社交生活篇：催房租（3）

A: Hello, Nicole here. Who's calling, please?

B: Hey, Nicole. It's Richard. I'm pretty sure you know why I'm calling.

A: Yes, a dollar gets a dime¹ that you're calling about the rent.

B: Nicole, for the second month in a row, your rent is late.

A: I thought you said there is a grace period.

B: No, I didn't. There was no grace period last month, this month, or any month.

A: Maybe I'm confusing this place with my last place.

B: Well, I'm waiting to receive your rent check.

A: I get my money tomorrow, so I can pay you by Monday.

B: Remember, just like last month, you have to pay the $50 late fee.

A: I don't remember seeing a late fee in the rental² agreement.

B: If you look at your agreement, you'll see the late fee circled in red ink!

A: I forget where I put my rental agreement.

B: One more late check, and you're looking at eviction³.

你好，我是妮可。请问您是谁？

嘿，妮可。我是理查德。我很确定你知道我打电话的原因。

是的，你打电话来问房租的事。

妮可，你的房租已经连续第二个月拖欠了。

我记得你说过有一个宽限期。

没有。上个月、本月或任何月份都没有宽限期。

也许我把这个地方和我的最后一个地方搞混了。

嗯，我在等你的租金支票。

我明天拿到钱，所以我可以在星期一之前付给你。

记住，就像上个月一样，你必须支付50美元的滞纳金。

我不记得在租赁协议中看到过滞纳金。

如果你看一下你的协议，你会看到用红墨水圈出的滞纳金！

我忘了把租赁协议放在哪里了。

再晚一次，你就要被驱逐了。

1 dime   

n.（指美国、加拿大的钱币）一角

参考例句：

• A dime is a tenth of a dollar.一角银币是十分之一美元。
• The liberty torch is on the back of the dime.自由火炬在一角硬币的反面。

2 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

3 eviction   

n.租地等的收回

参考例句：

• The family have won a temporary reprieve from eviction.这个家庭暂时免于被逐出。
• He claimed damages for unlawful eviction.他要求对非法驱逐作出赔偿。