英語播客初級版Moving
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Lesson Introduction
Moving can be such a pain! Not only do you have to pack up your entire life into small brown boxes, but you also have to move them to another location! Well check out today's EnglishPod lesson to find out to one man's pets when he finds out that his lease is suddenly up!
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A: Ok, that's fine. Bye.
B: What happened?
A: That's it, my lease is up. I have to move.
B: What? Why? Can't you renew it?
A: The owner apparently is selling this place to make way for the construction of a parking lot
B: Well, I can help you pack. We should start looking for a new place for you ASAP.
A: I think I might move in with my parents for a couple of months until I can find something. You know how hard it is to find a decent place around here. I'm gonna have to put most of my stuff in storage for a while.
B: Well, let me know if there's anything I can do to help out.
A: Actually, would you mind looking after my pet tarantula and snake for a couple of weeks?
B: hehe.. sure
lease A contract granting use of property
renew to cause something to continue to be effective
pack wrap up
pack to put articles in a case or container for moving
place A building or an area
storage A space for storing goods
look after take care of
make way for to create space for something else
SAP as soon as possible
decent good
look after take care of
moving truck a big truck that can be hired or rented to carry furniture and boxes to another place
bubble wrap transparent plastic material commonly used for packing fragile items
real estate agent One that is autohirzed to sell land or property
deposit A sum of money given as security for an item acquired for temporary use.
movers One that transports household or office goods from one location to another as an occupation
lease
I didn't buy the car, it's a lease vehicle.
According to your lease, you will have to pay a fine for destruction of property.
We are only leasing the apartment for one year.
make way for
Make way for the king!
We'd better make way for that ambulance.
The company reduced its stock to make way for the new products.
ASAP
I want you to clean up this mess ASAP.
Get back to me ASAP about the details of the deal.
If we don't finish this project ASAPB we could be fired.
decent
The city government was full of decent hard-working people.
The car is decent enough. It gets me from point A to point B.
This is a matter of common decency, you should really apologize for your behavior.
look after
We looking after my friend's dog this week.
Can you look after my daughter while I away?
I put Mary in charge of looking after the Jones account.
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