1、找房
－抱怨：dormitory①太小太脏②太吵③管的太严；apartment①东西老坏②室友难处neat, considerate.
－找房难，不愿搬，抱怨多，怕涨价，减装修
－房东landlord，租户tenant
2、噪音
－室内：调音turn down，隔音sound proof，没意识到
－室外：airport, highway, traffic
3、空气污染
－室内：开窗，空气窒息stuffy,卡住了window is stuck
－室外：没办法，抱怨多
4、装修
－少花钱afford，新床new couch
－旧家具往哪放where do you want it to go?
5、修理
－什么坏了，找谁:管道工plumber, 水龙头/管子漏leaky faucet/pipe, 下水道堵塞clogged drain, 灯泡bulb, 电线wiring, 电灯light , 电工electrician
－修理贵，修不如买：以旧换新trade it in
＊修理工的总称：maintenance people, technician, repair person
6、高速路highway
－长塞车be tied up/ backed up in traffic, traffic jam, rush hour.
－拐错弯：should have turned, miss the turn
－从哪儿出get out , exit
－违章：超速speeding, 闯红灯go through the red light, 违章停车illegal parking, 停车场lot，罚单ticket, 交通队traffic court
7、迷路，问路
＊ 中南central south，左上角upper left hand，右下角lower right hand，沿着走 down, walk along. Off to
＊ 你去哪儿：where are you heading for
leaving for
8、外伤
－易受伤
－伤哪里:twist, strain, hurt, injure, shoulder, wrist, ankle, knee
－能不能动
－原因：搬东西或锻炼
9、看病
－症状:feel under the weather身体不适,catch a cold, have ringing in the ears , running nose, sneeze喷嚏。感染…病come down with, get a touch of, catch
－禁忌
－药管不管用:药起了作用it works/helps. It does good. It does the trick. It make difference.
＊药片pill，剂量dosage，入院be admitted to hospital, 出院check out of/release from
＊医务室infirmary,clinic. 药房pharmacy,棉团floss, 打针shots，抓药fill
10、打工
－时间，工资，经验
－职责，感受
11、借钱，还钱
－不愿借
－不想还
－（语气）why
12、帮忙
－帮或不帮
－为何不帮
lack of
13、捎东西 low on sth
－缺什么be short of
－要或不要，原因 run out of
14、搭车
－搭不上，听原因:接sb. pick sb up, 下车到哪儿drop sb off at sw
15、等人
－等不着
－不想等
－why
