For Sale
📖[Classic Textbook]
✏️[Exercise]
Mr Hill: Good afternoon. I believe that this house is for sale(待售).
Mr West: That's right.
Mr Hill: May I have a look at it please?
Mr West: Yes, of course. Come in.
Mr Hill: How long have you lived here?
Mr West: I have lived here for twenty years.
Mr Hill: Twenty years! That's a long time.
Mr West: Yes, I have been here since 1947.
Mr Hill: Then why do you want to sell it?
Mr West: Because I have just retired. I want to buy a small house in the country.
Mr Hill: How much does this house cost?
Mr West: £6850.
Mr Hill: That's a lot of money!
Mr West: It's worth every penny of it.
Mr Hill: Well, I like the house, but I can't decide yet. My wife must see it first.
Mr West: Women always have the last word.
Translation
奈杰尔:下午好。我想这房子是要出售的吧!
伊 恩: 是的。
奈杰尔:我可以看一看吗?
伊 恩: 可以,当然可以。请进。
奈杰尔:您在这里住了多长时间?
伊 恩: 我在这里住了20年了。
奈杰恩:20年!这个时间可不短。
伊 恩: 是啊,从1976年起我就住在这里。
奈杰尔:那么,您为什么要卖掉它呢?
伊 恩: 因为我刚退休。
我想在乡下买幢小房子。
奈杰尔: 这座房子卖多少钱?
伊 恩: 68,500英镑。
奈杰尔:我可真是一大笔钱呢!
伊 恩: 它确确实实值这么多钱。
奈杰尔:啊,我喜欢这房子,
但我还不能决定。
我妻子必须先来看一看。
伊 恩: 女人总是最后说了算的。