和老外聊天的地道口語第45期:Reunion with Old Friends 老友重逢

Steve: Matthew? Hi!

Matthew: Steve! Haven't seen you in ages! How long's it been?

Steve: it's got to be almost a year now.

M: how have you been?

S: I'm pretty good. I've been looking for a place to live recently. My lease runs out next month and I don't want to renew it.

M: yeah, I Remember the neighborhood. Have you found a place yet?

S: not yet. I am still looking through the classifieds. Wish me luck.

M: well, maybe I can help. Remember my neighbor?

S: Mrs. Zhou?

M: yes, her daughter's having a baby, so she's moving in with her to help out. I think if you are interested, you can come over and have a look.

S: great. It's a lovely neighborhood. And it would be nice to be neighbors again. It would be just like the old days!

M: I'll ask Mrs. Zhou when she's available to show the apartment and let you know. Has your number changed?

馬修?嗨!

史蒂夫!好長時間不見了,有多久了呢?

到現在差不多有一年了啊.

你怎麼樣?

我很好.我最近一直在找住的地方,下個月我租的房子就到期了,可是我不想繼續在那住下去了.

是啊,我還記得你那個社區.那你找到住的地方了嗎?

還沒有.還在看報紙上的專欄廣告,祝我好運吧!

或者我能幫上忙.你還記得我的鄰居嗎?

周太太嗎?

是啊,她女兒不久之後要生小孩了,她要搬過去幫忙.我覺得你要是有興趣,可以過來看看她的房子.

那太好了,那周圍的環境不錯,和你做鄰居也再好不過了,我們就會像以前那樣.

那我問問周太太,看她什麼時候有時間帶你去看看,定下來我再告訴你.你換電話號碼了嗎?

Lease: a legal agreement that allows you to use a building, a piece of equipment or some land for a period of time, usually in return for rent (房屋、設備或土地的)租約，租契
to take out a lease on a flat
租下一套房屋
The lease expires/runs out next year.
這份租約明年到期.
Under the terms of the lease, you have to pay maintenance charges.
按租約的條款,你得支付維修費.

Renew: to make sth valid for a further period of time 使繼續有效；延長…的期限
to renew a licence/lease/subscription/contract
延長執照／租約的期限；續訂；續簽合同
How do I go about renewing my passport?
我該如何去續簽護照？
I'd like to renew these library books(= arrange to borrow them for a further period of time).
我想續借這幾本圖書館的書。

Classifieds:分類廣告

Look for:尋找
She is looking for her lost child.
她正在尋找失去的孩子。

Help out: to help sb, especially in a difficult situation 幫助某人擺脫（困境）
He's always willing to help out.
他總是急人之難。
When I bought the house, my sister helped me out with a loan.
我買這所房子時，我姐姐借給了我一筆錢解了急。

Come over:隨便來訪
You really must come over sometime and have dinner with us.
你該抽時間過來跟我們一起吃頓飯,
Come over anytime;we're always in.
什麼時候來玩都行，我們一直在家.