Yes, what can I do for you?

您好，请问有什么可以帮到您？

My friend is in homestay... and she really enjoys it... so I'd like to join a family as well.

我朋友选择了寄宿家庭……她觉得挺不错的……所以我也想找一个家庭寄宿。

Okay, so let me get some details. What's your name?

好的。我先帮你登记一些信息。怎么称呼？

My name is Keiko Yuichini.

我叫Keiko Yuichini。

Could you spell your family name for me?

能麻烦您拼一下您的姓吗？

It's... Yuichini, that's Y-U-I-C-H-I-N-I.

我姓Yuichini，Y-U-I-C-H-I-N-I。

And your first name?

您的名也拼一下好吗？

It's Keiko. K-E-I-K-O.

我叫Keiko，K-E-I-K-O。

That's Keiko Yuichini... okay...and you're female. And your nationality?

Keiko Yuichini……好的……女性。您的国籍是？……

I'm Japanese.

我是日本人。

Right and could I see your passport, please?

好的。请出示一下您的护照。

Here it is...

好的……

Okay... your passport number is JO 6337... And you're how old?

好的……护照号码JO 6337……您今年多大了？

I'm twenty-eight years old.

我28岁了。

Now, you live at one of the colleges... which one?

好的。您是住在在哪个校区？

Willow College, umm... Room 21C

我住在Willow学院，21C房间。

Right, 21C Willow College, and how long are you planning on staying with homestay?

好的，Willow学院21C房间……请问您打算在寄宿家庭住多久？

About four months... longer if I like it...

大概四个月吧……如果住得满意的话可以延期。

And what course are you enrolled in?

您在学校注册了什么课程？

Well, I've enrolled for twenty weeks in the... um... Advanced English Studies because I need help with my writing... and I'm nearly at the end of my first five-week course.

这个……我读了一个20周的高级英语课程，因为我需要提高我的写作……我已经差不多读完5周的课了。

Okay... Do you have any preference for a family with children or without children?

好的……您希望寄宿在有孩子的家庭还是没有孩子的？

I prefer... I mean I like young children, but I'd like to be with older people... you know... adults... someone around my age.

我想……其实我挺喜欢小孩子，但我更偏向和年龄大一些的人相处……就是……成年人……跟我差不多大的。

Okay, and what about pets?

好的。那宠物呢？

I am a veterinarian so that's fine...the more the better.

我是一名兽医，所以没问题啊……越多越好。

All right, now what about you? Are you a vegetarian or do you have any special food requirements?

好的。那你自己的情况呢？你有特别的饮食习惯吗，比如素食？

No, I am not a vegetarian... but I don't eat a lot of meat... I really like seafood.

我不是素食主义者……不过我也不太吃肉……我比较喜欢吃海鲜。

And what are your hobbies?

你的兴趣爱好有哪些呀？

I like reading and going to the movies.

我爱读书，也喜欢看电影。

Do you play any sports?

你做什么运动吗？

Yes, I joined the handball team, but I didn't like that.., so I stopped playing. Now I play tennis on the weekend with my friends...

是的，我加入了手球队，但其实我不喜欢……所以我现在已经不玩了。我现在一般在周末和朋友去打网球。

All right, let's see, name, age, now the location.

好的。我来看看……姓名、年龄……接下来是地址。

Are you familiar with the public transport system?

你对这里的公交系统熟悉吗？

No... I'm not really because I have been living on campus... I've been to the city a few times on the bus, but they are always late.

我不太了解，因为我一直在校园里待着……我坐巴士去过几趟城里，它们老晚点。

What about the trains?

那火车呢？

I like catching the train...they are much faster...

我喜欢坐火车……比其他方式快多了。

Now, let me go check on the computer and see who I've got... Listen, leave it with me... I'll check my records and I'll give you details this afternoon.

好的，现在我在电脑上查询一下看有什么合适的家庭信息……这样吧，这事儿交给我就好了。我在电脑上搜索一下，然后我下午再给你详细信息。

Thank you for helping me...

谢谢您……

It's a pleasure. Bye.

没关系。再见！

Bye.

再见！