A：Hi, my name’s Karl. My wife and I are moving in next door.
你好，我叫卡爾。我的妻子和我將會(huì)住在你的隔壁。
B：Hello, Karl. I’m Chuck Jones. We’re going to be neighbors.
你好，卡爾。我是查克?瓊斯。我們將會(huì)是鄰居。
A：I’m happy to meet you. It seems everyone in town is so friendly.
我很高興見到你。看來鎮(zhèn)上每個(gè)人都很友好。
B：This is a small town, and we like to be neighborly. We know everyone who lives around here.
這是個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)，我們喜歡和睦相處。每個(gè)住在這里的人我們都認(rèn)識(shí)。
A：Well, I’m from Chicago. There few people take the time to get to know their neighbors.
啊，是這樣，我來自芝加哥。那兒很少有人會(huì)抽空來和鄰居認(rèn)識(shí)一下。
B：So, tell me, Karl, why did you come all the way to Minnesota to live?
那，卡爾，你能告訴我你為什么會(huì)老遠(yuǎn)搬到明尼蘇達(dá)州來住嗎。
A：We wanted to live in a more peaceful community and have more space. Another reason is, we can afford to buy a home here, but we can’t in Chicago!
我們想住在一個(gè)更加安寧，地方也更加寬敞的居民區(qū)。 還有一個(gè)原因是，在這里我們可以買得起房子，但是在芝加哥卻不行!