Listening 1: Renting an Apartment
Translation and Answers


 

Translation

Woman: What can I do for you, sir?

Man: Excuse me, ma'am. I'm looking for a 1 bedroom apartment
that I can rent for about 6 months. Do you have an apartment like that?

Woman: Are you new to this city?

Man: It can't be more than a week or two since I came, and now
it's been a few days that I've been looking for an apartment, but
I haven't found a place up to now that has a good location.

Woman: What is your budget?  How much rent do you want to pay?

Man: About 700 a month.  I can't pay more than that. I can't afford it.

Woman: How important is location to you?

Man: Location is very important for me in this respect that I'm used
to a quiet place and the place that I rent, I don't want it to be too
busy or have a lot of traffic because I stay very far from noise.

Woman: So, you want a place that is relatively quiet?

Man: Yes, a relatively quiet place. If it can be found that
would be good.

Woman: Does it need to be close to work or is it not very important?

Man: No, it's not very important. I can drive about, for instance, 15 or
20 miles in a day. It doesn't matter much to me, it's not very far.

Woman: It's not very far. OK, allow me to look in the computer for
you and say a few apartments that are for rent.  If I find one, which
one you like.  You wanted a one bedroom?

Man: Yes.

Woman: If it's a small house, do you want it or does it have to be
an apartment?

Man: Well, if it's a small house, that's better. If a small house can be
found for about that price. Because just like I told you, I can't afford
(yes) more than 700 dollars a month in rent.

Woman: Incidentally, there's a small house at the beginning of Seaside
(yes) when you get onto Freemont from Highway 1 (yes).  There's a
small house right at the beginning of Seaside. I don't know, are
you familiar with the Lee Chef resturant?

Man: Is it a Chinese or Thai resurant?

Woman: I think it's Chinese.

Man: Chinese. Is it on the right or left hand side of Freemont?

Woman: When going from the South, it's on the left side of the street.

Man: Yes.

Woman: and across from it is the 76 gas station.

Man: Excuse me, do you get to Broadway St. or do you cross it?

Woman: No, no. Going from the South, you don't get to Broadway.
It's right at the beginning of Freemont.
 
 

Answers

1.  A one bedroom apartment

2.  No more than one or two weeks

3.  700 dollars a month

4.  Right at the beginning of Seaside

5.  No. It's right at the beginning of Freemont
 
 
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