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美语情景对话 第511期:The Roommate 室友

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  • Hey, Jeff this is a very nice apartment.
  • 嗨,杰夫,这个公寓真不错。
  • Hmm. It's comfortable. It's cozy. Japanese style.
  • 嗯。舒服又温馨。这是日式公寓。
  • I like it. It's got the tatami mat, small kitchen. Do you live alone?
  • 我喜欢这间公寓。有榻榻米,还有间小厨房。你是一个人住吗?
  • I live alone but right now I have a friend of mine staying with me.
  • 我是一个人住,不过现在有个朋友和我住在一起。
  • Oh, really, a roommate.
  • 哦,室友。
  • Sort of like a roommate, yes. A short term, he's staying with me short-term, so yes a roommate.
  • 有点儿像室友。他只是暂时和我住在一起,对,是室友。
  • OK, how's that going?
  • 好,感觉怎么样?
  • Ah, I don't like it.
  • 我不喜欢。
  • Why?
  • 为什么?
  • He's lazy. He's messy. He drinks too much. He doesn't exercise and he doesn't contribute any money to the rent.
  • 他又懒又邋遢还酗酒。他不锻炼,也不帮我分担房租。
  • Ooh, so he lives here and he doesn't give you any money?
  • 哦,那他住在这里可是没有付你房租吗?
  • Well, yeah, he doesn't give me any money. The money's not so bad, though, it's just that he's lazy and he doesn't do much all day.
  • 对,他并没有付我钱。其实房租还不是最糟糕的,主要是他太懒了,一整天都不怎么动。
  • That's got to be pretty annoying.
  • 那真是很烦人。
  • He's a great fellow. He's a good friend of mine, but, yeah, he's, I try to motivate him to do a few things but he's a tough one.
  • 他人不错,是我的好朋友,我试图激励他去做一些事情,不过很难。
  • Are you going to tell him he has to move out?
  • 你会告诉他让他搬出去吗?
  • Ah, no, he's a smart man. He knows. He knows. He knows the deal.
  • 不会,他是个聪明人。他知道,他知道情况,
  • He knows what's going on and I think he's, yeah, I would never ask him to move out
  • 这些他都知道,所以我想我不会让他搬出去,
  • because I don't mind having him here but I'm just going to try to whip him into shape.
  • 因为我并不介意他住在这里,不过我会努力帮他塑造形象。
  • Oh, so you're just going to try to change him so he becomes a better roommate?
  • 所以你要试图去改变他,使他成为更好的室友?
  • I'm going to be like a woman and try to, yeah, try to get him a better schedule,
  • 我会去做女性做的事情,帮他制定一份更好的时间表,
  • a better schedule (yeah) like exercise and eating right and less smoking and less drinking.
  • 让他去锻炼、合理饮食、少吸烟、少喝酒。
  • Well, what is his schedule?
  • 那他现在的生活是什么样的?
  • Ah, his schedule is, he's like a night owl, he stays up most of the night drinking,
  • 他的日常安排,他是个夜猫子,他晚上经常熬夜,大部分时间都在喝酒,
  • and then he sleeps most of the day recovering, and then when he gets up he has a hangover.
  • 他白天睡觉来恢复精神,起床的时候会有宿醉的感觉。
  • He's a bit sluggish and slow, so it's not a healthy lifestyle.
  • 他行动有些缓慢,这是不健康的生活方式。
  • Yeah, it doesn't sound like it. Good luck.
  • 对,听上去并不健康。祝你好运。
  • No problem.
  • 谢谢。


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重点讲解:
1. contribute to
(为…)做贡献;
eg. His experience contribute greatly to the success of his novel.
他的经历对他的小说的成功帮助很大7TveGk8bkd1DA8BPU
eg. Proper rest and enough sleep contribute to longevity.
适当的休息和足够的睡眠有益于长寿UX.O(5K8UPIKr
2. motivate sb. to dos th.
激励某人做某事;
eg. Stock options are a good way to motivate employees to work harder.
股票选择权是激励员工更努力工作的好方法jX%Z;]]i6_VG.dcT
eg. Your trainer will motivate you to keep with the training program.
你的教练将会激励你坚持完成健身计划&xCBmG2thR_@,I2
3. whip sb./sth. into shape
把…训练好;使…符合要求;
eg. The sergeant will whip the soldiers into shape.
警官严格塑造士兵的军人形象s!TkT]qLN*L~.kj&S
eg. Few people doubt his ability to whip the economy into shape.
几乎无人怀疑他整顿经济的能力n-ipoA|gi=ZkR83rs
4. stay up
深夜不睡;熬夜;
eg. We stayed up yarning until midnight.
我们讲故事一直讲到半夜才睡jTn&G(NF0&s@HPW~-
eg. Mary's father will not permit her to stay up late.
玛丽的父亲不允许她熬夜g]hy&|SE5U

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smart [smɑ:t]

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adj. 聪明的,时髦的,漂亮的,敏捷的,轻快的,整洁的

 
sluggish ['slʌgiʃ]

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adj. 懒惰的,迟钝的,无精打采的

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contribute [kən'tribju:t]

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vt. 捐助,投稿
vi. 投稿,贡献,是原因

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longevity [lɔn'dʒeviti]

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n. 长寿

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sergeant ['sɑ:dʒənt]

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n. 中士,巡佐,军士 (法庭或议会等地的)警卫官

 
annoying [ə'nɔiiŋ]

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adj. 恼人的,讨厌的

 
stock [stɔk]

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n. 存货,储备; 树干; 血统; 股份; 家畜

 
motivate ['məutiveit]

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vt. 给与动机,激发(兴趣或欲望)

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kitchen ['kitʃin]

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n. 厨房,(全套)炊具,灶间

 
permit ['pə:mit,pə'mit]

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n. 许可证,执照
v. 允许,许可

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