February 5 2月5日

A New Place to Live 搬新家

Read it! 读读看！

Taylor needs a new place to live. 泰乐需要找个新地方住，

She isn't getting along with her roommate. 她和她的室友处得并不好。

She wants to live in a nice area. 她想住在一个好的区域。

She'll look for apartments in the newspaper. 她会在报纸上找公寓，

Then Rob can tell her about them. 然后罗柏可以告诉她那些公寓如何。

She and Rob look at an apartment. 她和罗柏看了一间公寓。

The bedrooms are small, but she can use one for a closet. 卧房都很小，但她可以把其中一间卧房当成衣帽间使用。

She will look in the bathroom next. 她接下来会去看浴室。

Conversation A 会话A

Rob, where do you live? 罗柏，你住在哪里？

I live on Lake Street. Why? 我住在大湖街上，为什么这么问？

Is that a nice neighborhood? 那边附近好吗？

I'm looking for a new place to live. 我要找个新家，

My roommate and I aren't getting along. 我和我的室友处得不好。

Oh, I'm sorry. 噢，真是遗憾。

There are a lot of apartments on Lake Street. 大湖街上有很多公寓，

Do you want to live in an apartment? 妳想住公寓吗？

Maybe. I'd really like a house. 也许可以。我其实想住透天厝，

But houses are too expensive. 可是透天厝太贵了。

Conversation B 会话B

There are many nice apartments around here. 这附近有很多不错的公寓，

For some, the rent is less than $1000 a month. 其中有些一个月的房租不到一千美元。

That's good. 那很好。

I'd like to rent one in a nice area. 我想在好的区域租一间公寓，

But I don't know the city very well. 可是我对这里不熟。

Look in the newspaper and on the computer. 在报纸和计算机上找找看，

Find some you like. 找些妳喜欢的，

I can look at them with you. 我可以陪妳一起去看。

OK! Thanks so much, Rob. You're really helpful. 好！罗柏，真是太谢谢你了。你真的很热心帮助人。

Conversation C 会话C

So what do you think of this apartment? 妳觉得这间公寓怎么样？

It's in a nice area. 这个区域很不错。

Well, the bedrooms are a little small. 这个嘛，卧房都有点小，

But there are two of them. 可是有两间，

I could use one for a closet! 我可以把其中一间当成衣帽间！

The kitchen is nice. 厨房很不错。

It is. And there is a big window in the living room. 的确， 而且客厅还有一扇大窗户。

Did you look at the bathroom? 妳看过浴室了吗？

No. I'll do that now. 还没，我现在就去看。