MAN: Good morning.

男人：早上好。

SHELLEY: Hi. This is Shelley Mayer.

谢莉：你好，我是谢莉・梅耶。

I'm renting your house on Archwood Avenue. I'm due to move in next week.

我要把你在亚齐伍德大道上的房子租出去。我下周就要搬进去了。

MAN: Oh yes, hello Ms Mayer. What can I do for you?

男人：哦，是的，您好，梅耶女士。我能为您做些什么？

SHELLEY: When I viewed the house, I told you I'll most probably need to rent some furniture – at least until I know whether my temporary work contract is going to be made permanent.

谢利：当我看房子的时候，我告诉过你我可能需要租一些家具 —— 至少在我确定我的临时工作合同是否会变成永久合同之前。

MAN: Yes of course, I remember. And I said I could give you some information about furniture rental companies in the city.

男人：是的，我当然记得。我说过我可以给你提供一些关于城里家具租赁公司的信息。

SHELLEY: That's right.

谢利：没错。

MAN: Well, the biggest company is called Peak Rentals.

男人：嗯，最大的公司叫峰值租赁公司。

I've recommended them to other people and have always heard positive reports about them.

我一直向其他人推荐他们，也总是听到关于他们的积极评价。

SHELLEY: Could you give me an idea of their costs?

谢利：你能告诉我他们的成本是多少吗？

MAN: Sure, I actually have one of their brochures here.

男人：当然，我这里其实有一本他们的小册子。

It says the monthly price per room starts at a hundred and five dollars and goes up to two hundred and thirty-nine dollars – that depends on which rooms you need furniture for, of course.

上面说每间房间的月租金从 105 美元起，最高可达 239 美元 —— 当然，这取决于你需要哪些房间的家具。

SHELLEY: Sure. It's just to get a general idea of how much it's gonna cost.

谢利：当然。只是想大致了解一下要花多少钱。

And you said you had some positive feedback about this company.

你说你对这家公司有一些积极的反馈。

MAN: Yes, people have mentioned that the furniture from Peak Rentals is more modern than any of the other companies.

男人：是的，人们已经提到，Peak Rentals 的家具比其他任何公司都更现代化。

And also, once you place an order, the furniture will be delivered to you in just one or two days.

而且，一旦你下了订单，家具就会在一两天内送到你手中。

SHELLEY: That would be really helpful.

谢利：那真的会很有帮助。

MAN: Oh, and the brochure says that there's a special offer at the moment.

男人：哦，小册子上说现在有特别优惠。

If you rent living room furniture – I believe that's a set of chairs and a TV table, you'll also get a lamp at no extra cost.

如果你租用客厅家具 —— 我记得是一套椅子和一张电视桌，你还可以免费获得一盏台灯。

SHELLEY: OK. But, you know, that price range you gave is more than I was hoping to pay.

谢利：好的。但是，你知道吗，你给的价格范围比我希望支付的要高。

MAN: Then you could try Aaron and Oliver.

男人：那你可以试试亚伦和奥利弗。

SHELLEY: Sorry, what and Oliver?

谢利：抱歉，那奥利弗呢？

MAN: Aaron. Double-A-R-O-N.

男人：亚伦。双 A-R-O-N。

SHELLEY: OK. Are they cheaper?

谢利：好的。他们更便宜吗？

MAN: I'd say they're a mid-price company.

男人：我会说他们是一家中等价格的公司。

But if you chose them, you need to be aware that they charge an extra twelve per cent every month in case of damage.

但如果你选择他们，你需要知道，他们每月会额外收取 12% 的费用，以防损坏。

SHELLEY: Oh I see. I'd have to do the math carefully then.

谢利：哦，我明白了。那我得仔细算算了。

MAN: Right. But one helpful thing is that they also do cleaning for customers.

男人：是的。但有一件有用的事是，他们也为客户做清洁。

SHELLEY: For the furniture?

谢利：家具呢？

MAN: For the house.

男人：为了房子。

SHELLEY: Oh I see. I probably won't need that.

谢利：哦，我明白了。我可能不需要那个。

MAN: There's another company called Larch Furniture.

男人：还有另一家公司叫拉奇家具。

It's quite new, and it has the lowest prices in town.

它相当新，而且价格是城里最低的。

That's for both furniture and also electronic equipment.

这包括家具和电子设备。

SHELLEY: Well that would be good.

谢利：那样就好了。

I'm not bringing much with me, and I won't have much time to go shopping after I start my job.

我不会带太多东西，而且开始工作后我也没有太多时间去购物。

MAN: There are two things you need to know about Larch Furniture.

男士：关于拉奇家具，你需要了解两件事。

First of all, you have to take out insurance on the furniture, and you need to organise that yourself.

首先，你必须为家具投保，而且你需要自己组织这件事。

SHELLEY: That wouldn't be too hard.

谢利：那不会太难。

MAN: Also, you can't take out a contract for less than six months, but I ffgure that might not be a problem for you.

男人：还有，你不能签订少于六个月的合同，但我猜这对你来说可能不是问题。

You're renting the house for twelve months after all, aren't you?

毕竟，你要把房子租出去十二个月，不是吗？

SHELLEY: Yes. OK, well I …

谢利：是的。好的，那么我......

MAN: … sorry to interrupt. I just thought of another furniture rental company.

男人：...... 抱歉打断一下。我只是想到了另一家家具租赁公司。

It's called Space Rentals. And it's located very near to the house.

它叫太空租赁。而且它离房子很近。

SHELLEY: OK.

谢利：好的。

MAN: I don't have any information about their charges, so it's best to use their app to find out what it would cost you to use them.

男人：我没有任何关于他们收费的信息，所以最好使用他们的应用程序了解一下使用他们的成本。

SHELLEY: OK thanks. I'll do that.

谢利：好的，谢谢。我会这么做的。

MAN: One good thing about that company is that if you don't like the furniture once it's delivered, you can request exchanges – as long as you do that within a week of receiving it.

男士：那家公司的一个好处是，如果你在收到家具后不喜欢，可以要求更换 —— 只要你在收到后的一周内这样做。

SHELLEY: That sounds really great. OK. Well thanks very much. That's so helpful …

谢利：这听起来真的很棒。好的。非常感谢。这真的很有帮助......