实战口语情景对话 第1123期:Lifestyle Options 生活方式的不同选择

Sarah: All right, Adam. So we're going to talk about lifestyle choices. First question for you is would you rather have a roommate or live alone?
萨拉：好，亚当。我们来谈谈生活方式的选择。第一个问题是，你喜欢和室友合住还是自己一个人住？

Adam: I've had some really good experiences with roommates, but right now I live alone. And I really enjoy to have my own space and I like to keep it a certain way. I'm kind of a clean person, so I probably choose to live alone.
亚当：我以前和室友合住时过得很不错，不过现在我一个人住。我很享受有自己空间的生活，我想保持下去。我是一个爱干净的人，所以我可能会选择一个人生活。

Sarah: Okay. That leads me to my next question which is house or apartment. So if you choose to live alone, would you like a house or an apartment?
萨拉：好。这引出了我的第二个问题，即房子还是公寓。如果你选择独自生活，那你喜欢住在房子里还是公寓里？

Adam: I'd love to live in a house. Right now I live in an apartment and it's okay. But yeah, I really like the outdoors, and like to have a yard or a small garden or something would be great. So I love, like, privacy. I like to play my music really loud or something, so in a house maybe I could do that. And in an apartment, it's a bit difficult.
亚当：我喜欢住在房子里。现在我住在公寓，还不错。不过我喜欢户外，我想有个院子或是小花园，那样就太棒了。我喜欢不受干扰的状态。我喜欢大声播放音乐，住在房子里就可以这样做。可是在公寓里有些困难。

Sarah: So a house usually means a pretty big commitment of like where you're living. So if you could have a house anywhere where would it be?
萨拉：住房子意味着要长时间居住在一个地方。如果你有房子的话，你希望房子在哪里？

Adam: Maybe in my hometown. It would be nice to have a house in Seattle. But I am not a person that likes to be tied down so much, so that would be kind of tricky for me. Apartments are also nice too because you don't have the upkeep and the responsibility that you might have with a house. So that is nice. I wish I could just have a house and just move it with me wherever I go.
亚当：也许是我的家乡。如果能在西雅图有一座房子就太好了。不过我是一个不喜欢被束缚的人，所以这对我来说有些难。公寓也很好，因为不像房子那样要保养和承担责任。所以公寓很好。我希望我能有一座房子，不管我去哪里，都可以和我一起移动。

Sarah: So if you could move that house anywhere, would it be like a town or a city, like what do you prefer?
萨拉：如果你能移动房子去任何地方，那你喜欢生活在城镇还是城市里？

Adam: I'd definitely live outside of the city, but close enough to where I could commute within like 20 minutes, 30 minutes to be able to go shopping and do my everyday life. But I like peace and quiet and nature, so definitely outside of the hustle and bustle of the big city.
亚当：我当然喜欢生活在郊区了，不过我希望附近有能购物的地方，我每天的通勤时间不超过20或30分钟。我喜欢宁静、安静、自然的地方，所以我要远离大城市的喧嚣。

Sarah: So how about pets? Would you like to have a pet or not have anything or one live in your house?
萨拉：那养宠物呢？你想养宠物吗？还是不想在房子里养宠物？

Adam: I love animals. I have always wanted to have a dog or really, any sort of pet. But I move so much that it makes having a pet difficult. So I've never really had one although if I ever do settle down somewhere, I would absolutely get maybe several pets. I love, I love animals.
亚当：我喜欢动物。我一直很想养只狗，或是其它宠物。不过因为我搬家很频繁，所以很难养宠物。我从来没养过宠物，不过如果有一天我安定下来，我肯定会养宠物。我很喜欢动物。

Sarah: Nice. Thanks.
萨拉：很好。谢谢你。