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Leona: I want to live close to downtown. We can get everywhere on foot and walk to most amenities.
里奧娜：我想住得離市中心近點(diǎn)。我們步行可以到達(dá)任何地方，也能步行去生活設(shè)施區(qū)。
Jeremy: Downtown is always bustling and noisy, and the crime rate is really high. I’d rather have proximity to parks and open spaces.
杰米：市中心區(qū)總是繁華嘈雜，犯罪率確實(shí)也高，我更喜歡鄰近公園和開闊地。
Leona: If we lived downtown, we wouldn’t have to worry about commute time and traffic. I could walk to work and you could take public transportation.
里奧娜：如果我們住在市中心區(qū)，我們就不用擔(dān)心上下班時(shí)間以及交通擁堵問題。我可以步行去工作，你也能夠乘坐公共交通工具上班。
Jeremy: That’s true, but there aren’t any good schools near downtown.
杰米：那倒是，但是靠近市中心區(qū)沒有什么好學(xué)校。
Leona: Hello, we don’t have any kids.
里奧娜：喂！我們沒有孩子。
Jeremy: Not yet. I want to settle down somewhere for a while, not move every couple of years.
杰米：是還沒有呢，我想在某個(gè)地方住一段時(shí)間，不想隔幾年就搬一次家。
Leona: Is that why you want to live in the suburbs? The suburbs have no character. Everything is cookie- cutter.
里奧娜：這是不是你想要住在郊區(qū)的原因？郊區(qū)沒什么特色，所有的東西都是相同模式的。
Jeremy: That’s not true.
杰米：不完全正確。
Leona: Downtown has character and it’s close to nightlife.
里奧娜：市中心有自己的特色，而且離夜生活區(qū)不遠(yuǎn)。
Jeremy: That’s less important to me than a place in a quiet neighborhood. Imagine lounging in the backyard or taking a walk in the park. We can raise our kids in a close-knit community.
杰米：那些特點(diǎn)，遠(yuǎn)不如找個(gè)有安靜鄰居的地方重要。想象一下在家里后院坐著打發(fā)時(shí)光或者去公園散散步，我們可以在附近的社區(qū)養(yǎng)大我們的孩子。
Leona: I think you’re planning for a family that we don’t have.
里奧娜：我想你在策劃一個(gè)我們沒有的家庭。
Jeremy: Yet!
杰米：是還沒有呢！
Leona: I want to live close to downtown. We can get everywhere on foot and walk to most amenities.
里奧娜：我想住得離市中心近點(diǎn)。我們步行可以到達(dá)任何地方，也能步行去生活設(shè)施區(qū)。
Jeremy: Downtown is always bustling and noisy, and the crime rate is really high. I’d rather have proximity to parks and open spaces.
杰米：市中心區(qū)總是繁華嘈雜，犯罪率確實(shí)也高，我更喜歡鄰近公園和開闊地。
Leona: If we lived downtown, we wouldn’t have to worry about commute time and traffic. I could walk to work and you could take public transportation.
里奧娜：如果我們住在市中心區(qū)，我們就不用擔(dān)心上下班時(shí)間以及交通擁堵問題。我可以步行去工作，你也能夠乘坐公共交通工具上班。
Jeremy: That’s true, but there aren’t any good schools near downtown.
杰米：那倒是，但是靠近市中心區(qū)沒有什么好學(xué)校。
Leona: Hello, we don’t have any kids.
里奧娜：喂！我們沒有孩子。
Jeremy: Not yet. I want to settle down somewhere for a while, not move every couple of years.
杰米：是還沒有呢，我想在某個(gè)地方住一段時(shí)間，不想隔幾年就搬一次家。
Leona: Is that why you want to live in the suburbs? The suburbs have no character. Everything is cookie- cutter.
里奧娜：這是不是你想要住在郊區(qū)的原因？郊區(qū)沒什么特色，所有的東西都是相同模式的。
Jeremy: That’s not true.
杰米：不完全正確。
Leona: Downtown has character and it’s close to nightlife.
里奧娜：市中心有自己的特色，而且離夜生活區(qū)不遠(yuǎn)。
Jeremy: That’s less important to me than a place in a quiet neighborhood. Imagine lounging in the backyard or taking a walk in the park. We can raise our kids in a close-knit community.
杰米：那些特點(diǎn)，遠(yuǎn)不如找個(gè)有安靜鄰居的地方重要。想象一下在家里后院坐著打發(fā)時(shí)光或者去公園散散步，我們可以在附近的社區(qū)養(yǎng)大我們的孩子。
Leona: I think you’re planning for a family that we don’t have.
里奧娜：我想你在策劃一個(gè)我們沒有的家庭。
Jeremy: Yet!
杰米：是還沒有呢！