Garages & Parking-(车库和停车)

A：You should save some money on parking here.把车停在这儿可以省些钱。

B：Yeah, I don’t have to pay for a space on the street.是呀，我不用再付钱在街上找地方停车了。

A：Really? How long did it take you to find a spot yesterday?是吗？你昨天找地方（停车）兜了多久了？

B：Well, last night it took me half an hour to find a spot when I came home from work.哦，昨晚我下班回来的时候花了半小时才找到一个地方停车。

A：You get home late, don’t you?你很晚才回家，是吗？

B：Yeah, around seven. Most of the street parking is gone by then.是，差不多7点了。那个时候街上大都没有停车的地方了。

A：Ah, well. You can’t have everything.是，可是你不可能要求事事都完美。

B：Yeah. I can live with it. It’s great to beliving alone.是呀。我可以应付的。一个人住很不错。

Looking for an Apartment-(找房子)

A：I need to find a new place to live.我要另找一个地方住。

B：Yeah? Why? Don’t you likeliving with me?是吗？为什么？你不喜欢和我一起住吗？

A：Oh, it’s not you. I just want my own place.哦，不是因为你的缘故。我只是想有自己的私人空间。

B：Well, check the newspaper.好吧，看看报纸上有没有。

A：Jeez…I didn’t realize a single bedroom apartment went for so much these days.哇呀，我没料到一个单间公寓这些天这么贵。

B：Yeah, prices have really gone up the past couple of years.是呀，过去这几年价钱真是提高不少。

A：Oh, here’s one. It’s looks like its in this neighborhood, $600 a month. That’s not to bad.哦，这儿有一个。好像在这儿附近。每个月600元，还过得去。

B：No, it’s pretty good. Why not give the landlord a call?不仅如此，真很不错呢。为何不给房东一个电话呢？

A：Hello. I’m calling about the one bedroom in Lincoln Park. Could I take a look at it? Yes. Tonight at six is fine. Thanks.你好，我打电话过来询问林肯公园的这间房。我可以去看看吗？是的。今晚六点可以，谢谢。

Apartment for Rent-(公寓招租)

A：This apartment has three rooms and a bath. Here's the kitchen.这套公寓有三个房间和一个卫生间。这儿是厨房。

B：It seems a little small to me.它对我来说好像小了点儿。

A：Not really, for one person, and it has a nice gas range and a good refrigerator.There are lots of shelves and cupboards, too.实际上不小吧，你只一个人。而且这儿有一只漂亮的煤气灶和很好的冰箱。还有很多大橱和装饰橱。

B：What about closets?有些什么壁橱？

A：You'll have two large ones in the badroom.One has shelves and a built-in shoe rack.Then there's a storage closet in theliving room and a linen closet in the bathroom.在卧室内有两个大壁橱。其中一个有搁板和鞋架。在起居室有一个放在床上用品及毛巾的壁橱。

B：Theliving room looks sort of dark.起居室看起来光线不太好。

living

A：We're painting it a lighter color, and it gets the afternoon sun.我们正在把它漆成明亮的颜色。下午房间内可以照到太阳。

living的解释

B：Well, thank you for showing me around.I'll let you know tonight if I decide to take it.I want to look around before I make up my mind.谢谢你给我们看了房间。 如果我决定要，今天晚上我会告诉你。我想作出决定前再慎重考虑一下。