Dorm 宿舍花絮 1. Where are the dorm buildings? 宿舍楼在哪里? 宿舍楼在哪里: I'm curious about where the dorm buildings are. 我想知道宿舍楼在哪里。 指明方向: They're right down the road. 沿着这条路走就行。 2. Do you know what room I was assigned? 你知道我被分到哪个房间了吗? 礼貌询问: Could you tell me what room I'm in? 你能告诉我我在哪个房间吗? 热心回答: Sure, 253. 当然,你在253号。 3. I hope my roommate is nice. 我希望我的室友好相处。
有个好室友是件幸事: Hopefully I get along with my roommate.希望我能和室友相处得好。 和室友相处不好很麻烦: Yeah, that can be a disaster. 是啊，这可能是个大麻烦。 4. I want to change the room. 我想换寝室。 直接问做法: What do I need to do to change the room? 换寝室需要做些什么? 给出建议: I think you just need to talk to the RA. 我觉得你只要告诉宿舍管理员就可以了。 ♦ RA = Resident Assistant 宿舍管理员 5. Who is Our RA?谁是我们的宿舍管理员? 具体哪个楼层: Who's the RA on this floor? 谁是这一层的宿舍管理员? 我也不确定: I'm not sure. Let's go check。我不清楚,咱们去核实一下吧。 ♦ go do 在口语中可以这样用,可以不加to。 6. Which bunk do you want? 你想要哪个铺位？ 这时候不要客气,选自己喜欢的: I want the one by the door. 我想要挨着门的那个。 The bottom bunk by the window. 接着窗户的下铺。 无所谓: Anyone is OK. 哪个都行。 bunk [bank] n. 架式床铺、铺位 7. How many people are there in your dorm? 你们宿舍几个人？
具体回答: Four including me. 包括我一共四个人。 Three now. But a new student is going to move in next week. 现在三个,但是下周一位新同学会搬进来。 8. How much do you pay for the accommodation each year? 你每年要交多少钱的住宿费? 可以直接回答: Maybe 500 dollars for a dorm like this. 像这样的宿舍大概是500美元。 可以概述: It all depends. Different kinds of dorms have different charges. 视情況而定。不同的宿舍收费不同。 ♦ accommodation n. 住处，膳宿 Dorm Conversation 对话 Kevin: So you live in the dorm? 凯文:你住在宿舍? Julie: Yeah , just moved in this semester. 朱莉:是啊,我这学期刚搬进去。 Kevin: How is that working out for you? 凯文:你感觉住宿舍怎么样? Julie: It's pretty good; it's hard to adjust to it though. 朱莉：很不错，只是很难适应。 Kevin: I know what you mean. I can't be easy to go from a house to a small room. 凯文:我明白你的意思。从一座房子换到一个小房间不容易。 Julie: It isn't, but it's also nice to be out of your own。 朱莉：是不容易，但是搬出自己的房子也不错。 Kevin: How's your roommate? 凯文:你的室友怎么样? Julie: She's nice. We're pretty different but I think it keeps things interesting 朱莉：她很好。我们有很大差异，但是我认为差异让事情变得有趣。 Kevin: Well, at least you're positive. 凯文：噢至少你很乐观。
Julie: Yeah, I think I have to be or I would never make it here! 朱莉:是啊,我想我必须这样,要不然我也来不了这里。 ♦ work out 产生结果 ♦ make it 成功
