社交生活篇：吵闹的邻居(1)

A: I am really losing patience¹ with my noisy neighbors!

B: They are noisy, all right. What do you think is making that sound?

A: I think they are hammering² some new flooring down in their living room.

B: Do they usually make a lot of noise?

A: I can hear music through the walls all the time.

B: Do you ever tell your neighbors about the noise problem?

A: No, I don’t know them very well.

B: Are there any other sounds that you can hear?

A: I hear them talking loudly a lot, and their television is really loud.

B: I would talk to the manager if the noise continues.

1 patience   

n.耐心，忍耐，耐性，忍耐力，坚韧

参考例句：

• We haven't the patience to hear such an empty talk.我们可没耐心去听这种空谈。
• I must warn you that my patience is almost at an end.我必须警告你我已经没有耐心了。

2 hammering   

n.锤打，锤打的声音v.锤打( hammer的现在分词 )；反复敲打，连续击打（尤指发出大声）；击败；猛踢

参考例句：

• the sound of hammering from the next room 隔壁传来的敲打声
• He is hammering a tack into the wall to hang a picture. 他正往墙上钉一枚平头钉用来挂画。 来自《简明英汉词典》