04 左邻右舍(3/4)
ines. can you help me out by turning down the music during those evening hours?” or you may come up with a compromise that works for both of you.
怎样和不讨人喜欢的邻居相处？
家是你的庇护所。和邻居相处得如何对你的健康安宁和幸福起着举足轻重的作用。那么怎样和那些讨人嫌的邻居相处呢？如果你的邻居经常演奏音乐、聚会到很晚，你怎样让他停止呢？你可以把这些问题提出来，引起邻居的注意，他们会乐于尽量减少对你的困扰的。你可以说“我睡觉很容易醒或者我有偏头痛。你能帮帮忙晚上把声音关小点吗？”或者你可以和邻居达成双方都能接受的协议。
远亲不如近邻
dialogue
sue is preparing a birthday party for her husband. her neighbor katherine comes to drop in her.
苏正在为他的先生准备生日聚会。她的邻居凯瑟琳过来拜访她。
sue: oh, katherine. please come in. i'm sorry. here is a fearful mess!
苏：噢，凯瑟琳。请进。很抱歉，这里简直是一团糟。
katherine: sue, what are you doing now?
凯瑟琳：苏，你在忙什么呢？
sue: today is my husband's birthday. i want to give him a surprise, so i must get everything ready before he gets home. i'm sorry for having no time to entertain you.
苏：今天是我先生的生日。我想给他一个惊喜，所以我必须在他回家之前把一切都准备好。很抱歉没时间招呼你。
katherine: never mind. what can i do to help you out?
凯瑟琳：没关系。我能帮你什么吗？
sue: that's very kind of you. can you give me a hand to pass me those balloons?
苏：你真是太好了。能帮忙把那些气球递给我吗？
katherine: no problem. here you are.
凯瑟琳：没问题。给你。
sue: thank you. you do me a big favor.
苏：谢谢你帮了我一个大忙。
katherine: that was a cake walk. it's nothing to speak of.
凯瑟琳：小事一桩。不值一提。
notes
1. fearful ['fi?f?l] adj.担心的；可怕的；非常的
2. entertain [?ent?'tein] v. 娱乐，使有兴趣；招待；考虑；抱有；容纳
3. balloon [b?'lu:n] n. 气球，球状物；v. 使膨胀
4. a cake walk 很容易的事
小贴士
1. water afar can't quench fire, and a good neighbor is better than a brother far off.
远水难救近火，远亲不如近邻。
2. neighbors ought to respect one another.
邻里之间应该互相尊重。
3. would you like our assistance with a move?
你需要我们帮忙搬家吗？
4. could i have a ride to my company?
我可以搭便车到公司吗？
5. when my mother fell in a faint in the neighborhood, it's our neighbor who sent her to hospital immediately.
当母亲在附近晕倒时，是我们的邻居立刻把她送进了医院。
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怎样和不讨人喜欢的邻居相处？
家是你的庇护所。和邻居相处得如何对你的健康安宁和幸福起着举足轻重的作用。那么怎样和那些讨人嫌的邻居相处呢？如果你的邻居经常演奏音乐、聚会到很晚，你怎样让他停止呢？你可以把这些问题提出来，引起邻居的注意，他们会乐于尽量减少对你的困扰的。你可以说“我睡觉很容易醒或者我有偏头痛。你能帮帮忙晚上把声音关小点吗？”或者你可以和邻居达成双方都能接受的协议。
远亲不如近邻
dialogue
sue is preparing a birthday party for her husband. her neighbor katherine comes to drop in her.
苏正在为他的先生准备生日聚会。她的邻居凯瑟琳过来拜访她。
sue: oh, katherine. please come in. i'm sorry. here is a fearful mess!
苏：噢，凯瑟琳。请进。很抱歉，这里简直是一团糟。
katherine: sue, what are you doing now?
凯瑟琳：苏，你在忙什么呢？
sue: today is my husband's birthday. i want to give him a surprise, so i must get everything ready before he gets home. i'm sorry for having no time to entertain you.
苏：今天是我先生的生日。我想给他一个惊喜，所以我必须在他回家之前把一切都准备好。很抱歉没时间招呼你。
katherine: never mind. what can i do to help you out?
凯瑟琳：没关系。我能帮你什么吗？
sue: that's very kind of you. can you give me a hand to pass me those balloons?
苏：你真是太好了。能帮忙把那些气球递给我吗？
katherine: no problem. here you are.
凯瑟琳：没问题。给你。
sue: thank you. you do me a big favor.
苏：谢谢你帮了我一个大忙。
katherine: that was a cake walk. it's nothing to speak of.
凯瑟琳：小事一桩。不值一提。
notes
1. fearful ['fi?f?l] adj.担心的；可怕的；非常的
2. entertain [?ent?'tein] v. 娱乐，使有兴趣；招待；考虑；抱有；容纳
3. balloon [b?'lu:n] n. 气球，球状物；v. 使膨胀
4. a cake walk 很容易的事
小贴士
1. water afar can't quench fire, and a good neighbor is better than a brother far off.
远水难救近火，远亲不如近邻。
2. neighbors ought to respect one another.
邻里之间应该互相尊重。
3. would you like our assistance with a move?
你需要我们帮忙搬家吗？
4. could i have a ride to my company?
我可以搭便车到公司吗？
5. when my mother fell in a faint in the neighborhood, it's our neighbor who sent her to hospital immediately.
当母亲在附近晕倒时，是我们的邻居立刻把她送进了医院。
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