talking about housing loans 房屋贷款 al and virginia baxter are talking to their banker,tony flora,about a housing loan. 艾尔和弗吉尼亚·巴克斯特正和他们的银行家托尼·费洛拉洽谈有关房屋贷款之事。al:we'd like to get some **rmation about mortgage loans,mr.flora. 艾尔:我们希望得到一些有关抵押贷款方面的知识,弗洛拉先生。we found a house that we'd like to buy. 我们找到了一所我们想买的房子。flora:well,mr.baxter,we generally lend 80%of the bank's appra**ed value on 30-,35-or 40-year mortgages if the house ** less than 10 years old. 弗洛拉:好的,巴克斯特先生。如果房屋从建成至今尚未超过10年,我们一般借给买房者的数额是银行对房屋估价的80%,而贷款期为30、35或40年。baxter:oh,it's almost a brand-new house.i think it was built two years ago. 巴克斯特:哦,这几乎是一所全新的房子,我认为是两年前修建的。a:yes,it's a real good deal.the price ** just right. 艾尔:是的,这真是的桩合适的买卖,价钱也很合理。f:bank appra**als are usually slightly lower than the actual market prices,mr.baxter, 弗洛拉,银行的估价总是低于实际市场价格的,巴克斯特先生。so you'll h**e to figure on at least at a 25%-28%down payment. 因此,您必须计划支付至少25%—28%的定金。a:yes,we planned on that.we've accumulated enough in our s**ings for a 30%down payment. 艾尔:是啊,这点我们已经估计到了,在我们的积蓄中攒的钱已足够支付30%的定金。b:what's the interest rate on mortgage loans?巴克斯特:抵押贷款的利息率是多少?f:it fluctuates a little depending on the various factors in the loan,but around 8.75%for longtime clients. 弗洛拉:根据各种不同情况的贷款,利息率稍有差别,但是,对于银行的老主顾一般是8。75%左右。a:well,we've been banking here since we got married 8 years ago,mr.flora,so i guess we qualify. 艾尔:那么我们从结婚到现在8年来一直与这里的银行往来,弗洛拉先生。因此,我想我们是合乎条件的。f:yes,you certainly do,mr.baxter.let's fill out th** application,so we can get started on the **work. 弗洛拉:是的,你们当然是符合条件的,巴克斯特先生。让我们先来填写这张申请表,然后就可以开始着手**事宜, it takes some time to complete a mortgage loan transaction. 要完成抵押贷款的交易是得花点时间。b:we will need title insurance and fire insurance,too,won't we?巴克斯特:我们还需要产权保险和火灾保险,对吗?f:yes,you will.here's our mortgage loan booklet which explains all the things which will be necessary. 弗洛拉:是的,这里有一本有关我们抵押贷款的小册子,这个小册子说明了必须要办的一切手续