LARRY: I really appreciate your driving me around.

CONRAD: It's no problem.

I have time today, and I think it's important that you find a good place.

LARRY: It would be hard for just me to do it. I don't know the city at all.

CONRAD: So what do you see in there?

LARRY: This one sounds good. "Efficiency with view of the lake."

Utilities and parking included. Newly remodeled kitchen. $470.

CONRAD: Can you afford that much?

LARRY: No, I guess not. But that's what I want, isn't it? An efficiency.

CONRAD: Yes, an efficiency is a small apartment.

Usually one large room and a small bathroom.

There is often a small kitchen too. So it's good for one person.

LARRY: How about this one?

"Downtown efficiency. Furnished..." What does furnished mean?

CONRAD: That means the apartment has furniture in it.

LARRY: That's good.

CONRAD: Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad. You have to like the furniture.

LARRY: "Furnished. Parking included. $400."

CONRAD: It's still pretty expensive.

LARRY: Yes, but it's downtown. I would like to take look at this one.

CONRAD: Alright. What's the phone number?

LARRY: 256-7797.

CONRAD: Got it. What else do you see?

LARRY: This one. "Two male grad students seeking roommate."

Must be quiet. Comfortable downtown apartment."

Does this mean I have to share a room with them?

CONRAD: No. It probably means they have a large apartment.

Probably a living room, kitchen and three bedrooms.

They need someone for the empty bedroom.

LARRY: That sounds alright.

CONRAD: Yes, it might be an advantage for you. You are a foreigner, after all.

If they're alright roommates, you could learn a lot from them.

LARRY: Here's the number, 256-4367.

CONRAD: Got it.

Let's call these two and see if we can make appointments to see the apartments.

LARRY: Sounds good to me. I really appreciate your help on this.

CONRAD: Don't mention it, Larry. What are friends for anyway?

賴瑞：我真的很感謝你開車帶我繞一繞。

康若德：沒關(guān)系的。

我今天有時(shí)間，我也認(rèn)為你能找到一個(gè)好地方住是很重要的。

賴瑞：我自己來(lái)做的話會(huì)比較難。我對(duì)這個(gè)城市并不了解。

康若德：那你看到了些什么?

賴瑞：這一個(gè)聽起來(lái)不錯(cuò)。套房且有湖的景觀。

水電及停車都包含在內(nèi)，新裝潢過的廚房，四百七十美元。

康若德：你能負(fù)擔(dān)得起嗎?

賴瑞：不，我想不行。但那就是我要的，是吧?一間“套房”。

康若德：對(duì)，套房的意思是一間小的公寓。

通常是一間大的房間和一間小的浴室。

往往還有一間小廚房，所以一個(gè)人住是不錯(cuò)的。

賴瑞：這一個(gè)怎么樣?

“市中心套房，含家具...”，“含家具”是什么意思?

康若德：那間公寓是含家具的。

賴瑞：很好。

康若德：有的時(shí)候是不錯(cuò)的，有時(shí)是不好的。你必須喜歡那些家具。

賴瑞：“含家具，含停車位，四百美元。”

康若德：但還是蠻貴的。

賴瑞：是呀，但是在市中心。我想去看一看這一間。

康若德：好的，電話號(hào)碼是幾號(hào)?

賴瑞：256-7797。

康若德：記下來(lái)了，你還看到什么?

賴瑞：這一個(gè)。“兩個(gè)男研究生在找室友。

必須要安靜。在市中心舒適的公寓。”

這個(gè)意思是我需要跟他們共用一間房嗎?

康若德：不是，大概意思是他們有一套大的公寓。

大概是一個(gè)客廳，廚房和三間臥室。

他們需要一個(gè)人去分擔(dān)另一間空房。

賴瑞：聽起來(lái)還不錯(cuò)。

康若德：是的，這對(duì)你來(lái)說或許是有益的。到底你是一個(gè)外國(guó)人。

如果他們是還不錯(cuò)的室友，你還可以從他們那里學(xué)到一點(diǎn)東西。

賴瑞：號(hào)碼是：256-4367。

康若德：寫下來(lái)了。

那我們趕快打電話給這兩間，然后我們可以安排時(shí)間去看。

賴瑞：聽起來(lái)不錯(cuò)，我真的很感謝你的幫忙。

康若德：不用客氣，賴瑞。朋友是用來(lái)做什么的?