生活英语基础版生存手册 18where is it找房子

unit¹ 1

A:Good afternoon.

B:Good afternoon.

A:Please sit down.How can I help you?

B:I would² like to rent³ an apartment⁴ or a house

A:Certaninly,sir.How big?

B:Well,I'd like three bedrooms

A:Furnished or unfurnished

B:Furnished

A:OK.There's this flat in Salford.It has three bedrooms,a living⁵ room,a kitchen and a bathroom

B:Hm.Does it have central⁶ heating⁷?

A:No

B:Does it have a garden?

A:Yes,a small garden,and a garage⁸.

B:Do you have anything else?

A:Yes,there's this house in Didsbury.It also has three bedrooms,and it has a living room,a dining⁹ room,a kitchen,a bathroom and a toilet.

B:Does it have central heating?

A:Yes

B:Does it have garden?

A:Yes,it has a big garden.

B:It looks nice.How much is the rent?

A:$600 a month.

B:Mm.I'd like to see it.

A:Ok

B:Right.let me show you around.this is the living room.

A:It's big

B:Yes,it is,Walk carefully¹⁰ here-there's wet paint,This is the dining room.And the kitchen is through here.

A:Mm,Nice.

B:Now upstairs¹¹.Toilet.Bathroom.And three bedrooms

A:Mm nice

B:Well?

A:Yes.I like it

B:Good.

A:And I'll take it

B:Great!

1 unit   

n.单位，单元，部件，元件，装置

参考例句：

• This unit is very hard.这个单元很难。
• This textbook has twenty units.这本课本有二十单元。

2 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

3 rent   

n.租金；vi.出租；vt.出租，租用

参考例句：

• I have rented a house and paid the rent.我已租了房子，并交了租金。
• He decided to rent the house.他决定租这房子。

4 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

5 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

6 central   

adj.中心的，位于中心的；中央的；主要的，最重要的

参考例句：

• This is the central city of the whole area.这是整个地区的中心城市。
• The central figure in the painting is the artist's daughter.画中间的那个人是画家的女儿。

7 heating   

n.加热，供暖，暖气装置；adj.加热的，供暖的

参考例句：

• They will install a heating and lighting system in our house.他们将在我们家装上供热供电系统。
• If the pressure is too low,the heating system will act up.如果压力太低，供暖系统就会出毛病。

8 garage   

n.汽车库，汽车间，汽车修理厂

参考例句：

• There is a garage in the southeast corner of his house.他房子的东南角有一个车房。
• The garage did such a bad repair.修车厂的活干得如此之差。

9 dining   

n.进餐，吃饭

参考例句：

• The dining room was twice as big as the Tom's.这个餐厅比汤姆的餐厅大一倍。
• Don't talk about business while we are dining.吃饭时别谈公事。

10 carefully   

adv.仔细地；小心地

参考例句：

• If you watch carefully you will see how to do it. 如果你仔细观察，你就会看出如何做此事了。
• Now listen carefully everybody.请大家仔细地听。

11 upstairs   

adj.楼上的；adv.在楼上，往楼上，高水平地，上层地，头脑上地；n.楼上

参考例句：

• He would prefer to meet me downstairs rather than upstairs.他宁愿在楼下见我，而不愿在楼上。
• I think I'll go upstairs and have a sleep.我想上楼去睡一觉。