美语会话实录第150期(MP3+文本):Rest assured

英文原文:

LL: Oh, you can rest assured that they'll be no problem.
Beth: Why is that?
LL: Your upstairs neighbors live in Canada and rarely come back to Taiwan. When they do, they're never home.
Beth: And the downstairs neighbors?
LL: Two flight attendants that are also in and out of town. When they're here, they're usually sleeping. And next door to you is me. I'm a quiet neighbor.
Beth: Sounds ideal. We'll get back to you in a couple of days then.

参考译文:

房东：喔，你放心，他们绝对没问题。
贝丝：为什么？
房东：你楼上的邻居住在加拿大，很少回台湾。就算回来，他们也都不在家。
贝丝：那楼下的邻居呢？
房东：也是两个飞来飞去的空服员。她们回来通常都在睡觉。隔壁的邻居就是我。我是个安静的邻居。
贝丝：听起来很理想。我们过几天跟你联络。

重点词汇:

rest assured
感到放心
A: This airplane looks dangerous!
这班飞机看起来很危险！
B: Rest assured-despite its age, it's very safe!
放心——这架飞机虽然旧，不过很安全！
rarely (adv.)
难得，很少
I rarely watch television.
我几乎不看电视。
flight attendant
空服员
A: I'm really thirsty!
我好渴！
B: Ask the flight attendant for some water!
请空服员送点水来！
in and out
进进出出的
The boss is in and out of the office all the time.
老板总是再办公室进进出出的。
ideal (a.)
理想的，完美的
My apartment isn't ideal, but at least it's cheap.
我的公寓虽然不理想，但至少很便宜。
get back to
再回电∕再联络（某人）
Get back to me by nine o'clock, or you're fired!
九点前跟我联络，不然你就背开除了！