01 生活起居

第四堂

常活

01 活居

做“夜猫”

dialgue

je is listless in the ffie. her lleague aggie es t hat ith hi in the rest tie.

乔班精打采。麦琪休息聊。

aggie: did yu burn the andle last night? lk at the bags under yur eyes.

麦琪：昨晚熬夜吧? 眼睛黑眼圈。

je: i have a quite tight shedule, s i have t stay up late t eet the deadline f this annual reprt. n i feel s sleepy.

乔：间安排很紧，以必须熬夜加班才把份度报表最期限写完。现觉很困。

aggie: in fat, yu dn't need t rk extra hurs, just iprve yur rk effiieny.

麦琪：实，必老加班，提高工效率。

je: i kn that. but reently the bss has been piling n e a lt f rk. i have n hie but t keep up late asinally. i guess i' nt a night l after all.

乔：知。但最近老板给布置堆工，选择，加班。觉夜猫。

aggie: but yu did stay up late yesterday night.

麦琪：但昨确实熬夜呀。

je: ell, i didn't g t bed until fur in the rning, and n i a s tired and i an hardly ve.

aggie: yu have t get up early in the rning fr rk. therefre, yu ertainly an't pull an all-nighter.

乔：哦，早4点才睡觉，现困点想动。

麦琪：早必须早班，以开夜车。

je: seties i ish i uld be a night l again. i reeber bak in llege being a night l as a lt f fun.

乔：希望己再为夜猫。想代做夜猫太意思。

aggie: d yu still ant t be a night l? hat abut playing thrughut this night after rk?

麦琪：想做夜猫？今班玩通宵怎样？

je: h, n, aggie. all i need right n is a up f ffee t get e thrugh the day and then have a gd night sleep!

乔：哦，，麦琪。现想杯咖啡，把工做完，睡觉。

ntes

1. listless ['listlis] adj. 精打采

2. burn the andle 熬通宵

3. pile n 堆积

4. night l 夜猫

5. pull an all-nighter 开夜车（通宵习或工）

贴士

night l（a persn h ften burns the idnight il） 比喻常熬夜，习惯“夜猫”。

staying up late ill redue yur tie fr sleeping and result in ineffiient rest and adjustent f brain and rgans, hih ill ause severe har t yur health. staying up the hle night ill take as uh energy as hen yu lib the untain all rning. the disrder f the nervus syste, suh as insnia,irritatin, absent-ind and anxiety ill ensue, reduing yur attentin, thinking,and ental ability. as fr the skin, it ill ause the ater lss, gly skin,rinkles, anes, and blak irles and have effet n eye sight as ell. but d yu kn the “sleepless elite”? sientists have identified a “sleepless elite”—a sall grup f peple fr h a lie-in is a aste f tie. rather than being tired,bad-tepered under-ahievers, they are an energeti, ptiisti and utging grup h an live a happy and healthy life n just fur r five hurs f shut-eye a night.

熬夜使睡眠间减少，导致脑器官休息调整，给健康带严重危害。熬夜损失精力相登山午，由造失眠、易怒、健忘焦虑安等神系统功紊乱，使注意力、思考力以及理承受力明显降。熬夜导致皮肤缺水、肤色暗淡、现皱纹、长暗疮、黑眼圈，视力很影响。但知什“夜猫精英”吗？科已证实存“夜猫精英”族，些为数，睡懒觉浪费命。虽睡眠间短，但精力充沛、乐观向、外向活泼，疲惫且坏脾气“”。每晚睡45，却活快乐且健康。

靠衣裳马靠鞍

dialgue

steven is rking in an aerian pany.he eets his lleague julia in a dinning hall.

史蒂文美司班。餐厅朱莉亚。

steven: hi, julia. uld yu like t sit here and jin us?

史蒂文：嗨，朱莉亚。愿意坐儿吃吗？

julia: i'd lve t. it's s ht tday that i hardly g ut fr dinner.

朱莉亚：很乐意。今真热，想吃饭。

steven: yeah. i heard that rd gt arund abut ur being able t dress re frtably during these ht days. lk, i just ear a lng-sleeve shirt. y suit and tie are in the ffie in ase f seeing usters. hat d yu think f y lthes tday?

史蒂文：啊。听太热司放松装求。，穿长袖衬衣。西装领带办室，以备客户穿。觉今穿怎样？

julia: yur dress shirt is fine, exept that yu are nt earing an undershirt.

