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2014年ESL之日常生活 14 An Unwelcome Business in the Neighborhood

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An Unwelcome Business in the Neighborhood 

Patricia: Finally! That empty building has a new tenant1. That’s great for the neighborhood. 

Francois: Think again. The new tenant plans to open a strip club. 

Patricia: A strip club in the middle of a residential2 neighborhood?! That must be a violation3 of city ordinances4. The city won’t allow that. 

Francois: I’m not so sure. The tenant has already started moving in and there is no sign that the city is going take action. 

Patricia: Then we have to do something to let the city know that we object to a strip club going into that space. 

Francois: Good luck getting the city to do anything, much less file an injunction. The mayor is very pro- business and it won’t look good if he tries to shut down any business that could bring revenue and jobs to this dying town. 

Patricia: But at what cost? Our kids will have to walk past the strip club every day to and from school. That’s outrageous5! 

Francois: I suggest channeling that energy into action. If we make a stink6 and get media coverage7, maybe we’ll get some action. 

Patricia: Good idea. How can we get the local media to cover a neighborhood protest? 

Francois: How about nude8 picketing9? 

Patricia: I think that would send the wrong message. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 


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1 tenant 0pbwd     
n.承租人；房客；佃户；v.租借，租用
参考例句：
  • The tenant was dispossessed for not paying his rent.那名房客因未付房租而被赶走。
  • The tenant is responsible for all repairs to the building.租户负责对房屋的所有修理。
2 residential kkrzY3     
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
参考例句：
  • The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
  • The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
3 violation lLBzJ     
n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯
参考例句：
  • He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
  • He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
4 ordinances 8cabd02f9b13e5fee6496fb028b82c8c     
n.条例，法令( ordinance的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • These points of view, however, had not been generally accepted in building ordinances. 然而，这些观点仍未普遍地为其他的建筑条例而接受。 来自辞典例句
  • Great are Your mercies, O Lord; Revive me according to Your ordinances. 诗119:156耶和华阿、你的慈悲本为大．求你照你的典章将我救活。 来自互联网
5 outrageous MvFyH     
adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的
参考例句：
  • Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
  • Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。
6 stink ZG5zA     
vi.发出恶臭；糟透，招人厌恶；n.恶臭
参考例句：
  • The stink of the rotten fish turned my stomach.腐烂的鱼臭味使我恶心。
  • The room has awful stink.那个房间散发着难闻的臭气。
7 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
8 nude CHLxF     
adj.裸体的；n.裸体者，裸体艺术品
参考例句：
  • It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
  • She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。
9 picketing 3622c3682ad01d59f573404fdf46f968     
[经] 罢工工人劝阻工人上班，工人纠察线
参考例句：
  • mass picketing of the factory 罢工工人集体对工厂的封锁
  • "And my chaps were also there to prevent picketing! “我的人也是防着女工们要拦厂！ 来自子夜部分

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