卖房英语对话-Marketing Your House(3)

A: Thanks for stopping by to evaluate¹ my home.
B: I want to make sure that you are very clear on what the steps are to selling a home.
A: When can people come and see my home?
B: We will have several Open House weekends. Various realtors will also show your house during the week.
A: Will I know all of the realtors who will be showing my home, or will they be strangers?
B: Your house will be listed on what we call a Multiple² Listing. That way it will be shown by a variety of realtors.
A: Can people just drop in anytime they feel like it?
B: We usually try and give you at least four hours of notification³ that someone is coming to look at your home.
A: Will I have to go away during an Open House day?
B: I will handle all of the work involved for the Open House. The only thing that you need to do is be somewhere else!

 

1 evaluate   

v.估价，评价；求…的值

参考例句：

• I can't evaluate his ability without seeing his work.我没有看到他的工作情况，无法评论他的能力。
• Don't evaluate a person on the basis of appearance.不要以相貌取人。

2 multiple   

adj.多个(或多项、多种)的；n.（数）倍数

参考例句：

• The number 8 is a multiple of 4.八是四的倍数。
• The most common multiple births are twins,two babies born at the same time.最常见的多胎是双胞胎，两个婴儿同时出生。

3 notification   

n.通知单，通告，告示；通知

参考例句：

• Can you give us some notification?请给我们发个通知好吗？
• None of the four people killed was identified pending notification of relatives.四个被害者身份尚未确定，正待亲人前来辨认。