朱莉亚：衬衣很，除穿汗衫。

steven: hat? an undershirt? isn't it uh htter if i ear it under y shirt?

史蒂文：什？穿汗衫？样更热吗？

julia: still it is neessary. hen a an isn't earing an undershirt, it is bvius that he lks unprfessinal.

朱莉亚：但必须穿。果男士穿汗衫，很明显男士职业。

steven: an yu tell e hy a an has t ear an undershirt?

史蒂文：告诉为什男穿汗衫吗？

julia: fr ne it adds elegane. neither en nr en need t be dressed in seethrugh lthing in the business rld. and it als adds a layer f prtetin beause f heat. hen yu perspire, the undershirt prtets the dress shirt fr shing the isture and ausing stains. it als absrbs se f the dr if yu perspire heavily.

朱莉亚：穿汗衫以增添高雅。管男士女士班应该穿透明衣服。以热层保护。排汗，汗衫以让衬衣湿痕汗渍。果很汗，汗衫以吸收体味。

steven: h, i gt it. thank yu fr yur advie.

史蒂文：哦，明白。谢谢建议。

ntes

1. get arund 传播，散播；绕开；服

2. undershirt ['?nd???:t] n. 汗衫，贴身内衣

3. unprfessinal ['?npr?'fe??n?l] adj. 违反职业德；非专业，外

4. plish ['p?li?] n. 光泽，光剂；优雅；精良；v. 擦亮，磨光；推敲；完善

5. see-thrugh ['si:?θru:] adj. 透明

6. perspire [p?s'pai?] v. 汗，流汗；泌

7. dr ['?ud?] n. 气味；名声；气息

贴士

in estern business the nept fr dress is nservative. this eans nthing t flashy, t prvative, t asual, t tight r t revealing.fr ladies, the flling dress ites are n: pant suit, knee-length skirt r full-length dress, bluse, dress pants, jaket, high-heels and dress shes. fr en these are the aepted nrs fr business attire: suit and tie. the regnized business lrs are blak and gray（dark r light）, but se panies have established thers as their regnized lrs, suh as blue. the flling ites are usually nt aeptable in st hite-llar envirnents: jeans, t-shirts, tank tps, pen-ted r l-ut shes（l-uts）,lafers and sneakers. hever, any estern businesses have adpted hat is nly referred t as asual fridays r dress-dn fridays. they all eplyees h are nt dealing diretly ith the usters t ear asual attire, inluding se f the usually nn-aeptable ites entined abve.

西商界班装观念比较保守，衣服太浮华张扬、太随便、太紧或太暴露。女士言，比较常长裤西服装、齐膝短裙或长裙、衬衫、正装长裤、夹克、高跟鞋装鞋样装。男式，认商务装西服领带。认职业装颜色黑色或灰色（暗色调或浅色调），但些司采别装颜色，比蓝色。以罗列装数白领工场合通常被接受：牛仔裤、t恤衫、圆领背、露趾或低帮鞋、平底鞋运动鞋。，现许西司实周五便装，允许些直接接触客户雇员身休闲装，包括述些白领工场合通常被接受服饰。

为租房忙

dialgue

jhn ants t rent a satisfatry apartent ith a prper rent. but it's nt easy.

约翰想租租金合理令满意房，但并容易。

hugh: i heard that yu have bught a huse, is that true?

休：听买房，真吗？

jhn: h, i alays have the idea, but the huse pries have gne thrugh the rf ithut any sign f redutin these t years. i even an't affrd the dn payent f a huse. i have hsen t rent a huse instead f buying ne. r else i a ging t be rtgage slaves fr life.

约翰：哦，想，但近两房价暴涨，且丝毫降征兆，连买房首付付。已选择租房。否则为终身房奴。

hugh: have yu rent a huse?

休：已租房吗？

jhn: n, i have been busy ith lking fr an apartent lately near ur pany.

约翰：，最近直忙司附近寻找套房。

hugh: that's gd. yu needn't rry abut being late any re fr traffi jas.

休：样很啊。再担因为交通拥堵迟。

jhn: but i haven't fund a satisfatry apartent.

约翰：但找让满意房。

hugh: hat kind f huse d yu have in ind n earth? there are any huses as yu required nearby.

休：底想找什样房？附近很样房啊。

jhn: i kn. but the rental f the huses ith furniture and eletri applianes is t high. i dn't think they deserve that prie.

约翰：知。但带具电器房租金太贵，觉值价钱。

hugh: h uh is the rent?

