每日一句初级口语第161期:伦敦房东赶走租客
日期:2012-05-23 05:38
(单词翻译:单击)
今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是:
Tenants living in east London are facing eviction from their homes with hardly any notice by landlords wanting to cash in on the Olympics.
住在伦敦东部的租客们正面临着在没有任何事先通知的情况下被房东赶走的问题,因为房东们想在奥运会期间把房子租给短期游客,大赚一笔。
【Vocabulary】
1. tenant:租客
Eample: Her tenan left without paying the rent.她的房客没有交房租就走掉了。
2. eviction:逐出,赶出
Example: He's had nowhere to live since his eviction.自从被驱逐出住所以来,他无处栖身。
3. hardly any:几乎没有
Example: There was hardly any free time.基本没有空闲时间。
4. cash in:乘机获利
Eample: Certain big oil companies attenmpted to cashin on the energy crisis.
某些石油巨头企图从能源危机中大赚一笔。