包水電瓦斯
Ian and Dan are friends. They are chatting.
伊恩和丹是朋友，他們正在聊天。
chat(v.)閒聊
Ian: I’m going to move to somewhere near downtown Taipei.
伊恩：我要搬到接近台北市中心的地方。
be going to RV=已計劃好的事will=當下才做的決定near(adj.)(adv.)靠近的;接近的Which convenience store is the nearest to your house?
Dan: Where do you prefer?
丹：你想搬到哪一區？
prefer(v.)寧可;更喜歡
Ian: I’m thinking about places near Nanjing Fuxing or Guting MRT Station.
伊恩：我在考慮南京復興站或古亭站附近的區域。
think about=思考;覺得...What do you think about his proposal?think of=想到MRT station=subway=捷運
Dan: Have you tried searching rental websites?
丹：你上租房網站查過了嗎？
try V-ing=嘗試做某事search(v.)查找;查詢rental website=租屋網car rental service=租車服務
Ian: Yup, there are quite a few apartments that suit my needs.
伊恩：查過了，有不少符合我需求的公寓。
a few=some=一些apartment(n.)公寓=flat(n.)suit one’s need=適合某人;符合某人的需求A bigger car does not seem to suit my needs.
Dan: How about the rent?
丹：那房租呢？
rent(n.)房租(v.)租賃I rent a car.
Ian: Around NT$ 9,000 would be fine for me. It would be great if it includes utilities.
伊恩：台幣九千元左右對我來說都還行，如果包水電瓦斯就更棒了。
include(v.)包括;包含utility(n.)提供水電瓦斯的服務water bill=水費單electricity bill=電費單phone bill=電話費帳單
Dan: Do you want a roommate?
丹：你想要有室友嗎？
roommate(n.)室友-mate(suff.)表示同伴classmate=同班同學teammate=隊友My roommate always plays loud music at night.flatmate=housemate=合租者
Ian: Do you want to be my roommate?
伊恩：你要當我的室友嗎？
Dan: I’d love to but I’m looking for cheaper rent.
丹：我是想啊，但我在找更便宜的房子。
look for...=尋找...cheap(adj.)便宜的cheap-cheaper-cheapestCheaper does not mean better.