社交生活篇：要押金(3)

A: I’m going to be moving out soon.

我马上就要搬走了。

B: You still have time on your lease¹.

租约还没到期呢。

A: There’s no way that I can stay here.

我没法再住在这儿了。

B: That’s not going to be all right.

那有点问题。

A: I don’t understand why.

我不明白有什么问题。

B: I’m going to have to keep your deposit².

我得扣下你的押金。

A: Why can’t I have it back?

押金为什么不能返给我？

B: Because you’re leaving before your lease is over.

因为租期还没到，你就搬走了。

A: You have to give it back to me.

你必须得返给我押金。

B: You’re not going to get it.

不能。

A: But I’m not able to live here anymore.

但是我不能再住在这儿了。

B: I can’t help you with that.

对此我不能为力。

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 deposit   

n.定金，存款，矿藏；vt.使沉淀，寄存，储蓄

参考例句：

• There is too much deposit in a bottle of wine.酒瓶里有太多的沉淀物。
• The hotel requires a deposit for all advance bookings.旅馆规定凡预订房间都要先付订金。