房地产英语（九）

　　3. Commercial building for Lease

　　3. 出租商业大厦

　　Scene: Gateway¹ Tower, Tsim Sha Tsui

　　场景：尖沙咀港威大厦

　　A： Agent - Miss Wang

　　物业代理王小姐

　　B： Client - Mr.Cohen

　　客户高汉

　　A： Mr.Cohen, please come in and take a look at the full Kowloon Park view.

　　商汉先生，请进来随便看看，这是九龙公园全景。

　　B： Sure. What is the area of this unit？

　　好，这单位面积有多大？

　　A： The gross raea is approximately one thousand square feet. The net area is about eight hundred square feet. Compared to other office buildings in Tsim Sha Tsui, the Gateway Tower has a higher efficiency rate of up to eighty percent.

　　单位建筑面积约一千平方英尺，实用面积约八百平方英尺。比较尖沙咀区其他商业大厦，港威大厦实用率高达八成。

　　B： I see. What is the ceiling height？

　　好的，这里的楼底高度是多少？

　　A： It is about three point two metres in height.

　　这里净高约三点二米。

　　B： How much are the rental² fee and the management fee? Are there any other fees I would be responsible for？

　　这单位每月租金和管理费是多少？还有什么费用须由租客支付？

　　A： The monthly rental fee is twenty-eight Hong Kong dollars per square foot. The management fee is two point five Hong Kong dollars per square foot including air-conditioning and common area cleaning, security and facilities maintenance. The lease holders³ are only responsible for their own electricity.

　　这单位每月租金是每平方英尺港币二十八元，管理费为每平方英尺港币二元五角。室内电费须由租客负责，至于空调、清洁、保安、设施维修等开支已包括在管理费内。

　　B： How about the internal decoration？

　　室内装修又怎么样呢？

　　A： It is fully⁴ and newly decorated. The landlord will provide the suspended ceiling, lighting⁵, carpet and glass door.

　　基本是全新装修的，业主提供吊顶天花连灯盘照明、地毡及玻璃门等。

　　B： Great! I have no problem with the office, but I am concerned about the rent. Is there any discount？

　　非常好！对这写字楼单位我没问题，但租金方面有没有折扣优惠呢？

　　A： I will do my best to negotiate the rent and terms with the landlord for you. But I'm afraid it is not easy as the leasing terms are very reasonable. Could you please tell me your expected rent？

　　我会尽力为你与业主商议租金及租赁条件，不过恐怕这不容易，因为业主所提出的租赁条件已非常合理。你能否告诉我你要求的租金？

　　B： Okay! Let me discuss it with my boss first and will get back to you as soon as possible.

　　好的，让我先与上司商量，然后尽快回复你。

　　A： Thank you very much, Mr.Cohen. I'll be waiting for your reply.

　　高先生，非常感谢！我等待你的回音。

　　B： Thank you, Miss Wang. Goodbye.

　　谢谢你，王小姐，再见。

　　B： Great! I have no problem with the office, but I am concerned about the rent. Is there any discount？

　　非常好！对这写字楼单位我没问题，但租金方面有没有折扣优惠呢？

　　A： I will do my best to negotiate the rent and terms with the landlord for you. But I'm afraid it is not easy as the leasing terms are very reasonable. Could you please tell me your expected rent？

　　我会尽力为你与业主商议租金及租赁条件，不过恐怕这不容易，因为业主所提出的租赁条件已非常合理。你能否告诉我你要求的租金？

　　B： Okay! Let me discuss it with my boss first and will get back to you as soon as possible.

　　好的，让我先与上司商量，然后尽快回复你。

　　A： Thank you very much, Mr.Cohen. I'll be waiting for your reply.

　　高先生，非常感谢！我等待你的回音。

　　B： Thank you, Miss Wang. Goodbye.

　　谢谢你，王小姐，再见。

1 gateway   

n.大门口，出入口，途径，方法

参考例句：

• Hard work is the gateway to success.努力工作是通往成功之路。
• A man collected tolls at the gateway.一个人在大门口收通行费。

2 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

3 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。