House Hunting 文.常春籐生活英語
 Dialogue A
Zoe and Burt are looking for a new house.
Zoe:Look! I found some great houses in the newspaper we can visit.
Burt:OK. I'll look at them later.
Zoe:You agreed that we would move to a bigger house, but it seems like I'm the only one who has kept the ball rolling.
Burt:I know. I guess I'm just nervous about it right now.
Zoe:Well, I still want to move, but we need to decide on this together. The ball is in your court now. Let me know when you make up your mind.
柔依和伯特正在找新房子。
柔 依：你看！我在報紙裡找到一些好房子，我們可以去看看。
伯 特：好。我等會兒再看。
柔 依：你答應說我們要搬到大一點的屋子，不過好像只有我在找而已。
伯 特：我知道。我想現在我只是對這件事情有點緊張罷了。
柔 依：嗯，可是我還是想搬家，不過事情要我們兩人一同決定。現在就看你要怎麼做了。你決定好再告訴我吧。
 Dialogue B
The next day, Burt apologizes to Zoe.
Burt:I'm sorry I wasn't being helpful. I know I originally said we would look for a new house together.
Zoe:Yes, you did. Frankly, I was really excited about decorating a new house. I think we would have a ball.
Burt:You're right. It would be great. I promise that from now on, I'll be on the ball.
Zoe:I'm so happy to hear that! Now go get the newspaper. I bet there are some new houses in it today.
隔天，伯特向柔依道歉。
伯 特：很抱歉我都沒幫上忙。我知道原先我說過我們會兩個人一起找新房子。
柔 依：是啊，你是這麼說過。坦白講，我對裝潢新房子這件事真是超興奮的。我想我們會做得很開心。
伯 特：妳說得沒錯。一定會很好玩。我保證從現在起，我會更投入。
柔 依：我真高興聽到你這麼說！現在快去拿報紙吧。我敢說今天報上一定有一些新房子。 | |
| Building Your Vocabulary | | ![]() | ![]() |
1.apologize vi. 道歉，謝罪
You must apologize for the trouble you caused.
你必須為你惹出來的麻煩致歉。
2.frankly adv. 坦承地，坦率地
Frankly, I don't agree with your opinion.
老實說，我不同意你的意見。 | |
| Phrases for Learning | | ![]() | ![]() |
1.keep the ball rolling 使事情繼續進行
While the boss was on vacation, his son kept the ball rolling with the project.
老闆去度假的時候，這個企劃的執行就由他兒子負責。
2.the ball be in + 所有格 + court 現在輪到某人（做出反應或採取行動）
I left Fiona a note. Now the ball is in her court.
我留了一張便條給菲歐娜。現在就看她怎麼做了。
3.have a ball 玩得很開心
Josie and May had a ball in Las Vegas.
喬西和阿梅在拉斯維加斯玩得很開心。
4.be on the ball 投入的，有反應的
Randy wasn't on the ball because he didn't sleep well last night.
蘭迪有點沒進入狀況，因為他昨晚睡得不太好。 | |
| Tips In Use | | ![]() | ![]() |
I bet there are some new houses in it today.
（我敢說今天報上一定有一些新房子。）
本句雖然用了 bet 這個字，卻沒有要跟任何人打賭的意思。"I bet..."在口語中表『我敢肯定……』。以下為各位讀者介紹其它跟 bet 有關的常見口語用法：
1.You bet! 的確∕當然∕一點不錯！
A: Would you like some ice cream?
B: You bet!
（甲：你要吃點冰淇淋嗎？ 乙：當然囉！）
2.You can bet your bottom dollar + that 子句 有把握∕確信……
You can bet your bottom dollar that it'll rain this afternoon.
（今天下午鐵定會下雨。） |
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