英语听力精选进阶版 11691

 

A meeting with Marley 04 Oct 13

Fri, 4 Oct 13

In the second episode Scrooge returns home to his dingy¹ lodgings² at the end of the day…to be visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley.

1 dingy   

adj.昏暗的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• It was a street of dingy houses huddled together. 这是一条挤满了破旧房子的街巷。
• The dingy cottage was converted into a neat tasteful residence.那间脏黑的小屋已变成一个整洁雅致的住宅。

2 lodgings   

n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍

参考例句：

• When he reached his lodgings the sun had set. 他到达公寓房间时，太阳已下山了。
• I'm on the hunt for lodgings. 我正在寻找住所。