卖房英语对话-Signing Contract With Realtor(1)

A: My wife thinks I should get a lawyer to look at the contract¹.
B: Well, it certainly wouldn’t hurt to have a lawyer review it.
A: How much does a lawyer cost?
B: I don’t know. A good real estate² lawyer might cost $400 an hour.
A: That can’t be legal³!
B: Just think how much it’ll be 10 years from now.
A: Do you know any lawyers that are cheaper than that?
B: You’d have to check the yellow pages or go online.
A: There’s no telling how many hours the lawyer will charge me for.
B: Also, it might take a week or two just to get an appointment.
A: I’d rather get this over with, so just show me where to sign.
B: Good man! I’ve marked all the places for you to sign and date.
 

1 contract   

n.合同，契约，婚约；v.使缩短，感染，订约

参考例句：

• The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。
• I'm under contract to teach here for one year.我按照聘约要在这里教一年书。

2 estate   

n.所有地，地产，庄园；住宅区；财产，资产

参考例句：

• My estate lies within a mile.我的地产离那有一英里。
• The great real estate brokers do far more than this.而优秀的房地产经纪人做得可比这多得多。

3 legal   

adj.法律的，依照法律的，合法的，法定的，正当的

参考例句：

• He is my legal adviser.他是我的法律顾问。
• This is partly a political and partly a legal question.这个问题部分是政治问题，部分是法律问题。