本杰明:天氣真好!噢,我可以在像今天這樣的好天氣在陽臺(tái)上看書了。我喜歡這陽臺(tái)。
Benjamin: What a fine day! Oh, I can enjoy reading on this balcony in a fine day like this. I like it.
雪莉:陽臺(tái)很漂亮,但是我不喜歡它朝北。
Shirley: The balcony is very beautiful, but I don’t like the fact that it faces north.
本杰明:為什么???朝北有什么不好嗎?
Benjamin: Why?What’s wrong with its facing north?
雪莉:你不知道啊,如果陽臺(tái)朝北,夏天涼爽,但是冬天很冷啊。
Shirley: You don’t kown that, if the balcony faces north, it will get cool in the summer, but too cold in the winter.
本杰明:不用擔(dān)心那個(gè),我們冬天有暖氣,不是嗎?
Benjamin: You don’t have to worry about it. We have the radiator system in winter, don’t we?
雪莉:最好的房子是朝南的,那樣的話夏天很涼快,冬天陽光很溫暖。
Shirley: The best houses face south; in that case, we will enjoy the cool wind in the summer and own the warm sunshine in the winter.
本杰明:噢,親愛的。很抱歉,我們沒那么錢買朝南的房子。
Benjamin: Oh, darling, I am sorry, but we don’t have that kind of money for a south facing house.
雪莉:好了,忘記它吧。我只是說說而已。這公寓環(huán)境不錯(cuò),對(duì)孩子們有益。我對(duì)此很滿意。
Shirley: Well, forget it. I was just talking. The nice environment of this apartment is good for our children. I am satisfied with it.
本杰明:謝謝。你工作和購物也很方便。
Benjamin: Thanks. And it’s convenient for you to go to work and to go shopping.
雪莉:是啊,孩子們上學(xué)也很近。這真讓我滿意。
Shirley: Yes.To our children, it’s also close to their schools. That’s really satisfying me.
本杰明:最吸引我的是價(jià)錢。你知道吧,這套板樓公寓是全北京最便宜的。
Benjamin: I am most attracted by the price. You kown, this slab-type apartment building costs the least in Beijing.
雪莉:最便宜的?你確定?你了解開發(fā)商嗎?
Shirley: The cheapest? Are you sure? Do you know the developer?
本杰明:關(guān)于開發(fā)商我只是知道一點(diǎn)點(diǎn),但我確定這是最便宜的。
Benjamin: Know little about the developer but I am sure this is the cheapest building here.
雪莉:我們能按揭買這房子嗎?
Shirley: Can we buy this house on mortgage?
本杰明:可以,我們可以用城市住房公積金來支付一部分,付頭款對(duì)我們來說也不是很難。
Benjamin: Yes, and we got the urban housing provident fund to pay for part of it. It’s not very hard for us to come up with the money for down payment.
雪莉:希望能早點(diǎn)搬進(jìn)來。
Shirley: Wish to move in earlier.
本杰明:噢,親愛的,回憶一下,我們的銀婚紀(jì)念日快到了。
Benjamin: Oh, darling, refresh our memory. Our silver wedding anniversary is coming.
雪莉:(微笑)想想我們的婚禮,就像在昨天一樣。
Shirley: (smile) Thinking about the wedding, it’s just like yesterday.