留学生在中国 第3期 negotiation 洽谈详情

 　　Negotiating Apartment Details

　　洽谈租房

　　David：Does that apartment come furnished?)

　　那套房子里有家具吗？

　　You：This apartment has all the furnitures that are necessary for daily liveing.

　　常用的家具都有。

　　David：Like a refrigerator?

　　有冰箱吗？

　　You：It doesn’t have a refrigerator. It just has a TV, which has cable.

　　没有冰箱，但有有线电视。

　　David：Oh, well. How about a patio¹? Does the apartment have a patio?

　　有院子吗？我是说你这房子有没有院子？

　　You：Yes, it has a patio. You can have a lot of fun on the patio. No problem. "

　　有。你可以在那儿尽情享受。没问题。

　　David：How big is it?

　　有多大？

　　You：The patio is quite spacious² with a lot of sunshine. You will really enjoy it.

　　很宽敞，阳光也很充足，你会喜欢的。

　　David：Good.

　　好的。

　　You：Another thing I would mention is that it is very clean, as the apartment was recently renovated³.

　　再有，这间房子刚刚翻修过，很干净的。

　　David：sure.how long at least this landlord wanta to rent.

　　好极了。房东打算租多长时间？

　　You：I am not sure, but according to my experience, one month is the period. You should pay the rent at the first of each month. 我不太清楚，但据我所知，一个月为一个租期，而且每月月初时付房租。

　　David：I’ll take it. Thank you very much, I appreciate your help.

　　好，我要了。非常感谢你的帮助。

1 patio   

n.庭院，平台

参考例句：

• Suddenly, the thought of my beautiful patio came to mind. I can be quiet out there,I thought.我又忽然想到家里漂亮的院子，我能够在这里宁静地呆会。
• They had a barbecue on their patio on Sunday.星期天他们在院子里进行烧烤。

2 spacious   

adj.广阔的，宽敞的

参考例句：

• Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞，足够建一座游泳池。
• The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。

3 renovated   

翻新，修复，整修( renovate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He renovated his house. 他翻修了房子。
• The house has been renovated three years earlier. 这所房子三年前就已翻新。