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📌 关键词：
· through-the-wall unit /θruː ðə wɔːl ˈjuːnɪt/ 嵌墙式空调 (整台机器嵌在墙洞里, 美国老房子常见, 区别于窗机和国内壁挂机)。例：a through-the-wall unit / install a through-the-wall unit
· came with the house /keɪm wɪð ðə haʊs/ 买房时就带的, 房子自带的。例：came with the house / the fridge came with the house / it came with the car
· back home /bæk hoʊm/ 老家, 国内 (出国的人说"国内"就用它, 不用说 in my home country)。例：back home / back home in China / we do it differently back home
· easy to install /ˈiːzi tə ɪnˈstɔːl/ 安装简单。例：easy to install / easy to use / hard to install
· Here's the thing about /hɪrz ðə θɪŋ əˈbaʊt/ 是这样的, 关于……有个情况 (用来引出要点或麻烦)。例：Here's the thing about / here's the thing about wall units / here's the thing
· called around /kɔːld əˈraʊnd/ 挨家打电话问了一圈 (around 表示"一圈")。例：called around / I called around / call around and compare prices
· come out /kʌm aʊt/ 上门 (师傅从店里出来到你家; 中文"来看看"不能说 visit, visit 是社交拜访)。例：come out / they can come out tomorrow / have someone come out and take a look
· went ahead and /went əˈhed ənd/ 就……了 (顺势往下做, 常带"没多想直接做了"的意味)。例：went ahead and / I went ahead and ordered it / go ahead and start
· Long story short /lɔːŋ ˈstɔːri ʃɔːrt/ 长话短说 (跳过细节直接说结果)。例：Long story short / long story short, it didn't work out
· some things never change /sʌm θɪŋz ˈnevər tʃeɪndʒ/ 有些事一点没变 (带自嘲或感慨的收尾语)。例：some things never change / same as always
📖 今日全文：
① It's been really hot in New York these past few days.
纽约这几天真是热得不行.
② Our bedroom faces south, so it gets sun all day long.
我们卧室朝南, 太阳晒一整天.
③ Our AC is a through-the-wall unit. It came with the house eight years ago.
家里那台空调是嵌墙式的. 八年前买房的时候就留下的.
④ It's old, and it's loud. Really loud.
又老又吵. 特别吵.
⑤ Man, I miss the ACs back home in China. They're easy to install, and you can get one the same day.
哎, 我真想念国内的空调. 安装特别简单, 当天就能装好.
⑥ So I finally decided to replace it.
所以我终于下决心把它换了.
⑦ Here's the thing about a wall unit. It's not like a window unit.
但墙机有个麻烦. 它跟窗机不一样.
⑧ You can't just pull it out and drop a new one in.
没法直接把它拽出来, 再塞台新的进去.
⑨ So I called around. Nobody could come out for a week.
于是我打了一圈电话. 一周之内没人能上门.
⑩ Then I found an older guy who actually knew how to install one.
后来总算找到一位真会装这个的师傅.
⑪ Great. So I went ahead and ordered the unit.
太好了. 我就赶紧去下单买机器.
⑫ And guess what? Pickup was also seven days out.
结果呢? 取货也要等七天.
⑬ But by then, I'll already be gone.
可到那时候, 我人已经走了.
⑭ Long story short, I gave up. No new AC this summer.
长话短说, 我放弃了. 今年夏天是换不成了.
⑮ And then it hit me. The exact same thing happened last year. Some things never change.
然后我突然想起来. 去年一模一样. 有些事真是一点没变.
明天见。Have a nice day!
