美語情景對話 第1122期:Having Roommates 室友

Adam: Hi Sarah. Today we're talking about lifestyle options. So my first question would be would you rather live with a roommate or live by yourself?

亞當：嗨，薩拉。今天我們來談談生活方式的選擇。我第一個問題是，你是喜歡和他人合住還是喜歡自己一個人生活？

Sarah: This one would definitely depend on who the roommate is. I have lived alone many times and I've also had lots of different roommates, and I found that any roommate that's extroverted does not work well with me. I find that like if I come home and they're there, like I don't want to be there. So I leave again, or I just go in my room, close the door. I think the worst situation was when I lived with my sister. She is very extroverted, and we were working the same types of jobs and spending a lot of time together. When I came home, I just wanted to be alone. And so I would go in my room and she thought that I didn't love her, I didn't want to spend time with her. But really, you know, I just needed my space. So in that case, living alone is better. But if I have someone who is more similar in personality to me, then it works well to have a roommate. I currently have a roommate and we get along really well because we have similar temperaments. And so, yeah, it works well for us.

薩拉：這當然要取決於室友是誰了。我一個人生活了很長時間，我也有過很多室友。我發現，凡是性格外向的室友都和我相處不好。如果我回家時發現室友也在家，那我就不太想待在那裏。我會再次出門，或者走進自己的房間，把門關上。最糟糕的是和我姐姐一起生活。她非常外向，我們做的是同一種工作，所以我們有很長時間都待在一起。我回家以後，只想自己一個人待着。所以我會去自己的房間，可是她認爲我不愛她，我不想和她待在一起。可是實際上，我只是需要自己的空間。在這種情況下，自己生活更好。不過，如果是和我性格相似的人一起合住，那有室友會更好。我現在的室友和我相處地非常好，因爲我們性情相似。這樣我們就能和睦相處。

Adam: So would you say that opposites don't attract?

亞當：你的意思是性格對立的人沒有吸引力嗎？

Sarah: When it comes to living together, absolutely not.

薩拉：在一起生活這件事上，當然完全沒有吸引力。

Adam: Hmm. How about your living situation in terms of a house or an apartment, which one would you prefer?

亞當：嗯。那居住條件呢，房子和公寓，你更喜歡住在哪裏？

Sarah: Definitely an apartment because to me a house seems permanent. And I love change. So I also move a lot. I have moved to a new place every two years or less for like the past 12 years of my life. So the thought of having a house and being stuck in one place doesn't really appeal to me.

薩拉：當然是公寓了，因爲對我來說房子代表着永久性。可是我喜歡改變。所以我經常搬家。過去12年，我每隔兩年就會搬去一個新的地方住。所以買房子、一直生活在同一個地方對我沒有吸引力。

Adam: I can understand that. This apartment of yours, would you prefer it to be in the city or in the countryside?

亞當：我可以理解。那就公寓來說，你是喜歡住在城市裏還是住在鄉村？

Sarah: I would naturally say city, but ironically, most of the places I have lived have been more countryside or rural because that's where I found work. But in the future, I think I would like to live in a larger city.

薩拉：我當然會說城市，不過諷刺地是，我居住的大部分地方都是偏鄉村或農村的地方，因爲一般我找的工作都在那些地方。不過，未來我想生活在大城市。

Adam: Any cities in mind?

亞當：有理想城市嗎？

Sarah: Not right now. I'm still trying to decide about what country I want to move to next.

薩拉：目前沒有。我要先決定下次想去哪個國家生活。

Adam: How about this apartment of yours in the city, would it be furnished or unfurnished?

亞當：那你是喜歡配備傢俱的公寓還是無傢俱的公寓？

Sarah: Interesting you ask that, because the apartment I'm currently in is unfurnished. And when I moved here, it was really complicated to try to furnish it because I live on the fifth floor and there is no elevator. And it became quickly very problematic when I moved in trying to get things. But when I was coming, the apartment agency that I was dealing with told me that there weren't any furnished apartments in the area where I lived. So I thought it was the only option when really it wasn't.

薩拉：你這麼問很有意思，現在我住的公寓就是沒有傢俱的。我搬過來以後，在佈置傢俱時遇到了很大的麻煩，因爲我住在5樓，而且沒有電梯。在往公寓裏搬東西時遇到了很多難題。不過，當時和我聯繫的房屋中介說，我居住的那個地方就沒有配備傢俱的公寓。所以，在這種情況下，只能自己佈置傢俱了。

Adam: Yeah, the fifth floor, you must have got some good exercise carrying all that stuff up there.

亞當：對，可那是5樓，搬着所有東西上樓，你一定得到了鍛鍊。

Sarah: Definitely.

薩拉：沒錯。

Adam: How do you feel about pets?

亞當：你怎麼看養寵物這件事？

Sarah: I love animals. I would love to have a dog or a rabbit. When I lived in China, I had a rabbit. But it's just not practical for my life because I live overseas and I go back and forth between the States visiting family. And it's just not practical to have one. So maybe one day if I ever settle down.

薩拉：我喜歡動物。我想養只狗或兔子。我在中國生活時，養了只兔子。不過對我來說，養寵物不太實際，因爲我在海外生活，我要回美國看望家人，所以我會在美國和外國之間往返。所以養寵物不太實際。也許有一天我會安定下來。

Adam: A dog, a rabbit?

亞當：狗還是兔子？

Sarah: Probably a dog. Dog would be first option definitely, a Dachshund. My favorite animal is Dachshund.

薩拉：可能是狗。狗是我的第一選擇，我想養只臘腸犬。我最喜歡的動物就是臘腸犬。

Adam: Those are cute.

亞當：臘腸犬非常可愛。

Sarah: Yeah.

薩拉：對。

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重點講解：
1. in that case 那樣的話；在那種情況下；
例句：Perhaps you've some doubts about the attack. In that case it may interest you to know that Miss Woods witnessed it.
你也許對這起襲擊還有些懷疑。那麼如果我告訴你伍茲小姐親眼目睹了這起事件，你可能會感興趣。
2. get along （與…）和睦相處；
例句：They seemed to be getting along fine.
他們好像相處得頗爲融洽。
3. when it comes to 談到；涉及；
例句：When it comes to expressing himself he is no shrinking violet.
他在表達自己的想法時毫不羞怯。
4. back and forth 來回；往返；
例句：Max zips back and forth across the living room.
馬克斯在客廳裏快速地來回走動。
5. settle down (尤指結婚或買房後)定居，安頓下來；
例句：One day I'll want to settle down and have a family.
總有一天，我會想安定下來，成個家。