86 Talking About Housing
谈论住房
A:What a terrible house!
A:房子太糟糕了！
I'm sick of it,too. A:The door bell doesn't work,the sink is leaking,
我也讨厌透了。 门铃不响,水池漏水,
there's no hot water,and the buiding is falling apart!\
没有热水，楼都要倒塌了！
It's no use complaining.If we had got enough money,we wouldn't put up with it!
抱怨有什么用?有钱的话我们才不忍受这些呢
A:Come on in.Let me show you the house.Isn't it something?
快请进，我来带你看看房子.漂亮不漂亮？
Spacious,bright and clean.And the walls were newly painted.
宽敞、明亮、整洁。墙壁是新刷过的。
Have you ever seen such a nice house?\
见过这么好的房子吗？
B:Not really.A:This is the kitchen.Every-thing's new.
B:还真没有见过. A:这是厨房，全是新的。
B:It's great!
B:太棒了。
I've found a nice place in this district.Three bedrooms,a large kitchen,
在这个区我找到一个好地方.三居室,厨房很大,
high ceilings,a tile bath and a big drawing room.
屋顶很高,瓷砖装修的洗澡间,还有一个大客厅。
It sounds nice,but don't forget this is a seedy,run-down neighborhood.
听起来不错,但是别忘了周围都是破旧肮脏的房舍
A:What about the one on the Yellow River Road?
A:那么黄河路上的那一套怎么样？
It's a two-bedroom one,and renovated building with an eat-in kitchen.\
两居室,全楼经过整修,厨房很大,可以在里面就餐
B:It's a bit small but looks nice.
B:面积不大，但是看起来不错。
What's more,it's only ten minutes' walk to the company.
此外，离公司只有十分钟的路。
A:Hello,may I help you?
A:你好，能帮你吗？
B:Yes.We're interested in seeing the rooms for rent.
是的，我们很想看看你要出租的房子。
A:Oh,how nice.They're bright rooms and the house is very quiet.
太好了.房间很明亮，房子也很安静。
B:A nice quiet house is exactly what we're looking for.
B:我们找的就是安静合适的房子。
A:Well,gentleman.Each room is $40 a week if you think that's OK.
先生,如果你认为可以的话,每个房间每周40美元
B:That sounds just wonderful to us.
B:我们认为完全可以。
A:When do you want to move in?
A:想什么时候搬进来？
B:How about this afernoon?
B:今天下午怎么样？
A:Fine.I'll be expecting you around two.
A:很好，我两点钟左右等你。
A:My dear,it's five flights up!
A:亲爱的，要爬上五段楼梯呀！
B:That's all right.We'll get used to it.Besides,it is quiet up there.
没关系,我们会适应的.此外高处很安静,
We're little further away from the street and traffic noise
我们远离街道，听不到交通噪音，
and there's no one living over us.
上边还没有人居住。
A:Is the place well-furnished?
A:房子装修得好吗？
Yes,it's pretty bright in there and big enough for our children to play.
是的,明亮宽敞,孩子们可以在里面玩.
A:What about the kitchen?
A:厨房呢？
B:The stove and refrigerator are in good working order,
B:炉灶和冰箱不错，
and I don't see any loose electric wiring that could cause fires.\
没有见到松动容易引起火灾的导线。
A:Are the plumbing all right?
A:管道好吗？
The plumbing seems OK,too.
好像不错,
The toilet flushes and the shower has hot and cold water
厕所冲水方便,淋浴有热水冷水供应
and the sinks don't seem to leak.
水槽好像不漏水。
A:The place is OK.Let's go there and have a look at it again.
A:地方不错，咱们再去看看吧！