英语口语情景词汇学习 大众话题 Unit 59: 住房

　　Situational Words and Phrases 情景词汇

　　1.apartment n. 公寓

　　A: What kinds of apartment do you have far rent?

　　甲:你们有什么样的公寓供出租?

　　B: We have one，two, and three-bedroom apartments.

　　乙:我们有一室、二室和三室的公寓。

　　2.apply for 申请

　　A: I'd like to apply for a two-room apartment.

　　甲:我想申请一套两室的房子。

　　B: I see. There will be a waiting period of four or six months.

　　乙:我知道了。这需要等四到六个月。

　　3.bathroom n. 浴室

　　A: Could we perhaps see the bathroom?

　　甲:我们可以看一下浴室吗?

　　B: Yeah, but I'm afraid you have to share the bathroom with other tenants.

　　乙:可以的，但是你们得与其他的房客共用浴室。

　　4.decorate v. 装修(饰)

　　A: How are you going to decorate the house?

　　甲:你打算怎样装修?

　　B: Well, I' m going to paint the walls white and I'm going to have brown carpet on the floor.

　　乙:呃，我打算把墙漆成白色的，地上铺上棕色的地毯。

　　5.leak v. 漏水，翻

　　A: What a terrible condition!

　　甲:太糟糕了世

　　B: Is the sink leaking again?

　　乙:水池又漏水了吗?

　　6.lease n. 租约

　　A: Do I have to sign a lease for the apartment?

　　甲:我要先签租约吗?

　　B: Yes. You can choose a six-month or a one-year lease.

　　乙:是的。你可以选择半年或一年的租约。

　　7.occupant n. 居住者

　　A: Sandy, what does the ad say?

　　甲:桑蒂，这则广告怎么说的?

　　B: It says: "The present occupant is looking for two females to share a three-bedroom house."

　　乙:广告上说目前的住户正在寻找两位女士合用一套三居室的房子。

　　8.rent n. 房租，租金

　　A: What's the rent for an efficiency apartment.

　　甲:一套经济型小公寓的房租多少?

　　B: it's $240 per month.

　　乙:每月240美元。

　　9.security n. 保证金

　　A: Do you require a security deposit?

　　甲:你们要求预付保证金吗?

　　B: Yes, we require a month's rent as a security deposit.

　　乙:是的，我们要求预付一个月的租金作为保证金。

　　10.sitting-room 起居室

　　A: Could you tell me something about the fiat?

　　甲:您能告诉我关于这套公离的情况吗?

　　B: Well, there's quite a big sitting-room and a kitchen.

　　乙:好的，这间公寓内有一间大的起居室和厨房。

　　11.suburb n. 郊区

　　A: Where are you lining now?

　　甲:你现在住在哪儿?

　　B: Out in the suburbs.

　　乙:我住在郊区。

　　12.tenant n. 房客

　　A: Is there parking space for the tenants?

　　甲:房客有停车的位置吗?

　　B: Yes. Every tenant has his Barking space in front of the building.

　　乙:有的。每个房客在楼前都有一个停车的位置。

　　13.toilet n. 厕所

　　A: The toilet Flushes and the shower has hot and cold water.

　　甲:厕所冲水方便，淋浴有冷热水供应。

　　B: I think that will be quite all right for us.

　　乙:我想对我们两个人来说相当不错了。

　　14.two-story 两层

　　A: The two-story house rents for only $650 a month.

　　B: OK. I want it.

　　甲:这个两层的房子每月的租金只需650美元。

　　乙:好的，我租了。