预算与共同分担英语对话

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每句先给英文原句，下面一行是中文翻译。想练口语时把译文遮住，跟着音频一句句复述。

1. Emma 0:00

   Our flat bills are causing tension because one roommate wants equal splits and another wants everything by usage.

   我们合租账单的分摊最近让大家关系紧张，因为一个室友坚持平均分，另一个则想按使用量分。

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2. Tom 0:07

   Which expenses vary enough to track fairly, and which would cost more to measure than they'd save?

   哪些费用差异大到值得算，哪些如果真去量化，成本可能反而比节省下来的钱还高？

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3. Emma 0:13

   Electricity varies a lot because Ben runs a heater all evening, but water and internet are harder to separate cleanly.

   电费差别很明显，因为 Ben 整晚开取暖器，但水和网费就很难清楚拆开。

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4. Tom 0:22

   Then one single rule for all bills might look tidy while failing where the differences are most obvious.

   那把所有账单都套一个规则，表面上很整齐，实际上会在差异最明显的地方失效。

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5. Emma 0:28

   Exactly, since equal shares protect privacy but also hide obvious imbalance when one habit is extreme.

   对，平均分确实保护隐私，但如果某个人的使用习惯特别极端，它也会把明显的不平衡盖掉。

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6. Tom 0:36

   And pure usage accounting can turn home life into surveillance, which brings a different kind of cost.

   而彻底按使用量算，又会把家里日常生活变成一种监控，这又会产生另一种成本。

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7. Emma 0:42

   That's my fear, because nobody wants shower timing or kitchen minutes becoming evidence in debates.

   我怕的就是这个，因为没有人希望洗澡时间和厨房使用分钟数，最后都变成争论里的证据。

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8. Tom 0:49

   Could you split fixed costs evenly and create one separate adjustment only for the most visible variable?

   那你们能不能把固定成本平均分，然后只对最明显的那个变量单独做一个调整？

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9. Emma 0:56

   Electricity seems like the best candidate, especially in winter when the heater drives the bill up.

   电费看起来最适合这样处理，尤其是冬天取暖器会把账单直接拉高。

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10. Tom 1:02

    How would you estimate that fairly without installing meters on every appliance in the flat?

    但如果不在家里每个电器上装计量器，你要怎么比较公平地估算呢？

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11. Emma 1:07

    Maybe we set a capped contribution for personal heaters based on approximate hours rather than exact monitoring.

    也许我们可以给个人取暖器设一个封顶加收，用大致使用时长来估，而不是精确监控。

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12. Tom 1:15

    That sounds imperfect, but it may be good enough if everyone agrees the goal is rough fairness rather than precision.

    这当然不完美，但如果大家都同意目标是大致公平，而不是法律式精确，那可能已经够用了。

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13. Emma 1:21

    If Ben dislikes estimates, we could test a single plug meter on the heater for one month only.

    如果 Ben 讨厌估算，我们也可以只给那个取暖器试装一个月的插座电表。

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14. Tom 1:28

    That works because it is targeted and temporary instead of becoming a permanent intrusion into ordinary life.

    这个办法好在它只针对一个设备，而且只是暂时的，不会变成长期侵入日常生活。

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15. Emma 1:34

    Then we preserve trust while still admitting that some costs are clearly driven by individual behavior.

    这样一来，我们既保住了相互信任，也承认了有些费用确实是被个人行为明显拉高的。

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16. Tom 1:41

    Exactly, because the best system is often the one people will actually follow without resenting each other.

    对，因为最好的制度，往往不是最理论完美的，而是大家真能执行、也不至于彼此怨气越来越深的那个。

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从本篇对话中挑出的实义词，按它们在全部 500 篇对话里出现的等级排序（越靠后等级出现的越优先）。已排除虚词、专有名词与数词。

• splits /splɪts/ plural noun; verb

  分裂；分开

• varies /ˈvɛriz/ verb

  变化；各不相同

• accounting /əˈkaʊntɪŋ/ noun

  会计；会计学；记账

• surveillance /sərˈveɪləns/ noun

  监视；监控

• brings /brɪŋz/ verb

  bring的第三人称单数；带来；产生

• evenly /ˈivənli/ adverb

  均匀地；平均地

• candidate /ˈkændəˌdeɪt/ noun

  候选人；应聘者

• drives /draɪvz/ verb (third-person singular)

  驾驶

• meters /ˈmitərz/ plural noun

  计量器；米

• appliance /əˈplaɪəns/ noun

  家用电器；器具

• capped /kæpt/ adjective

  设有上限的；封顶的；加盖的

• contribution /ˌkɑntrəˈbjuʃən/ noun

  贡献，捐献；投稿

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