The Landlord Wants to Raise the Rent

Hello, Tom. Have you got a minute?

你好，Tom。有空聊一下嗎？

Sure, Mrs Hall. Is everything all right?

當然，Hall 太太。一切都還好嗎？

Well... I'm afraid it's about the rent.

嗯……恐怕是房租的事。

Oh. Okay, come in. I'll put the kettle on.

喔。好，請進。我去燒個水。

Two hundred pounds more a month? Seriously?

每個月多兩百英鎊？真的假的？

I know it's a lot. I'm sorry, Tom.

我知道這不少。對不起，Tom。

My mortgage and the insurance have both gone up.

我的房貸和保險費都漲了。

I understand, but that's almost twenty percent.

我理解，但這差不多漲了百分之二十。

I honestly can't afford that on my salary.

老實說，以我的薪水真的負擔不起。

Can I make a suggestion?

我可以提個建議嗎？

I've lived here for three years now.

我在這裡已經住三年了。

I've always paid on time, and I look after the place.

我一直準時繳房租，房子也照顧得很好。

That's true. You're the best tenant I've had.

沒錯。你是我遇過最好的房客。

So if I leave, you'd have to find someone new,

所以如果我搬走，您就得重新找房客，

and the flat might sit empty for weeks.

而且房子可能會空好幾個禮拜。

Hmm, you've got a point there.

嗯，你說得有道理。

So what were you thinking?

那你是怎麼想的？

How about a hundred more, starting now?

要不要先漲一百，從現在開始？

And I'll sign a new two-year contract.

而且我會簽一份新的兩年合約。

Two years? Oh, that would really help me.

兩年？喔，那真的幫了我大忙。

Let's meet in the middle, then. A hundred and twenty.

那我們各退一步吧。一百二十。

Deal! Thank you, Mrs Hall. That's really fair.

成交！謝謝您，Hall 太太。這很公平。

And I'll finally fix that dripping tap for you.

我也終於會幫你修好那個漏水的水龍頭。

Ha! Now that's what I call a good deal.

哈！這才叫好交易。