Roger:Hello.
你好。
Ann:Hello Roger?This is Ann.
你好,羅杰?這是安。
Roger: Oh hi,Ann. How have you been? And how's your new apartment working out?
哦,你好,安,過得怎么樣?你的新公寓怎么樣?
Ann: Well ,that's what I'm calling about;You see ,I've decided to look for a new place.
那是我找你的原因,你明白的,我下決心去找一個新的地方。
Roger: Oh,what's the problem with your place now?I thought you liked the apartment.
哦,你住的地方出了什么問題?我以為你喜歡那個公寓。
Ann: I do, but it's a little far from campus and the commute is just killing me.Do you think you could help?
是的,但是它離的學(xué)校太遠(yuǎn)了,那段路程簡直要我死,你能幫我嗎?
I thought you might know more about the housing situation near the university.
我認(rèn)為你應(yīng)該知道在大學(xué)附近有關(guān)房子的情況。
Roger: Alright.so what kind of place are you looking for?
好吧,那么你要找什么樣的房子?
Ann: Well, I'd like to share an apartment with one or two roommate within walking distance of school.
哦,我想在學(xué)校附近和幾個同學(xué)合用一套公寓。
Roger:Okay,what's your budget like?I mean how much do you want to spend on rent?
行,你的預(yù)算是多少?我的意思是你打算花多少錢去租?
Ann: Uh, somewhere under $200 a month including utilities,if I could.
如果能的話,包括家用設(shè)備在200美元以下。
Oh,and I prefer to rent a furnished apartment.
哦,我想去租一個有家具的房子。
Roger: Hmm, And anying else?
啊,還有其它的事嗎?
Ann: Yeah, I need a parking space.
哦,我需要一個停車場。
Roger: Well, I know there's an apartment complex around the corner that seems to have a few vacancies.
好,我知道在一個混合的角落附近有一套公寓,那看起來有一些空地方。
I'll drop by there on my way to class today.
今天我去學(xué)校時順便去看一下。
Ann: Hey ,thanks a lot.
哦,太感謝你了。
Roger: No problem.
不用客氣。
working out : going well
工作運轉(zhuǎn)好: 進(jìn)行的好。
My new job schedule has really worked out for me.
我的新工作日程對我來說真的進(jìn)行的很好。
commute : the travel between home and work or school
交換: 從家到上班或?qū)W校的一段路程。
I have to commute two hours each day to get to work.
我每天去上班都要花兩個小時的路程。
utilities : public services including water gas,and electricity
設(shè)備: 公用設(shè)備包括水煤氣,電器。
furnished : containing furniture ,for example ,a sofa, tables. and washing machine
裝備: 包括家具,例如,沙發(fā),桌子,和洗衣機(jī)。
vacancies : rooms not being used or rented
空白: 沒有被用或租出去的房子