Lesson 89
    For sale
    待售
    Listen to the tape then answer this question. Why couldn't Nigel decide?
    聽(tīng)錄音，然后回答問(wèn)題。為什么奈杰爾作不了決定？
    NIGEL：Good afternoon.
    I believe that this is house is
    for sale.
    IAN: That's right.
    NIGEL：May I have a look at it, please?
    IAN: Yes, of course. Come in.
    NIGEL：How long have you lived here?
    IAN: I've live here for twenty years.
    NIGEL：Twenty year!
    That's long time.
    IAN: Yes, I've been here since 1976.
    NIGEL：Then why do you want to sell it?
    IAN: Because I've just retired.
    I want to buy
    a small house in the country.
    NIGEL：How much does this house cost?
    IAN: $68,500.
    NIGEL：Well, I like the house.
    but I can't decide yet.
    My wife must see it first.
    IAN: Women always have the last word.
    New Word and expressions 生詞和短語(yǔ)
    believe
    v. 相信，認(rèn)為
    may
    modal verb （用于請(qǐng)求許可）可以
    how long
    多長(zhǎng)
    since
    prep.自從
    why
    adv. 為什么
    sell (sold, sold)
    v. 賣(mài)，出售
    because
    conj.因?yàn)?BR>    retire
    v. 退休
    cost (cost, cost)
    v. 花費(fèi)
    pound
    n. 英鎊
    worth
    prep.值……錢(qián)
    penny
    n. 便士