在interview部分，通常也是由兩個人（一男一女）對話。在聽寫時，只需將不同說話人所說的話另起一行，無需任何標記！

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Edward Fox 愛德華福克斯（節(jié)目男嘉賓）

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Today I'd like to welcome Edward Fox, a seasoned real-estate agent, who is going to talk to us about buying a house. Hello, Edward, good to see you. Hello. Now Edward, I think for most people buying a house is a major life event, and probably the single most expensive item they are ever likely to buy. What precautions do they have to take before a real purchase? Can you give some suggestions? You are right in saying buying a house costs a lot. But as to me, the most important thing to consider before buying any property is the location. Location? Right. Because it is where you plan to spend a large part of your life. Or, indeed, the rest of your life in some circumstances. Therefore, consider the type of life you enjoy leading. If you are a very sociable person who enjoys nightclubs and discos, you may consider something close to a city. Anyway, a city is convenient for all types of nightlife. Then, for those who like to seek a quiet life, do you recommend a house in the countryside? Well, countryside is a tranquil place. However, do remember that proximity to the place of work also counts. Indeed, we spend most of our life at work, and you don't want to have to spend two or more hours every day traveling to work, do you? Absolutely. Therefore, transport is of the utmost importance. City suburbs, however, are often conveniently located for commuting to work, or for shopping, without being in the heart of a busy city. But houses in the suburbs are far more expensive than those in cities. They seem to be, but actually houses located in cities can often exceed the price of suburban houses, so check out the prices. You may be surprised. Really? So we should consider our place of work and personality in choosing the location. Is that so? I'm afraid you have to take family into consideration as well. You may prefer a house that is away from a busy street or main road. And of course, remember that children have to attend school. If you have children, or you plan to have children, location is a very important factor. And of course, remember that a family influences the size of the property. Oh, I see. How many types of houses can we choose? There are various types of houses. The first is called detached houses, which stand alone, and are not joined by another building. Then there are semi-detached houses, which are the most common. This is because they are, in fact, two houses joined together, and therefore take up less space. And there are town houses, too, which are many houses joined together to form a long row.But I don't think that town houses are less expensive than semi-detached houses. They rarely are. This is because they are usually built in cities where the price of the property is very expensive. Then what about old houses? They must be cheaper than new ones. Maybe they are. But if the house is too old, you may be faced with expensive repairs and renovation bills. So have a house thoroughly checked by a professional surveyor before you decide to buy.
今天，我們請來愛德華?？怂梗且晃唤?jīng)驗豐富的房地產(chǎn)代理人，讓他和我們說說關于買房的事。你好，愛德華，很高興見到你。 你好。 愛德華，我想，對于大多數(shù)人來說，買房是一件大事。也許，房子是我們買過的最貴的東西。在我們真正買房之前，需要做哪些準備，你能給我們一些建議嗎？ 你說得對，買房子要花很多錢。但對我來說，買房之前最重要的是考慮地段。 地段？ 是的。因為你的居住地是你要生活很長時間的地方?；蛘哌@么說吧，某些程度上，是你度過后半輩子的地方。因此，考慮一下你想要什么樣的生活。如果你善于交際，喜歡去夜店、唱歌，你可以考慮靠近城市的房子。不管如何，城市是個開展各類夜生活的便利場所。 那么，對那些喜歡安靜的人，你要推薦鄉(xiāng)下的房子嗎？ 噢，鄉(xiāng)下是寧靜的地方。但是，請記住離工作單位遠近這點也很重要。的確如此，我們大部分的時間都在工作，你肯定不想每天花兩三個小時去上班吧，對嗎？ 肯定的。 因此，交通至關重要。然而，住城市郊區(qū)上下班方便，購物便利，也不位于人多嘈雜的市中心。 但市郊的房子比城市的貴多了。 看上去是這樣，但實際上城市的房子比市郊的貴，所以要去查查價格。你也許會吃驚。 真的嗎？所以我們要根據(jù)工作單位、個人性格來選擇地段。是這樣嗎？ 恐怕你還要考慮家庭。你也許喜歡遠離喧鬧的街道或主干道的地方。當然啦，請記住你的小孩要上學呢。如果你有孩子，或打算生孩子，地段是非常重要的因素。當然啦，要記得，家庭大小影響房子大小。 明白了。有哪些類型的房子可以選擇？ 很多啊。第一種類型是獨立式住宅，這是一座單獨的房子，不與其他住宅相接。還有半獨立式住宅，這種房子比較常見。實際上，這是因為兩座房子并在一起，空間占有量小。還有市內宅邸，許多房子并在一起，形成一長排。但我不覺得市內宅邸比半獨立式住宅便宜。這種情況很少見。這是因為前者位于城市，地段非常貴。 你對老房子怎么看？老房子一定比新房子便宜。 也許吧。但如果房子太老，你要面對的是昂貴的維修和房屋修繕費。所以建議在決定買房子之前請個專業(yè)檢查員把房子仔細檢查一下。