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情景对话
Adam: Hi Sarah. Today we're talking about lifestyle options. So my first question would be would you rather live with a roommate or live by yourself?
亚当：嗨，萨拉。今天我们来谈谈生活方式的选择。我第一个问题是，你是喜欢和他人合住还是喜欢自己一个人生活？
Sarah: This one would definitely depend on who the roommate is. I have lived alone many times and I've also had lots of different roommates, and I found that any roommate that's extroverted does not work well with me. I find that like if I come home and they're there, like I don't want to be there. So I leave again, or I just go in my room, close the door. I think the worst situation was when I lived with my sister. She is very extroverted, and we were working the same types of jobs and spending a lot of time together. When I came home, I just wanted to be alone. And so I would go in my room and she thought that I didn't love her, I didn't want to spend time with her. But really, you know, I just needed my space. So in that case, living alone is better. But if I have someone who is more similar in personality to me, then it works well to have a roommate. I currently have a roommate and we get along really well because we have similar temperaments. And so, yeah, it works well for us.
萨拉：这当然要取决于室友是谁了。我一个人生活了很长时间，我也有过很多室友。我发现，凡是性格外向的室友都和我相处不好。如果我回家时发现室友也在家，那我就不太想待在那里。我会再次出门，或者走进自己的房间，把门关上。最糟糕的是和我姐姐一起生活。她非常外向，我们做的是同一种工作，所以我们有很长时间都待在一起。我回家以后，只想自己一个人待着。所以我会去自己的房间，可是她认为我不爱她，我不想和她待在一起。可是实际上，我只是需要自己的空间。在这种情况下，自己生活更好。不过，如果是和我性格相似的人一起合住，那有室友会更好。我现在的室友和我相处地非常好，因为我们性情相似。这样我们就能和睦相处。
Adam: So would you say that opposites don't attract?
亚当：你的意思是性格对立的人没有吸引力吗？
Sarah: When it comes to living together, absolutely not.
萨拉：在一起生活这件事上，当然完全没有吸引力。
Adam: Hmm. How about your living situation in terms of a house or an apartment, which one would you prefer?
亚当：嗯。那居住条件呢，房子和公寓，你更喜欢住在哪里？
Sarah: Definitely an apartment because to me a house seems permanent. And I love change. So I also move a lot. I have moved to a new place every two years or less for like the past 12 years of my life. So the thought of having a house and being stuck in one place doesn't really appeal to me.
萨拉：当然是公寓了，因为对我来说房子代表着永久性。可是我喜欢改变。所以我经常搬家。过去12年，我每隔两年就会搬去一个新的地方住。所以买房子、一直生活在同一个地方对我没有吸引力。
Adam: I can understand that. This apartment of yours, would you prefer it to be in the city or in the countryside?
亚当：我可以理解。那就公寓来说，你是喜欢住在城市里还是住在乡村？
Sarah: I would naturally say city, but ironically, most of the places I have lived have been more countryside or rural because that's where I found work. But in the future, I think I would like to live in a larger city.
萨拉：我当然会说城市，不过讽刺地是，我居住的大部分地方都是偏乡村或农村的地方，因为一般我找的工作都在那些地方。不过，未来我想生活在大城市。
Adam: Any cities in mind?
亚当：有理想城市吗？
Sarah: Not right now. I'm still trying to decide about what country I want to move to next.
萨拉：目前没有。我要先决定下次想去哪个国家生活。
Adam: How about this apartment of yours in the city, would it be furnished or unfurnished?
亚当：那你是喜欢配备家具的公寓还是无家具的公寓？
Sarah: Interesting you ask that, because the apartment I'm currently in is unfurnished. And when I moved here, it was really complicated to try to furnish it because I live on the fifth floor and there is no elevator. And it became quickly very problematic when I moved in trying to get things. But when I was coming, the apartment agency that I was dealing with told me that there weren't any furnished apartments in the area where I lived. So I thought it was the only option when really it wasn't.
萨拉：你这么问很有意思，现在我住的公寓就是没有家具的。我搬过来以后，在布置家具时遇到了很大的麻烦，因为我住在5楼，而且没有电梯。在往公寓里搬东西时遇到了很多难题。不过，当时和我联系的房屋中介说，我居住的那个地方就没有配备家具的公寓。所以，在这种情况下，只能自己布置家具了。
Adam: Yeah, the fifth floor, you must have got some good exercise carrying all that stuff up there.
亚当：对，可那是5楼，搬着所有东西上楼，你一定得到了锻炼。
Sarah: Definitely.
萨拉：没错。
Adam: How do you feel about pets?
亚当：你怎么看养宠物这件事？
Sarah: I love animals. I would love to have a dog or a rabbit. When I lived in China, I had a rabbit. But it's just not practical for my life because I live overseas and I go back and forth between the States visiting family. And it's just not practical to have one. So maybe one day if I ever settle down.
萨拉：我喜欢动物。我想养只狗或兔子。我在中国生活时，养了只兔子。不过对我来说，养宠物不太实际，因为我在海外生活，我要回美国看望家人，所以我会在美国和外国之间往返。所以养宠物不太实际。也许有一天我会安定下来。
Adam: A dog, a rabbit?
亚当：狗还是兔子？
Sarah: Probably a dog. Dog would be first option definitely, a Dachshund. My favorite animal is Dachshund.
萨拉：可能是狗。狗是我的第一选择，我想养只腊肠犬。我最喜欢的动物就是腊肠犬。
Adam: Those are cute.
亚当：腊肠犬非常可爱。
Sarah: Yeah.
萨拉：对。
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重点讲解
重点讲解：
1. in that case 那样的话；在那种情况下；
例句：Perhaps you've some doubts about the attack. In that case it may interest you to know that Miss Woods witnessed it.
你也许对这起袭击还有些怀疑。那么如果我告诉你伍兹小姐亲眼目睹了这起事件，你可能会感兴趣。
2. get along （与…）和睦相处；
例句：They seemed to be getting along fine.
他们好像相处得颇为融洽。
3. when it comes to 谈到；涉及；
例句：When it comes to expressing himself he is no shrinking violet.
他在表达自己的想法时毫不羞怯。
4. back and forth 来回；往返；
例句：Max zips back and forth across the living room.
马克斯在客厅里快速地来回走动。
5. settle down (尤指结婚或买房后)定居，安顿下来；
例句：One day I'll want to settle down and have a family.
总有一天，我会想安定下来，成个家。
