英语PK台 第128期:租房,活力小公寓

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Jingjing: Hey, Xiao Gao, are you still looking for a new place?

京晶：嗨，小高，你还在找房子吗？

Xiao Gao: Yeah, I'm looking for something on the East side¹ of Beijing, time to shake² things up a bit³.

小高：是啊，我想找一个北京东边的房子，是时候改变一下了。

Jingjing: I thought⁴ you liked the West side.

京晶：我还以为你喜欢西边的房子。

Xiao Gao: I do, but I'm always pressed⁵ for time when I go to work in the morning cuz it's a long drive.

小高：我是喜欢西边的房子，但是我每天早上上班的时候总是很赶时间，因为路程太远了。

Jingjing: I hear ya,traffic is really bad in the morning. I make good time by riding my bike to and from work every day. Anyways, what kind of apartment⁶ are you looking for?

京晶：我明白，早上的交通实在不太好。为了省时间我每天骑车上下班。那你想找什么样的房子呢？

Xiao Gao: The bigger, the better.

小高：越大越好。

Jingjing: Well, I'll keep my eyes peeled⁷ for you. If I see any I think you might⁸ like, I'll holler at you.

京晶：好吧，我会帮你留意的。如果我看到你可能会喜欢的房子，我会告诉你的。

Xiao Gao: Thanks!

小高：谢啦！

习语短语

1. place = 住所 (my place; yourplace)

2. time to shake things up abit = 是时候改变一下了

3. pressed for time =做某事时间紧迫

4. cuz = because 因为（口头语）

5. I hear ya. = 我明白。

6. make good time =加速做某事

7. The bigger, the better. = 越大越好。

8. keep one's eyes peeled forsomething = 仔细留意某事

9. holler = 叫喊；告知

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