Strangely enough, whereas in the past the inhabitants of one street all knew each other, nowadays people on the same floor in tower blocks don't even say hello to each other.

奇怪的是，过去住在同一条街上的人彼此都认识，而现在住在同一层楼的人甚至都不打招呼了。

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A floormate is someone who lives on the same floor.

对了，Professor Bowman, roommate是室友，那么Patty说的floormate是住在同一层的人么？

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Yes. We called ahead to reserve rooms on the same floor.

是的。我们先前打过电话，预订了同一层楼的房间。

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Or they might live on the same floor, or in some cases even share a suite if permitted.

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But there's a lot of, like girls live right next to guys and it's on the same floor

但是有好多例子如，在同一楼层女生就住在男生隔壁，

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All her bosses had offices on the same floor and ate in the executive dining room.

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Mr. Headington, who is based in Dallas, also renovated the remaining 3, 700-square-foot unit on the same floor and will continue to occupy it.

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And on the same floor at the Sprint Center, 13th-seeded La Salle knocked off Kansas State and No. 12 seed Ole Miss beat fifth-seeded Wisconsin.

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