Gill: You bet it is. And we got four thousand for our car space! Awesome! Beth: Let's play some music! I feel like dancing. Gill: That's just what was running through my mind. Moonlight and dancing. Beth: [Puts on the music] Ahh! Now that's more like...
One week later Gill: Cheers! To our first night in our new apartment. Beth: It's so quiet. I'm not really used to it. Gill: All you hear is the crickets and the breeze. Beth: It's a little eerie. I'm sure the silence will begin to grow on me. Gill: W...
LL: So how long do you plan to live here? Beth: We'd like to sign a year-long contract, if that's OK. LL: Fine by me. Do you know how to read this kind of contract? Beth: Yes. We've signed them before. We even brought our chops. LL: Great. When in Ro...
Beth: That's no problem. We can pay that immediately. LL: And I've brought two contracts here. I've written on both copies that small repairs under two thousand NT are your responsibility. Beth: And anything over that, you'll take care of? LL: Certai...
Gill: That's really convenient. We were wondering if you could take a little off the rent, though. LL: I can take two thousand off. That'll make the rent twenty-eight thousand. Gill: That's great. Every little bit counts. And we don't need the parkin...
Meeting the landlord Beth: Hello, Mr. Gao. We appreciate your letting us have the apartment. LL: My pleasure. You're a sweet couple. Do you have any questions? Beth: The ad said rent was thirty thousand. That includes utilities and phone, I assume. L...
The next day, on the phone LL: Sorry to bother you so early. There's another couple who wants to rent the apartment, but I thought I'd ask you first. Beth: That's so sweet of you. We definitely want it. LL: I thought so, by the looks on your faces wh...
LL: Oh, you can rest assured that they'll be no problem. Beth: Why is that? LL: Your upstairs neighbors live in Canada and rarely come back to Taiwan. When they do, they're never home. Beth: And the downstairs neighbors? LL: Two flight attendants tha...
Walking into the laundry room Beth: I'm in heaven! A Whirlpool dryer! LL: I love them, too. Let's move into the kitchen. Wait until you see the refrigerator. Beth: [Opening the refrigerator doors] This is too good to be true. LL: And the stove is bra...
Walking back into the living room Beth: So the apartment comes unfurnished? LL: This one is. I have another one that's furnished, but I'm not sure you'll like the furniture. Beth: We have tons of furniture. What we need are air conditioners. LL: This...
