移动英语－精选对话2级第 3 部分-05

　　B: Great! Are the charges for the gas, water and the electricity included in the rent?
A: Yes, but there’s a ninety dollars hold-up fee charges by the gas company. That’s refunded¹ after three month.
B: I see. Thanks a lot.
Unit Nine Repairing pipeline² (Mr. Evan just checked in at hotel. He found something wrong with the bathroom. He called the receptionist.)
A: Reception. Can I help you?
B: My name is Ron Evan and I’m in room 1508.I checked in my room tem minutes ago.
A: Yes, is everything all right in your room, Mr. Evan?
B: Well, no. First the shower doesn’t have hot water. And the drainage of the bathtub is clogged³.
A: No, I’m sorry to hear that. I will have the shower fixed⁴ and dredged immediately, anything else?
B: That’s not all. The worst thing is that the fresh lever of the toilet doesn’t work.
A: Terribly sorry, Sir. We’ll change a nice fresh lever at once.
Unit Ten Talking about the rising price of the house (Ms. Cameron and Ms. Benjamin are talking about the price of the house.)
A: What does housing go for around here?
B: It depends.
A: What does a descend⁵ house with two bedrooms, one living room and one bath cost.
B: One hundred and sixteen thousand dollars at up.
A: Oh, the price rises again.
B: Yes, cost seems to be rising in so many categories.
A: That’s my feeling too. Raw material now costs more; labor⁶ is demanding higher wages and production cost continue to soar.
B: Yes, average people will not afford the house if the prices rising.

1 refunded   

v.归还，退还( refund的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Postage costs will be refunded (to you). 邮费将退还（给你）。 来自辞典例句
• Yes, it will be refunded to you at the expiration of the lease. 是的，租约期满时，押金退回。 来自无师自通 校园英语会话

2 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

3 clogged   

（使）阻碍( clog的过去式和过去分词 )； 淤滞

参考例句：

• The narrow streets were clogged with traffic. 狭窄的街道上交通堵塞。
• The intake of gasoline was stopped by a clogged fuel line. 汽油的注入由于管道阻塞而停止了。

4 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

5 descend   

vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降

参考例句：

• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
• We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。

6 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。