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plumber¹, 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