社交生活篇：合租（1）

A: Hello, this is Albert.

B: Hi. I'm Jack¹. You called about the room for rent. Are you still interested?

A: Yes, I am.

B: I was wondering if I could ask you a couple of questions.

A: Shoot.

B: I just want to be sure that we get along.

A: I agree with you 100 percent--we must get along.

B: Are you a party animal?

A: Oh, no. I'm a very quiet person.

B: Great! Next: Are you neat or are you a slob?

A: I'm a pretty neat person.

B: Are you a night owl² or a day person?

A: Early to bed, early to rise.

B: Finally, do you smoke?

A: Actually, I quit smoking four years ago.

B: Excellent answers. Do you have any questions for me?

A: Just one: Is there a parking lot?

B: Unfortunately, you have to park in the street.

A: Well, I'm desperate. I'll take it anyway.

B: Great! Let me know when you're ready to move in.

A: I think it will be tomorrow if that's okay.

B: No problem. I'll be here all day tomorrow.

 

A:你好，我是艾伯特。

B:嗨。我是杰克。你打电话来想租房间。你还感兴趣吗？

A:是的。

B:我想问你几个问题。

A:请问。

B:我只是想确定我们相处得好。

A:我百分之百同意你的意见，我们必须和睦相处。

B:你是派对迷吗？

A:哦，不，我是个很安静的人。

B:太好了！下一个：你是整洁的还是懒散的？

A:我是一个相当整洁的人。

B:你是夜猫子还是白昼人？

A:早睡早起。

B:最后，你抽烟吗？

A:事实上，我四年前就戒烟了。

B:回答得很好。你有什么问题要问我吗？

A:只有一个：有停车场吗？

B:很遗憾，你必须把车停在街上。

A:嗯，我很绝望。不管怎样，我还是要它。

B:太好了！准备好入住时请告诉我。

A:如果可以的话，我想是明天。

B:没问题。我明天一整天都在这里。

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。