新视野大学英语视听说教程 2 Unit 7-2
时间：2018-12-29 作者：英语课 分类：新视野大学英语：视听说教程 2
III. Listening In
Task 1: It’s time to buy.
Mike: Hey, Robert, where are you off to?
Robert: I’m going to talk to a banker about a loan.
Mike: You are short of money? I thought you were the saving type.
Robert: There’s a time to save and a time to spend.
Mike: I know all about spending. What’s the loan for? I have a few bucks 1 I could…
Robert: I’m considering getting a mortgage to buy some property.
Mike: Do you think property is a good investment? I mean, it’s a lot of money.
Robert: Well, Mike, as you know, property values have been going through the roof. If I had bought an apartment two years ago, its value would have gone up by 30 percent today.
Mike: And from what I know, interest rates are low now.
Robert: Exactly. Sounds like a good time to buy.
1. a banker a loan
2. saving save spend
3. a mortgage property
4. Property values
5. risen/gone up/increased by 30 percent