2013年ESL之日常生活 28 Designing a Building

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Designing a Building 

Kathy: Seeing these blueprints¹ really brings this project to life. I can now envision what this building will look like when it’s built. 

Brett: I’m really glad. As the architect on this project, it’s my job to turn your ideas into design. 

Kathy: You did a great job. 

Brett: I had the help of the surveyors and a civil engineer, so I can’t take all of the credit. 

Kathy: We’re ready now to solicit² bids from general contractors³, don’t you think? 

Brett: These plans will give any contractor⁴ the specifications⁵ they need to give a detailed⁶ and accurate bid. There’ll be no problems with permits, I don’t think, because a similar structure was on this building site about 10 years ago before it was torn down. 

Kathy: I’m hoping not to run into any stumbling blocks, but you never know with a building project. I’ll know we’ve cleared the hurdles⁷ when I can bring in the interior designers! 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse