第一次租房被骗

刚gāng工作gōng zuò那nà年nián，我wǒ图tú便宜pián yi，租zū了le个gè没有méi yǒu合同hé tong的de房子fáng zi。

My first year working, I rented somewhere cheap, no contract.

住zhù了le两liǎng个gè月yuè，房东fáng dōng说shuō要yào卖mài房fáng，让ràng我wǒ一yī周zhōu内nèi搬bān走zǒu，押金yā jīn不bú退tuì。

Two months in, the landlord said he was selling: out in a week, deposit gone.

我wǒ气qì得de半夜bàn yè睡shuì不bù着zhe，但是dàn shì只能zhǐ néng认rèn。

I lay awake furious, but there was nothing to be done.

朋友péng you帮bāng我wǒ找zhǎo了le新房xīn fáng子zǐ，这zhè次cì合同hé tong、押金yā jīn条tiáo，一样yí yàng不少bù shǎo。

A friend found me a proper place, contract and receipt this time.

吃亏chī kuī要yào趁早chèn zǎo，这zhè句jù话huà我wǒ记jì到dào今天jīn tiān。

Learn cheap lessons early, I've remembered that ever since.