1.租房场景
这种题型,以前看人也介绍过,并且很详细,这里把他们总结在一起。
首先辨别是租房还是买房。For lease, for rent 出租与for sale 出卖
房子的类型有:公寓flat, apartment, 学生宿舍dormitory (dorm) , 学生旅店student hostel, 青年旅店youth hostel ,还有一种叫留宿当地居民家里homestay.
一般房子有的家电或设施有:
炉子stove, 冰箱fridge, 微波炉microwave oven, 洗衣机washing machine, 空调air-conditioner, 电风扇electric fan, 冷却器电暖炉radiator, 电炉electric stoves ,
床上用品及其他物品有:
枕头pillow, 枕套和被单pillow case and bed linen, 被单被褥 sheet, 床垫mattress, 毯子blanket, towel手巾毛巾, 窗帘curtain,地毯carpet
房子位置:Road(Rd.), Street(St.), lane小路\巷, Avenue 大道
门厅的叫法:hall, lobby, porch 阳台balcony,睡房bedroom, 厨房kitchen,
租房的规律为:
离市中心越近,房价越高,位置稍偏,价钱会比较有吸引力;但便宜的房子一般有不理想的地方:
not near the center, not near the railway station, far from the bus stop, near the airport, noisy, shared kitchen, insects, a stranger in the next bed, have no privacy, have to prepare some repellant令人厌烦 ,insects haunting. 闹昆虫
电话询问看房子常用语:
Is it available now? when will it be available?.(audiy.com)
Is there a telephone? How far is it from…….? Is it furnished?
What is the rental price? How is it cooled /heated?
Furnished:意为配备了家具。