地下室竟有名車
Alisa and Peter are a couple living in Xindian, New Taipei. They are having a conversation.
亞利莎和彼得是住在新北市新店的一對夫妻。他們正在對話。
Alisa: Did you hear about the recent news about the social housing in our area?
亞利莎：你有聽說最近我們這區社會住宅的新聞嗎？
recently(adv.)最近=these days =latelyarea(n.)區域
Peter: Yes, I did. Someone found fancy cars in the basement of those houses.
彼得：有啊。有人在那些房子的地下室發現了名車。
fancy(adj.)昂貴的、豪華的fancy(v.)想要、喜歡
Alisa: Yeah, those houses are supposed to be for people who can’t afford much. I wonder if those car owners really should be living there.
亞利莎：是啊，那些房子應該是給那些負擔不起房價的人的。我在想，那些名車的車主真的應該住在那裡嗎？
be supposed to應該afford(v.)負擔得起affordable(adj.)負擔得起的owner(n.)主人、擁有者own(v.)擁有
Peter: It’s strange. The rules say only people with little money can live there. So, why are rich people there?
彼得：很奇怪。規定說只有低收入的人才可以住在那裡。那為什麼有錢人住在那裡呢？
strange(adj.)不尋常的、奇怪的rule(n.)規定、規則little很少、幾乎沒有(修飾不可數名詞)a little一點點(修飾不可數名詞)rich(adj.)有錢的the rich有錢人rich in something富含有～
Alisa: I don’t get it either. It makes me think about whether things are fair for everyone who needs help.
亞利莎：我也不明白。這讓我思考，這對每一個需要幫助的人來說是否公平。
Peter: We should make sure that people in need get help. It’s important to be fair about who gets these special houses.
彼得：我們應該確保有需要的人獲得幫助。公平地分配這些特殊的房子是很重要的。
make sure確保in need有需要的、弱勢的
Alisa: I hope the government can solve the problem and help the people who really need it.
亞利莎：希望政府能解決這個問題，幫助真正需要幫助的人。
solution(n.)解決辦法