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1-- how is your house hunting going?
2-- not very well. I haven’t found anything within my price range yet.
1-- how much are you looking to spend?
2-- I can only afford about 300 pounds a month.
1-- looks like you’re not going to get more than a bedroom in a shared flat with that.
2-- really? That’s a lot of money to pay for one room.
1-- well, if you want to live in London, you have to pay the price!
2-- do you know of anyone who needs a roommate?
1-- I can ask around at work. Do you have a preference for smakers or non-smokers?
2-- I’d prefer non-smoking roommates, but I guess I’ll have to take what I can get!
1-- how long do you want to sign a contract for?
2-- I can sign a contract up to a year. I don’t know where I’ll be after that.
1-- do you need a furnished or unfurnished apartment?
2-- I don’t have any furniture, so it’d be great if it were furnished.
1-- you know that you’ll have to pay utilities on top of the rent, right?
2-- no, I thought that would be included in the rent.
1-- it’s not usually included, so you’ll have to factor in about 100 pounds more each month for utilities.
2-- I don't think I can afford that.
1-- don’t worry. Sometimes people will give you a discount if you promise to do the clearing or take care of the children.
2-- that’s agood idea. I’ll look into finding something like that.
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注解:
1.range范圍
2.preference偏愛
3.contract合同
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譯文:
1--你的房子找的怎么樣了?
2--不怎么樣。還沒找到價格能在我承受范圍內(nèi)的。
1--你想找多少錢的?
2--我只能承受月租300英鎊以內(nèi)的。
1--那我看你也頂多就是和別人合租一套公寓,自己住其中一間。
2--真的嗎?一居室也要很多錢。
1--對啊,如果你想住在倫敦,就得付這么多錢。
2--你知道還有誰在找合租伙伴嗎?
1--我可以問問周圍的同事們、你會優(yōu)先考慮吸煙的還是不吸煙的?
2--我希望合租者不吸煙。不過,我想我總得為得到的付出點代價。
1--你的租房合同打算簽多久?
2--頂多一年。我不知道一年之后自己會去哪里。
1--你需要房子配了家具還是沒配家具的。
2--我什么家具都沒有,所以如果家具能一應(yīng)俱全那就太好了。
1--你知道水電費會在房租以外另算,是吧。
2--不知道,我以為都包含在房租里。
1--一般都不包含。所以你得考慮到這個因素,每月要水,電,煤氣等費用多付100英鎊。
2--我覺得我會租不起。
1--別擔心。有時候如果你愿意打掃房間或者照看小孩,房東會給你打折的。
2--這真是個好主意。我就按照這個條件去找找看。