英语情景对话-Home Inspection(2)

A: Can you tell me the results of my home inspection¹?
B: Before I answer that, I want to make sure that you know what I was looking for. Are you clear on what I was looking for?
A: I never had a home inspection before.
B: I inspect the home for problems that might not be all that apparent² in a quick walk-through.
A: I asked the owners, and they said that everything was great with the house.
B: The owners might not be aware of everything wrong with the house. Some things are hidden, but might still be a problem for you in the future.
A: I heard that the owners must fix all of the problems before the escrow closes.
B: I inform you of the problems. If there are major problems, you can decline³ to buy the house or they may wish to fix any problems.
A: What kinds of things did you discover in my home inspection?
B: I found some fairly major problems. A major support beam in the roof is broken, and the shower floor leaked and rotted out the second-floor joist.
 

1 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

2 apparent   

adj.表面上的，貌似真实的，显然的，明明白白的

参考例句：

• The apparent truth was really a lie.表面上看似实话，实际上是个谎言。
• His guilt is apparent to all.他的罪恶尽人皆知。

3 decline   

n.衰微，跌落，下降；vt.使降低，婉谢；vi.下降，衰落，偏斜

参考例句：

• I must decline to show favour to any of the candidates.我必须拒绝偏袒任何一位候选人。
• The birthrate is on the decline.出生率在下降。