ADVICE 建議

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Part 1 Wants some peace需要安靜
    Dear Mike
    My neighbor is driving me crazy.Every morning at 6∶00, I can hear her yodeling.I can't take it any more.Is there anything I can do to get her to stop?
    Wants some peace
    親愛的邁克:
    我的鄰居快要把我弄瘋了。每天早上六點,我就聽見她用岳得爾調(diào)唱歌(瑞士的傳統(tǒng)演唱方式,真聲和高聲交替),我再也受不了了,我可以做些什么使她停下來呢?
    渴望得到些安靜的人
    Advice
    建議:
    ●How would you advise this person?你應(yīng)怎樣給這個人提建議呢?
    Call the neighbor, ask her to stop yodeling.給你鄰居打電話,請她別再唱了。
    Play your own music.自己放些音樂來聽。
    Close the windows.關(guān)上窗戶。
    Wear earplugs.戴上耳塞。
    ●What do you think about yodeling?你是怎樣看待岳得爾調(diào)的?
    I like yodeling. / I don't like yodeling.我喜歡岳得爾調(diào)。/我不喜歡岳得爾調(diào)。
    6∶00 a.m. is too early to yodel.早上6點就唱岳得爾調(diào)有些太早了。
    Yodeling at 6∶00 a.m. is OK.早上6點唱岳得爾調(diào)挺好的。
    ●Do you sing in the shower?你洗澡時唱歌嗎?
    Never! / Every day.從不!/每天都唱。
    Part 2Not a dog person帶狗的人不要來
    Dear Mike
    What do you tell a neighbor who insists on bringing his dog /into/ my house every evening? We have a good relationship except for this. I'm afraid of hurting his feeling,but the dog is driving me bonkers.
    Going nuts
    親愛的邁克:
    如果一個鄰居堅持要每天晚上把他的狗帶到我家,你會對他說些什么呢?除了這一點外,我們的關(guān)系很好,我很怕傷了他的感情,但他的狗讓我的精神有點錯亂了。
    快發(fā)瘋的人
    Advice
    建議:
    ●What should 'Going nuts' do?"快發(fā)瘋的人"應(yīng)該做什么?
    Say something to the neighbor.應(yīng)對鄰居說些什么。
    Don't say anything to the neighbor.什么也別對那鄰居說。
    Visit on the porch.在走廊逗留。
    Go to the neighbor's house instead.換成去你鄰居家(見面)。
    Part 3 Nose situations鼻子問題
    Dear Jane
    I am engaged to be married in August.Now my fiance says he won't marry me unless I get a nose job done before the wedding.What should I do?
    Bent nose
    親愛的簡:
    我已定婚,并決定于八月結(jié)婚,而現(xiàn)在我的未婚夫說,如果我不去給我的鼻子整形的話,就不要我了。我該怎么辦?
    長鷹勾鼻的人
    Advice
    建議:
    ●What should 'Bent nose' do?"長鷹勾鼻的人"應(yīng)該做什么?
    Get a nose job. / Don't get a nose job.去做個鼻子整形術(shù)。/不要去做。
    Keep your fiance. / Break off the engagement.繼續(xù)和你的未婚夫在一起。/取消婚約。
    ●Do you like your nose?你喜歡你的鼻子嗎?
    I like my nose. / I wouldn't mindshavingsa nose job.我喜歡我的鼻子。/我不介意做個鼻子整形術(shù)。
    ●Have you ever consideredshavingsa nose job?你曾考慮過要做鼻子整形術(shù)嗎?
    Never.從不。
    Maybe.也許(會考慮吧)。
    Already have one.已經(jīng)做過一次了。
    Part 4 Downright unneighborly向鄰居說實話
    Dear Jane
    I live in a small apartment.My neighbor upstairs plays country music until 3∶00 a.m.I cant get any sleep! I'm nervous about talking to my neighbor.He's 200 centimeters tall.What can I do?
    Sleepless
    親愛的簡:
    我住在一個小公寓里,我樓上的鄰居經(jīng)常彈奏鄉(xiāng)村音樂,直到凌晨3點鐘,我?guī)缀鯚o法睡覺。對我的這位鄰居說話時,我通常感到緊張,因為他有2米高。我該怎么辦?不能入眠的人
    Advice
    建議:
    ●How can 'Sleepless' solve this problem?"不能入眠的人"該怎樣解決問題?
    Call the neighbor on the phone.打電話給那個鄰居。Talk to the apartment manager.找公寓管理員談?wù)劇?BR>    Leave a nice note for the neighbor.給鄰居留個語氣委婉些的條兒。
    Buy and use earplugs.買個耳塞來用用。
    Part 5 Got the blues藍頭發(fā)
    Dear Jane
    I am a teenager in a small town. I thought it would be fun to dye my hair blue, so I did. It was supposed to wash out, but it didn't! What can I do?
    Blue Boy
    親愛的簡:
    我是一個十幾歲的孩子,住在一個小鎮(zhèn)里。我覺得染發(fā)是件非常有趣的事,所以我把頭發(fā)染成藍色了,它本應(yīng)該能洗掉的,可它洗不掉。我該怎么辦?
    藍發(fā)男孩
    Advice
    建議:
    ●What should 'Blue Boy' do?"藍發(fā)男孩"應(yīng)該怎么做?
    Pay a visit to a good hairdresser.拜訪一位優(yōu)秀的發(fā)型師。
    Shave your head.把頭剃了。
    Let your hair grow out.讓你的頭發(fā)長出來。
    Wear wig.戴個假發(fā)。
    Part 6 Aching ears讓人耳朵"痛"的電話Dear Mike
    I'mshavingsa problem with a new friend I met at the beauty shop. She calls me every night and talks for an hour about all her problems. I've tried hinting that I'm busy, but she just keeps talking. Help!
    Just can't say goodbye
    親愛的邁克:
    我和一個朋友間出了些問題。她是我在美發(fā)店認識的,現(xiàn)在她每天晚上都給我打電話,在一小時談話過程中她總是在說她自己的事。我已試圖暗示她我很忙,但她還是繼續(xù)說個不停。快幫幫忙!不能說再見的人
    Advice
    建議:
    ●What should 'Cant say goodbye' do to discourage her friend?"不能說再見的人"應(yīng)該做些什么阻止她的朋友?
    End the call quickly.快速結(jié)束通話。
    Use an answering machine.用電話留言機。
    Be honest with your friend.和你的朋友老實說。
    Change beauty shops and your phone number.換家美容店,并且把電話號碼也換了。
    ●Do you usually enjoy phone calls?你喜歡煲"電話粥"嗎?
    I like to talk on the phone. / I get sick of the phone.我喜歡在電話里交談。/我討厭電話。