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听力原文及翻译

B: I'd also want a nice patio with comfortable chairs and a fire pit, so we could hang out in the evenings. Oh, and a swimming pool! Doesn't that sound amazing?

B：我还想要一个漂亮的露台，有舒适的椅子和火坑，这样我们晚上可以一起出去玩。哦，还有一个游泳池！听起来不是很棒吗？

A: It sounds like a great place for me to visit sometimes, but I wouldn't want to live there.

A：听起来这对我来说是个很棒的地方，但我不想住在那里。

B: Why not?

B：为什么不呢？

A: You know me, I'm more of a city girl. Plus animals are not my thing, I don't want to have that kind of responsibility.

A：你知道我，我更像是一个城市女孩。而且我不喜欢动物，我不想承担那种责任。

B: Hmm, living in the countryside isn't for everyone, neither is taking care of a house and animals, but I think it would be perfect for me. So what would your dream house be like, where would you like to live?

B：嗯，住在乡下并不适合每个人，照顾房子和动物也不适合，但我觉得这对我来说很完美。那么你梦想中的房子是什么样的，你想住在哪里？

A: I think my ideal house would actually be an apartment.

A：我认为我理想的房子实际上是一套公寓。

B: But you don't love living in your apartment now, you always talk about being bored.

B：但你现在不喜欢住在公寓里，你总是说很无聊。

A: My ultimate apartment would be different, I would live in a big city like Chicago or New York, right downtown in the heart of it all. Things would be happening all the time, and I wouldn't be bored anymore!

A：我最终的公寓会有所不同，我会住在像芝加哥或纽约这样的大城市，就在市中心的中心地带。事情会一直发生，我不会再感到无聊了！

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