情景会话口袋书人际篇96:买房(4)

 　　13. We want to go to the estate agent and see what they have.

　　我们打算去找房地产中介看看有什么房子。

　　还能这样说：

　　We will see the houses through the estate agent.

　　We'd like to go to the estate agent to see what they offer.

　　应用解析：

　　consular¹ agent 代理领事；

　　enemy agents 奸细，敌特；

　　a general agent 总代理；

　　a secret agent 特务，侦探

　　14. An increasing number of Chinese are snapping up properties overseas.

　　中国越来越多的富人到海外抢购房子。

　　还能这样说：

　　More Chinese rich are stamped into a wave of panic buying.

　　The number of China's rich snapping up properties overseas is getting more and more.

　　应用解析：

　　in a snap 立刻，马上；

　　not care a snap 毫不在乎；

　　not worth a snap 毫无价值；

　　with a snap 啪地一下子，突然

　　15. The best house faces south.

　　朝南的房子最好了。

　　还能这样说：

　　The house facing south is the best.

　　The house faces towards the south is the best.

　　应用解析：

　　fix one's face 整容；

　　off the face of the earth 完全彻底地；

　　grind the face of sb. 欺凌；骑在某人头上

　　16. I am sure this is the cheapest building here.

　　我认为这套房是这儿最便宜的了。

　　还能这样说：

　　I think this house is the cheapest here.

　　In my opinion, this is the most favorable house here.

　　应用解析：

　　feel cheap 感到难为情；感到惭愧；感到不舒服；

　　get off cheap 占了便宜；

　　go cheap 廉价出售

　　17. We have the urban housing provident² fund to pay for down payment.

　　我们可以用住房公积金付首付。

　　还能这样说：

　　We can come up with the down payment by the housing accumulation fund.

　　We may afford the down payment with the housing accumulation fund.

　　应用解析：

　　in funds 手头有钱；有资本；

　　no funds 存款不足（银行退回空头支票时用语）；

　　out of funds 缺钱

1 consular   

a.领事的

参考例句：

• He has rounded out twenty years in the consular service. 他在领事馆工作已整整20年了。
• Consular invoices are declarations made at the consulate of the importing country. 领事发票是进口国领事馆签发的一种申报书。

2 provident   

adj.为将来做准备的，有先见之明的

参考例句：

• A provident father plans for his children's education.有远见的父亲为自己孩子的教育做长远打算。
• They are provident statesmen.他们是有远见的政治家。