The new tenant — Introductions
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The new tenant新租客

A real Introductions dialogue: The new tenant. 29 lines, 4 key words, one phrase to keep and a short check.一段真实的介绍对话:新租客。29 句对白、4 个重点词、一句金句和一个小练习。

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Speaker AEN

Mr. Osei? I am Claire, from the agency. Here are the keys.

奥塞先生?我是中介的克莱尔。这是钥匙。

Speaker BEN

Thank you. The flat is smaller than the photos.

谢谢。房子比照片小。

Speaker AEN

The photos were taken with a wide lens.

照片是用广角镜头拍的。

Speaker BEN

I noticed.

我看出来了。

Speaker AEN

Every flat looks bigger in the photos.

每套房子在照片里都显得更大。

Speaker BEN

So I have learned.

我学到了。

Speaker AEN

Let me introduce you to the neighbour first.

我先介绍你认识邻居。

Speaker BEN

There is a neighbour?

还有邻居?

Speaker AEN

There is a Mrs. Duarte. She has lived here forty years.

有位杜阿尔特太太。她在这儿住了四十年。

Speaker BEN

Forty years in this building?

在这栋楼里四十年?

Speaker AEN

She knows where the pipes are.

她知道管道在哪儿。

Speaker BEN

That is useful.

这很有用。

Speaker AEN

She also knows who is noisy.

她也知道谁吵。

Speaker BEN

That is more useful.

那更有用。

Speaker AEN

Her door is the one with the blue plant pots.

她的门是摆蓝色花盆的那扇。

Speaker BEN

What should I say to her?

我该对她说什么?

Speaker AEN

Say your name, say you are new, and do not mention the heating.

说你的名字,说你是新来的,别提升暖气。

Speaker BEN

Why not the heating?

为什么不能提暖气?

Speaker AEN

Because she will talk for an hour.

因为她会讲上一个小时。

Speaker BEN

Is the heating bad?

暖气不好吗?

Speaker AEN

The heating is old. Like the building.

暖气很旧。跟这栋楼一样。

Speaker BEN

And the water?

那水呢?

Speaker AEN

Hot in the morning. Cold after eight.

早上是热的。八点以后就凉了。

Speaker BEN

I will shower early.

那我一早洗澡。

Speaker AEN

That is what everyone does.

大家都是这样。

Speaker BEN

What about the rubbish?

垃圾怎么办?

Speaker AEN

Tuesday and Friday. Blue bags, not black.

周二和周五。蓝色袋子,不是黑色。

Speaker BEN

And if I forget?

如果我忘了呢?

Speaker AEN

Then Mrs. Duarte will remind you. Politely, for a long time.

那杜阿尔特太太会提醒你。很客气,会提醒很久。

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Key words关键词

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keys钥匙
heating暖气
rubbish垃圾
neighbour邻居
Key phrases

Say your name, say you are new, and do not mention the heating.

说你的名字,说你是新来的,别提升暖气。

A three-question check三道小题,检验一下

Match the meaning, then try the scene again.

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01Question 1 of 3

Mr. Osei? I am Claire, from the agency. Here are the keys.

02Question 2 of 3

Her door is the one with the blue plant pots.

03Question 3 of 3

Then Mrs. Duarte will remind you. Politely, for a long time.