情景对话

Todd: Hey, Jeff this is a very nice apartment.
托德：嗨，杰夫，这个公寓真不错Gy|YC99S[g)!k|6。
Jeff: Hmm. It's comfortable. It's cozy. Japanese style.
杰夫：嗯HKk)m46~IC!tdB[;vn。舒服又温馨VuC-FUH68jn-pO!gjS22。这是日式公寓*OSlCTU-kZBWoxh。
Todd: I like it. It's got the tatami mat, small kitchen. Do you live alone?
托德：我喜欢这间公寓8lOWj!#z|;7j_dhj。有榻榻米，还有间小厨房_mCvriCc=hwM。你是一个人住吗？
Jeff: I live alone but right now I have a friend of mine staying with me.
杰夫：我是一个人住，不过现在有个朋友和我住在一起Gx@Gtsumsvc。
Todd: Oh, really, a roommate.
托德：哦，室友;[ehU6vjcMvpa_n。
Jeff: Sort of like a roommate, yes. A short term, he's staying with me short-term, so yes a roommate.
杰夫：有点儿像室友Hdj_r@O,JEAReS.。他只是暂时和我住在一起，对，是室友r1o|uzq6k1KH-[。
Todd: OK, how's that going?
托德：好，感觉怎么样？
Jeff: Ah, I don't like it.
杰夫：我不喜欢U9h]15!P**。
Todd: Why?
托德：为什么？
Jeff: He's lazy. He's messy. He drinks too much. He doesn't exercise and he doesn't contribute any money to the rent.
杰夫：他又懒又邋遢还酗酒[(~2x;6f~fa6ar。他不锻炼，也不帮我分担房租)X]8r%c2I[~;Z,^rb#^G。
Todd: Ooh, so he lives here and he doesn't give you any money?
托德：哦，那他住在这里可是没有付你房租吗？
Jeff: Well, yeah, he doesn't give me any money. The money's not so bad, though, it's just that he's lazy and he doesn't do much all day.
杰夫：对，他并没有付我钱DoC@UYU,4H2amv=。其实房租还不是最糟糕的，主要是他太懒了，一整天都不怎么动wd~]cFmr.fBH-H。
Todd: That's got to be pretty annoying.
托德：那真是很烦人GB)i;]CWyDVOEo1!RJ。
Jeff: He's a great fellow. He's a good friend of mine, but, yeah, he's, I try to motivate him to do a few things but he's a tough one.
杰夫：他人不错，是我的好朋友，我试图激励他去做一些事情，不过很难k^sQ9CeX0fX.QNY。
Todd: Are you going to tell him he has to move out?
托德：你会告诉他让他搬出去吗？
Jeff: Ah, no, he's a smart man. He knows. He knows. He knows the deal. He knows what's going on and I think he's, yeah, I would never ask him to move out because I don't mind having him here but I'm just going to try to whip him into shape.
杰夫：不会，他是个聪明人BR^m!,1vrDI!W~nE@Q。他知道，他知道情况，这些他都知道，所以我想我不会让他搬出去，因为我并不介意他住在这里，不过我会努力帮他塑造形象JAsd~MFhmrT)FSKL8。
Todd: Oh, so you're just going to try to change him so he becomes a better roommate?
托德：所以你要试图去改变他，使他成为更好的室友？
Jeff: I'm going to be like a woman and try to, yeah, try to get him a better schedule, a better schedule (yeah) like exercise and eating right and less smoking and less drinking.
杰夫：我会去做女性做的事情，帮他制定一份更好的时间表，让他去锻炼、合理饮食、少吸烟、少喝酒ErSetxZ(@W,8B。
Todd: Well, what is his schedule?
托德：那他现在的生活是什么样的？
Jeff: Ah, his schedule is, he's like a night owl, he stays up most of the night drinking, and then he sleeps most of the day recovering, and then when he gets up he has a hangover. He's a bit sluggish and slow, so it's not a healthy lifestyle.
杰夫：他的日常安排，他是个夜猫子，他晚上经常熬夜，大部分时间都在喝酒，他白天睡觉来恢复精神，起床的时候会有宿醉的感觉VkBZbKSby*-M。他行动有些缓慢，这是不健康的生活方式!g-[~6seFg-3。
Todd: Yeah, it doesn't sound like it. Good luck.
托德：对，听上去并不健康6aqndCIqJ[l。祝你好运N[J0^~N0&oO。
Jeff: No problem.
杰夫：谢谢a75c)&ZIf,A[y。

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重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. contribute to
（为…）做贡献；
eg. His experience contribute greatly to the success of his novel.
他的经历对他的小说的成功帮助很大OxUU2&7D%;7w@wGZq。
eg. Proper rest and enough sleep contribute to longevity.
适当的休息和足够的睡眠有益于长寿tW.p;D3Z3)@^T。
2. motivate sb. to dos th.
激励某人做某事；
eg. Stock options are a good way to motivate employees to work harder.
股票选择权是激励员工更努力工作的好方法ybfz)IMPtcZTB!825R。
eg. Your trainer will motivate you to keep with the training program.
你的教练将会激励你坚持完成健身计划NgM+]7F!KoBdkI7SI#。
3. whip sb./sth. into shape
把…训练好；使…符合要求；
eg. The sergeant will whip the soldiers into shape.
警官严格塑造士兵的军人形象BSxp9|[@eF_BDkx2。
eg. Few people doubt his ability to whip the economy into shape.
几乎无人怀疑他整顿经济的能力Z0w&,FH]xLS1LoVZNd1。
4. stay up
深夜不睡；熬夜；
eg. We stayed up yarning until midnight.
我们讲故事一直讲到半夜才睡W%vfk,Nbp_2_vu=;fy。
eg. Mary's father will not permit her to stay up late.
玛丽的父亲不允许她熬夜S9cmvoy,s0+。