情景會話口袋書人際篇 第88期:搬家(3)
9. We're reluctant to leave this house and would hate to move.
我們十分留戀這所房子，真捨不得搬家。
還能這樣說：
We are unwilling to move from the house.
We are loath to leave the house and dislike moving.
諺語：
All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet.
貓都愛吃魚，卻怕爪弄溼。
10. He had moved house without leaving his new address.
他搬家了，沒留下新地址。
還能這樣說：
When he moved he didn't tell us his new address.
He left the old house with the address of his new house unknown.
應用解析：
on leave 休假中；
take (one's) leave (of sb.) 向（某人）告別，離別；
take leave of one's senses 發瘋；
beg leave to do sth. 請求准許幹某事
11. He has taken away long ago.
他早就搬走了。
還能這樣說：
He moved out long since.
He has shifted away from this area a long time ago.
諺語：
Take time by the forelock.
趁熱打鐵。
12. You must vacate the premises in five days.
你必須在5天內搬走。
還能這樣說：
You must move away in five days.
I offer you five days to move out.
應用解析：
on the premise of... 在……前提下；
see sb. off the premise 送至門口；下逐客令；
live on the premises 住在樓內
