Duplex 双层公寓（二）

Kenneth: When I told you I had a particular building in mind for you. This is the one I was talking about. It's a historical home on one of the best blocks in all of Brooklyn.

Alex: Remember what we talked about.

Nancy: I know, poker face .

Kenneth: Built-ins, built-ins.

Nancy: Oh, the kitchen's a little small.

Kenneth: Well, rip off this awful room divider, and you've got an eat-in kitchen. And over here you have your library.

Alex: Wow.

Nancy: For your books.

Kenneth: Oh, you like books?

Alex: I have a little collection of first-edition novels.

Nancy: Alex is a writer.

Kenneth: The parlor.

Nancy: Oh, my God.

Alex: So, this staircase. This leads to where?

Kenneth: I thought you realized. This is a duplex.

Nancy: As in two floors for the price of one?

Kenneth: I believe it's right there in the listing sheet.

Alex: So, why was it sealed off? Were there, like, a slew of murders up there or something?

Kenneth: No, there's just a sweet, little old lady that lives upstairs.

Nancy: A tenant?

Kenneth: Mm-hmm.

Alex: So, rent control means we can't kick her out, right?

Nancy: Alex! 

Kenneth: That's a legitimate question. No, you cannot evict her. She has to decide to leave or, God forbid... Poor thing hasn't been feeling well lately. She's gotta be close to 100 years old.

妙词佳句，活学活用

1. poker face
非常好用的一个短语，是指不显露出任何表情的时候用的。打个比方，“在砍价的时候，千万不要露出任何喜欢的表情”就可以说成：When you are making a bargain, you'd better keep a poker face.

2. rip off
A：rip something off
这个短语有两个含义，第一层含义也就是本文当中所提到的“拆掉”。此外，我们说“脱衣服”也可以用它：rip off the T-shirt。
B：是最为常用的俚语之一，意思是steal something。比如：“有些人以偷东西为生”就可以说：Some people rip off the goods from the supermarket to make a living.

3. a slew of
意思是“很多”，用起来的时候也很简单，比如“今天我有很多课”就可说：I've got a slew of classes for today.