A:Hi, my name’s Karl. My wife and I are moving in next door.
你好,我叫卡爾。我的妻子和我將會住在你的隔壁。
B:Hello, Karl. I’m Chuck Jones. We’re going to be neighbors.
你好,卡爾。我是查克?瓊斯。我們將會是鄰居。
A:I’m happy to meet you. It seems everyone in town is so friendly.
我很高興見到你。看來鎮(zhèn)上每個人都很友好。
B:This is a small town, and we like to be neighborly. We know everyone who lives around here.
這是個小鎮(zhèn),我們喜歡和睦相處。每個住在這里的人我們都認識。
A:Well, I’m from Chicago. There few people take the time to get to know their neighbors.
啊,是這樣,我來自芝加哥。那兒很少有人會抽空來和鄰居認識一下。
B:So, tell me, Karl, why did you come all the way to Minnesota to live?
那,卡爾,你能告訴我你為什么會老遠搬到明尼蘇達州來住嗎。
A:We wanted to live in a more peaceful community and have more space. Another reason is, we can afford to buy a home here, but we can’t in Chicago!
我們想住在一個更加安寧,地方也更加寬敞的居民區(qū)。 還有一個原因是,在這里我們可以買得起房子,但是在芝加哥卻不行!