49.My New House我的新家
Dialogue 1.
Have you got your invitation yet?
你收到请帖没？
My invitation? No, I haven't. My invitation to what?
我的请帖？不，我还没有。我的什么请帖？
The house warming party.
新居聚会。
Whose house warming party is it?
谁的新居聚会？
Tom and Bill Smith. They are both working now you know? And they've bought a new house.
汤姆和比尔-史密斯。汤姆现在都工作了，你知道吗？汤姆买了一套新房子。
Oh, they have? I didn't know. I haven't seen Tom lately.
噢，是吗？我不知道。我最近没见过汤姆。
It's out in the suburbs.
房子在郊外。
Have you seen the house?
你看过他们的房子吗？
Yes, I have. I went out with them last weekend.
是的，我看过。我上周末跟他们一起去的。
Is it nice?
漂亮吗？
Yes, it is. There are three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, and a big kitchen.
是的，它是。有三个房间、一个客厅、一个餐厅和一个大厨房。
There's also a garden.
还有一个花园。
Well, that does sound nice. Have they moved in yet?
额，听起来很不错。他们搬进去了吗？
They are moving today. Tom's taken the day off. He's rented a truck, and they should have all their furniture in the house tonight.
他们今天搬。汤姆请了假。他租了一辆卡车，他们今晚应该能把所有家具搬进屋子。
When are they going to have the party?
他们什么时候开派对？
Next Saturday night. You should get your invitation today or tomorrow.
下周六晚上。你今天或明天应该会收到请帖的。
Wow, that would be something to look forward to.
哇，这很让人期待。
Dialogue 2.
What a terrible house!
太糟糕的一套房子了！
I'm sick of it ,too.
我也不喜欢它。
The door bell doesn't work, there's no hot water, and the building is falling apart.
门铃坏了，没有热水，房子像是要倒塌的样子。
It's no use complaining. If we had got enough money, we couldn't put up with it, and would have moved out.
抱怨也没用。如果我们有足够的钱，我们就不用忍受它了，也可以搬出去了。
Sure.
当然。
Dialogue 3
What are you doing to your house?
你要怎么搞你的房子？
We're redecorating our living room.
我们要重新装修客厅。
What are you going to do to it?
你打算怎么做？
First, we're going to change the curtains, then we're going to paint the walls.
首先，我们想换一下窗帘，然后我们想粉刷墙壁。
What colour are you going to paint them?
你们打算刷成什么颜色的？
Pale yellow.
浅黄色。
What else are you going to do?
你们还想做什么？
We're going to put in some new furniture.
我们还打算添置一些新家具。