情景口语会话口袋书第88期:搬家(3) (mp3和文本下载)

情景口语会话口袋书第88期:搬家(3)

9. We're reluctant to leave this house and would hate to move.
我们十分留恋这所房子，真舍不得搬家。

还能这样说：
We are unwilling to move from the house.
We are loath to leave the house and dislike moving.

谚语：
All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet.
猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。

10. He had moved house without leaving his new address.
他搬家了，没留下新地址。

还能这样说：
When he moved he didn't tell us his new address.
He left the old house with the address of his new house unknown.

应用解析：
on leave 休假中；
take (one's) leave (of sb.) 向（某人）告别，离别；
take leave of one's senses 发疯；
beg leave to do sth. 请求准许干某事

11. He has taken away long ago.
他早就搬走了。

还能这样说：
He moved out long since.
He has shifted away from this area a long time ago.

谚语：
Take time by the forelock.
趁热打铁。

12. You must vacate the premises in five days.
你必须在5天内搬走。

还能这样说：
You must move away in five days.
I offer you five days to move out.

应用解析：
on the premise of... 在……前提下；
see sb. off the premise 送至门口；下逐客令；
live on the premises 住在楼内