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48.Apartment 公寓(上)

1.Where can I find an apartment? 哪里可以找到房子?

2.I'm going to find a place near my office. 我打算在办公室附近找个地方住。

3.Do you have your own house? 你有自己的房子吗?

4.It's a long trip to work every day. 每天去上班是一个漫长的旅程。

5.How can you find an apartment? 你如何找房子?

6.Can I find an apartment by checking the ads. in a newspaper?

我可以通过报纸上的广告找房子吗?

7.Apartments in the suburbs are cheaper. 郊外的房子比较便宜。

8.I've got a vacancy. 我有一间空房。

9.When do you think is convenient to see the room. 你什么时候方便去看房子。

10.Can you tell me your present address? 你可以告诉我你目前的住址吗?

Dialogue One

A:Are you going home now?

你现在要回家吗?

B:No,I'm not.

不，我不是。

A:What are you going to do?Are you going to work late?

你打算去做什么?你想上班迟到吗?

B:No,I'm not.I'm going to look for an apartment.

不，我不是。我想去找一套公寓。

A:An apartment?Why?

一套公寓?为什么?

B:I'm going to try to find a place near the office.

我想试着在我办公的地方附近找个房子。

A:Where are you living now?

你现在住在哪里?

B:Out in the suburbs.It's a long trip to work every day.

在郊区。每天去上班路程都很远。

A:How are you going to find an apartment ?

你打算怎么找房子?

B:I'm going to buy a newspaper and check the classified ads.

我打算买份报纸，看看上面的分类广告。

A:Apartments in the city are expensive.

城市里的公寓都很贵。

B:I know,but I'm going to enroll in a night school to take a course in business management.

我知道，但是我想报读夜校，参加企业管理的课。

Dialogue TWo

A:Now darling,I know that we've bought this house together,but it's just going to be far too expensive to decorate it.I think we should sell it.

现在，亲爱的。我知道我们一起买了这套房子，但是装修太贵了。我觉得我们应该卖了它。

B:Oh,no,Nathan,I...I really think we've bought this flat at the right time,you know.Market prices are going to go up,and I think you'll find in a year or two it will be worth a lot more.

噢，不，内森，我…我真的认为我们买这套房子买得是时候，你知道的。市场价正在上涨，我想你会在一至两年内发现它会增值很多。

A:But we're going to spend so much money in furnishing and decorating.I think we could get a much cheaper place that's already furnished.

但是我们要在家具和装修上花很多钱。我觉得我们可以买一个更便宜的，又装修好的房子。

B:But don't you like this place? I remember when we came to see it we thought it would be lovely.

但是你不喜欢这个地方吗?我记得我们来看的时候，我们都觉得它很好。

A:Well,only you liked it really,darling.

额，亲爱的，事实上，只有你喜欢它。

B:Oh,why didn't you say so then?But I still think we've made a good buy.

噢，那时你为什么不这么说?但是我忍让觉得我们买得很对。

Dialogue Three

A:Good morning.May I help you?

早上好。我可以帮你吗?

B:Yes.I'm looking for an apartment_I'd like two bedrooms.

是的。我在找一间公寓。我想要两个房间的。

A:All right. Have a seat,please.Let me ask you a few questions.First of all,may I have your name,please?

好的。请坐。我想问你一些问题。首先，你的名字是?

B:My name's Donald Eakins.

我叫Donald Eakins。

A:How do you spell your last name,Mr.Eakins.

你的姓如何拼写，Eakins先生。

B:It's E-A-K-I-N-S.

E-A-K-I-N-S。

A:E-A-K-I-N-S.First name :Donald.And what's your present address,Mr.Eakins?

E-A-K-I-N-S。名字：Donald。你目前的住址是哪里，Eakins先生?

B:It's 1446 Pine Street.

Pine街1446号。

A:1446 Pine.That's in San Francisco,isn't it?

Pine1446号。是在旧金山，对吗?

B:Yes,it is.

是的，它是。

购买新居

The Smiths have bought a new house.Mr.Smith think that the house is very beautiful,and they are lucky.It's in a small town 20 miles south of the capital city.The location is very good.The house looks quite new from outside.It has a nice living room, a dinning room and two large bedrooms.One for them and the other for the kids.The kitchen is modern.It has a new refrigerator,and an electric stove and a dishwasher.They plan to buy some furniture for their new house.They will move in next week.

