【2012-08-06，一】ESL Podcast 814 – Getting Rid of Bugs and Rodents

Kill bugs dead with this episode. Learn how to talk about rodents and insects in English. Tags: Daily Life Audio Index: Slow dialog: 1:14 Explanations: 3:00 Fast dialog: 15:07 Apartment Manager: This is the one-bedroom apartment we have for rent. Let me show you around. Sherin: Wait! Did you see that? It looked like a mouse or a rat. Apartment Manager: There aren’t any rodents or any other vermin in this apartment complex. I make sure of that. Sherin: Are you sure? Apartment Manager: Sure, I’m sure. Only last month, I bought some mousetraps and rat poison and got rid of them all. This complex is rodent-free. Sherin: Oh, I see. Apartment Manager: And the month before that, we had roaches, ticks, and fleas, but I fumigated and they’re gone. Sherin: You called a pest control company? Apartment Manager: I didn’t need a pest control company to get rid of a few bugs. I did it myself. Sherin: Oh, okay. Apartment Manager: And six months ago, we had bedbugs, but thanks to my diligence, they’re gone, too. So you want to see this apartment or don’t you? Sherin: I think I’ll pass. This conversation is making my skin crawl. Script by Dr. Lucy Tse