生活英語情景口語:你見過比爾蓋茨的家嗎?!
C: have you ever seen Bill Gate's home on the internet?
M: no. what's it like?
C: it's got its own library, theatre, swimming pool, and a guest house. The house itself has about ten different rooms that are all hooked up to computers so you can get things done in each room through a remote control. It's also located near the sea, so he can park his boats next to his house. It's absolutely amazing!
M: would you want to live there?
C: I think his house is fantastic, but I wouldn't want to live there. You would have to hire one or two people to clean all the rooms in the house, plus a few people to take care of the gardens, and probably an au pair or two to take care of the children. It's just too big of a place to take care of on your own.
M: what's your dreamhome like then?
C: my dream home is actually just a samll cottage in a quite village in England.
M: would you want to buy an old cottage or build a new one yourself?
C: old homes are great because they've got character. I think that's important.
M: it that why you wear second-hand cloths as well? Because they've got character?
C: no, that's just because I don't have enough money to buy new cloths all the time!
M: I see. If you lived in an old house, would it be decorated in a modern way?
C: no, I'd definitely try to restore it to its original state. I love to imagine what it'd be like to live in another time in history and living in a house decorated like it would have been 200 years ago would be a great way to feed my imagination even more!
你在網上看到過比爾蓋茨的家嗎？
沒見過。什麼樣啊？
他家有私人圖書館，影院，游泳池和供客人住的別墅。主人的別墅裏有十間完全不同的房間，都連着電腦，所以你可以在任何一個地方用遙控器控制其它房間裏的設備。別墅建在海邊，他的遊艇就停泊在房子旁邊。實在是太美了。
你想住在那裏嗎？
我是覺得他的房子很棒，可是我不想住在那裏。你得僱一倆個人來打掃所有的房間，再僱好幾個人來打理花園，也很可能還需要一倆個保姆照顧孩子們。這房子自己來弄實在是太大了。
那你夢想中的家是個什麼樣的呢？
我夢想的家應該在英格蘭一個很安靜的小鎮，是一套小小的鄉村農舍。
你想買一套老宅子還是自己蓋套新的？
老房子當然最好了，因爲它有自己獨特的味道。我認爲這點很重要。
這也是你穿二手衣服的原因嗎？因爲它們有自己的味道？
不，那只是因爲我沒錢買新衣服。
我知道了。如果你有一套老房子，你會把它裝修的很現代嗎？
不會。我會盡力把它修復成原來的樣子。我喜歡住在裏面想象自己生活在另一個歷史時空裏。如果把房子裝修成它200年前的樣子，就更能滿足我的想象了。
Vase 花瓶
King-size 加大的
Mantelpiece 壁爐架
Ocean view 海景
Remote control 遙控器
Hi-fi 高保真音響
Blind 窗簾
Bunk bed 有梯子的雙層牀
Maria wants to use the fourth bedroom as a guest room.
瑪麗想把第四間臥室做客房。
Everything will be well-designed.
一切都設計的挺好。
We held a party with a buffet on the outdoor deck.
我們在露臺開了個自炊式宴會。
