你好。

Ann:Hello Roger?This is Ann.

你好，羅杰?這是安。

Roger: Oh hi,Ann. How have you been? And how’s your new apartment working out?

哦，你好，安，過得怎么樣?你的新公寓怎么樣?

Ann: Well ,that’s what I’m calling about;You see ,I’ve decided to look for a new place.

那是我找你的原因，你明白的，我下決心去找一個新的地方。

Roger: Oh,what’s the problem with your place now?I thought you liked the apartment.

哦，你住的地方出了什么問題?我以為你喜歡那個公寓。

Ann: I do, but it’s a little far from campus and the commute is just killing me.Do you think you could help?

是的，但是它離的學校太遠了，那段路程簡直要我死，你能幫我嗎?

I thought you might know more about the housing situation near the university.

我認為你應該知道在大學附近有關房子的情況。

Roger: Alright.so what kind of place are you looking for?

好吧，那么你要找什么樣的房子?

Ann: Well, I’d like to share an apartment with one or two roommate within walking distance of school.

哦，我想在學校附近和幾個同學合用一套公寓。

Roger:Okay,what’s your budget like?I mean how much do you want to spend on rent?

行，你的預算是多少?我的意思是你打算花多少錢去租?

Ann: Uh, somewhere under $200 a month including utilities,if I could.

如果能的話，包括家用設備在200美元以下。

Oh,and I prefer to rent a furnished apartment.

哦，我想去租一個有家具的房子。

Roger: Hmm, And anying else?

啊，還有其它的事嗎?

Ann: Yeah, I need a parking space.

哦，我需要一個停車場。

Roger: Well, I know there’s an apartment complex around the corner that seems to have a few vacancies.

好，我知道在一個混合的角落附近有一套公寓，那看起來有一些空地方。

I’ll drop by there on my way to class today.

今天我去學校時順便去看一下。

Ann: Hey ,thanks a lot.

哦，太感謝你了。

Roger: No problem.

不用客氣。

working out : going well

工作運轉好： 進行的好。

My new job schedule has really worked out for me.

我的新工作日程對我來說真的進行的很好。

commute : the travel between home and work or school

交換： 從家到上班或學校的一段路程。

I have to commute two hours each day to get to work.

我每天去上班都要花兩個小時的路程。

utilities : public services including water gas,and electricity

設備： 公用設備包括水煤氣，電器。

furnished : containing furniture ,for example ,a sofa, tables. and washing machine

裝備： 包括家具，例如，沙發，桌子，和洗衣機。

vacancies : rooms not being used or rented

空白： 沒有被用或租出去的房子