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032Renting a House租房

033Buying the House购买房产

034Decorating the House装修房子

035Moving House搬家

036Getting up起床

037Doing Housework做家务

038Keeping a Pet养宠物

039Seeing a Doctor看医生

040Going to the Laundry去干洗店

041Withdraw &; Deposit银行存取

042Mailing Stuff邮寄东西

043Neighborhood邻里关系

044Visiting Relatives and Friends走亲访友

045Reading读书看报

046Watching TV看电视

Renting a House

租房

01Useful Dialogue 实用对话

Renting a house

Jack : May I come in?

Fred : Yes. Come in, please. Now let me show you the house.

Jack : This seems a pretty nice room, I should say.

Fred : Yet bet. This is the nicest room in the district. You know

what, I just had all the walls repainted last month.

Jack : What about the kitchen?

Fred : It's a well furnished kitchen. The stove and the ice-box

are in good order, and the plumbing is OK, too.

Jack : I see. If the rent is reasonable, I'd like to live here for

about three years.

Fred : The rent is $465 per month and the security rent is two

months rent.

Jack : Sounds a good bargain.

Fred : You can put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Jack : Next Saturday at the earliest.

租房子

杰克:可以进来吗?

弗雷德:请进。我来带你看一看房子吧。

杰克:应该说房子还是相当不错的。

弗雷德:你说对了。这是这个区最好的房子了。你知道吗,上个月我刚把所有的墙壁重新粉刷了一下。

杰克:厨房怎么样?

弗雷德:厨房设施很全。炉灶和冰箱均正常,管道也没问题。

杰克:哦,原来这样。如果租金合理的话,我想在这里住上大约三年。

弗雷德:月租是465美元,押金为两个月的房租。

杰克:听起来挺划算的。

弗雷德:你好好考虑考虑吧。

杰克:好的,我尽量在下周六之前答复你。

Typical Sentences 典型句子

Now let me show you the house.

我来带你看一看房子吧。

This is the nicest room in the district.

这是这个区最好的房子了。

It's a well furnished kitchen.

厨房设施很全。

If the rent is reasonable, I'd like to live here for about three

years. 如果租金合理的话,我想在这里住上大约三年。

You can put that in your pipe and smoke it.

你好好考虑考虑吧。

相关句子

01?| Are you the landlord?

你是房东吗?

02 | May I take a look around this apartment?

我可以看看这间公寓吗?

03 | Is it furnished?

有家具吗?

04 | How much is the rent?

How much will it cost?

房租多少钱?

05 | How much is the deposit?

押金多少钱?

06 | When can I move in here?

When is it available?

什么时候可以搬进来?

07 | I'd like a rather quiet room on the sunny side, if

possible.

如果可能的话,我想找一间向阳的相对安静的房间。

08 | Is the property well lighted?

房间的照明如何?

09 | Excuse me, what kinds of apartments do you have for

renting?

打扰一下,你们有什么样的公寓出租?

10 | You have to deposit one month rent in advance.

你须预付一个月的房租。

Notes 小注

district [?distrikt] n. 地区

repaint [ri??peint] v. 重新粉刷

reasonable [?ri?zn?bl] a. 合理的

landlord n. 房东

deposit v. 放,预付

available a. 可用的

相关词汇

房屋内部设施里可以记忆以下词汇:

single bedroom单人房

double bedroom双人房

living room起居室

kitchen厨房

toilet厕所

bathroom浴室

房屋外围设施可以记忆以下词汇:

courtyard院子

garage车库

balcony阳台

corridor走廊

fence栅栏

fountain喷泉

家电方面的:

dryer干燥机

fridge冰箱

washing machine洗衣机

air conditioner空调

dishwasher洗碗机

water heater热水器

microwave oven微波炉

stereo system音响

raditor电暖炉

toaster烤面包机

卧室用品词汇:

single bed单人床

double bed双人床

bed-linen被单和枕套

blanket毯子

sheet床单

mattress床垫

quilt棉被

pillow枕头

curtain窗帘

wardrobe衣橱

armchair扶手椅子

浴室用品词汇:

detergent清洁剂

tap笼头

towel手巾,毛巾

sponge洗澡用的海绵

shampoo香波

soap香皂

lotion洗发液

cream面霜

shaver剃须刀

大家还要注意这些词汇:

student hostel学生公寓

dormitory宿舍

flat/apartment公寓

suburb/outskirts郊区

downtown/urban area市区

landlord/landlady房东(女房东)

tenant租客

deposit押金

Cultural Baptism 文化洗礼

在国外留学怎样租房子?

