-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go 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