英语流行口语:86.Talking About Housing谈论住房

[00:00.00] 86 Talking About Housing

[00:04.05]谈论住房

[00:08.10]A:What a terrible house!

[00:09.84]A:房子太糟糕了!

[00:11.57]I'm sick of it,too. A:The door bell doesn't work,the sink is leaking,

[00:14.80]我也讨厌透了。 门铃不响,水池漏水,

[00:18.02]there's no hot water,and the buiding is falling apart!\\

[00:20.82]没有热水，楼都要倒塌了!

[00:23.61]It's no use complaining.If we had got enough money,we wouldn't put up with it!

[00:27.44]抱怨有什么用?有钱的话我们才不忍受这些呢

[00:31.27]A:Come on in.Let me show you the house.Isn't it something?

[00:34.46]快请进，我来带你看看房子.漂亮不漂亮?

[00:37.64]Spacious,bright and clean.And the walls were newly painted.

[00:40.72]宽敞、明亮、整洁。墙壁是新刷过的。

[00:43.81]Have you ever seen such a nice house?\\

[00:46.04]见过这么好的房子吗?

[00:48.27]B:Not really.A:This is the kitchen.Every-thing's new.

[00:51.20]B:还真没有见过. A:这是厨房，全是新的。

[00:54.13]B:It's great!

[00:56.16]B:太棒了。

[00:58.20]I've found a nice place in this district.Three bedrooms,a large kitchen,

[01:01.88]在这个区我找到一个好地方.三居室,厨房很大,

[01:05.57]high ceilings,a tile bath and a big drawing room.

[01:08.35]屋顶很高,瓷砖装修的洗澡间,还有一个大客厅。

[01:11.13]It sounds nice,but don't forget this is a seedy,run-down neighborhood.

[01:14.96]听起来不错,但是别忘了周围都是破旧肮脏的房舍

[01:18.79]A:What about the one on the Yellow River Road?

[01:21.27]A:那么黄河路上的那一套怎么样?

[01:23.75]It's a two-bedroom one,and renovated building with an eat-in kitchen.\\

[01:27.01]两居室,全楼经过整修,厨房很大,可以在里面就餐

[01:30.28]B:It's a bit small but looks nice.

[01:32.46]B:面积不大，但是看起来不错。

[01:34.64]What's more,it's only ten minutes' walk to the company.

[01:37.27]此外，离公司只有十分钟的路。

[01:39.89]A:Hello,may I help you?

[01:42.31]A:你好，能帮你吗?

[01:44.72]B:Yes.We're interested in seeing the rooms for rent.

[01:47.45]是的，我们很想看看你要出租的房子。

[01:50.18]A:Oh,how nice.They're bright rooms and the house is very quiet.

[01:53.31]太好了.房间很明亮，房子也很安静。

[01:56.43]B:A nice quiet house is exactly what we're looking for.

[01:59.07]B:我们找的就是安静合适的房子。

[02:01.70]A:Well,gentleman.Each room is $40 a week if you think that's OK.

[02:05.34]先生,如果你认为可以的话,每个房间每周40美元

[02:08.97]B:That sounds just wonderful to us.

[02:11.24]B:我们认为完全可以。

[02:13.51]A:When do you want to move in?

[02:15.34]A:想什么时候搬进来?

[02:17.17]B:How about this afernoon?

[02:18.98]B:今天下午怎么样?

[02:20.80]A:Fine.I'll be expecting you around two.

[02:23.53]A:很好，我两点钟左右等你。

[02:26.26]A:My dear,it's five flights up!

[02:28.69]A:亲爱的，要爬上五段楼梯呀!

[02:31.12]B:That's all right.We'll get used to it.Besides,it is quiet up there.

[02:34.70]没关系,我们会适应的.此外高处很安静,

[02:38.28]We're little further away from the street and traffic noise

[02:40.90]我们远离街道，听不到交通噪音，

[02:43.53]and there's no one living over us.

[02:45.60]上边还没有人居住。

[02:47.68]A:Is the place well-furnished?

[02:49.56]A:房子装修得好吗?

[02:51.44]Yes,it's pretty bright in there and big enough for our children to play.

[02:54.76]是的,明亮宽敞,孩子们可以在里面玩.

[02:58.08]A:What about the kitchen?

[02:59.91]A:厨房呢?

[03:01.73]B:The stove and refrigerator are in good working order,

[03:04.40]B:炉灶和冰箱不错，

[03:07.06]and I don't see any loose electric wiring that could cause fires.\\

[03:10.39]没有见到松动容易引起火灾的导线。

[03:13.72]A:Are the plumbing all right?

[03:15.45]A:管道好吗?

[03:17.17]The plumbing seems OK,too.

[03:19.35]好像不错,

[03:21.53]The toilet flushes and the shower has hot and cold water

[03:24.66]厕所冲水方便,淋浴有热水冷水供应

[03:27.78]and the sinks don't seem to leak.

[03:29.82]水槽好像不漏水。

[03:31.85]A:The place is OK.Let's go there and have a look at it again.

[03:35.08]A:地方不错，咱们再去看看吧!