休：租金少？

jhn: 2000 yuan per nth.

约翰：月2000元。

hugh: h…indeed a little high. but the huses dntn are alays expensive.

休：嗯……确实点贵。市区房直很贵。

ntes

1. g thrugh the rf（物价等）暴涨，飞涨；声喧哗

2. payent ['pei?nt] n. 支付，支付款项；报偿，报应

3. rtgage ['?:gid?] n. 按揭；抵押，抵押贷款；v. 抵押

4. n earth 究竟，底

贴士

1. hat kind f apartent d yu have?

寓什样？

2. i'd like t rent a studi r a ne-bedr apartent.

想租间套房或室厅寓。

3. uld i take a lk at it?

以吗？

以样：

ay i have a lk at it?

4. i an't give yu yur depsit bak beause yu have brken ur ntrat.

退回押金，因为违约。

5. are there shpping enters r banks nearby?

附近购物银吗？

6. i'd like t lease it fr half a year first.

想先租半。

7. h uh is the rent? are utilities inluded in the rent?

租金少？水电费包括租金内吗？

装修房讲究

dialgue

lly likes t spend tie n deratin t ake her he re pleasant.

莫莉很喜欢花间装修房让她更温馨。

lly: i think the hle huse needs repainting. i'd like the rural style, hih an bring se eleents f nature. hat abut repainting the living—r in prirse yell?

莫莉：觉整房需重新粉刷。喜欢田园风格，样给带些元素。觉把客厅刷淡黄色怎样？

king: great inds think alike. and e an als ask sene t dra a piture n the all.

金：英雄略。以找帮墙画幅画。

lly: i think a rystal handelier uld lk great in ur living—r, and aybe se ne urtains fr the inds.

莫莉：客厅装盏水晶吊灯很漂亮，另外需些新窗帘装饰窗户。

king: n prble. yu an be in harge f ging t urtain shps t hse urtains. having gd urtains ade isn't heap.

金：问题，以负责窗帘店挑窗帘。订做窗帘便宜。

lly: hy an't e just buy urtains already ade?

莫莉：为什买已做窗帘？

king: abslutely nt. the inds ust be easured, and then the urtains need t be ade speially.

金：绝。必须先量些窗户，再专门制做窗帘。

lly: k, leave it t e.

莫莉：，交给吧。

king: perhaps e uld buy se ptted plants fr the dining r. and i think it's better t paint the dining r in range r yell t inrease ur appetite.

金：许以买些盆栽装饰餐厅。认为把餐厅粉刷橙色或黄色比较，样以增加食欲。

lly: great! paint it range, k?

莫莉：意太棒！把餐厅刷橙色怎样？

king: i an't agree ith yu any re.

金：非常赞。

ntes

1. rural ['ru:r?l] adj. 农村

2. prirse ['prir?uz] n. 报春花；淡黄色；adj. 樱草般淡黄色泽；欢乐

3. great inds think alike. 英雄略。

4. handelier [???ndi'li?] n. 枝形吊灯（烛台）

5. ptted ['p?tid] adj. 盆栽，罐装，摘；（俚）喝醉

贴士

derate, redel, red, upgrade词义辨析：

derate 指或物装饰，使之更加完美。比画植物装饰房间。装修很需动泥工、木工等，装饰则需。redelred表示重新改造、翻新意思，内装修部装修，基本新房毛坯房，以“翻新”意思。果已住房，改造另外途redel比较恰。美买卖手房比内普遍，美平均5换套房，装修（redel）。外购买商品房装修，常upgrade，把毛坯房升级为精装修房。

例：

1. it st us a lt f ney t derate the interir f the huse.

房屋内部装饰花很钱。

2. e'll redel the dnstairs living—r first.

先装修楼客厅。

3. e are upied ith the rk f reding ur huse.

忙重新装修房。

手忙脚乱搬

dialgue

nia finally bught a huse. n she is alling se friends fr paking befre the ving pany arrives.

莫尼卡终买房。现她正给些朋友打电话让搬司之帮忙打包。

nia: hey, je. this is nia.

莫尼卡：嗨，乔。莫尼卡。

je: hell, nia. hat's ging n?

乔：，莫妮卡。最近怎样啊？

nia: things are fine ith e. atually,i a ndering if yu uld help e ith sething.

莫尼卡：很。实想问问给帮忙。

je: help yu ith hat?

乔：帮什忙？

nia: yu d kn i' getting ready t ve, right? d yu ind helping e ve huse?

