B: Great! Are the charges for the gas, water and the electricity included in the rent?
A: Yes, but there’s a ninety dollars hold-up fee charges by the gas company. That’s refunded after three month.
B: I see. Thanks a lot.
Unit Nine Repairing pipeline (Mr. Evan just checked in at hotel. He found something wrong with the bathroom. He called the receptionist.)
A: Reception. Can I help you?
B: My name is Ron Evan and I’m in room 1508.I checked in my room tem minutes ago.
A: Yes, is everything all right in your room, Mr. Evan?
B: Well, no. First the shower doesn’t have hot water. And the drainage of the bathtub is clogged.
A: No, I’m sorry to hear that. I will have the shower fixed and dredged immediately, anything else?
B: That’s not all. The worst thing is that the fresh lever of the toilet doesn’t work.
A: Terribly sorry, Sir. We’ll change a nice fresh lever at once.
Unit Ten Talking about the rising price of the house (Ms. Cameron and Ms. Benjamin are talking about the price of the house.)
A: What does housing go for around here?
B: It depends.
A: What does a descend house with two bedrooms, one living room and one bath cost.
B: One hundred and sixteen thousand dollars at up.
A: Oh, the price rises again.
B: Yes, cost seems to be rising in so many categories.
A: That’s my feeling too. Raw material now costs more; labor is demanding higher wages and production cost continue to soar.
B: Yes, average people will not afford the house if the prices rising. |