Part A :

Good morning.

早上好。

Can I help you?

我能帮你吗?

Yes.

是的。

I've just been accepted on a course at the university and I'd like to try and arrange accommodation in the hall of residence.

我刚接受了一个大学的课程，我想在学校公寓里安排住宿。

Yes, certainly.

好的，没问题。

Please sit down.

请坐。

What I'll do is fill in a form with you to find out a little more about your preferences and so forth.

我将做的是填写一个表格，了解一下你的喜好等等。

Thank you.

谢谢你。

So first of all, can I take your name?

首先，我可以知道你的名字吗?

It's Anu Bhatt.

是Anu Bhatt。

Could you spell your name please?

你能拼写一下你的名字吗?

Yes.

可以。

A-N-U...B-H-A double T.

A-n-u…B-h-a-double t。

Thanks, and could I ask your date of birth?

谢谢，我能问下你的出生日期吗?

31st March 1972.

是1972年3月31日。

Thank you.

谢谢你。

And where are you from?

你来自哪里?

India.

印度。

Oh right.

好的。

And what will you be studying?

你将学习什么?

I'm doing a course in nursing.

我正在上一个护理课程。

Right, thank you.

好的，谢谢。

And how long would you want to stay in hall, do you think?

你想在宿舍住多久?

Well, it'll take three years but I'd only like to stay in hall for two.

嗯，这需要三年，但我想在宿舍里住2年。

I'd like to think about living outside for the third year.

我想第三年在外面生活。

Fine.

好的。

And what did you have in mind for catering?

你对饮食有什么要求?

Do you want to cook for yourself or have all your meals provided, that's full board?

你是想自己做饭，还是被提供所有膳食，就是全食宿?

Is there something in between?

有什么中间的选择吗?

Yes.

有的。

You can just have evening meal provided, which is half board.

你可以只吃晚餐，这是半食宿。

That's what I prefer.

这是我想要的。

Yes, a lot of students opt for that.

是的，很多学生都选择了这个。

Now, with that in mind, do you have any special diet, anything we should know about?

现在，你有什么特别的饮食习惯是我们需要知道的吗?

Yes, I don't take red meat.

是的，我不吃红色的肉。

No red meat.

不吃红色的肉。

Part B :

Now thinking about the room itself, we have a number of options.

现在，想想房间的问题，我们有一些选项。

You can have a single study bedroom or you can have a shared one.

你可以有一个单独的卧室，或者你可以和别人共用一个。

These are both what we call simple rooms.

这些都是我们所说的简单的房间。

The other alternative is to opt for a single bedsit, which actually has more space and better facilities.

另一种方法是选择一个单一的公寓，也有更多的空间和更好的设施。

There's about ￡20 a week difference between them.

有大约每星期20镑的差价。

Well, actually my grant is quite generous and I think the bedsit sound the best option.

好吧，其实我的拨款还是很慷慨的，所以我认为公寓听起来是最好的选择。

Lovely.

好的。

I'll put you down for that and we'll see what availability is like.

我会把你的要求记录下来的．我们会看看有什么可供选择的。

Now can I ask some other personal details which we like to have on record?

现在我可以问一些我们需要记录的关于你的个人喜好的信息吗?

Yes, of course.

是的，当然。

I wonder if you could let us know what your interests are.

我好奇你是否能让我们知道你的兴趣是什么。

This might help us get a closer match for placing you in a particular hall.

这可能有助于我们帮助你找到一个特别的适合你的公寓。

Ummm.

嗯。

Well, I love the theatre.

我喜欢剧院。

Right.

好的。

And I enjoy sports, particularly badminton.

我喜欢运动，尤其是羽毛球。

That's worth knowing.

这很值得知道。

Now, what we finish with on the form is really a list from you of what your priorities are in choosing a hall and we'll do our best to take these into account.

现在，我们在表格上完成的事情是你选择一个宿舍的优先顺序，我们将尽我们最大的努力去考虑这些要求。

Well, the first thing is I'd prefer a hall where there are other mature students, if possible.

好的，第一件事是我希望宿舍里有一些其他成熟的学生，如果可能的话。

Yes, we do have halls which tend to cater for slightly older students.

是的，我们确实有这样的宿舍，专门为了迎合年龄稍大一点的学生。

Ummm and I'd prefer to be out of town.

嗯，我喜欢宿舍在城镇外。

That's actually very good for you because we tend have more vacancies in out-of-town halls.

这对你是有好处的，因为我们在城镇外有很多空缺的宿舍。

Lucky!

真幸运!

Yes.

是的。

Anything else?

还有别的什么吗?

Well, I would like somewhere with a shared area, a TV room for example, or something like that.

嗯，我喜欢可以有一个共享的区域的地方，比如说一个有电视的房间，或类似那样的。

It's a good way to socialise.

这是个社交的好方法。

It certainly is.

这是当然。

That's it.

就这些了。

Now, we just need a contact telephone number for you.

现在，我们只需要一个你的联系电话。

Sure, I'll just find it.

当然，我会找到它。

It's double 6-7549.

是667549。

Great, so we'll be in contact with you as soon as possible...

好的，我们将会尽快与您联系…