Dialogue Script 对话原文

Sam: Who is it?

Li: It's Ms. Li, your landlady. We'd appreciate it if you'd keep the noise down.

Sam: Oh! I just got out of the shower! I can't answer the door right now!

Li: And about those guests and the music...

Sam: I'm sorry. I can't hear you! I'll talk to you in half an hour, all right?

Li: You'd better.

(half an hour later)

Sam: Excuse me, you wanted to talk to me?

Li: Yes, the noise you've been making is unbearable. In the contract, you...

Sam: I haven't heard any noise. Maybe it was coming from below you.

Li: No, it was definitely from upstairs.

Sam: Well, maybe it's your next-door neighbors, because I haven't heard a thing.

Li: Anyway, just tame it down!

讲解：

1.对话中Ms. Li说Sam太吵了，一点也不安静，所以来找他算帐。keep the noise down. 别制造那么多的噪音，就是安静一点。

2.当Ms. Li敲Sam的房门的时候，他刚刚洗完澡，I just got out of the shower! 那I'm in a shower.就是我正在洗澡。现在还不能来开门，I can't answer the door right now! answer这个词可以是接听电话，answer the phone，也可以是answer the door，去开门。

3.Ms. Li想跟Sam谈谈关于那些客人和音乐的事，可能是来访的客人很多，音乐声音放的很大，影响到了别人。但是Sam隔着门听不见房东说话，说半个小时后再谈。房东很生气，说You'd better. 你最好过来，言外之意就是如果你不过来的话，就跟你没完。

4.房东抱怨说the noise you've been making is unbearable.你制造的噪音让人无法忍受。make noise, 制造噪音。unbearable, 让人无法忍受的。那么这句话还可以说成，I can't bear the noise you've been making. 但是Sam说他没有听见任何噪音，怀疑是不是从楼下传来的。可是房东坚持说是从楼上传来的。

5.Sam又说可能是从房东邻居那传来的，反正他没有听见任何噪音。房东很不耐烦，Anyway, just tame it down! 你小声一点就是了！看来房东和房客相处的不是很好啊。