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Jane:Our lease is up at the end of this year and we need to negotiate a new one.
簡:我們的租約今年年底就到期了,因此需要再簽新合同。
Monty:I know, but if I bring it up first, the landlord will think I'm desperate to renew.
蒙蒂:我知道,但如果我首先提起這個事情,房東肯定會認為我迫不及待想續(xù)約。
Jane:We are desperate to renew.
簡:我們就是迫不及待。
We've built our business here, and it would be really difficult to uproot it and reestablish it elsewhere.
我們的生意是在這里發(fā)展壯大，現(xiàn)在連根拔起再去別的地方重新來過會很困難。
Monty:I know, but given our antagonistic dealings in the past, I'm afraid the landlord is going to jack up our rent and we'll be forced out.
蒙蒂:我知道,但鑒于我們過往的劣跡,恐怕房東會提高房租，那樣我們就會被趕出去。
Jane:It's in the best interest of the landlord to keep a steady business leasing his property.
簡:房東總是希望自己的房子能夠租出個好價錢。
Monty:He might not see it that way.
蒙蒂:他可能不這么看。
He might see this as an opportunity to bring in a higher-paying tenant.
他可能會認為這是一個帶來一位高薪房客機會。
Jane:Or he may realize that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
簡:或者他可能意識到雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
Monty:Or he might think, “Out with the old and in with the new.”
蒙蒂:或者他可能會想著舊的不去新的不來。
Jane:You won't know until you contact him.
簡:你不你聯(lián)系他永遠不會知道的。
Monty:Right, but I think I'll let him stew just a little longer.
蒙蒂:對,但我想我會讓他煩擾一段時間。
