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Dialogue Script 對話原文

Sam: I'd like to move in right away, if possible.

Li: No problem. The deposit is two months' rent, and the rent is 5000 yuan.

Sam: Is there a maintenance fee for this building?

Li: Yes. Just pay the security guard downstairs. I think it's about 200 yuan.

Sam: OK. And when is the rent due?

Li: On the tenth of each month. You can just transfer the money to my account.

Sam: Sounds easy enough.

Li: OK, now you take a look at the contract. It states clearly what belongs to us.

Sam: Like the sofa and the television?

Li: Exactly. So you'll be responsible for any loss or damage to those items.

Sam: But what if something breaks down?

Li: We'll take care of repairs.

Sam: Great.

講解:

1. 看來Sam對這個公寓真的很滿意,他說I'd like to move in right away, if possible. 如果可能的話,我想馬上就搬進來。if possible 是個固定短語,表示“如果可能的話”,大家可以直接拿過來用。

2. Ms. Li說沒有問題,The deposit is two months' rent, and the rent is 5000 yuan. 押金是兩個月的房租,房租每月5000元??春梅孔恿?,就交錢吧。押金,deposit,還是儲蓄的意思。 房租,rent,這個詞還是動詞,表示“租借,租用或出租”。例如:Is that your own computer, or do you rent it? 這電腦是你自己的,還是租來的?We rent a room to Mrs. Smith 我們租了一間房給史密斯太太。The apartment rents at $2000 a month. 這個單元套房以每月2000美元出租。在這個句子當中有一個短語,rent at,是“以……價錢出租”的意思。The cottage rents for $200 a month. 這個小屋以每月二百美金出租,那么我們可以看出rent for 也可以表示“以…價錢出租”的意思。

3. Sam問Is there a maintenance fee for this building? 這棟大樓有管理費嗎?maintenance,維護, 保持, maintenance fee 就是管理費,也就是我們?nèi)粘Uf的“物業(yè)費”。Ms. Li說付給樓下的保安就行了,每個月大概是200元錢,看來這棟大樓的物業(yè)費業(yè)不便宜啊。

4 .And when is the rent due? 那什么時候交房租呢?due這個詞在這里表示“到期的”,例如:When is the paper due? 什么時候交論文?我想這是學生們常問的一句話。還有When is my salary due? 什么時候付我工資? due還有“應到的,預期的”意思,例如:When is the steamer due? 船預定何時到呢?跟due有關的詞組還有due to,表示原因,例如:Her illness was due to bad food. 她的病是吃壞了的食物造成的。

5. 房租是每個月的十號交,直接把錢打到Ms. Li的賬戶中就行了。transfer 這個詞可以表示“轉賬,轉車,轉學”等等。例如:You have to transfer to another bus if you want to go to the park. 如果你想去公園的話,得轉乘另一輛公共汽車。

7. Sam覺得這樣做挺簡單的?,F(xiàn)在他們一起來看租房協(xié)議。協(xié)議說明了哪些東西是屬于房東的,It states clearly what belongs to us. belong to這個短語表示“屬于;是……的一員”。例如:That dictionary belongs to the library. 那本詞典是圖書館的。Do you belong to the trade union? 你是貿(mào)易協(xié)會會員嗎?

8. 協(xié)議上說沙發(fā)和電視都是房東所有。所以如果這些物品如果有遺失或損壞的話,Sam就要負責了。be responsible for something, 對某事某物負責。但是如果有東西不是Sam弄壞的呢?該怎么辦?

9. Ms. Li說We'll take care of repairs. 我們會負責修理的。take care of 除了有“照顧”的意思之外呢,還表示“負責某事”。例如:I'll take care of the cleaning this week. 這周我來負責打掃。