A: Okay, that's fine, bye.

好的，可以的，再見。

B: What happened?

怎么了？

A: That's it. My lease is up, I have to move.

是這樣的，我的房租要到期啦，我要搬房子了。

B: What? Why? Can't you renew it?

什么？為什么？不能續租嗎？

A: The owner apparently is selling this place to make way for the construction of a parking lot.

很明顯，房東要把這里賣出去賺些錢建停車場。

B: Well, I can help you pack. We should start looking for a new place for you ASAP.

好吧。我可以幫你打包，我們要盡快幫你找個新房子。

A: I think I might move in with my parents for a couple of months until I can find something. You know how hard it is to find a decent place around here. I'm gonna have to put most of my stuff in storage for a while.

我覺得我可能得搬去跟我父母住幾個月，直到我找到房子。你知道的，在這兒附近找到一個好的地方太難了。我要把我大部分東西寄存在這兒一段時間。

B: Well, let me know if there's anything I can do to help out.

好的，如果有什么需要我幫忙跟我說。

A: Actually, would you mind looking after my pet tarantula and snake for a couple of weeks?

其實，你介意幫我照看一下我的寵物狼蛛和寵物蛇幾個星期嘛？

B: He he. Sure.

當然。

lease

V.租用；租借；出租

N.租約

例句：

The company leased the whole building.

公司將整棟樓都租了下來。

I leased an apartment when I was in London.

我在倫敦的時候租了一間公寓。

We signed a three-year lease when we moved into the house.

我們搬進那所房子的時候簽了一份三年的租約。

rent

V.租；出租

N.租金；房租

例句：

I'd like to rent a car.

我想租一輛車。

He rented his house to me.

他把房子租給了我。

I pay a higher rent than the other tenants because my room is bigger.

我的房租比其他租客高，因為我的房間要大些。

for rent

待租售的

The apartment is for rent.

這個公寓待租售。

be up

到期了；結束了

例句：

Our time is up.

我們時間快到了。

make way for...

為...讓路

例句：

He's selling his house to make way for a bigger one.

他要賣掉現在住的房子來換個更大的。

renew

重新開始；延長...有效期

例句：

They are not going to renew the contract.

他們不打算和我們續約。

I'd like to renew my membership card.

我要續費我的會員卡。

May I renew this book?

我能續租這本書嗎？

pack

打包

pack a suitcase/pack a piece of luggage

打包一件行李箱

例句：

Did you pack the suitcase?

你打包行李了嗎？

Would you mind....?

你介意...嗎？

例句：

Would you mind opening the window?

你能把窗戶開一下嗎？

Would you mind looking after my dog when I'm out?

我外出的時候，您是否介意幫我照看我的狗？