生活英语|Renting a apartment租房(5)

4.房东抱怨说the noise you've been making is unbearable^{1.你制造的噪音叫人没办法忍受。make noise, 制造噪音。unbearable, 叫人没办法忍受的。那样这句话还可以说成，I can't bear the noise you've been making.}

5.但Sam说他没听见任何噪音，怀疑是否从楼下传来的。可是房东坚持说是从楼上传来的。

6.Sam又说可能是从房东邻居那传来的，反正他没听见任何噪音。房东非常不耐烦，Anyway, just tame it down! 你小声一点就是了！看来房东和房客相处的不怎么样啊。

Dialogue script 2 对话原文 2

Sam: Hi, Ms Li. Come on in! How do you like it? I've redone the whole place!
Li: Oh, my goodness... It's so beautiful.
Sam: Interior design is my hobby, so...
Li: So that explains the noise and the strangers...
Sam: Yep. Putting in hardwood floors is noisy. The music was t o cover up the noise.
Li: I see. So what about the rent?
Sam: Here you go. I was meaning to get it to you. I'm sorry it's late.
Li: That's OK. But why didn't you tell me before?
Sam: I couldn't stand the apartment the way it was-so bland^{2.
Li: And you were afraid I wouldn't allow it, right?
Sam: Yeah, I wanted to wait. I knew that when you saw the finished product, you'd like it.
Li: Like it? Actually I'm thinking about asking if you'd switch the apartment with us!}

解说：

1.对话中Ms.Li又来找Sam，Sam非常热情的欢迎了她，他说Hi, Ms Li. Come on in! Come on in! 在口语当中也非常常用，比Come in! 还要热情一些。

2.Sam把房屋重新装饰过了，I've redone the whole place! redone是redo的过去分词，表示改装，重新做。他问Ms. Li爱不爱，How do you like it? 大伙要记住这个问法。

3.Ms. Li大吃一惊，Oh, my goodness... It's so beautiful. 啊，我的天哪，真是太漂亮了。看来她是很喜欢改装过后的房屋。my goodness, 用来表示感叹语气。

4.室内设计是Sam的癖好，Interior design is my hobby. interior design室内设计。房东目前了解了为何Sam会制造这么多噪音了，So that explains the noise and the strangers... it explains something，这就讲解了...这就是...是什么原因了。比如：That explains why he was late this morning.这就是他今天早上迟到是什么原因了。

5.Putting in hardwood floors is noisy. The music was to cover up the noise. 铺实木地板会非常吵，音乐是为了盖住噪音。put in hardwood floor, 铺实木地板。但Sam房租还没有交，So what about the rent? 那房租呢？

6.Sam非常痛快的交了房租，并由于没准时交房租而道歉。房东问为何不早告诉她，Sam 说I couldn't stand the apartment the way it was-so bland. 我受不了公寓原先的样子，太单调了。bland，乏味的, 单调的。

7.由于房东开始的时候并不认可房客随便改变房间的样子，所以Sam不敢事先告诉Ms. Li。Sam了解，当房东看到成品后会很喜欢的，the finished product，成品，最后商品，这里指被改装了的公寓。

8.Like it? Actually I'm thinking about asking if you'd switch the apartment with us! 喜欢？我正想问你愿不想跟大家换公寓住呢。Ms. Li不止是喜欢被改装的公寓，而是疯狂地爱上了它的室内设计，还想跟Sam换呢。看来Sam的设计非常成功。

9.Notes for the LLs and Tenants 房东房客必读