社交生活篇：退租（4）

A: Hey, Jim. How are you? Olivia here.

B: Hi, Olivia. What's going on?

A: I just wanted to give you notice that I'm moving.

B: Oh, that's too bad. What's the moving date?

A: I'll be gone on the last day in June.

B: Can I ask you why you're moving?

A: I've been looking for a long time, and I finally found a good job.

B: Very good! What's your new job?

A: I'm going to teach ESL at Pasadena City College.

B: Good for you! What does ESL stand for?

A: ESL is English as a Second Language.

B: Well, I'm glad you don't feel you're being¹ chased² out by your neighbors.

A: Their TV is so loud you'd think they were stone deaf.

B: I'll tell them one more time to turn down their TV. Then I'm going to evict³ them.

A: Thanks for all your help over the past few years.

B: Thanks. Good luck with your new neighbors and your new job.

嘿，吉姆。你好吗我是奥利维亚。

嗨，奥利维亚。发生什么事？

我只是通知你我要搬家了。

哦，那太糟糕了。搬家日期是什么时候？

我将在六月的最后一天离开。

我能问你为什么要搬家吗？

我找了很久，终于找到了一份好工作。

很好！你的新工作是什么？

我打算在帕萨迪纳城市学院教ESL。

太好了！ESL代表什么？

ESL是英语作为第二语言。

嗯，我很高兴你没有觉得自己被邻居赶了出去。

他们的电视声音太大了，你会以为他们全聋了。

我再告诉他们一次，把电视音量关小点。那我就把他们赶出去。

谢谢你这几年来的帮助。

谢谢。祝你的新邻居和新工作好运。

1 being   

n.存在；生存；生命存在，生命，人， 本质；art.在，有，是

参考例句：

• Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗？
• What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么？

2 chased   

vt.追捕（chase的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The boy chased his sister in and out among the bushes. 那个男孩在灌木丛里跟着他姐姐追过来追过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy chased the decoys down to the place of ambush. 敌人将诱骗者一直追到伏兵所在地。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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。