美語情景對話 第870期:Nabeel's Place 納比爾的家

Ginger: So, what about you? You're still in the same place right?

金格：你呢？你還住在原來那個地方嗎？

Nabeel: Yeah, I'm still there.

納比爾：對，我還住在那裏。

Ginger: Good. How's it going?

金格：好。你的房子怎麼樣？

Nabeel: Oh, it's great. I'm actually quite satisfied with it now.

納比爾：哦，非常好。我非常滿意。

Ginger: Oh, good because I though you wanted to move at one point.

金格：這很好，我曾經以爲你想搬家呢。

Nabeel: Yeah, I thought about it for awhile but then I decided to stay there. There's a lot of good points there. It's a quiet neighborhood. It's not too far from the train, so I can get to work easily. For awhile I thought it might be a little too expensive, just slightly above my budget, but I've gotten used to it, and my cats love it. They're really comfortable there, so I think I'm going to stay.

納比爾：對，我是有考慮過一段時間，不過後來我決定還是繼續住在那裏。住在那裏有很多好處。那是個安靜的社區。離火車站很近，上班很方便。有一段時間我認爲房租太貴了，有點超出我的預算，不過我已經習慣住在那裏了，我的貓也喜歡那個房子。它們在那裏生活得很舒適，所以我決定繼續住下去。

Ginger: Oh, great. I love your cats. Do they have a lot of room to roam around?

金格：哦，很好。我喜歡你的貓。你的房子裏房間多嗎，足夠讓它們四處玩耍嗎？

Nabeel: They have enough room. Of course, they're better off in the house. I was living there last year but they've adapted pretty well, so there's a roof there. I can take them up and roam around. There's plenty of places for them to hide.

納比爾：有足夠的房間。當然，它們在房子裏過得很好。我去年剛搬到那裏去，不過它們已經非常適應了，那座大樓有個天台。我可以帶它們上去玩。它們有很多可以躲起來的地方。

Ginger: Now, what about your neighbors. Are you still living near Matt and Laura.

金格：你的鄰居呢？你還住在馬特和勞拉附近嗎？

Nabeel: Matt and Laura.

納比爾：對，馬特和勞拉。

Ginger: Right, right.

金格：好，很好。

Nabeel: Actually, it's really funny. They'd been there for about four months, and last weekend they invited some people over, about five or six of their colleagues. They had a little party. They played poker, had lots of booze around, but unfortunately, the neighbors complained to the landlord, and the landlords were just really angry.

納比爾：其實這很有意思。他們大約在那裏生活了四個月，上週末他們邀請了一些朋友去他們家，他們邀請了五六個同事。辦了個小型派對。他們在派對上玩撲克牌，還喝了很多酒，不幸的是，鄰居向房主投訴他們，房主非常生氣。

Ginger: Oh, no.

金格：不是吧。

Nabeel: And sent them this really harsh e-mail and said they wanted them out by the end of the week, so yeah, Matt and Laura have been kicked out of the building.

納比爾：房主給他們發了一封措辭嚴厲的電郵，讓他們在這週末之前搬走，所以馬特和勞拉被趕出了那座大樓。

Ginger: You are kidding.

金格：你開玩笑的吧。

Nabeel: No.

納比爾：沒有。

Ginger: Wow, and just five people over.

金格：哇哦，只有五個人過去玩就弄成這樣。

Nabeel: Yeah, it was like five or six people and apparently it was loud enough. I think it is because the neighborhood is kind of family-oriented, so people aren't used to people having parties.

納比爾：對，只有五六個人，顯然那已經非常吵了。我認爲是因爲那個社區基本都是以家庭爲重的人，所以人們不習慣有人開派對。

Ginger: Mm, right. Maybe the voices carry a lot.

金格：嗯，也許是聲音太大了。

Nabeel: Yeah, there's a lot of echo in the building actually for some reason.

納比爾：對，不知道是什麼原因，大樓裏回聲非常大。

Ginger: Well, that's too bad for them. Where did they move?

金格：那對他們來說太糟糕了。那他們搬去哪裏了？

Nabeel: They just moved down the street to another apartment building. It's smaller so I don't think they're happy about it. Oh, well.

納比爾：他們搬到那條街上另一棟公寓大樓去了。他們搬到那條街上另一棟公寓大樓去了。那裏要小一些，所以我認爲他們並不開心。嗯。

Ginger: Well, tell them I said 'Hey' when you see them.

金格：你看到他們時轉告他們我的問候。

Nabeel: I will.

納比爾：我會的。

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重點講解：
1. be satisfied with 滿意的；滿足的；稱心的；
例句：I'm not satisfied with his circular explanation.
我不滿意他拐彎抹角的解釋。
2. get used to sth./doing sth. 開始習慣於；
例句：You'll have to get used to his direct manner.
你得慢慢習慣他這種直率的方式。
3. kick out of 強使離開；趕走；
例句：You are on probation,and one false step,you will be kicked out of the company.
你在留職察看，若再犯一次錯誤，就會被公司開除。
4. for some reason 不知爲何；不知什麼原因；
例句：I was now ready to walk out, but for some reason I stayed.
我真的想出去了，但不知爲什麼我沒有走。