Ann: Where were you going yesterday?

你昨天去哪了?

Lily: My husband and I went to look at an apartment.

我丈夫和我去看房子了。

Ann: Do you plan to buy a news house?

你们打算买新房子了?

Lily: Yes, I have this plan for many years, but I didn’t have money. And after these years working, we have saved some money.

是的，我有这个计划好几年了，但是一直没钱，经过这几年的工作，我们存了点钱。

Ann: Congratulations.

恭喜啊。

Lily: I am worried that if I buy this house, when could I move into the news house?

我担心的是如果买了这房子，什么时候才能搬进去呢?

Ann: Yes, you should pay for the house before it is completed. I have heard a piece of news that the government is going to cancel Pre-sale of Commercial Housing System so that real estate developers could sell apartments only after completed.

是的，在房子建好之前，你们得先付钱，我听说一个消息，说是政府打算取消商品房预售制度，然后房产开发商要在完工之后才能销售房子。

Lily: Really?

真的?

Ann: Some areas have started to put out a trial use.

一些地区已经开始试行了。

Lily: That would be great.

太好了。