(单词翻译:单击)
情景对话
Katie: Hey Todd, can I ask you a favor?
凯蒂:嘿,托德,能请你帮个忙吗?
Todd: Sure, anytime.
托德:当然可以,随时都行 。
Katie: Um, I really need a place to stay, and I heard that your house is on AirBNB.
凯蒂:嗯,我需要个住的地方,我听说你的房子在AirBNB网站上出租 。
Todd: It is on AirBNB. I do rent my house, but for you it's free.
托德:没错 。我在出租房子,不过你可以免费住 。
Katie: OH, amazing. Can I stay there then?
凯蒂:哦,那太好了 。我能住在那里吗?
Todd: You can. How long?
托德:可以 。你要住多长时间?
Katie: Maybe a week or two weeks.
凯蒂:大概一周或两周 。
Todd: OK, when?
托德:好,从什么时候开始?
Katie: From next Monday.
凯蒂:从下周一开始 。
Todd: Yeah, actually, you can do that. That works.
托德:好,你可以去住 。没问题 。
Katie: Excellent. Thank you so much! How about a car? Can I park my car?
凯蒂:太棒了 。太感谢你了!那车呢?有停车的地方吗?
Todd: Ah, that's a problem. You can't park your car because there's no space, but there's a cheap parking lot about maybe two blocks away.
托德:停车是个问题 。没办法停车,因为没有地方,不过两个街区之外有一个便宜的停车场 。
Katie: OK.
凯蒂:好 。
Todd: So, it's only a couple dollars a day.
托德:停车费一天只要几美元 。
Katie: OK, I guess I can park my car there. How about cooking there? Can I cook?
凯蒂:好,我想我可以把车停在那里 。那能做饭吗?我可以在你家里做饭吗?
Todd: Of course, you can cook. I have a stove, a frigerator. You can bring your own food. You can do whatever you want.
托德:当然可以了,你可以做饭 。我有灶具和冰箱 。你可以带食物过来 。你可以做任何你想做的事情 。
Katie: Excellent. Thank you. Can I use the Internet?
凯蒂:太好了 。谢谢你 。我可以用网吗?
Todd: You can use the Internet. There's a password. I will write down the password before I leave, and I will write down the password before you get there.
托德:可以 。我家的网需要密码 。我在离开前会把密码写给你,在你到那里之前,我会把密码写下来 。
Katie: Excellent. Thank you so much! I was thinking about asking my friend if he can stay. Can my friend stay over?
凯蒂:真好 。太谢谢你了!我想请朋友过来住 。我朋友能住下吗?
Todd: Yeah, sure, so your friend can stay. Not a problem I don't think.
托德:可以,你朋友可以住下 。我想那不是问题 。
Katie: He has a dog? Can he bring his dog?
凯蒂:他养了只狗 。他能把狗带来吗?
Todd: Oh, that is a problem. Does the dog have a cage?
托德:哦,那是个问题 。他有狗笼吗?
Katie: Ah, no, but we can get a cage.
凯蒂:没有,不过我们可以找个狗笼 。
Todd: I'm not sure about the dog. If the dog is in a cage, it's OK in the house but I think you can't have the dog in the house.
托德:带狗过来这件事,我不确定 。如果他的狗在狗笼里,那我觉得没问题,可以带到我家去,不过不能让狗出狗笼,在房子里待着 。
Katie: OK, how about smoking? My friend is a very heavy smoker. Can he smoke outside?
凯蒂:好,那可以抽烟吗?我朋友烟瘾很大 。他能在房子外抽烟吗?
Todd: Yeah, he can smoke outside, just please pick up cigarette butts, but of course, he can't smoke inside.
托德:可以,他可以在外面抽烟,请把烟头捡起来,另外,他不能在房子里抽烟 。
Katie: OK, he can't smoke inside.
凯蒂:好,他不能在房子里抽烟 。
Todd: No.
托德:对 。
Katie: OK, how about if we want to have a party? Can we have a party?
凯蒂:那如果我们想办派对呢?我们能办派对吗?
Todd: Yeah, you can have a party. That's OK, but please be quiet. Don't be too loud. The neighbors live very close to my house.
托德:可以,你们可以举办派对 。那没问题,不过尽量安静一些 。不要太吵 。邻居离得很近 。
Katie: Alright, that sounds good. Thanks. And I have one more question. Can I use the washing machine?
凯蒂:好,听起来不错 。谢谢你 。我还有一个问题 。我能用洗衣机吗?
Todd: Yeah, of course. You can use anything. You use the washing machine. You can use the Internet. You can use the TV. You can use anything you like.
托德:当然可以了 。你什么都能用 。你可以用洗衣机,可以用网,可以看电视 。你想用什么就用什么 。
Katie: Wow, excellent. That sounds great. Thank you so much.
凯蒂:哇哦,太好了 。听上去太棒了 。太谢谢你了 。
Todd: Yeah, I will write down directions for my house, and I will send you a map, and you can check it out and get all the information, and just I will leave the key for you with my neighbor.
托德:我会把我家的地址写给你,然后把地图发给你,你查收后就可以看到所有信息了,我会把钥匙放在邻居那里 。
Katie: Excellent. Thank you very much!
凯蒂:太棒了 。真是太谢谢你了!
Todd: Sure, no problem.
托德:不客气 。
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重点讲解
重点讲解:
1. ask sb. a favor 请某人帮忙;
例句:"I want to ask you a favor," I whispered to him.
“我想请你帮个忙 。”我低声对他说 。
2. write down 写下;记下;
例句:Children write down the word, cover it up and then try to spell it from memory.
孩子们把这个词写下来蒙住,然后试着凭记忆拼出来 。
3. pick up 拿起;提起;拾起;捡起;
例句:They depend on the goodwill of visitors to pick up rubbish.
他们相信游客会自觉捡起垃圾 。
4. check out 了解清楚;核实;查实;
例句:I check out place to eat in a magazine.
在杂志上查用餐场所 。