房屋守则

十二条守则

Twelve rules

九月的一个炎热的星期六，玛尔塔来到了里斯本。她三十一岁，是一名来自波兰的护士。

Marta arrived in Lisbon on a hot Saturday in September. She was thirty-one, and she was a nurse from Poland.

她在一家大医院的新工作将在星期一开始。但是她首先需要一个房间。

Her new job at a big hospital started on Monday. But first she needed a room.

她在手机上看到了一则广告：“安静公寓里的房间。离医院十分钟。每月400欧元。”

She found an ad on her phone. “Room in a quiet flat. Ten minutes from the hospital. 400 euros a month.”

这间公寓在一栋黄色老楼的四楼。楼里没有电梯。玛尔塔提着沉重的包上了楼。

The flat was on the fourth floor of an old yellow building. There was no lift. Marta climbed the stairs with her heavy bag.

一位瘦小的老太太开了门。她有一头白发，穿着一条黑色连衣裙。

A small old woman opened the door. She had white hair and a black dress.

“你是那位护士吗？”她问，“我是费尔南达太太。请脱鞋。”

“You are the nurse?” she asked. “I am Dona Fernanda. Shoes off, please.”

“您好。我是玛尔塔。”玛尔塔脱下了鞋子，放在门旁。

“Hello. I’m Marta.” Marta took off her shoes and put them by the door.

费尔南达带她看了公寓。公寓很干净，也非常安静。每面墙上都挂着老照片。

Fernanda showed her the flat. It was clean and very quiet. There were old photos on every wall.

房间里有一张床、一张桌子和一扇大窗户。玛尔塔向外看去。她看见了红色的屋顶和河。

The room had a bed, a desk and a big window. Marta looked out. She saw red roofs and the river.

“这里真漂亮，”她说，“这个房间到底是多少钱？”

“It’s beautiful,” she said. “How much is the room, exactly?”

“每月四百欧元。房费包含水费。”

“Four hundred euros a month. Water is in the price.”

“我需要付网费吗？”

“Do I have to pay for the internet?”

“不，你不用付网费。但是网速很慢。”

“No, you don’t have to pay for it. But it’s slow.”