new house unknown.

　　应用解析：

　　on leave 休假中；

　　take (one's) leave (of sb.) 向（某人）告别，离别；

　　take leave of one's senses 发疯；

　　beg leave to do sth. 请求准许干某事

　　11. He has taken away long ago.

　　他早就搬走了。

　　还能这样说：

　　He moved out long since.

　　He has shifted away from this area a long time ago.

　　谚语：

　　Take time by the forelock.

　　趁热打铁。

　　12. You must vacate the premises⁴ in five days.

　　你必须在5天内搬走。

　　还能这样说：

　　You must move away in five days.

　　I offer you five days to move out.

　　应用解析：

　　on the premise³ of... 在……前提下；

　　see sb. off the premise 送至门口；下逐客令；

　　live on the premises 住在楼内

1 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

2 loath   

adj.不愿意的；勉强的

参考例句：

• The little girl was loath to leave her mother.那小女孩不愿离开她的母亲。
• They react on this one problem very slow and very loath.他们在这一问题上反应很慢，很不情愿。

3 premise   

n.前提；v.提论，预述

参考例句：

• Let me premise my argument with a bit of history.让我引述一些史实作为我立论的前提。
• We can deduce a conclusion from the premise.我们可以从这个前提推出结论。

4 premises   

n.建筑物，房屋

参考例句：

• According to the rules,no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.按照规定，场内不准饮酒。
• All repairs are done on the premises and not put out.全部修缮都在家里进行，不用送到外面去做。