生活英語情景口語:住在學校裏

L: what's your apartment like?
H: it's furnished two bedroom flat in a three-story building on campus.
L: what is it like living in on-campus housing?
H: it's not as bad as I thought it would be. The freshmen that live nearby are really loud, especially on the weekends. But, the rent is much cheaper than private housing, so it's worth it.
L: did you have to pay a deposit?
H: no, but we do have to pay 9 months rent in 6 months, so for the first months we pay 1/2 month's rent each month.
L: do you have to pay utilities on top of your monthly rent?
H: no, it's all included. Besides, students don't have to pay council tax, so we're saving quitea bit of money by living here.
L: how long is your contract for?
H: that's the bad thing---the contract ends in June, so we'll have to find a new apartment soon.
L: have you started looking again yet?
H: not yet. I'm hoping we'll be able to find something cheap once all the students leave the city for the summer.
L: Good luck!

你租的房子怎麼樣？
在學校裏面，是個三層樓裏的兩居室，有傢俱。
學校裏面的房子怎麼樣？
比我想象的要好一點。住在附近的大一新生有點吵，尤其是週末。但是房租比外面的私人住宅要便宜得多，算是物有所值。
要付押金嗎？
不需要，但是我們得在本年裏付清9個月的房租，相當於在前半年裏每月各付一個半月的租金。
水電費要單算嗎？
不用，都是含在租金裏的。而且，學生不用付房租稅，所以說我們住在這兒又省下一筆錢。
你的合同什麼時候到期？
這是最糟糕的事---合同6月就到期了，所以我們馬上還得另找房子。
你現在已經開始找了嗎？
還沒呢。我希望到了夏天學生們一放暑假就都離開這兒了，到時候能找個便宜的房子。
祝你好運吧。

Pets not allowed 禁養寵物
Furnish 佈置
Ground floor 一層
Share 合租
Pay monthly 月付
Agency 中介
Landlord 房東
Contract 合同
Heater 加熱器
Shower 淋浴
Double room 雙人間
Bungalow 平方
Detached house 獨立房間
Home stay 住在當地居民家中

I'm ready to sign the contract.
我準備好籤合同了。

The apartment is conveniently located.
本公寓交通便利。

For the renewal, how long do you want to stay?
續約之後你打算再住多久?