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A: hello?
A:喂?
B: hello my name is John, and I'm calling to ask about the apartment for rent. I saw your advertisement online.
B:你好,我叫约翰,我打电话是想问一下公寓出租的情况。我在网上看到了你们的广告。
A: Yes, thanks for calling John,I'm Matthew. I have a 2 bedroom apartment and I'm looking for a roommate to share the rent.
A:是的,谢谢你打电话给约翰,我叫马修。我有一套两居室的公寓,想找个室友分担房租。
B: Great. Where is the apartment located?
B:太好了。公寓在哪里?
A: the address is 345 south street apartment C. It is across from the library and right next door to the pizza restaurant.
A:地址是南街 345 号 C 公寓,在图书馆对面,披萨店隔壁。
B: I know exactly where that is. That's a great location
B:我知道在哪儿。位置很好
A:Yes I find it very convenient. And what is the rent
A:是的,我觉得非常方便。租金是多少?
B: it's 800 dollars per month. So your half would be 400 dollars
B:每个月 800 美元。那么你的一半就是 400 美元
A: That sounds good to me
A:听起来不错
B: Would you like to come by and check out the apartment? That would be great
B:你愿意来看看公寓吗?那太好了
A: How about 5 PM today?
A:今天下午 5 点怎么样?
B: Perfect I'll see you then.
B:太好了,到时候见。
B: So John I've prepared a few questions to see if you'd be a good match as a roommate. Are you ready?
B:约翰,我准备了几个问题,看看你是否适合做室友。你准备好了吗?
A: Go for it.
A:准备好了。
B: Okay, first of all are you a smoker?
B:好的,首先你吸烟吗?
A: I am not a smoker, do you smoke?
A:我不抽烟,你抽烟吗?
B: I don't and I'm really glad you don't either. I would prefer to keep the apartment smoke free.
B:我不抽烟,我很高兴你也不抽烟。我更希望公寓里没有烟。
A: Me too, I cannot stand the smell of smoke.
A:我也是,我受不了烟味。
B: Perfect. Next are you a night owl or an early bird?
B:太好了。接下来你是夜猫子还是早起鸟?
A: I tend to get up early because I like to get to the gym early and work out most days. I've always liked staying active and fit.
A:我喜欢早起,因为我喜欢早早去健身房锻炼。我一直喜欢保持活跃和健康。
B: Great I'm an early bird as well, and I like to run in the morning whenever I get the chance. How often would you plan on having friends or family visit? Are you very outgoing?
B:太好了,我也是早起的鸟儿,只要有机会,我就喜欢晨跑。你打算多久请朋友或家人来一次?你很外向吗?
A: I would probably have friends over a few nights a week, but I wouldn't host a lot of parties, I'm pretty laid back and prefer a night of playing cards with friends rather than a loud and crazy dance party. My little brother will probably come visit a few times a year but he is really friendly and easy to get along with.
A: 我可能一周会有几个晚上有朋友来,但我不会举办很多派对,我很悠闲,更喜欢和朋友打牌,而不是喧闹疯狂的舞会。我的弟弟每年可能会来几次,但他真的很友好,很容易相处。
B: that sounds good. I do host a few parties a year but otherwise I too just have a few friends over every once in a while. How old is your brother?
B:听起来不错。我每年都会举办几次聚会,但除此之外,我也只是偶尔请几个朋友来玩玩。你弟弟多大了?
A: He is 16. He might be coming to college here in a few years. Do you have siblings?
A:他 16 岁。过几年他可能会来这里上大学。你有兄弟姐妹吗?
B: I have a brother too but he is older than me, he's married and has kids so he will not be visiting me any time soon.
B: 我也有一个哥哥,但他比我大,他已经结婚生子了,所以他不会很快来看我。