社交生活篇：投诉歧视(2)

A: Hi, I would like to speak with someone in the Housing¹ Department.

B: You have reached the right area. Can I help you with something?

A: I think that I may have experienced² discrimination in trying to rent an apartment.

B: Can you be specific as to what type of discrimination?

A: I felt that he didn’t like me because I wasn’t the same race that he was.

B: How come you feel it was race that was the issue?

A: When I showed up on his doorstep, he seemed bothered by my appearance.

B: Is there anything else that made you feel he was using race as a factor in who he rented to?

A: As I walked through the apartment building all I saw were people who were the same race as the manager.

B: It is not easy to prove racial discrimination, but please go to our website which can help you file a formal complaint.

1 housing   

n.房屋，住宅；住房建筑；外壳，外罩

参考例句：

• Do you think our housing sales will turn around during this year?你认为今年我们的住宅销路会好转吗？
• The housing sales have been turning down since the summer.入夏以来，房屋的销售量日趋减少。

2 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。