潮流英語情景對(duì)話張口就來Unit69：市場(chǎng)行情

　　F:I'm thinking of buying a house. It's not good to be paying rent over years and years when you may as well be paying a mortgage…

　　F:我最近正在考慮買房。這幾年來一直都在付房租太不好了，與其這樣，不如償還貸款……

　　M:Have you thought about the state of the market?

　　M:你有考慮過市場(chǎng)行情嗎?

　　F:It's all about location，location，location,isn't it? Do you know any good areas?

　　我總是在想著地段、地段、地段，不是嗎?你知道有什么好地方嗎?

　　M:You're right，loccation is everything.You ought to find an up-and-coming neighborhood that's not so fashionable right now but probably will be in the future. You can get a really good deal if you stay ahead of the pack. Know what I mean?

　　M:說的沒錯(cuò)，地段太重要了。你需要找到有升值空間的小區(qū)，或許現(xiàn)在不是很搶手，但是將來它會(huì)升值。如果你總是走在別人前面，你就能占得先機(jī)。明白我的意思嗎?

　　F:Yeah，you're right. I need to do my homework on this.

　　F:你說得對(duì)。我需要在這上面多做做功課。

　　M:You can do that. Think of it as a money-making project. In a few years you can sell it and move on to your next one……

　　M:你可以做到的。你就把它作為一個(gè)賺錢的項(xiàng)目，幾年后，你可以賣了它，然后再買套新房子。

　　F:Great advice. I'm going to have a look around downtown this weekend and do some research.

　　F:這個(gè)建議太棒了。我準(zhǔn)備這個(gè)周末在市中心轉(zhuǎn)轉(zhuǎn)，好好考察一番。

　　重點(diǎn)詞匯

　　pay a mortgage支付貸款

　　to pay off a mortgage 還清按揭貸款

　　state of the market市場(chǎng)行情

　　But he was worried about the state of the housing market, crucial for any home furnishings retailer.但他的擔(dān)憂是房地產(chǎn)市場(chǎng)形勢(shì)，這對(duì)任何做百葉窗生意的企業(yè)都至關(guān)重要。

　　up-and-coming有升值空間的

　　...his readiness to share the limelight with young, up-and-coming stars.…他愿意與年輕有為的明星們一起成為公眾關(guān)注的焦點(diǎn)。

　　downtown市中心

　　...an office in downtown Chicago.…芝加哥市中心的一間辦公室。