2012年ESL之日常生活 19 Getting Rid of Bugs and Rodents

（单词翻译）

Getting Rid of Bugs¹ and Rodents² 

Apartment Manager: This is the one-bedroom apartment we have for rent. Let me show you around. 

Sherin: Wait! Did you see that? It looked like a mouse or a rat. 

Apartment Manager: There aren’t any rodents or any other vermin in this apartment complex. I make sure of that. 

Sherin: Are you sure? 

Apartment Manager: Sure, I’m sure. Only last month, I bought some mousetraps and rat poison and got rid of them all. This complex is rodent-free. 

Sherin: Oh, I see. 

Apartment Manager: And the month before that, we had roaches, ticks, and fleas³, but I fumigated⁴ and they’re gone. 

Sherin: You called a pest control company? 

Apartment Manager: I didn’t need a pest control company to get rid of a few bugs. I did it myself. 

Sherin: Oh, okay. 

Apartment Manager: And six months ago, we had bedbugs, but thanks to my diligence, they’re gone, too. So you want to see this apartment or don’t you? 

Sherin: I think I’ll pass. This conversation is making my skin crawl. 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse