31 A Place of Our Own｜Act 1

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In Act One, Marilyn asks Ellen for advice about buying a house

在第一幕中，玛丽莲向埃伦征求买房的建议。

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Ellen

埃伦，

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I'd like your opinion

我想听听你的意见。

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About what?

关于什么？

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Richard and I feel that with a baby coming, we need to have our own place to live

理查德和我都觉得，孩子快出生了，我们需要有自己的地方住。

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They talk about seeing a real estate agent, someone who sells houses

他们谈到去见房地产经纪人，也就是卖房的人，

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and they talk about getting a mortgage, a bank loan, to buy a house

还谈到要办抵押贷款，也就是银行贷款，来买房。

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Maybe we should speak to a real estate agent about a house

也许我们应该找房地产经纪人谈谈房子的事。

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And a bank about a mortgage?

再找银行谈谈抵押贷款？

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Does Ellen want Richard and Marilyn to buy a house?

埃伦希望理查德和玛丽莲买房吗？

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How does Ellen feel?

埃伦是什么感觉？

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Ellen

埃伦，

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I'd like your opinion

我想听听你的意见。

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About what?

关于什么？

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Richard and I feel that with a baby coming, we

理查德和我都觉得，孩子快出生了，我们

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Need to have our own place to live

需要有自己的地方住。

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Well, what do you think about Richard and me looking for a small house or an apartment at this point in our lives?

那么，你觉得我和理查德现在找个小房子或公寓怎么样？

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We love having you here, and there is room, and

我们很乐意你们住在这里，而且也有空间，

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And when the baby comes, the baby can stay in your room for a while

等孩子出生了，可以暂时住在你们的房间。

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Richard feels we need to find a small house

理查德觉得我们需要找个小房子。

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I remember when I was pregnant with Richard

我记得我怀理查德的时候。

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Philip and I were living with Grandma and Grandpa

菲利普和我当时和爷爷奶奶住在一起。

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Philip was a young doctor, and he kept talking about having a house of our own

菲利普是个年轻医生，他总说要拥有我们自己的房子。

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It's natural

这很正常。

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What did you do?

你们怎么做的？

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We looked at a lot of houses

我们看了很多房子。

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Did you find one?

找到了吗？

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Not at first

一开始没有。

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We couldn't afford it

我们买不起。

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Well, Grandpa wanted to, lend us the money to buy one

嗯，爷爷想借钱给我们买房子，

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But Philip is too independent

但菲利普太独立了。

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He didn't wanna borrow any money

他不想借钱。

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Sounds like Richard

听起来像理查德。

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Well, they're all alike

唉，他们一个样。

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Richard is a real Stewart

理查德是真正的斯图尔特家人。

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He's independent and sometimes

他很独立，有时候，

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Ugh, just stubborn

呃，就是固执。

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When did you buy a house?

你们什么时候买的房子？

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After Richard was born

理查德出生后。

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I was teaching music, and, Philip was opening his first medical office

我当时教音乐，菲利普刚开他的第一家诊所。

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Where was the house?

房子在哪里？

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Right here in Riverdale

就在河谷镇。

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Of course, it was a small house, but just right for us

当然，那是个小房子，但对我们来说正合适。

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It's funny

真有趣。

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History repeats itself

历史重演了。

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Now Richard and I are having a baby, and we probably won't be able to afford a house right away, either

现在理查德和我有了孩子，我们可能也一时买不起房子。

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Why don't you look at some houses, Marilyn?

玛丽莲，你们为什么不看看房子呢？

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Good idea

好主意。

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Look in the real estate section of Sunday's, Times

看看周日《泰晤士报》的房地产版块。

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You'll learn a lot

你会学到很多。

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Maybe we should speak to a real estate agent about a house

也许我们应该找房地产经纪人谈谈房子的事。

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And a bank about a mortgage

再找银行谈谈抵押贷款。

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I'll talk to Richard about it

我会和理查德谈谈。

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I think it's a good idea, Ellen

我觉得这是个好主意，埃伦。

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We can learn a lot by asking

多问问能学到很多。

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And if I can be of any help, let me know

如果我能帮上忙，告诉我。

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As a matter of fact, my friend, Virginia Martinelli, is a real estate agent

事实上，我的朋友弗吉尼亚·马丁内利就是房地产经纪人。

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Good

太好了。

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You won't believe this, but she sold us our first house and this one

你肯定不信，我们的第一套房子和这套都是她卖给的我们。

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Well, I'll tell Richard, and we'll go to see her

好，我会告诉理查德，我们去找她。

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Do you think the skirt length is right, Ellen?

你觉得裙长合适吗，埃伦？

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Do you think it's too long?

会不会太长了？

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Oh, I think the skirt is just right

哦，我觉得裙子长度正好。

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Are you planning to attach a train to it?

你打算加个拖尾吗？

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No train, just the dress, but I am going to make a headpiece of lace

不加拖尾，就裙子本身，但我会做一个蕾丝头饰。

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That dress is gorgeous

那件裙子太美了。

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Thanks, Ellen

谢谢，埃伦，

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And thanks for the advice about the house

也谢谢关于房子的建议。

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I'll talk to Richard about it the minute he comes home

理查德一回家我就跟他说。

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And remember, we love having you here

记住，我们很乐意你们住在这里。

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There's no need to rush

不用着急。

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I remember when I was pregnant with Richard

我记得我怀理查德的时候。

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Philip and I were living with Grandma and Grandpa

菲利普和我当时和爷爷奶奶住在一起。

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Philip was a young doctor, and he kept talking about having a house of our own

菲利普是个年轻医生，他总说要拥有我们自己的房子。

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It's natural

这很正常。

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I remember when Philip and I wanted a place of our own, like Marilyn and Richard want one now

我记得菲利普和我想要自己的地方，就像现在玛丽莲和理查德一样。

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All people dream of a place of their own

所有人都梦想拥有自己的地方。

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Some people dream of a farmhouse in the country

有些人梦想乡下的农舍。

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Other people dream about owning an apartment in the city

有些人梦想在城里拥有公寓。

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Philip and I had our dreams, too

菲利普和我也有我们的梦想。

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Philip wanted a ranch-style house in Riverdale with a front door where his patients could enter his first medical office

菲利普想要河谷镇一栋牧场风格的房子，有个前门，他的病人可以进入他的第一家诊所。

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I wanted to live in Riverdale, too

我也想住在河谷镇，

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but I wanted a Spanish-style house like the one I grew up in, with tiles on the roof

但我想要一栋西班牙风格的房子，就像我长大的那种，屋顶有瓦片。

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So, we looked in the real estate section of the newspaper

于是，我们看了报纸的房地产版块。

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We read about lots of houses for sale, and we went to see a real estate agent, as Marilyn and Richard are going to do

我们读了很多在售房子的信息，然后去找了房地产经纪人，就像玛丽莲和理查德要做的那样。

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We looked at lots and lots of houses, but we didn't have enough money to buy any of them

我们看了很多很多房子，但钱不够买任何一栋。

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Richard and Marilyn don't have much money, either

理查德和玛丽莲也没有太多钱。

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Maybe they won't be able to afford a house

也许他们也买不起房子。

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It's funny

真有趣。

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History repeats itself

历史重演了。

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Now Richard and I are having a baby, and we probably won't be able to afford a house right away, either

现在理查德和我有了孩子，我们可能也一时买不起房子。

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We couldn't afford one right away

我们当时也一时买不起，

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but we kept looking

但我们一直在看，

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and later, after Richard was born

后来，理查德出生后，

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we bought a house here in Riverdale

我们在河谷镇买了房子。

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Oh, it was small, and it didn't have much land, but I loved it

哦，房子很小，地也不大，但我很喜欢。

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Philip and I both loved it because finally, we had a place of our own

菲利普和我都很喜欢，因为我们终于有了自己的地方。