Alice has invited Albert to have breakfast with her in a coffee shop. Alice shows up looking very drowsy and Albert,concerned about what's wrong,asks her what happened.
艾丽斯邀请艾尔伯特和她一起在咖啡店吃早餐。艾丽斯看起来很困，艾尔伯特担心发生了什么事，问她发生了什么事。
Alice & Albert
Alice: Albert校友及好朋友，在一家英语培训机构任职
Albert:本书男主，跨国公司程序员
Alice: The air conditioner in my room isn't working. It was boiling hot last night and I could barely sleep.
艾丽斯: 我房间里的空调坏了。昨晚天气很热，我几乎无法入睡。
Albert: Oh,poor you! You can't survive this scorching summer heat without a cooling system.
艾尔伯特: 噢,可怜的你! 如果没有冷却系统，你就无法忍受这个炎热的夏天。
Alice: Luckily I can enjoy some cool air here before I have to go back to my furnace-like home.
艾丽斯: 幸运的是，在我回到像火炉一样的家之前，我可以在这里享受一些凉爽的空气。
Albert: Yeah. Have you told your landlord about this?
艾尔伯特: 是的。你把这件事告诉你的房东了吗?
Alice: I did,but he is out of town and he won't return until next week. So he suggested that I find a maintenance person to fix it. Then he will reimburse me for the maintenance fee.
艾丽斯: 是的，但他出城了，下星期才回来。所以他建议我找个维修工来修理。然后他会补偿我的维修费。
Albert: You should call AC manufacturer's after-sales service hotline.
艾尔伯特: 你应该打AC厂家的售后服务热线。
Alice: I will. I don't think I can put up with the heat anymore. But I'd like to enjoy my breakfast first. I really need a cup of coffee to refresh myself.
艾丽斯: 我会的。我想我再也受不了酷热了。但我想先享用早餐。我真想喝杯咖啡提提神。
Albert: Definitely. What do you want? My treat!
艾尔伯特: 当然。你想要什么?我请客!
Alice: Thanks! That's so sweet of you. I'll have a latte with skimmed milk and a slice of carrot cake.
艾丽斯: 谢谢!你真是太好了。我要一杯脱脂牛奶拿铁和一片胡萝卜蛋糕。
Albert: Excellent choice. I heard that the carrot cake is one of the best selling desserts here.
艾尔伯特: 优秀的选择。我听说胡萝卜蛋糕是这里最畅销的甜点之一。
Alice: Yeah,I had it before and it's really good.
艾丽斯: 是的，我以前吃过，味道很好。
Albert: I hope the coffee and cake will make you feel better.
艾尔伯特: 我希望咖啡和蛋糕会让你感觉好一点。
Alice: I'm sure they will.
艾丽斯: 我相信他们会的。
本课生词总结
drowsy：adj. 昏昏欲睡的；沉寂的；催眠的
boiling hot：滚烫的；炎热的
barely：adv. 仅仅，勉强；几乎不；公开地；贫乏地
scorching：adj. 灼热的；激烈的；讽刺的；过早硫化的
furnace：n. 火炉，熔炉
maintenance：n. 维护，维修；保持；生活费用
reimburse：vt. 偿还；赔偿
after-sales：adj. （英）出售以后的
put up with：v. 忍受；容忍
My treat：我请客
skimmed：adj. 脱脂的 v. 浏览，掠过；去除（skim的过去分词）
carrot：n. 胡萝卜 诱饵
