两个， 几个
邻里
A：We caught a (guy/ man/ burglar) a couple of months ago.
几个月以前我们抓住了（一个家伙/一个人/一个小偷）。
B：Oh, I see.
噢，是嘛。
Community Services-(社区服务)
A：Hi, John, this is Mary, your tenant up in Lincoln Park.
你好，约翰。这是玛丽，是租你林肯公园房子的人。
B：Oh, hi, Mary, what can I do for you?
噢，你好，玛丽，有什么可以为你效劳的？
A：I was wondering when trash collection day was.
我想知道什么时候收集垃圾？
B：It’s on Tuesdays and Fridays.
是星期二和星期五。
A：Great.
好的。
B：You could save a couple of dollars by taking it to the dump yourself, though.
如果你自己扔到垃圾站的话还可以省几个美元。
A：Oh, o.k. Where’s that?
噢，好的。垃圾站在哪儿呢？
B：It’s at the corner of that street.
在那条街的拐角。
A：Thanks. Who do I call for trash collection?
谢谢。那要求收集垃圾可以找谁呢？
B：Just leave the stuff by the curb. The company’ll send a guy out next month to give you the bill.
就把垃圾扔到路边。下个月（垃圾收集）公司会派人把帐单给你。
A：All right. Thanks a lot.
好的，非常谢谢。
B：No problem.
没问题。
Breakfast-(早餐)
A：Okay, Bob. I'M ready for beak-fast. Where's the coffee?
好，鲍勃，我已准备好吃早饭了。咖啡在哪儿？
B：It's in that pan there. Jean broke the Silex last week, so I'm still boiling it.
在那只锅里。吉恩上星期把渗滤壶打碎了，所以我只能用锅煮咖啡。
A：It tastes like crankcase oil, but delicious.
这味道有点像汽车里的机油，不过还是很好吃。
B：That's good. You can always make beaskfast yourself if you don't like it.
那好，如果你不喜欢，你随时可以自己动手做早饭。
A：What is the rebesides coffee?
咖啡旁边是什么东西？
B：I warmed a couple of bread roll, and your eggs are in the frying pan.
我热的两个面包卷。你的鸡蛋在平煎锅里。
A：Say, what time is it? Is it really only seven-fifteen. My watch says eight-fifteen.
告诉我，现在几点钟了？真的只有七点十五分吗？我的表已经八点十分了。
B：You forgot to set your watch back. Daylight saving time was over at midnight last night.
你忘了把表拔慢一小时。夏令时间已在昨天午夜结束了。
A：Gee.I could've slept another hour.
唉！我本来可以再多睡一小时的。
1. 一对,一双;几个：a case in point 一个恰当的例子 | a couple of 一对,一双;几个 | a far cry 遥远的距离
2. 一对, 几个;三两个：156. count on依靠 指望;期待 | 157. a couple of 一对, 几个;三两个 | 158. of course 当然
3. 两个：.a chain of [一串的> | .a couple of [两个> | .a good few of [很多>
4. 两个,几个：a couple of 两个;几个 | a few 一些; 几个 | a group of 一群
1. It's a street that is usually bustling with students and street vendors, but that night only a couple of old ladies and fruit sellers were around.
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3. A married couple in Cambodia who had " finally had enough " of each other have gone their separate ways by literally cutting their home in half.
4. a couple of
4. School administrators said two of the couples'grades had suffered as a result, while the third couple reportedly snuck off campus for a whole night.
5. His body was found inside his car at an office complex a couple of miles from the school.
6. After racking up a mountain of credit card charges, the couple files for bankruptcy.
7. Was it planted by a bomber, or carelessly left for a couple of minutes while the owner went to buy coffee?
8. City Shop stocks the same brands as Carrefour, with a couple of extras and the opportunity to buy beans to grind yourself.
9. a couple of
9. A couple cuddle on a park bench in Beijing, oblivious of a worker pulling a cart past them.
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