1-- Hi, this is Albert.
2-- Hi, my name is Jack. You called about a room for rent. Are you still interested?
1-- Yes, more than you know.
2-- I don't mean to pry, but could I ask you a couple of questions?
1-- Ask away.
2-- I don't want us to be roommates who don't get along.
1-- Yes, we must get along if we are going to be roommates.
2-- Is partying one of your priorities?
1-- I'm a student. I don't have time to party.
2-- Very good. Now, do you clean up after yourself?
1-- I clean up my own mess, and I expect others to do so, too.
2-- What time do you usually hit the sack?
1-- Occasionally, I stay up late if there's a big test the next day.
2-- What about smoking?
1-- If I ever get elected President, I will ban smoking nationwide.
2-- Very good. Now, would you like to ask me anything?
1-- Yes, I have one question. Do I have to park in the street?
2-- I'm sorry. Yes, you have to park your car in the street.
1-- I hate street parking, but I need the apartment now.
2-- Very good. Just call me when you're ready to move your stuff over here.
1-- How about if I come over tomorrow afternoon?
2-- Just ring the doorbell. I'll be here all day.
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注解:
1.pry打聽
2.roommates室友
3.Occasionally偶爾
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譯文:
1-- 嗨,我是艾伯特。
2-- 嗨,我叫杰克。你打電話說要租一個(gè)房間。你還感興趣嗎?
1-- 是的,比你知道的還要多。
2-- 我無意窺探,但我能問你幾個(gè)問題嗎?
1-- 走開。
2-- 我不希望我們成為不和的室友。
1-- 是的,如果我們要成為室友,我們必須和睦相處。
2-- 參加派對是你的首要任務(wù)嗎?
1-- 我是一名學(xué)生。我沒有時(shí)間參加聚會(huì)。
2-- 很好?,F(xiàn)在,你自己收拾好了嗎?
1-- 我清理自己的爛攤子,我希望其他人也這樣做。
2-- 你通常什么時(shí)候上床睡覺?
1-- 偶爾,如果第二天有大考,我會(huì)熬夜。
2-- 吸煙怎么樣?
1-- 如果我當(dāng)選總統(tǒng),我將在全國范圍內(nèi)禁煙。
2-- 很好。現(xiàn)在,你想問我什么嗎?
1-- 是的,我有一個(gè)問題。我必須把車停在街上嗎?
2-- 對不起。是的,你必須把車停在街上。
1-- 我討厭路邊停車,但我現(xiàn)在需要公寓。
2-- 很好。你準(zhǔn)備把東西搬過來的時(shí)候打電話給我。
1-- 我明天下午過來怎么樣?
2-- 只要按門鈴。我會(huì)在這里呆一整天。