O texto de hoje é sobre uma pessoa que está procurando apartamento para alugar.
[Jessie] Hi, I’m calling about the apartments for rent.
[Manager] Sure. What kind of apartment are you interested in?
[Jessie] A two-bedroom. Do you have any available?
[Manager] Well, I have plenty of one-bedroom apartments available. I have one two-bedroom that’s still occupied, but the tenant’s moving out in two days. When do you need it?
[Jessie] Sometime around next week would be fine.
[Manager] Next week the unit will be empty. It’s yours if you want it.
[Jessie] What’s the apartment like?
[Manager] Well, it’s got two bedrooms, the living room and the bedrooms have
hardwood floors and very large windows. The monthly rent is $960, with a $450 security deposit. Both the heat and stove are gas. You pay electricity only, gas and water are included.[Jessie] Excellent. Does it come furnished?
[Manager] Nope, unfurnished.
[Jessie] Does it include a parking space?
[Manager] Sure thing. You’ll be assigned a sheltered parking space at no additional charge.
[Jessie] Sounds good. What about the neighborhood, is it quiet enough?
[Manager] It depends on what you call “enough”. On weekends it can get a little noisy, but during the week it’s definitely more on the quiet side. The residents are very friendly and respectful of each other and they usually keep the noise
to a minimum.[Jessie] Great! Can I come over tomorrow and have a look?
[Manager] Sure, if you don’t mind that there are people still living in it.
[Jessie] That’s fine by me. How about 9 AM?
[Manager] Good. May I have your name?
[Jessie] Jessie.
[Manager] Jessie. I’ll see you tomorrow.
Glossário
rent = aluguel, alugar
a two-bedroom (apartment) = um apartamento de dois quartos
plenty of = muitos
What’s … like? = Como é ……?
tenant = inquilino
furnished = mobiliado
both the heat and stove = tanto o aquecedor quanto o fogão
sure thing = com certeza
hardwood floors = piso de madeira
security deposit = quantia paga no início e devolvida quando o inquilino sair do imóvel, se este for deixado em boas condições
a sheltered parking space = uma vaga coberta para o carro
it can get noisy = (lit.) pode ficar barulhento; (aprox.) às vezes é barulhento
more on the quiet side = mais para quieto
keep (something) to a minimum = tentam fazer/manter (alguma coisa) o mínimo possível
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Hi Ana, just wanted to drop you a line.
Nice quiz. Easy, but we are always learning something new. For instance: are loud – fazem barulho. I didn’t know we can use verb to be to compose this sentence. I’ll use make instead, which I think it is also correct. Anyway,thanks and see you in (on??) the next activity whatever that may be.
hi Ira, thanks
Yep, make noise = fazer barulho, ou are noisy
Are loud é mais para falam alto/escutam música alto, etc
ficou faltando a tradução!!
Muito legal aprender ingles desta forma, estou a cada dia que passa aprendendo mais muito obrigado a todos.
Odair, legal que esteja aproveitando
I loved.I learned more,of course
adorei, reconheci poucas palavras, pois estou iniciando o curso, mas é sempre bom tentar traduzir.
Very good this way to learn, Always I have had doubt about life situations
Muito bacana!!
Consegui ter uma ótima compreensão do texto e ainda aprendi algumas palavras/expressões que não conhecia.
Thank you!