Part 1 Pronunciation
- l've been hunting for a new apartment
and I think l've finally found a good one!
我最近一直在找房子，我想我终于找到一
个满意的了!
- Hmm, it looks good! Wait, it's all the
way out in the middle of nowhere!
嗯，看着确实不错!等等，这也太远了吧!
- lt's not THAT far!
倒也没那么远!
- I think it is. Let's keep searching for
others.
我觉得挺远的。还是看看其他的吧。
- How about this place?
这个地方怎么样呢?
- Good location. Let's schedule an
apartment viewing.
位置不错。我们约个时间去看看吧。
Part 2 Comprehension
1. I've been hunting for a new apartment
and I think I've finally found a good one!
我最近一直在找房子，我想我终于找到一
个满意的了!
sb have / has been hunting for sth.某人一直在寻找某物。
hunt (v.)寻找hunt for sth寻找某物
She has hunted high and low for her
gloves. But she still can't find them.
她已经四处找过她的手套，但是仍然没找
到。
high and low = everywhere到处
have been hunting for a new apartment一直在找房子
apartment (n.)公寓套房
condominium (n.)公寓大楼
condo (n.)一套公寓住房
house (n.)房屋，住宅
duplex (n.)连栋式的两栋住宅，联式房屋，占两层楼的公寓套房
have finally found a good one终于找到一个满意的房子了
2. Hmm, it looks good!嗯，看着确实不错!
3. Wait, it's all the way out in the middle
of nowhere!
等等，这也太远了吧!
wait (v.)等候，且慢，等等
wait a minute / moment / second且慢，等等
all the way完全地
You can feel that the audience is with
her all the way.
你可以感觉到观众完全支持她。
audience (n.)观众，听众
be with sb支持某人
all the way一路上
She didn't speak a word to me all the
way back home.
回家的一路上，她没对我说过一-句话。
(out) in the middle of nowhere在荒无人
烟的地方
When I was ten, my family moved away from Washington to a village in the
middle of nowhere.
当我十岁时，我们家从华盛顿搬到了一个
荒无人烟的村庄。
4. This truly is a godforsaken place!这真是一个荒无人烟的地方!
godforsaken (adj.) 荒凉的，荒无人烟的
someplace truly be a godforsaken place!某地真是一-个荒无人烟的地方!
5. It's not THAT far!
倒也没那么远!
THAT大写，起强调作用
6. I think it is.
我觉得挺远的。
7. Let's keep searching for others.
还是看看其他的吧。
Let's keep doing sth.
让我们继续做某事。
keep searching for others继续搜索其他的房子
search for sth搜索， 搜寻某物
She has searched high and low for her
gloves. But she still can't find them.
她已经四处找过她的手套，但是仍然没找到。
search for sth思索， 细想...
He searched desperately for something
to say.
他搜肠刮肚，想找点话说。
desperately (adv.)拼命地
search for sb搜寻某人
An RAF plane is searching for the
missing men.
一架英国 皇家空军的飞机正在搜寻那些失踪者。
RAF = Royal Air Force英国皇家空军
8. How about this place?这个地方怎么样呢?
9. Good location. Let's schedule an
apartment viewing.
位置不错。我们约个时间去看看吧。
location (n.)地点，位置
schedule an apartment viewing
约个时间去看一看这个公寓
viewing (n.)参观，观看
There's a full-size bed, a nightstand, and
a built-in closet with lots of storage
space.
有一张双人床、床头柜和储藏空间很大的嵌入式衣橱。
full-size bed双人床
nightstand (n.)床头柜
built-in (adj.)嵌入式的
closet (n.) (尤指放衣服的)壁橱，壁柜
built-in closet嵌入式的壁橱
storage space储藏空间
It's very quiet here. The apartment faces
a dead-end alley, so no traffic goes by,
day or night.
这里很安静，这栋公寓面朝死胡同，所以
白天晚上都不会有车经过。
dead-end alley死胡同
alley (n.)小巷，胡同
no traffic goes by没有车辆经过
go by经过
There are bus stops five minutes away
on foot.
走路五分钟就有公交站。
Part 3 Friends
1. Well, I guess I could check out those
apartment listings, even though there's
never anything in here.
那我就看看租房广告吧，不过报上向来没好房子。
apartment listings租房广告
even though there's never anything in
here
= even though there's never anything
good in here
尽管报纸_上从来没有过好房子
2. Here's an affordable place, two-
bedroom, close to work. Ooh, it's
available in five weeks!
有个地方价钱很公道，两居室. 上 班也近，五周后就能搬进去了!
affordable (adj.)价格合理的
have sth available有可用的某物
sth be available + in +一段时间.某物一段时间之后就可以用。
It's available in five weeks!
五周后就能搬进去了!
3. It's kind of expensive for a studio.就单间来说有点贵。
It's kind of expensive for sth.对某物来说有点贵。
It's kind of expensive for a bag.对一个手提包来说有点贵。
studio (n.) 单间公寓
4. I was wondering if you would uh,
maybe chip in for some new air filters for
the purifier?
我在想你们是不是分摊下空气净化器的滤
芯的费用?
chip in共同出钱，凑钱
They all chipped in to buy Amy a
graduation present.
她们一起凑钱给Amy买了-份毕业礼物。
chip in on sth for sb为某人凑钱...
Would you like to chip in on a gift for Lucy?
你愿不愿意凑钱给Lucy买礼物?
chip in+with+钱+for sth for sb为某人凑钱买...
Would you like to chip in with a few bucks for a gift for Lucy?
你愿不愿意凑一些钱给 Lucy买礼物?
chip in for sth为某事分摊钱
some new air filters for the purifier一些空气净化器的滤芯
filter (n.) 过滤器
purifier (n.)净化器
5. I mean, after all, we are all using it.我是说，毕竟净化器大家都有用到。
after all毕竟
Don't punish Tommy! After all, he's only
three years old!
