留学生在中国 第4期 housemate 合租

 　　Renting an Apartment in the US

　　在美国怎么租房子

　　You：I have some questions regarding¹ how to rent an apartment in America.

　　我想知道，在美国如何租房子的？

　　David：What would you like to know?

　　你想知道些什么？

　　You：In fact, the biggest problem has to do with money. Money is at the heart of the matter.

　　实际上，许多问题都是涉及到钱。主要问题就是房租。

　　David：Well, the rent of an apartment depends on the value of the area where the apartment is located² and it also depends on the size of the apartment. It is very common for students to live together in order to split³ the rent.

　　噢，房租是根据房子所处的地段以及房子大小而定的。学生们一般喜欢和别人合租，然后各自承担部分费用。

　　You：Good idea. That way they can help each other out.

　　这主意不错，可以互相帮助一下。

　　David：That is right.

　　对呀。

　　You：how do you search for a housemate you want to live with,? Can you make an advertisement in newspaper

　　那怎么找合租伙伴呢？在报纸上登广告吗？

　　David：Advertisements for housemates are common in the newspaper. These ads explain what kind of person you are looking for.

　　报纸上有很多征室友的广告，只要在上面说明你想找什么样的室友就行了。

1 regarding   

prep.关于，至于；就…而论，在…方面

参考例句：

• Regarding John,I will write to him at once.至于约翰，我将立即给他写信。
• Regarding these facts,a special committee is to be appointed.鉴于这些事实，必须成立一个专门委员会。

2 located   

adj.处于，位于

参考例句：

• The mechanic located the fault immediately. 机修工立即找到了出故障的地方。
• a small town located 30 miles south of Chicago 位于芝加哥以南30英里的一个小镇

3 split   

n.劈开，裂片，裂口；adj.分散的；v.分离，分开，劈开

参考例句：

• Who told you that Mary and I had split up?谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了？
• The teacher split the class up into six groups.老师把班级分成6个小组。