英语PK台 第128期:租房,活力小公寓

 Dialogue:

Jingjing: Hey, Xiao Gao, are you still looking for a new place?

京晶：嗨，小高，你还在找房子吗？

Xiao Gao: Yeah, I'm looking for something on the East side¹ of Beijing, time to shake² things up a bit³.

小高：是啊，我想找一个北京东边的房子，是时候改变一下了。

Jingjing: I thought⁴ you liked the West side.

京晶：我还以为你喜欢西边的房子。

Xiao Gao: I do, but I'm always pressed⁵ for time when I go to work in the morning cuz it's a long drive.

小高：我是喜欢西边的房子，但是我每天早上上班的时候总是很赶时间，因为路程太远了。

Jingjing: I hear ya,traffic is really bad in the morning. I make good time by riding my bike to and from work every day. Anyways, what kind of apartment⁶ are you looking for?

京晶：我明白，早上的交通实在不太好。为了省时间我每天骑车上下班。那你想找什么样的房子呢？

Xiao Gao: The bigger, the better.

小高：越大越好。

Jingjing: Well, I'll keep my eyes peeled⁷ for you. If I see any I think you might⁸ like, I'll holler at you.

京晶：好吧，我会帮你留意的。如果我看到你可能会喜欢的房子，我会告诉你的。

Xiao Gao: Thanks!

小高：谢啦！

习语短语

1. place = 住所 (my place; yourplace)

2. time to shake things up abit = 是时候改变一下了

3. pressed for time =做某事时间紧迫

4. cuz = because 因为（口头语）

5. I hear ya. = 我明白。

6. make good time =加速做某事

7. The bigger, the better. = 越大越好。

8. keep one's eyes peeled forsomething = 仔细留意某事

9. holler = 叫喊；告知

1 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

2 shake   

n./vt.(shook；shaken)震动；颤抖；vi.摇动，摇

参考例句：

• Let's shake hands and be friends.让我们握手做朋友。
• Shake,shake,shake your shoulders,shake them up and down.耸耸肩，从上到下耸耸肩。

3 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

4 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

5 pressed   

adj.紧缺的；（食物）压成某种形状的；压平的；金钱（或空间、时间等） 有限v.按( press的过去式和过去分词 )；逼迫；压榨；使紧贴

参考例句：

• She pressed him to her bosom. 她紧紧地把他抱在胸前。
• You would be hard-pressed to find a better secretary. 找一位更好的秘书很难。

6 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

7 peeled   

adj.去皮的v.削[剥]去（水果或蔬菜的皮）( peel的过去式和过去分词 )；覆盖层脱落，剥落；剥落；脱落

参考例句：

• He peeled away the plastic wrapping. 他去掉塑料包装。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The paint on the wall has peeled off. 墙上涂料已剥落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 might   

aux./v.(may的过去式)可能；可以，允许

参考例句：

• It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
• Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗？