社交生活篇：催房租（4）

A: Hi, this is Nicole.

B: Hi, Nicole. Richard here. I think you've got a good idea why I'm calling.

A: Yes. It's about the rent, isn't it?

B: Yes, your rent is late. This is the second month in a row.

A: But I thought that I had a grace¹ period.

B: I told you last month that the rental² agreement contains no grace period.

A: Oh, I guess I was thinking about the last place that I lived.

B: Well, tell me when I'm going to get your rent.

A: I get paid tomorrow, so you'll get the check by Monday.

B: Don't forget to include the $50 late fee.

A: Are you sure a late fee is in the rental agreement?

B: How could you miss the late fee? It's circled in red ink!

A: I can't find my copy of the rental agreement. I know it's somewhere in my apartment.

B: If you're late one more time, I'm probably going to evict³ you.

嗨，我是妮可。

嗨，妮可。我是理查德。我想你知道我为什么打电话来了。

是的。是关于房租的问题，不是吗？

是的，你的房租迟交了。这是连续第二个月了。

但我认为我有一个宽限期。

我上个月告诉过你租赁协议没有宽限期。

哦，我想我在想我最后住的地方。

好吧，告诉我什么时候能拿到你的房租。

我明天领工资，所以你星期一之前就能拿到支票。

别忘了包括50美元的滞纳金。

你确定租赁协议中有滞纳金吗？

你怎么会忘记滞纳金呢？它是用红墨水圈起来的！

我找不到我的租赁协议副本。我知道它在我公寓的某个地方。

如果你再迟到一次，我可能会把你赶出去。

1 grace   

n.优雅，雅致，魅力，恩惠，慈悲

参考例句：

• She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。

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 evict   

vt.驱逐，赶出，撵走

参考例句：

• The lessor can evict the lessee for failure to pay rent.出租人可驱逐不付租金的承租人。
• The government always says it's for the greater good when they evict farmers from their land.当政府把农民从他们的土地赶出去的时候，总是号称是为了更大众的利益。