中英文本

70.Buying a House
70.买房
As the sale was drawing to a close, Mark looked around at his dream house and drank to his success!
随着拍卖接近尾声，马克仔细打量着他那称心如意的房子，为他的成功干一杯！
The owner had driven a hard bargain, but Mark had outbid everyone and the house was his.
房主很会迫使对方接受苛刻条件，但马克的出价最高，所以拿到了这所房子。
Now if only his wife would be happy about it!
要是妻子对这房子满意就好啦！
Hopefully she wouldn't drive him up the wall with how much he had spent.
但愿她不会问他花了多少钱而把他逼得发疯！
Whatever, Mark would find the right words to drive home what a good deal this purchase was.
无论如何，马克会找到合适的话把事情说得明明白白，告诉她这桩买卖是多么合算。

The house was still full of people.
房子里仍然挤满了人。
They were dressed up in fancy clothes, also in awe of the home, and somewhat dejected that they had not been able to buy it themselves.
他们穿着髙档衣服，他们也对这所房子惊叹不已，对自己没能把它弄到手显得有些垂头丧气。
One of them drew their attention to Mark as he walked by and they all raised their glasses to him.
马克走过的时候，其中一个人把他们的注意力引向了马克，大家都对他举起了酒杯。
Cheers! They all said.
干杯！他们一起说道。
Drink up, Mark thought, I'd like to drive you all out now, but the home is not mine yet!
喝光了吧，马克想，我想把你们都赶出去，可这房子还不是我的！
When everyone finally started to drift away Mark went into a back room with the owner to draw up the papers for the sale.
等到大伙儿终于开始逐渐离去，马克和房主来到一间后房起草买卖合同。
There was a slight change to the sale, however, but when Mark figured out what the current owners were driving at he was still okay.
不过，买卖合同发生了一点小小的变化，当马克弄明白目前的房主是何用意之后，他还是答应了。
They just wanted to finish out the month before they vacated the premises.
他们不过是想住满这个月再把房屋腾出来。
Mark drew the papers to himself, shook their hands and took his leave.
马克拿起文件和他们握手，然后就告辞了。
He could wait one month to live in the house he had always dreamed of.
他可以等一个月再住进这套他一直梦寐以求的房子。
Now to find the right words to break the news to his wife!
现在他要寻找合适的词把这个消息告诉妻子！

重点讲解

1.draw to a close 接近结束
例句：Beaman and other experts predict Democrats will unite behind Obama once the primaries draw to a close in early June.
比曼和其他专家预测， 一旦六月初的初选接近尾声，民主党人会团结在奥巴马的身后。
2.draw up 起草,拟订,停住
例句：We must draw up a contract.
我们必须草拟一份合同。
3.draw sb's attention to 把某人的注意力引向…
例句：Be uniquely different. That's what will draw their attention to your ideas.
与众不同，你的观点就自然会吸引听众的注意力。
4.drift away 逐渐离去，疏远，开始有分歧
例句：If you close your eyes you will be more likely to drift away on thoughts and stories.
如果闭上了眼睛，你更可能思绪漂移，胡思乱想。
5.dream of 梦想，幻想,向望
例句：We only dream of what we konw.
我们只能梦见自己知道的事情。
6.dressed up 穿上盛装，精心打扮
例句：Now, with air-conditioning, and the cold would not dressed up.
现在有了空调，起来穿衣服就不会感冒了。