史密斯夫妇买了一套新房子。史密斯先生觉得那套房子很漂亮，而且他们很幸运。房子位于首都以南20英里的一个小镇上。地理位置优越。从外面上看房子很新。它有一个很漂亮的客厅、一个餐厅和两间很大的卧室。一间他们住，另一间孩子们住。厨房很新式。有一台新冰箱、一个电炉和一台洗碗机。他们计划为新房子添一些家具。他们将在下星期入住。

Apartment 公寓(下)

1.Would you like to rent a house or buy a house? 你想租房子还是买房子?

2.How long do you want to rent the house? 房子你想租多久?

3.I've got a furnished house to let. 我有一套带家具的房子要出租。

4.I'm afraid I just want to rent the house for three months. 恐怕我只想租三个月。

5.What's the condition of the house? 房子的情况怎么样?

6.Do you have a refrigerator and a dishwasher in the kitchen? 你厨房里有冰箱和洗碗机吗?

7.Do we have to paint the wall? 我们必须粉刷墙吗?

8.We can decorate the house ourselves. 房子我们可以自己装修。

9.I think it's a good bargain. 我认为这挺划算的。

10.I like the house very much because it faces the south. 我非常喜欢这套房子，因为它朝南。

Dialogue One

A:Good morning!May I help you?

早上好!我可以帮你吗?

B:Yes.My wife and I are interested in renting a house for the summer.

是的。我和我的妻子这个夏天有兴趣租一套房子。

A:Do you want a furnished house or an unfurnished one?

你想要配家具的还是不配家具的?

B:Furnished.

配家具的。

A:Very well.How long do you want the house?All summer?

非常好。你们想租多久?整个夏天吗?

B:No,not all summer.Just for six weeks.

不，不是整个夏天。只是六个星期。

A:I'm afraid I can only rent it for two months.

恐怕我只能租两个月。

B:My holiday is only six weeks,but I think my brother and his family would take it for the other two weeks.Is the house in good condition?

我的假期只有六个星期，但是我想我的兄弟一家可以租另外两个星期。房子的环境好吗?

A:Yes,it is .It was just painted and it has all the modern conveniences.

是的，很好。它刚刚粉刷过，配有全部现代化设施。

Dialogue Two

A:I wonder if you could help me_I'm looking for a room.

你可以帮我吗?我正在找一间房子。

B:Well,I have got a vacancy.

嗯，我有一件空房。

A:What sort of price are you asking?

你要价是多少?

B:Eight doalls fifty a week excluding laundry.

一周8.5美元，包括洗衣费。

A:Would it be convenient to see the room?

方便看一下房子吗?

B:Can you call back later?We're right in the middle of lunch.

你可以一会儿再打回来吗?我们正在吃午餐。

Dialogue Three

A:May I come in?

我可以进来吗?

B:Yeah,Please do.Now let me show you the house.

是的，请进。现在让我给你看看房子。

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

我应该说，这房间似乎很好。

B:You bet.This is the nicest room in the district.You know what, I just had all the walls repainted last month.

当然。这是这个地区最好的房子了。你知道吗，我上个月才刷了墙。

A:What about the kitchen?

厨房怎么样?

B:It's a well furnished eat-in kitchen.The stove and the ice-box are in good order,and the plumbing is OK,too.

厨房设备齐全，还可以在里面吃饭。炉子和冰柜运行良好，水果装置也没问题。

A:I see.I'd like to live here for about three years.

我知道。我想在这里住三年左右。

B:Terrific!When are you moving in?

太好了!你什么时候搬进来?

A:Next Saturday at the earliest.

最早下周六。

租房

There are different types of renting-houses,such as furnished apatments, partly furnished apartments or unfurnished apartments.For a furnished one, it usually includes a refrigerator, a washing machine,a stove,a dinning room table ,beds,etc. You needn't buy those things when you move in.Sometimes you can even find knives,forks,plates and so on.As to the partly furnished apartment,maybe you can only find refrigerator and stove,but it is different in various places.

租赁房有很多种，例如带家具的、带部分家具的和不带家具的。对一个带家具的房子来说，它通常包含电冰箱、洗衣机、炉子和餐桌、床等等。你入住的时候无需买那些东西。有时，你甚至可以找到刀、叉和碟子等等。至于带部分家具的房子，你可能只能看到冰箱和炉子，但是不同地方会有所不同。