社交生活篇：谈论租约(3)

A: I need to talk to you about something.

B: What did you need to talk about?

A: I have some questions about my lease¹.

B: Like what?

A: Exactly how long is my lease for?

B: Your lease will be up in three years.

A: What will happen if I move out before then?

B: If you move out before then, you will not get your deductible.

A: I don’t understand.

B: Because our contract² says that you will live here for three years.

A: Okay, I think that I understand.

B: I’m glad you understand.

1 lease   

n.租约，租期，租；v.出租，租出，租得

参考例句：

• When does the lease of the house run out?这房子的租约何时到期？
• He signed the lease yesterday.昨天他在租约上签了字。

2 contract   

n.合同，契约，婚约；v.使缩短，感染，订约

参考例句：

• The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。
• I'm under contract to teach here for one year.我按照聘约要在这里教一年书。