莫尼卡：知正准备搬，吧？介意帮忙吗？

je: n prble. e are gd friends. hen?

乔：问题。朋友嘛。什候？

nia: are yu busy this ednesday?

莫尼卡：周间吗？

je: i dn't think i have any plans.

乔：什。

nia: h des 10 a.. sund t yu?

莫尼卡：午10点怎样？

je: that'll be fine.

乔：。

nia: thank yu. i'll see yu then. then i'll give jane, tny and steven a all t help e ut. i shall be luky t ake friends like yu.

莫尼卡：谢谢，。给简、托尼史蒂文打电话让帮忙。交像样朋友真太荣幸。

ntes

1. pak [p?k] v.（把……）打包；收拾李

2. help sb. ut 帮助某解决难题；帮助某摆脱困境；帮助某完工

贴士

搬省钱省妙招

the st f ving is rarely heap, but if yu d it right, it desn't have t break the bank.

搬本很高，果做恰，很破费。

step 1: ake a budget（做预算）

figure ut hat ill be invlved in yur ve and h uh yu an affrd t spend. nsider the st f shipping large r fragile ites versus selling the and then replaing the hen yu ve t yur ne he.

弄清楚搬需做哪些以及支付少。搬运体积或易碎物品，先卖掉，等搬完新再重新买，考虑两之间本。

step 2: tri yur stuff（精简己物品）

step 3: hld a yard sale（需物品卖掉）

step 4: d it yurself（亲力亲为）

d as uh as pssible by yurself, inluding paking, lading, leaning, and shipping. the re yu d, the less yu have t pay.

尽量己动手，包括打包、装运、清洁运输。己动手做越，需支付越少。

step 5: ask fr help（寻求帮助）

ask friends fr help ith paking, lading, and leaning. if yu're ving lally, yu an brr friends' ars instead f renting a ving van.

请朋友帮忙打包、装运以及清洁。果搬，以借朋友汽车，必租搬司车辆。

step 6: shp fr disunts（买打折商品）

g t the disunt stre if yu need a paking r pik up servie.

果需打包运送服务，打折商店。

精挑细选买具

dialgue

the siths are planning t buy a sfa f threepiee suite. n they are in a furniture stre.

史密斯夫妇正打算买组3件套沙。现具店。

seller: gd rning. hat an i d fr yu?

卖：早。为您做些什？

rs. sith: gd rning. e're thinking abut buying a set f sfa. uld yu help us?

史密斯太太：早。想买套沙。推荐吗？

seller: ertainly. hih kind f sfa d yu ant?

卖：。您想买什样式沙？

rs. sith: a fabri sfa f three-piee suite.

史密斯太太：3件套布艺沙。

seller: e have several three-piee suites n sale. take a lk at this suite. this sfa is ade fr unique aterials. it's beautiful and frtable n it.

卖：几套正打折销售。请套怎样？套沙采独特材料，样式美观并且坐很舒服。

rs. sith: i like the design, but it desn't ath the lr f ur r.

史密斯太太：喜欢样设计，但颜色房间搭配。

seller: hat abut that lr?

卖：颜色怎样？

rs. sith: h, it lks fine. it's n sale,isn't it?

史密斯太太：嗯，错。套正打折，吗？

seller: yes. the prie has been redued by 40%. it's a real bargain.

卖：。价格降低40%。真很划算。

rs. sith: kay, let us lk arund a little befre e deide.

史密斯太太：。四处再决。

ntes

1. fabri ['f?brik] n. 结构；织物，布料；构造

2. suite [si:t] n.（批）随员；（套）具；套房；套，组

3. n sale 售，廉价售

贴士

1. hat style f furniture d yu like, traditinal nes r dern nes?

喜欢什式样具，传统现代？

2. hat d yu think f this lap?

觉台灯怎样？

3. traditinal furniture uld be ut f plae in the huse.

房摆设传统式样具很谐调。

4. e supply first-lass furniture. yu an see the aterial is superir ith all the nvel design.

供应具乘。您以材料优质，样式设计很新颖。

5. if yu buy the furniture, the stre ill fling in slipvers.

果买套具，商店赠送组沙套。

6. all the prduts f ur pany are ade f high-lass pllutin-free den aterials.

司产具均高档污染实木材料制。

7. i'd like t pik ut a nie reliner fr e t ath tv.

想活动躺椅以便电视。

8. this kind f d furniture isn't very sturdy.

木制具太结实。