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Our landlord seems to be looking for a new lodger. Did you know that，Eleanor？
我们的房东好像要找一个新房客，你知道这件事吗，爱莉诺？
Really? No, I didn't.
真的吗？我不知道耶G][aKYi;4V,0cp@。
I love meeting new people all the time, but living under the same roof and meeting new people are different matters.
我一直很喜欢认识新朋友，但是住在同一个屋檐下和认识新朋友是两回事qSGXcu^Z_J_JmoTRI。
Yes, you're right. So what kind of person would like as a flat mate, Willem?
对啊，你说得对DJ^@FuH^6sT[]%oBQ。那么你想要什么样的人当室友呢，威伦？
Well, first of all, someone that's not so noisy and someone who is clean.
嗯，首先呢，不要太吵，然后要干净的人x^ND240Sysx_。
A clean person? What exactly do you mean?
干净的人？到底是什么意思？
Well, you know, we're going to share the bathroom and kitchen.
哎，你知道的，我们要共享浴室和厨房，
So somebody who always keeps them clean and tidy.
所以希望是个能够保持厨房和浴室整齐清洁的人LsWqY0Wy,5VuA。
When I was living in Wimbledon before, I had such a bad experience with people who couldn't tidy up. What about you?
我以前住在温布尔登的时候，曾经有过很糟糕的经验，和一些不爱整洁的人住在一起lX.9Z7sq_s!@[(Od=。那你呢？
Me? Well, someone from abroad might be interesting.
我？嗯，从国外来的人可能会很有意思5eX|gybK1@]o。
You see, as you said, living under the same roof and meeting new people are different matters. So it may be a good chance to make a foreign friend.
你知道，就像你刚才说的，住在同一个屋檐下和认识新朋友是两回事f(kQe-RRa]。所以这可能是交外国朋友的好机会[Z]#Yr(gnWP),rfH。
That's true. Anyway, I hope our landlord will find a nice person as our new flat mate.
没错bK%%d[nt7i|LU。不管怎么样，希望我们的房东可以找到一个好人当我们的新室友qc]oXD*940YtF2l&W。

词汇练习

英语听力测试：

Vocabulary词汇练习
接下来听到的对话中，用到了1~5 所列出的单字和片语，请从（A）~（F）中选出一个意思最接近的选项2kIe!23&934。
1. landlord (A) a person who pays rent to stay in somebody's house
2. lodger (B) loud
3. flatmate (C) to pay the rent
4. noisy (D) to arrange something neatly
5. tidy up (E) a man who lets all or part of a building ,land , etc
(F) a person who shares a flat

答案：1.E 2.A 3.F 4.B S.D.

测试环节

请根据对话内容,选出一个正确的答案e|W3dKy!cLu。

What are the speakers talking about?
(A) Someone who is kind
(B) A new lodger
(C) Their landlord
(D) Their kitchen and bathroom

答案：B

英语听力测试：
根据对话内容， 判断下面的句子是否正确，如果符合对话内容，请在T做记号，如果不符合，请在F做记号4~Lvfzm5sw。

1. Their landlord is looking for a new lodger.
2. They feel comfortable living with new people.
3. They prefer someone from Wimbledon.
4. They couldn't tidy up.
5. They feel living under the same roof and meeting new people are different matters.

答案：1.T 2.F 3.F 4.F S.T

英语听力测试：
请再听一次对话，然后回答下面的问题PWsBuLRnLs~(OE。
1. Who is looking for a new lodger?
A: _____________________________
2. Why is the man concerned about a new lodger?
A: He thinks ____________________________and ______________________________are different matters.
3. What kind of person does the man prefer as his fltmate?
A: __________________________________________
4. Where has the man had a bad experience regarding a flatmate?
A: _________________________________________________
5. Is the woman interested in living with a foreigner?
A: _______________________________________________

答案：
1. Their landlord
2. He thinks living under the same roof and meeting new people are different matters.
3. Someone who is clean and not so noisy
4. In Wimbledon
S. Yes

英语文化常识普及：
在英国，一栋住宅分租给好几个人并不是罕见的事，通常厨房、浴室、厕所由大家共用，每个人的寝室兼书房则各自独立-XjLI9CL8tN。房东自己占一间房和房客一起住也是常见的现象，有时候房东有各种规定，例如禁菸、禁止饲养宠物等bQ9tL%lvs-*mqcALKS。