地道英语对话：Calling the Landlord about Moving Out(1)

A: Good afternoon, Jim. This is Olivia.
B: Oh, hi, Olivia. How can I help you?
A: I'm going to be moving out.
B: Oh, really? When are you leaving?
A: I'll be leaving on the last day of June.
B: Any particular¹ reason?
A: I got a new job.
B: Congratulations²! What is it?
A: I'm going to be an ESL instructor³ at Pasadena City College.
B: Great! By the way, what's ESL?
A: ESL stands for English as a Second Language.
B: Well, I'm glad it wasn't your neighbors causing you to move.
A: Just because they play their TV loud enough for the whole complex⁴?
B: Yes, I know. I'm going to have another talk with them.
A: Anyway, it's been nice knowing you for these past few years.
B: You, too. Keep in touch, and good luck with your new job.

 

1 particular   

adj.个别的，各个的；独有的，特殊的，特别的

参考例句：

• We each have our own particular tastes,haven't we?我们各有所好，不是吗？
• She likes fruit and apples in particular.她喜欢水果尤其是苹果。

2 congratulations   

n.祝贺；贺词；祝词

参考例句：

• I send you my warmest congratulations on your success. 我对你的成功致以最热烈的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Please give her my congratulations when you see her. 见到她时请转达我的祝贺。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

4 complex   

adj.复杂的，合成的，综合的；n.联合体

参考例句：

• What he said was too complex for me to understand.他说的太复杂了，我无法了解。
• Justice is part of the complex machinery of the law.正义是复杂的法律机器的一部分。