英语口语大赢家Topic180:酒店式公寓 Mansion

许多人开始选择在酒店购买公寓，而不是在郊区购房或在市中心公寓楼购买公寓。

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Instead of buying a house in the suburbs or an apartment in an apartment building in the city center, many people are starting to purchase apartments that are in a hotel. Unlike a traditional apartment, in these their neighbors change each day. This could be a problem at the height of tourist seasons as hotels fill with loud, boisterous¹ guests. Yet, the reasons why they would prefer such arrangements differ with each person. Many are no doubt drawn² to the luxurious³ furnishings which are provided for them. Others may like the fact that the decoration is managed by the hotel staff. Another good reason is the service that a hotel provides. You have maids to keep the house and repairmen to fix your broken furnishings. Management is there to provide the same service that it would for any short-term guest. However, none of these really explain why people buy a hotel room to be the family apartment. The design of the hotels is not intended to become permanent apartments, but the attractions may outweigh⁴ the disadvantages. These disadvantages, such as tight living spaces and different neighbors might not be important, as more people are beginning to do this.

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许多人开始选择在酒店购买公寓，而不是在郊区购房或在市中心公寓楼购买公寓。和传统的公寓不同，在酒店他们的邻居每天都会换。在旅游高峰期这就是个问题，因为酒店里满是喧嚣、聒噪的游客。当然，人们选择这种住所的原因因人而异。毫无疑问，许多人是冲着酒店为他们提供的豪华家具而去的。另一些人则可能是因为装修会由酒店员工负责。还有一个很好的原因是酒店所提供的服务。你有服务人员来清理房间，有维修工人来为你修理坏家具。那里的管理人员为你提供的服务和为任何一个短期游客所提供的服务是一样的。这些原因没有一个可以真正地解释为什么人们要买酒店房间作为自己的家庭住房。酒店并不是按照永久居住的公寓而设计的，但它的吸引力可能会超过它的不便。这些不便，比如紧张的居住空间和不同的邻居也许并不那么重要，因为有越来越多的人开始选择购买酒店式公寓。

语法小结 Grammar

it作形式主语

it作形式主语时可以把句子真正的主语移到句子后面去，使句子变得平稳，以免主语太长，头重脚轻。it 作形式主语主要有以下几种类型：

1．It + is /was + 形容词/ 名词+不定式

It is easy to criticize others. 批评别人时很容易的。

It's better to be early. 早点去好一些。

2．It + is / was + 形容词/ 名词 + 动名词

It is no good eating too much chocolate. 吃太多巧克力不好。

3．It + is /was + 形容词/ 名词 + that 从句

It is a pity that I didn't know that. 很可惜我不知道。

4．It + 及物动词 +宾语 +不定式

It costs me 50 Yuan to repair my watch. 我花了50 元钱修表。

It makes me sick to think about it. 想到那个东西我就恶心。

家庭总动员 Do it together

两人一组，一方朗读下面的中文句子，另一方说出相对应的英语句子。

1．早点准备好一些。

2．很可惜他没来。

3．我花了一天的时间来做这个。

4．想到他我就觉得幸福。

5．看太多电视不好。

1.It costs me a day to do this.

2.It's better to prepare early.

3.It's no good watching too much TV.

4.It's a pity that he didn't come.

5.It makes me happy to think about him.

 

1 boisterous   

adj.喧闹的，欢闹的

参考例句：

• I don't condescend to boisterous displays of it.我并不屈就于它热热闹闹的外表。
• The children tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play.孩子们经常是先静静地聚集在一起，不一会就开始吵吵嚷嚷戏耍开了。

2 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 luxurious   

adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的

参考例句：

• This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。

4 outweigh   

vt.比...更重，...更重要

参考例句：

• The merits of your plan outweigh the defects.你制定的计划其优点胜过缺点。
• One's merits outweigh one's short-comings.功大于过。