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房屋租售
01 I would like to see the apartment you advertised.
我想看一下你登广告的那套公寓。
解析 ▲ you advertised为定语从句,修饰先行词apartment,由于关系代词that/which在定语从句中作宾语,所以此处将其省略。
常用单词
apartment [?'pɑ:tm?nt] n. 寓所,住房
学学这样说
1. You must be Mr. Smith. 你一定是史密斯先生吧。
2. It sounds nice. 这听起来不错。
3. I like the apartment, Mr. Smith. 我很喜欢这套公寓,史密斯先生。
4. Please show me the lease. 请给我看看租约。
02 The former tenant just moved out yesterday, so we haven't
cleaned it yet. 上一位房客昨天刚搬走,所以我们还没打扫房间。
语法TIPS
yet和already都有“已经,还”的意思,其区别在于前者多用于否定句和疑问句中,且常置于句尾,而already通常用于肯定句中,可置于句中或句末。
常用单词
former ['f?:m?(r)] adj. 以前的,先前的
tenant ['ten?nt] n. 房客,佃户
学学这样说
1. Nice to meet you. 很高兴见到你。
2. Please ignore the mess. 请不要介意,这儿有点乱。
3. There's no hurry. 不用急。
4. We'll have it ready for oupancy within the week.
我们这个星期之内就会把房间整理好让你住进去。
03 I'm looking for a one-bedroom apartment with a den.
我要找一个卧室带小书房的公寓。
常用单词
bedroom ['bedru:m] n. 卧室,寝室
den [den] n. 小房间,(供读书等用的)私室
随机测验
Since we have a baby, we need a ______ apartment.
A. two-bedroom B. two bedrood-bedroom
翻译
因为我们有个小孩,所以我们要一个有两间卧室的公寓。
答案:A
提示:“基数词 连字符 名词”可用来作定语修饰名词,且连字符连接的名词需用单数形式。
04 Are there shopping centers and grocery stores nearby?
附近有购物中心和杂货店吗?
常用单词
grocery ['ɡr??s?r?] n. 食品杂货店,食品杂货
nearby ['n??ba?] adv. 附近地,不远地
学学这样说
1. Is this area pretty safe? 这片地区安全吗?
2. Could I take a look at it first? 我能先看看吗?
3. Is there air conditioning? 有空调吗?
4. I'd like to lease it for one year. 我想租一年。
补充短语
take a look at... 看看……
05 The apartment is on the eighth floor.
公寓在八楼。
解析 ▲ 英语中楼层的表示方法为“the 序数词 floor”,如the first/second/third floor。
常用单词
on [?n] prep. 在……上,在……之时
floor [fl?:(r)] n. 楼层,地面
学学这样说
1. What size apartment do you need? 你需要多大的公寓?
2. How soon do you need an apartment? 你需要多快拿到公寓?
3. Let me get the key. 我来拿一下钥匙。
4. Let me show you the way. 我来为您带路。
06 The refrigerator is new; the stove and the microwave oven are less than half a year.
冰箱是全新的,炉子和微波炉才用了不到半年。
常用单词
refrigerator [r?'fr?d??re?t?(r)] n. 冰箱,冷藏库
stove [st??v] n. 炉,火炉
microwave ['ma?kr?we?v] n. 微波,微波炉
学学这样说
1. The elevator operates twenty-four hours a day. 电梯全天24小时运行。
2. A pact sitting room of the same genre is outside.
外面是间具有同样格调的小起居室。
3. This is the bination of living room and dining room. 这是客厅兼餐厅。
4. Here's the kitchen. It's small, but fully equipped. 厨房在这儿。厨房虽小,但设备齐全。
5. There's central air conditioning and heating. 有中央空调和供暖系统。
6. The thermostat is in the living room. 调温器在客厅里。
补充短语
living room 客厅,起居室
dining rooditioning 空气调节装置,空调
07 Are the maintenance fee and utilities included in the rent?
维修费和水电费包括在租金内吗?
常用单词
maintenance ['me?nt?n?ns] n. 维持,保养,维护
fee [fi:] n. 费用,(加入组织或做某事付的)费
utilities [ju:'t?l?t?z] n. 水、电、煤气和垃圾处理等费用,公共事业设备
学学这样说
1. How much is the rent? 租金是多少?
2. Is there fee or parking fee? 有没有管理费或停车费?
3. Do the furniture and the appliances e with the apartment?
家具和电器包括在一起吗?
4. What is the security deposit? 保证金是多少?
5. Do you refund the security deposit later? 你们以后会退还押金吗?
6. When is the rent due? 什么时候付房租?
补充短语
fee 管理费用,信托投资管理费
parking fee 停车费
security deposit 保证金
08 The rent is due no later than the fifth of the month.
房租每月五号之前要付清。
解析 ▲ 此处due指“到期的,预期的”。有关due的常见搭配包括due to(由于,因为)和in due course(在适当的时候,到一定的时候)。
语法TIPS
英语中日期的表达方法:美式英语为“月 日 年”,英式英语中为“日 月 年”,因此最好避免把整个日期都用数字表示,以免造成误解。“日子”用基数词和序数词表示均可,如April 2nd/2。
学学这样说
1. It includes water but not gas or electricity. 包括水,但天然气和电不包括在内。
2. It's six hundred US dollars per g utilities. 一个月600美元,包括水电费。
3. You need to leave two months' rent as a deposit. 你需要付两个月的租金作为押金。
4. The deposit will be refunded to you at the end of your lease. 定金在你租约期满后归还。
09 Could you spare time to take a look?
您能空出时间去看一下吗?
解析 ▲ spare time to do指“抽时间做”,类似的表达还有get around to doing,如:Don't worry, I will get around to it as soon as possible(别担心,我会尽快抽时间处理这件事的).
学学这样说
1. We do have such an apartment. 我们还真有一套这样的房子。
2. What do you need? 您有什么条件吗?
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