到国外留学第一要紧的就是先找到一个落脚的地方,租房子成为必不可少的事。在国外如何分辨哪种房子是自己想租的?怎么租房子?怎么跟房东沟通呢?下面的几点你须记住:学生一般租住公寓房,看到apartment、loft、studio、room字样的租房信息,都指的是这类房子。还有一种 townhouse,也属于学校,但房子不在校内,也可以租,只是这类房子跟其他房子有个不太一样的地方,就是没有家具,另外,留学生到美国入学后,学校都会发给学生一个专门的《租房小册子》(Housing booklet),这个小册子很有用,内容包括如何租房、在哪可租房等相关信息。一般来说,大多数学生租住学校的宿舍。租住学校宿舍的原因就在于价格便宜一些,但最大的优势是方便。校外租房找“学生社区”。在校外租房子的学生要注意两点:一是租的房子光线要好,二是租的房子要在学校附近。

那么,租房子时怎么跟房东交流呢?下面就教给大家交流时需要说的几句简单且必要的话语。你首先得让房东知道你想租多大的房子,这时你要说:“I'am interested in one bedroom.(意为:我想要一间卧室的房子。)”或者“I'am interested in two bedrooms and one bathroom.”(意为:我想要两间卧室带一个卫生间的房子。)如果房东表示有你需要的房子出租,这时你要问:“When is it available 或者When can I move in(两句的意思均为:我什么时候能搬进来?)”如果对房子满意,有意租下,可以跟房东讨价还价:“Do you have any specials(意为:有什么优惠吗?)”最后如果双方达成一致,就要讨论房租如何支付了。你可以问房东:“How do I'pay for it, by check or cash(意为:我怎么付钱呢?是支票还是现金?)”一般来说都是付现金。如果没能达成一致或对房子不满意,要婉转地对房东说: “Thank you, I will think about it.(意为:谢谢,我再考虑一下。)”房东就会明白你的意思。

Buying the House

购买房产

01Daily Dialogue 日常会话

Buying the house

Jasmine : Haven't seen you for ages. What are you doing

recently?

Falcon : Nothing new. I'm just doing my work day and night.

What about you?

Jasmine : I'm considering buying an apartment for my son.

Falcon : You know the price is going up. You should leave it

later.

Jasmine : But time won't wait for me. My son will get married

next year. So it's a must for me to rush for it.

Falcon : I know that…What kind of apartment would you like?

Jasmine : I'd like a house near the country. In that case, we can

enjoy the fresh air every day.

Falcon : What about the size?

Jasmine : I prefer a double-room apartment.

Falcon : Then the most important thing is money. Have you got

enough money?

Jasmine : Don't joke with me. We have just saved little money.

Falcon : Then it depends on which bank will finance you. You

have the down payment, haven't you?

Jasmine : Yes, I have.

Falcon : As I known, almost every bank requires a twenty

percent down payment.

Jasmine : So it will take me thirty years to pay off all the money.

Falcon : Oh, my God.

谈论买房

Jasmine:好几年没见了,你都在忙什么呀?

Falcon:没什么新鲜事,只是一直在工作,你呢 ?

Jasmine:我正考虑为我儿子买套房子呢。

Falcon:你知道房价一直在上涨。你最好以后再做这个打算。

Jasmine:但是时间不等我呀,我儿子明年就要结婚了,所以现在我必须这么做。

Falcon:我明白了。你想要什么样的房子呢?

Jasmine:我想买一套近郊的。那样我们每天都能呼吸新鲜的空气了。

Falcon:面积呢?

Jasmine:我想要一套两居室的。

Falcon:最重要的是钱。你们有足够的钱吗?

Jasmine:我们几乎没有攒钱。

Falcon:那就看哪家银行能贷款给你了。首付够了是吗

Jasmine:是的。

Falcon:据我所知,大部分银行需要百分之二十的首付。

Jasmine:所以我要用三十年还清所有的钱。

Falcon:天哪。

Typical Sentences 典型句子

You know the price is going up.

你知道房价一直在上涨。

What kind of apartment would you like?

你想要什么样的房子呢?

I'd like a house near the country.

我想买一套近郊的。

I prefer a double-room apartment.

我想要一套两居室的。

You have the down payment, haven't you?

首付够了是吗?

相关句子

01?| I have to buy an apartment as my son is going to marry.

我必须得买套房子了,因为我的儿子很快就要结婚了。

02 | What kind of apartment do you prefer?

你喜欢什么样的房子?