房东

The landlord bled them dry for their flat.

为了这套房子，他们让房榨干了血汗。

Penny-pinching landlords stinted their tenants on heat and hot water.

小气的房在房客的取暖和热水供应上进行克扣。

Repairs to the house are up to the owner, aren’t they?

修理房子的事应该由房来管，不是吗？

The landlord gave notice of the termination of tenancy.

房给了租期终止的通知。

The landlord is doing my apartment over.

房正在翻修的房子。

The landlord is putting pressure on us to move out.

房强迫们搬走。

It was my landlord, with a notice of ejectment or something.

那是房，他拿了一张停租通知书之类的西。

The landlady found they had been illegally subletting the flat.

女房发现他们一直在违法转租公寓。

The landlord harassed tenants who were behind in their rent.

房不断地骚扰拖欠房租的房客。

But in the end there is only so much to be learned about fumbling priapic landlords and the stale smell of liquor.

不过，作品结尾关于笨手笨脚、崇拜生殖器的房酒精散发出的难闻气味的描写，倒是让人思索良久。