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Is He a Good Neighbour?

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Lesson 11

                                  Is He a Good Neighbour?

                                            Text A

    You and your family have been living in the same six-family apartment building for eight years. The landlord's family also lives there, and, generally speaking,all the tenants1 get along fairly well with each other. Recently, however, there was a change in the apartment next to yours.

    A nice, quiet old couple used to live there. The old lady would sometimes bring over some cookies or small cakes she had made, and your mother in return would give them some food or help the old woman with her shopping. Unfortunately, the old lady died last month. Her husband couldn't live alone, so his grandson moved in with him.


    The grandson, who is about twenty, has become a problem to your family. The walls of the building are thin and he is noisy. You are used to peace and quiet, but the grandson likes to listen to his radio late at night. Sometimes friends of his visit, and they make a lot of noise. Everyone in your family is bothered by your new neighbor and as a result is becoming more irritated2.


    Your mother once politely asked the old man if he was able to sleep well at night , but apparently3 he didn't get the hint. If he did understand your mother's intention and did speak to his grandson about it, the grandson apparently didn't listen, since things haven't changed any. Everyone in your family agrees that something has to be done, but no one wants to hurt the old man's feelings or cause him any problems.
    What do you think should be done?

                                        
                                              Text B


ALBERT:   Listen, the heating's broken in my room. When are you going to come and fix it?
MANAGER:   I'm sorry to hear that, sir. I'll get someone right away.
ALBERT:   You'd better. It's freezing up there. And my
   room's a disgrace4. That maid's useless. I want her replaced.
MANAGER:   Well, I'll speak to the housekeeper5 about it, sir, but I'm sure. . . .
ALBERT:   And that hall porter's another one. Cheeky devil. You should get rid of him, too.
   Doesn't know how to treat guests with respect. And look at the money I'm paying !
MANAGER:   Well, I'm very sorry, sir, but George has been with us for twenty years and we've
   never had any complaints about him until now.
ALBERT:   And another thing! What are you going to do about those foreigners in number 27? 
   Carrying on all night in that funny language! Shouting, they were. It shouldn't be
   allowed.
MANAGER:   If you like , sir , I'll have a word with them and ask them to be a little more
   considerate.
ALBERT:   Yes , do that , will you , then maybe I'll get some sleep.
MANAGER:   I'm very sorry you've been disturbed, sir. But are you enjoying your stay apart
   from that?
 
ALBERT:   Well , I don't think much of the restaurant. I can't get a decent6 plate of fish
   and chips. It's all salad and fancy stuff. And the service is terrible, too.
 
MANAGER:   Well. sir, I'm sure the waiters try to be as helpful as they can, but they are
   very busy at dinner.
ALBERT:   Well , you should get some more , shouldn't you?
   You should be able to afford it. You're charging enough this year, aren't you?
MANAGER:   I'm very sorry you feel that way about it, sir. If there's anything else I can do
   to make your stay here more pleasant, please don't hesitate to ask me.
ALBERT:   Don't worry , I'll tell you all right !


                                Additional Information

    The time of day is about 7. 30 in the evening. You are on your way home and are presently on a subway train which is about full. At one of the stops , a young man in his eaily twenties gets on the train and sits down next to a middle-aged7 woman reading a book.

The man looks like he might have been drinking a little. After a few minutes, he reaches,into his pocket for a cigarette and lights up. There are signs on the subway which prohibit smoking.People usually obey the signs , since it is both dangerous and inconsiderate not to. The woman turri~ to the man and very politely says, "Excusc me, sir, but you aren't supposed to smoke on the subway. "

 

The man ignores her, so she once again says. "Excuse me, sir, but people don't usually smoke on the subway. " The man looks at the woman and says, "Why don't you mind your own business,lady?" The woman closes her book, very calmly stands up, looks straight at the man and says, "I think the safety of all the passengers is everyone's business, young man. " She then turns tc walk away, when suddenly the young man jumps up and grabs8 her by the arm and turns her around. The woman yells9.


 


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1 tenants 05662236fc7e630999509804dd634b69     
n.房客( tenant的名词复数 );佃户;占用者;占有者
参考例句:
  • A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
2 irritated 2qezRf     
a.恼怒的
参考例句:
  • His little affectations irritated her. 他的装腔作势令她不快。
  • Her genteel accent irritated me. 她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。
3 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
参考例句:
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
4 disgrace klFzD     
n.耻辱,不光彩,丢脸的人(或事);vt.使丢脸
参考例句:
  • You will bring disgrace on yourself by doing this.你这样做会给自己带来耻辱。
  • He is a disgrace to our school.他是我们学校的耻辱。
5 housekeeper 6q2zxl     
n.管理家务的主妇,女管家
参考例句:
  • A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
  • She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家,一家人吃得很省。
6 decent mx6xr     
adj.象样的,不错的,体面的,正派的,恰当的
参考例句:
  • We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.我们盼望把孩子们培养成优秀人才。
  • There isn't even a decent table in this room.这屋里连张像样的桌子也没有。
7 middle-aged UopzSS     
adj.中年的
参考例句:
  • I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
  • The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。
8 grabs 63ff862ac9e8bc241ee82db3ae2893d1     
n.试图抓取,有意抢夺( grab的名词复数 )v.抢先,抢占( grab的第三人称单数 );(尤指匆忙地)取;攫取;(尤指自私、贪婪地)捞取
参考例句:
  • The job is up for grabs.Why don't you apply now? 那工作谁都可以争取,你怎么不现在就申请呢? 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She grabs a stack of baby photos and thrusts them into my hands. 她抓起一沓婴儿照片塞到我手里。 来自辞典例句
9 yells 125085a41c2797c7a3b1b94d59906b26     
v.叫喊,号叫,叫着说( yell的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The most savage yells of all came from the schoolchildren. 最野蛮的喊叫声来自那些学童。 来自英汉文学
  • Dimes, dimes, "yells another, selling $ 10 vials of crack. 另一个卖瓶装克拉克的青年也在大声叫卖。 来自名作英译部分

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