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A: 老公，我們終於有了自己的小天地了。哇，毛坯房看上去還挺大的。
lǎogōng, wǒmen zhōngyú yǒu le zìjǐ de xiǎo tiāndì le. wā, máopīfáng kàn shàngqu hái tǐng dà de.
Honey, we finally have our own place. Wow, completely bare, the place looks quite big.
B: 裝修完了就顯得小啦。
zhuāngxiū wán le jiù xiǎnde xiǎo la.
After it's been renovated it'll look smaller.
A: 嗯，是啊。對了，到時候裝修的第一錘可得我來敲。
ng4, shì a. duì le, dào shíhou zhuāngxiū de dì yī chuí kě děi wǒ lái qiāo.
Yeah, for sure. That's right, when it comes time to do the renovation, the first hammer strike definitely has to be mine.
B: 呵呵，無所謂啊。你看，廚房的面積不大，要不我們做開放式的吧。
hēhē, wúsuǒwèi a. nǐ kàn, chúfáng de miànjī bù dà, yàobu wǒmen zuò kāifàngshì de ba.
Hehe, that's fine with me. Check it out, the surface area in the kitchen isn't very big. How about we do it open-style?
A: 那炒菜時的油煙不就跑到客廳裡了嘛。
nà chǎocài shí de yóuyān bù jiù pǎodào kètīng lǐ le ma.
Then when we cook food, won't the oily smoke float into the living room?
B: 我們可以裝個排氣扇嘛，再說開放式廚房現在很流行的。
wǒmen kěyǐ zhuāng ge páiqìshàn ma, zài shuō kāifàngshì chúfáng xiànzài hěn liúxíng de.
We can install a ventilation fan. Also, open-style kitchens are really popular right now.
A: 不，我覺得移門還是要裝的。
bù, wǒ juéde yímén háishì yào zhuāng de.
No, I think it would be better to install sliding doors.
B: 好吧，意見不統一，關於廚房的裝修我們以後再商量吧。那上次咱們達成了共識，客廳裡鋪實木地板，房間裡鋪複合地板，這個沒意見吧。
hǎo ba, yìjiàn bù tǒngyī, guānyú chúfáng de zhuāngxiū wǒmen yǐhòu zài shāngliang ba. nà shàngcì zánmen dáchéng le gòngshí, kètīng lǐ pū shímù dìbǎn, fángjiān lǐ pū fùhé dìbǎn, zhè ge méi yìjiàn ba.
Okay. We don't see eye to eye. We'll discuss the kitchen renovation again later. Well, last time we agreed that in the living room we'd put in real wood flooring, and in the bedroom do composite flooring. Any ideas on that?
A: 房間裡鋪複合地板我沒意見。不過客廳裡還是地磚比較好，清爽乾淨。鋪木地板的話顯得有點老氣。
fángjiān lǐ pū fùhé dìbǎn wǒ méi yìjiàn. bùguò kètīng lǐ háishì dìzhuān bǐjiào hǎo, qīngshuǎng gānjìng. pū mù dìbǎn dehuà xiǎnde yǒudiǎn lǎoqì.
I don't mind doing composite flooring in the bedroom, but in the living room, I think it'd be better to do tile. It's clean and tidy. Wood flooring would make it look a little old-fashioned.
B: 你怎麼又變卦了，上次不是說好的嗎？
nǐ zěnme yòu biànguà le, shàngcì bùshì shuōhǎo de ma?
How can you change your mind again. Didn't we agree on it last time?
A: 那這個待定吧。唉，你說我們把陽臺打通好不好？
nà zhè ge dàidìng ba. ài, nǐ shuō wǒmen bǎ yángtái dǎ tōng hǎo bu hǎo?
Then let's hold off on that decision for now. Hey, what do you think about tearing down these walls and extending the room into the balcony?
B: 我沒意見，不過不知道物業會不會有意見。到時候別說咱們砸了承重牆什麼的。
wǒ méi yìjiàn, bùguò bù zhīdào wùyè huì bu huì yǒu yìjiàn. dào shíhou bié shuō zánmen zá le chéngzhòngqiáng shénme de.
I don't mind either way, but I'm not sure if property management has an opinion on it or not. What if we tore down the bearing wall or something?
A: 哎，真麻煩，我們業主的權利跑到哪兒去了。對了，你手上不是有物業給的設計圖嗎？看看不就知道了。
āi, zhēn máfan, wǒmen yèzhǔ de quánlì pǎodào nǎr qù le. duì le, nǐ shǒushang bùshì yǒu wùyè gěi de shèjì tú ma? kàn kan bù jiù zhīdào le.
Ah, so much trouble. Where did our owner's rights go? That's right, don't you have design the property managment gave you? Let's have a look and we'll know.
B: 好，我看看。上面說，空心線的部分可以打通，實線的是承重牆，不能砸。哎，陽臺在哪兒？怎麼找不到？
hǎo, wǒ kàn kan. shàngmian shuō, kōngxīnxiàn de bùfen kěyǐ dǎ tōng, shíxiàn de shì chéngzhòngqiáng, bùnéng zá. āi, yángtái zài nǎr? zěnme zhǎobudào?
Okay, I'll take a look. It says on here that the hollow-lined parts can be opened up and that the solid lines are bearing walls that can't be torn down. Hey, where's the balcony? How come I can't find it?
A: 哎呀，你拿反了。
āiyā, nǐ ná fǎn le.
Ah, geez. You're holding it upside down.
B: 算了，看也看不懂。要不過會兒我去樓上樓下看看，他們砸的話我們也砸。
suànle, kàn yě kànbudǒng. yàobu guòhuǐr wǒ qù lóushàng lóuxià kàn kan, tāmen zá dehuà wǒmen yě zá.
Forget it. Even if we look at it, we still can't understand it. How about I go upstairs and downstairs in a bit and take a look. If they've torn them down, we can too.
A: 好吧，只能這樣了。
hǎo ba, zhǐnéng zhèyàng le.
Okay, that's all we can do for now.
Key Vocabulary
小天地 xiǎo tiāndì
毛坯房 máopīfáng
裝修 zhuāngxiū
顯得 xiǎnde
第一錘 dì yī chuí
開放式 kāifàngshì
油煙 yóuyān
排氣扇 páiqìshàn
移門 yímén
意見 yìjiàn
統一 tǒngyī
關於 guānyú
商量 shāngliang
達成 dáchéng
共識 gòngshí
鋪 pū
實木地板 shímù dìbǎn
複合地板 fùhé dìbǎn
地磚 dìzhuān
清爽 qīngshuǎng
老氣 lǎoqì
變卦 biànguà
待定 dàidìng
陽臺 yángtái
打通 dǎ tōng
物業 wùyè
砸 zá
承重牆 chéngzhòngqiáng
權利 quánlì
設計圖 shèjì tú
空心線 kōngxīnxiàn
實線 shíxiàn
反 fǎn
Supplementary Vocabulary
裝修房 zhuāngxiūfáng
風格 fēnggé
裝修公司 zhuāngxiū gōngsī
材料 cáiliào
瓷磚 cízhuān
油漆 yóuqī
水泥 shuǐní
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