潮流英语情景对话张口就来Unit70：按揭买房

　　F:What a fine day!Oh，I can enjoy reading on this balcony in a fine day like this. I like it.

　　F:天气真好!噢，我可以在像今天这样的好天气在阳台上看书了。我喜欢这阳台。

　　M:The balcony is very beautiful，but I don't like the fact that it faces north.

　　M:阳台很漂亮，但是我不喜欢它朝北。

　　F:Why? What's wrong with its facing north?

　　F:为什么啊?朝北有什么不好吗?

　　M:You don't know that，if the balcony faces north，it will get cool in the summer, but too cold in the winter.

　　M:你不知道啊，如果阳台朝北，夏天凉爽，但是冬天很冷啊。

　　F:You don't have to worry about it.We have the heating system in winter,don't we?

　　F:别担心。我们冬天有暖气，不是吗?

　　M:The best houses face south;in that case，we will enjoy the cool wind in the summer and own the warm sunshine in the winter.

　　M:最好的房子是朝南的，那样的话夏天很凉快，冬天阳光很温暖。

　　F:Oh，darling, I am sorry，but we don't have that kind of money for a south-facing house.

　　F:噢，亲爱的。很抱歉，我们没那么多钱买朝南的房子。

　　M:Well，forget it. I was just talking.The nice environment of this apartment is good for our children. I am satisfied with it.

　　M:好了，忘记它吧。我只是说说而已。这栋公寓环境不错，对孩子们有益。我对此很满意。

　　F:And it's convenient for you to go to work and to go shopping.

　　F:你工作和购物也很方便。

　　M:Yes. To our children，it's also close to their schools. That's really satisfying me.

　　M:是啊，孩子们上学也很近。这真让我满意。

　　F:I am most attracted by the price.You know，this slab-type apartment building costs the least in Beijing.

　　F:最吸引我的是价钱。你知道吧，这套板楼公寓是全北京最便宜的。

　　M:The cheapest? Are you sure? Do you know the developer?

　　M:最便宜的?你确定?你了解开发商吗?

　　F:I know just a little about the developer but I am sure this is the cheapest building here.

　　F:对于开发商我只知道一点点，但我确定这是最便宜的。

　　M:Can we buy this house on mortgage?

　　M:我们能按揭买这套房子吗?

　　F:Yes，and we got the urban housing provident fund to pay for part of it. It's not very hard for us to come up with the money for down payment.

　　F:可以，我们可以用住房公积金来支付一部分，付首付款对我们来说也不是很难。

　　M:Wish to move in earlier.

　　M:希望能早点搬进来。

　　重点词汇

　　balcony阳台

　　Our garden is overlooked from the neighbour's balcony. 从邻居的阳台居高临下可以俯视我家的花园。

　　heating system供暖系统

　　I would be most grateful if you would send an engineer to fix the heating system in my room as soon as possible. 如果您能尽快派一位工程人员前来维修一下我房间里的供暖系统，我将十分感谢。

　　in that case那样的话

　　In that case, how should I respond? 在这种情况下，我该如何回应?

　　be close to接近于

　　We all need our gods to be close to what we eat. 我们都需要我们的神在某种意义上接近我们的食物。

　　slab-type apartment building板楼公寓

　　You know, this slab-type apartment building costs the least in Beijing. 你知道吧，这套板楼公寓是全北京最便宜的。

　　housing provident fund住房公积金

　　to administer the information system of housing provident fund. 管理住房公积金信息系统。

　　down payment分期付款的首付款

　　Celeste asked for the money as a down payment on an old farmhouse.西莱斯特索要那笔钱用作一座旧农舍的首付款。