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Lily: Thanks for coming with me to meet the rental agent to view an apartment, but I think I’m lost. I’m supposed to be there in 10 minutes, but I can’t find it. There are four different apartment complexes located next to each other and they look identical.
莉莉:谢谢你跟我一起来见租赁中介看公寓,但是我想我迷路了。本来想10分钟内到达呢,但是我找不到地方了。有四座不同的复式公寓挨着,它们看起来一样。
Omid: Don’t you have the address?
欧米德:你不是有复式公寓的地址吗?
Lily: Yes, but all of the complexes in this subdivision look the same, and I don’t see a street number on any of them.
莉莉:是的,但是这块区域的复式公寓看起来都一样,都没有看到公寓外面有门牌号。
Omid: Are you sure we’re looking for a block of apartments? Maybe the apartment is in a mixed- use building, like that one over there.
欧米德:你确定我们要找一幢公寓楼?也许公寓是在混合使用的建筑里,就像那边的那个一样。
Lily: I’m pretty sure. At least I know it’s in a high- rise building and the apartment is on the eighth floor. That mixed-use building is only three stories high.
莉莉:我非常确定,至少我知道是幢高的建筑物,而且公寓在八层,而混合使用的建筑物只有三层。
Omid: Oh, then it’s not a duplex or triplex, like those over there.
欧米德:哦,那就不是复式住宅或者三式的住宅,像那边的一样。
Lily: No, it’s definitely not one of those. I’d better call the rental agent and get directions.
莉莉:不,肯定不是那些。我最好还是给租赁公司打电话,问问方向吧。
Omid: Hey, look over there. I see a couple of the residents of that building walking out. Let’s ask them. Excuse me. Excuse me! Oh, they didn’t hear me.
欧米德:嗨,看那儿,我看到那边楼里出来一对夫妇,我们问问他们。打扰一下!打扰一下!他们没听见我说话。
Lily: I’ll just make the call.
莉莉:我还是打电话吧!
Omid: Well, you can be sure of one thing if you move into one of these complexes.
欧米德:好的,你得确定一件事,你是否要搬进去这些复式公寓里。
Lily: What?
莉莉:什么?
Omid: The bill collectors will never be able to find you!
欧米德:收账的人就不会找到你了。
听力原文
Lily: Thanks for coming with me to meet the rental agent to view an apartment, but I think I’m lost. I’m supposed to be there in 10 minutes, but I can’t find it. There are four different apartment complexes located next to each other and they look identical.
Omid: Don’t you have the address?
Lily: Yes, but all of the complexes in this subdivision look the same, and I don’t see a street number on any of them.
Omid: Are you sure we’re looking for a block of apartments? Maybe the apartment is in a mixed- use building, like that one over there.
Lily: I’m pretty sure. At least I know it’s in a high- rise building and the apartment is on the eighth floor. That mixed-use building is only three stories high.
Omid: Oh, then it’s not a duplex or triplex, like those over there.
Lily: No, it’s definitely not one of those. I’d better call the rental agent and get directions.
Omid: Hey, look over there. I see a couple of the residents of that building walking out. Let’s ask them. Excuse me. Excuse me! Oh, they didn’t hear me.
Lily: I’ll just make the call.
Omid: Well, you can be sure of one thing if you move into one of these complexes.
Lily: What?
Omid: The bill collectors will never be able to find you!