听懂老外聊生活英语对话 住房 21：不做房奴——租房住

　　Topic21 不做房奴——租房住

　　情境导读

　　Cherry和Bryan准备租一套房子，他们一起来到房东家看房。

　　英语情景会话

　　(以下C代表Cherry，B代表Bryan，L代表Landlord)

　　C: Hello. We have seen your advertisement. We're here to see the apartment.

　　L: Oh, come in and have a look.

　　B: The location seems nice. It's quiet and close to our companies.

　　C: Yes. Neither of us is good at getting up in the morning and the closer it is. the later we can get up.

　　B: Both of the bedrooms face south. I like it. And the living room is larger than I expected.

　　L: Yes, it's about forty square meters.

　　C: The kitchen is a little small.

　　L: It is not very big, but well-equipped. The refrigerator, the microwave oven and even the dining table, everything is ready.

　　B: How much is the rent?

　　L: 2000 yuan a month, including electricity and water fees.

　　C: What's the deposit?

　　L: 500 yuan. And you'll get the deposit back when you move out.

　　英语笔记

　　1.注意quiet/'kwaɪət/“安静的”与quite/kwaɪt/“十分”在发音时舌位的区别。

　　2.closer 与it 连读，中间增加辅助音/r/，连读为/'kləʊzərɪt/。

　　3.refrigerator“电冰箱”，简写形式为"fridge"。

　　4.读作/'maɪkrəweɪv/，复合名词，重音在第一音节。

　　英语语音语调

　　复合词的重音规则

　　复合词是指由两个或两个以上的词构成、能表达一个新的意思的词。比如：fast-food，good-hearted等，不同词性的复合词在发音上有不同的规律：

　　1.复合名词的重音一般在第一个音节上，如：

　　handbag /ˈhændbæg/手提包

　　blackboard /ˈblækbɔ:d/黑板

　　headache /ˈhedeɪk/头疼

　　feedback /ˈfi:dbæk/反馈

　　2.复合动词的重音一般在第二个音节上，如：

　　ill-treat /ˈɪlˈtri:t/虐待

　　sleep-walk /'sli:pwɔ:k/踮脚走