美語會話 151 我們也想有個伴

劇碼： A Neighborly Movie!

Looking at an apartment in Mucha, talking to the landlord

LL: This is a very spacious apartment. It's forty pings, including the parking space. That's about one thousand four hundred square feet.

Beth: Wow. It's just the two of us. I don't know if we need that much room.

LL: You never know when two might turn into three.

Beth: [Giggles] I guess you're right. And we'd like to have company anyway.

LL: Exactly, which is why a three-bedroom is better. And look, there are two bathrooms.

Beth: Now that's a plus!

landlord (n.)

房東?！概繓|」則是landlady

A: Why do you want to move out of this beautiful apartment?

你為何想要搬出這間漂亮的公寓?

B: Because the landlord is a real jerk!

因為房東真是個混蛋!

spacious (a.)

寬敞的，空間很大的

A: This apartment is a little small.

這間公寓有點小。

B: Yes, we'd like to find something more spacious.

對，我們要找一間大一點的。

ping (n.)

(拼音)坪，一坪約等于35「平方英尺」square feet

My apartment is only 7 pings.

我的公寓只有七坪。

turn into

變成。這里是指他們夫妻倆隨時都可能添寶寶

The right woman can make a frog turn into a prince.

真命天女會讓青蛙變王子。

giggle (v.)

吃吃地笑，傻笑

She giggled until her face turned blue.

她一直笑到臉變綠為止。

company (n.)

陪伴，同伴

Come over tonight, I could use some company.

今晚過來，我需要有人陪。

plus (n.)

附加物，有利的特質(zhì)

A: How's the new job?

新工作如何?

B: Kind of boring, but the cute secretary is a real plus.

有點無聊，不過好在有個可愛的秘書。

在木柵看房子，跟房東說話

房東：這間公寓很寬敞。含停車位四十坪。大約 是一千四百平方英尺。

貝絲：哇。我們只有兩個人。我不確定我們需要那么大的空間。

房東：天知道兩個人何時會變成三個人。

貝絲：(笑)我想你是對的。反正我們也想有個伴。

房東：沒錯，所以三房的屋子比較好。而且你看，有兩間衛(wèi)浴。

貝絲：這就更贊了。