在丽斯花园的售楼处，一位小姐咨询了售楼代理关于丽斯花园的种种情况。下面是他们之间的对话。

A--Agent
物业代理
C--Client
客户

A: Miss, may I help you?
小姐，我可以帮你吗？

C: Yes, I just wondered why the price between the ninth and tenth floor is so different?
是的，我很奇怪为什么九楼与十楼的售价有这么大的差别呢？

A: It's because of the view.
这是因为观景不同。

C: Oh! I see. Can you show me the location of BlockⅠ?
噢！我明白了，你能否告诉我第一座的位置呢？

A: Sure. Please take a look at the model of the building. Nice Garden has a total of two blocks which are labeled Block Ⅰ and Block Ⅱ. Block Ⅰ has a total of thirty-eighth levels. The thirty-seventh and thirty-eighth are penthouses. There are four units in one level. The sizes of the units are one thousand square feet and one thousand and five hundred square feet. The size with one thousand square feet has three bedrooms and the biggest size has four bedrooms.
当然可以，请过来看大厦模型。丽斯花园共有两幢，分别是第一座、第二座。第一座共三十八层高，而三十七楼和三十八楼是复式房屋。每层有四套房子。面积有一千平方英尺和一千五百平方英尺两种。一千平方英尺的有三个卧室，面积最大的房子有四个卧室。

C: How many elevators are there?
一共有多少部电梯?

A: There are three elevators between one hundred and forty eight units.
一百四十八套房子共用三部电梯。

C: How about the car-park space?
停车位呢？

A: There are a total of one hundred and sixty parking lots on the second and third floor, in which twelve are for visitors and the rest are for residents.
停车场在第二层和第三层，总共一百六十个车位，其中十二个是临时车位，其余的是供住户使用的。

C: Any other facilities?
还有其他设施吗？

A: Sure, on the fourth floor is a recreation quarter. There are two swimming pools. One is Olympic standard size and the other one is for children. Also, there is a gymnasium for resident members only.
有的，第四层是康体中心。里面有两个游泳池，其中一个是奥林匹克标准泳池，另一个是供儿童使用的。除此之外还有专门为住户而设的健身房。

C: When is the completion date?
请问工程何时完成？

A: The completion date will be on July 1st 2007.
预计竣工日期为2007年7月1号。

C: How about the price and the bank mortgage?
售价和银行按揭如何？

A: Please check up the price list. The average unit price is five million Hong Kong dollars. There are eight different banks that will provide a seventy percent mortgage loan. Also, the developer will offer another ten percent mortgage to purchasers.
你可以看看价目表。平均售价约港币五百万元，有八家银行提供七成按揭贷款。开发商可提供一成的按揭给认购者。

C: How many payment methods are there?
有多少支付种类？

A: It's all written on the brochure price list. I believe there will be one right for you. Please hurry up because almost half of units have already gone.
售价表里已经详细列明，我相信其中一定有适合你的。现在认购已经超过五成，你要快点做出决定了。

C: Thank you. I think I have to talk to the bank representatives. Thank you for your help.
谢谢。我想我必须向银行代表咨询一下。谢谢你的帮忙。

A: You're welcome.
别客气。

（改编自：英语周报 英语点津 Annabel 编辑）