Mr. Johnson因为要回英国，要把他在香港的房子卖掉。但是他的工作很忙，没时间自己处理，于是他来到一家物业代理公司。下面是他们之间的对话。
A--Agent James Wilson
物业代理詹姆士·威尔逊
C--Client Mr. Johnson
客户约翰逊先生
A: Good morning, sir. Have a seat please.
先生，早上好，请坐。
C: I would like to know the state of the residential property market right now because I have an apartment to sell.
我想知道现时住宅物业的市场情况，因为我想把我的住宅出售。
A: Sure, here is my business card. I'm James Wilson. Let me explain to you how things are. In recent months, the demand for residential properties has become extremely high. The price of residential property has risen almost twenty percent.
没问题，这是我的名片。我叫詹姆士·威尔逊。让我向你解释一下住宅物业的市场情况。 最近几个月住宅物业需求挺大。房屋价格上涨了将近20％。
C: Really? Since I have to go back to England within the next few months, I would like to sell my apartment as soon as possible.
真的？由于我必须于在几个月内返回英国，所以我想尽快卖出我的房子。
A: Don't worry, sir. I think it's a seller's market right now. Let me get down some information about your apartment first. What is your property's address?
先生，不用担心，现在是卖方市场。。让我先记录一些关于你的房子的资料。请问你的房子在哪里?
C: Flat C.15/F, Tong House, Tai Koo Shing.
在太古城唐厦十五楼C室。
A: What is the square footage of your property? How many bedrooms and living rooms?
你的房子面积有多大? 有几间卧室和客厅?
C: Its gross area is approximately nine hundred square feet. There's one living room, one dining room, one master bedroom and two other bedrooms.
建筑面积约九百平方英尺。有一个客房，一个饭厅，一间主卧室和两间客卧。
A: What is the orientation and view?
你的房子的座向及观景怎么样?
C: It faces south with a hillside view.
它是朝南，面对山景的。
A: The market price for Tong House is around five thousand Hong Kong dollars per square foot, but it also depends on the internal layout and condition of the house.
唐厦的市场售价每平方英尺约五千港币，不过要视房子的内部布局及装修而定。
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