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第1段
1 .<-NARRATOR:-> Listen to a conversation between two students.
请听下面两个学生间的对话。
第2段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> Hey, Beth, how're things?
你好，Beth，最近怎么样？
第3段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Not great...
不怎么样。
第4段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> Why? What's wrong?
怎么了？你遇到什么问题了吗？
第5段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> I just found out I have to move out of my apartment ... like, right away.
我才发现我必须马上搬出我的公寓，立刻。
第6段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> You're kidding? Why?
你在开玩笑吧？为什么？
第7段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Well, my apartment ...
嗯...我的公寓
2 .it's in a house ...a kinda old house.
在一栋房子里，一栋老房子。
3 .And now something's wrong with the water pipes.
现在房子里的水管出问题了。
4 .I think some of the pipes burst or wore out or something.
我想应该是有些水管爆了或者坏了什么的。
5 .Anyway, we don't have any water in the house ... and apparently it's gonna take about two weeks to fix the problem.
反正目前房子里一点儿水也没有了，而且很明显，得两个星期才能解决这个问题。
第8段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> So you need to find a place to live for what ...
所以你要找个地方住多久？
2 .two weeks or so?
两个星期左右？
第9段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Yeah.Bad timing, huh?
对啊，时机太不好了是吧？
2 .With midterm exams coming up and everything.
正好马上要期中考试了！
第10段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> So have you figured out what you're going to do?
那你想好怎么办了吗？
第11段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Well, some friends said I could stay at their place ...
嗯...一些朋友说我可以去他们那儿住。
2 .they don't have an extra bedroom, but they said it'd be OK for me to sleep on their living room couch.
虽然他们没有多余的卧室，但是他们说我可以睡在客厅的沙发上。
第12段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> You could probably handle that for a couple of weeks, right?
或许你可以这么凑合几个星期的，对吗？
第13段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> I guess so. I mean it's really nice of them to offer ... and it's free.
应该是吧。毕竟他们能这么说实在太好了，而且是免费的！
2 .The only problem is ... they already have four people living there, so it could be a little crowded.
唯一的问题是他们那已经住了四个人了，所以可能会有点挤。
3 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> And not ideal for studying for midterms.
而且也不适合准备期中考试。
第14段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Yeah, too many distractions.
对啊，太多干扰了。
第15段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> Any other options?
那还有别的选择吗？
第16段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Well ... I did find this place-it's a small hotel over on Third Street, right near campus ...
我找到了一个地方，是个小宾馆，就在离学校不远的第三条街上。
第17段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> Oh, right. A lot of kids' parents stay there when they come for a visit.
对，没错。很多学生家长来玩的时候就会住在那儿。
第18段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Right. So I could get a room there.
是的。我可以在那开间房。
2 .They have a weekly rate ... and it's pretty reasonable. But, I don't know ...
他们有一个一周的套餐，价钱也很合理。
第19段
1 .<-MALE STUDENT:-> At least at the hotel you'd have a space of your own, you know, so you could get more done.
不过，我也不知道...至少在宾馆里你有自己的空间，可以完成更多事情。
第20段
1 .<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> That's definitely a plus ... but I have to think about it ...
那绝对是个优势。不过我还是要好好想想。
2 .even though it's pretty cheap, it'll still end up costing me some money ... and my budget's pretty tight right now.
即使已经很便宜了，但最后还是会花掉一些钱的。而我现在的预算真的很紧张。