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厌倦了一成不变的家具，想要换个环境却无奈囊中羞涩，怎么办呢？Hillary和Davy小两口就想出了一个一举两得的好主意。
Hillary: Oh I’m so sick of this living room!
Davy: Why? What’s wrong with it?
Hillary: It’s just…bleh! The furniture’s run down, the paintings are 1)hokey, the colour is so last decade…
Davy: All right, all right, ①I get the picture.
Hillary: Can we please redecorate?
Davy: Sure—②as soon as some money drops out of the sky.
Hillary: Oh honey, common, this space could really use a 2)facelift.
Davy: I’m not arguing that. I just don’t know where you think we’ll find the cash to do stuff like hire painters or buy new furniture.
Hillary: Sigh, I know. ③I wish it didn’t have to be so expensive just to give a little life to your home.
Davy: Well, maybe it’s something we can save for. You know, a goal.
Hillary: Wait a minute, I just thought of something!
Davy: Is this a 3)eureka moment?
Hillary: It just might be. Do you remember that show Trading Spaces where they would redo an entire room for $1000 or less?
Davy: I think I see where you’re going with this…
Hillary: Why don’t we 4)spruce up the place ourselves? We’ve got the internet at our fingertips to answer any questions, and it can’t be that hard to paint a room.
Davy: But what about the furniture?
Hillary: Let’s hit up the second hand shops or see if our friends would be willing to trade.
Davy: And you’ve got a bunch of old photos we could 5)blow up and frame for the walls.
Hillary: Now you’re talking! Plus, trying to do it creatively could turn out to be a 6)riot.
Davy: Alright, I’m in. Let’s start next week.
Hillary: Great! I’ll start drawing up a plan.
Smart Sentences
① I get the picture. 我知道了。
get the picture: understand the situation（了解情况）。例如：
You need to tell the whole story if you want people to get the picture.
如果你希望别人了解情况，你就得把整件事都告诉别人。
② As soon as some money drops out of the sky. 只要天降横财我们就马上装修去。
drop out of the sky: from an unexpected or unforeseen source（突然，出乎意料地）。例如：
The criticism for the book just dropped out of the sky amid high praises.
好评如潮时，批评突如其来。
③ I wish it didn’t have to be so expensive just to give a little life to your home.要是不费大钱就能给家里来点新鲜感就好了。
give life to sth.: make sth. animated and lively（让某事充满生气）。例如：
Her painting really gave life to the still objects.
她的创作确实能让静物充满生气。
Hillary: Oh I’m so sick of this living room!
Davy: Why? What’s wrong with it?
Hillary: It’s just…bleh! The furniture’s run down, the paintings are 1)hokey, the colour is so last decade…
Davy: All right, all right, ①I get the picture.
Hillary: Can we please redecorate?
Davy: Sure—②as soon as some money drops out of the sky.
Hillary: Oh honey, common, this space could really use a 2)facelift.
Davy: I’m not arguing that. I just don’t know where you think we’ll find the cash to do stuff like hire painters or buy new furniture.
Hillary: Sigh, I know. ③I wish it didn’t have to be so expensive just to give a little life to your home.
Davy: Well, maybe it’s something we can save for. You know, a goal.
Hillary: Wait a minute, I just thought of something!
Davy: Is this a 3)eureka moment?
Hillary: It just might be. Do you remember that show Trading Spaces where they would redo an entire room for $1000 or less?
Davy: I think I see where you’re going with this…
Hillary: Why don’t we 4)spruce up the place ourselves? We’ve got the internet at our fingertips to answer any questions, and it can’t be that hard to paint a room.
Davy: But what about the furniture?
Hillary: Let’s hit up the second hand shops or see if our friends would be willing to trade.
Davy: And you’ve got a bunch of old photos we could 5)blow up and frame for the walls.
Hillary: Now you’re talking! Plus, trying to do it creatively could turn out to be a 6)riot.
Davy: Alright, I’m in. Let’s start next week.
Hillary: Great! I’ll start drawing up a plan.
Smart Sentences
① I get the picture. 我知道了。
get the picture: understand the situation（了解情况）。例如：
You need to tell the whole story if you want people to get the picture.
如果你希望别人了解情况，你就得把整件事都告诉别人。
② As soon as some money drops out of the sky. 只要天降横财我们就马上装修去。
drop out of the sky: from an unexpected or unforeseen source（突然，出乎意料地）。例如：
The criticism for the book just dropped out of the sky amid high praises.
好评如潮时，批评突如其来。
③ I wish it didn’t have to be so expensive just to give a little life to your home.要是不费大钱就能给家里来点新鲜感就好了。
give life to sth.: make sth. animated and lively（让某事充满生气）。例如：
Her painting really gave life to the still objects.
她的创作确实能让静物充满生气。