M: You don't look good. Is something bothering you?
你看起来不太好，有什么烦心事吗？
F: Yes, it's my landlord.
是的，因为我的房东。
M: Oh, is there something wrong with your flat?
哦，你的公寓有什么问题吗？
F: No, there's nothing wrong with the flat. But I'm going to have to move out.
不，公寓没什么问题，但我得搬出去。
M: Why do you have to move out?
为什么要搬出去？
F: For the last two months a friend has been staying with me. She is staying until she can find a job.
过去两个月里，有个朋友和我住在一起，她要一直呆到找到工作为止。
M: That's nice of you.
你人真好。
F: Yes, but I'm not supposed to have anyone staying there.
是的，但是我不应该让任何人住。
M: Was that in the rental agreement?
租房合同上有吗？
F: Yes, it was.It's okay if a friend stays for a few days, but not for more than that.
有的，朋友呆上几天是可以的，但不能太多。
M: So you broke the agreement, even though it was for a good reason.
所以你违反了合同，尽管有个很好的理由。
F: Anyway, one of my neighbors told the landlord about my friend.So now I'm in trouble. The landlord is angry and says she can't trust me.
并且我的一个邻居把我朋友的事告诉了房东。现在我有麻烦了，房东很生气，说她不信任我。
M: That's ridiculous.
那太荒唐了。
F: I told her about my friend and how I'm trying to help her, but she doesn't care.
我跟她说了我朋友的事，告诉她我想要帮她，但她不关心。
M: Wow, she doesn't sound very nice.
喔，听起来她不太友好。
F: That's right, she isn't nice.She is just interested in money. In fact, she is going to keep my security deposit!
没错，她很不友好，她只对钱感兴趣。事实上，她还要扣我的安保押金。
M: How can she do that? Nothing is damaged, right?
她怎么能这样呢? 没有物品受到损害，对吧?
F: Right, everything in the flat is fine. She's keeping the deposit because I broke the rental agreement.
是的，公寓里所有物品都很完好。因为我违反了租房合同，所以她要扣押金。
M: What about your rent?
你的房租呢？
F: Yes, that's another problem. I've already paid three months' rent, so I hope I get it back.
这又是一个问题，我已经付了三个月的房租，希望能退给我。
M: What can you do if she doesn't return it?
如果她不还给你怎么办？
F: I don't know.I'll talk to my agent. He's nice, and maybe he can help. Maybe I should refuse to leave the flat until I get it back.
我不知道，我要和我的中介谈谈，他人很好，也许能帮上忙。也许我应该拒绝搬走，直到我把钱要回来。
M: Be sure to take pictures of the flat.
一定要拍些公寓的照片。
F: What for?
为什么？
M: Just to show the condition of the flat.Then she can't say your friend damage it in anyway.
展示公寓的面貌，那她就不能随便说你朋友把它弄坏了。
M: Good idea. She's a small-minded, evil woman. I should never have rented it from her in the first place.
好主意。她是个心胸狭窄、恶毒的女人，一开始我就不应该租她的公寓。
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