老外想聊的100個英語口語話題（99)：住房問題

00:00

00:00

MP3下載 文本下載

https://online2.tingclass.net/lesson/shi0529/0009/9426/99.mp3

https://image.tingclass.net/statics/js/2012

dialogue 1

H: my lease ends next month, so I have to find a new place.

我的房子下個月就到期了,我得找個新住處.

M: I feel sorry for you. It's a jungle out there.

真替你難過.現(xiàn)在很難租到房子的.

H: Do you know any places?

你知道哪里有房子嗎?

M: well. I guess I can ask around to see if anyone's got a room or apartment available.

恩,我可以問問周圍的人.看看有沒有房子出租.

H: thank you. I think I should also have a look at the Internet to see if anyone's got a sublet.

謝謝你.我想我應(yīng)該上網(wǎng)查查,看有沒有人轉(zhuǎn)租.

M: how much do are you looking to spend?

你打算找多少價位的?

H: I can only afford about 1,000 yuan a month.

我只能出得起每月1000元.

M: looks like you'll have to get a place in the suburbs.

看來你只能在郊區(qū)租了.

H: it doesn't matter, but it needs to be close to the subway or on a convenient bus route.

那倒沒關(guān)系,但是必須要靠近地鐵站或者公交站.

M: anything you need to have in the place?

那你對房間有什么要求嗎?

H: I want a bedroom with full bath, and it'll be better if the bedroom is on the sunny side.

我想要一個帶洗手間的房間,如果房間是陽面就更好了.

M: you can also check out university bulletin boards.

你可以看看大學(xué)的布告欄.

H: why? Will those be students who are leaving?

為什么?有些學(xué)生要離校嗎?

M: not really, but landlords put up notices to attract students and they often have low rent.

不是,有些房主可能在貼廣告,房租一般都很便宜.

H: thank you. I'll be sure to take a look.

謝謝你.我會去看看的.

M: good luck.

祝你好運(yùn).

dialogue 2

H: Monica, I heard you're trying to buy a new house, is that true?

莫妮卡,你聽說你打算要買房,是真的嗎?

M: yes, but seeing the ever-rising prices, I'm afraid I'll never be able to afford one.

是真的.但是眼看房價越來越高,我擔(dān)心買不起啊.

H: oh, that's definitely a problem for most of us wage-earners.

是啊,對我們工薪階層來說,這是個大問題.

M: houses are ridiculously expensive these days.

近幾年,房價高得有點(diǎn)離譜.

H: what about second-hand houses?

那沒有看看二手房嗎?

M: I've been looking but they're not much cheaper and I don't think it's worth all the problems of an older house.

我最近一直在看,但是也不便宜,而且舊房子有很多問題,我覺得不值啊.

H: do you think the government will take some steps to cool down the overheated real estate market?

你覺得政府會不會采取一些措施,控制房地產(chǎn)市場過熱呢?

M: maybe. But I don't think it will make any difference. The demand is too high.

也許吧.但是,我覺得可能不太會起什么大作用,需求太大了.

H: so what's your budget like?

那你的預(yù)算是多少呢?

M: I'm thinking between 3,000 yuan and 7,000 yuan per square meter.

我打算買每平米3000—7000元的.

H: oh, I see. In that case, you need to wait a while.

啊,那樣子的話,你得等一陣子.

M: but I'm afraid it will go from bad to worse. I can't help being worried.

但是我覺得可能越等越貴,我就擔(dān)心這個.

H: take it easy. I heard there may be a "bubble" in the real estate market.

別著急,我聽說房產(chǎn)市場好像存在泡沫.

M: you mean it will burst sooner or later.

你是說泡沫會破裂嗎?

H: yes, the house prices have already gone down in Shenzhen and Shanghai.

是啊,上海和深圳的房價已經(jīng)降了.

M: that's true. I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed.

這倒是,真希望情況會好轉(zhuǎn).