通過代理的幫忙，約翰遜先生很快就把房子賣掉了。他已經(jīng)決定下周離開香港，因此今天來交付代理費(fèi)。

A--Agent Mr. Wang 物業(yè)代理王先生
C--Client Mr. Johnson 客戶約翰遜

A: Good morning, Mr. Johnson, How are you today?
早上好，約翰遜先生，你好嗎？

C: I am fine, thank you. How about you?
很好，謝謝。你呢？

A: Not bad. Just a little busy.
還好，只是有點(diǎn)忙。

C: That means you are doing good business.
這說明你的生意不錯啊。

A: So far so good.
還不錯吧。

C: Well, I am here to pay you the agency fee because I am leaving Hong Kong next week.
因?yàn)槲蚁滦瞧谝x開香港，所以今天來支付貴公司的代理費(fèi)。

A: Sure. Let me check the balance. (Mr. Wang picks up a file and checks the Preliminary Sale and Purchase Agreement.) The balance is forty-three thousand Hong Kong dollars.
好的，讓我先查看差額。（王先生拿出文件，查看臨時買賣合約。）差額是四萬三千港幣。

C: Who shall I put down as the payee's name?
支票抬頭寫什么呢？

A: ABC Properties Company, please.
請寫ABC物業(yè)代理公司。

C: Here is the cheque.
這是支票。

A: Thank you.
謝謝。

C: Do you know if the new owner has moved into the house or not?
新的業(yè)主已搬進(jìn)去了嗎？

A: Not yet. Mr Chen bought the house for investment purposes. I heard that he is going to have someone change the carpet and repaint the house first.
還沒有。業(yè)主買這房子是投資用的。聽說業(yè)主將安排工人更換地毯和翻新墻壁。

C: I see.
我明白了。

A: Mr. Johnson, thank you for your cheque and here is your receipt.
約翰遜先生，謝謝你的支票，這是你的收據(jù)。

C: Don't mention it. I really appreciate your help. Otherwise, I would not have been able to sell this house in such a short period of time.
不用客氣，真要謝謝你的幫忙，否則我不可能在這么短的時間內(nèi)賣出這房子的。

A: Thank you.
謝謝。

（改編自：英語周報 英語點(diǎn)津 Annabel 編輯）