在雅思听力的Part 1中,租房也一直是一个高频的出题场景。今天就来看看听力考试中,租房场景的一些常见考点。这种题型,首先辨别是租房还是买房。
1.出租
For lease,for rent
rent v.租用,租借
lease v.租用n.租赁;
(房屋或土地的)租约,租契
let n.出租;租借v.许可;准许;
出卖:for sale
房东:landlord/landlady
房客:tenant/lodger/boarder
然后要了解这个房子条件怎么样的。
2.房子类型
公寓flat/apartment
学生宿舍dormitory(dorm)/school residence
学生旅店student hostel
青年旅店youth hostel
还有一种叫留宿当地居民家里homestay.
别墅house/villa
一间房的公寓studio flat
汽车旅馆motel
3.房子位置
Road(Rd.),Street(St.),小路\巷lane,大道Avenue
市中心:center,central area,downtown area
城市:city,urban
郊区suburb(也可表示地铁),countryside,outskirt
农村:rural area
4.房屋分类
睡房bedroom
厨房kitchen
可作客厅与卧室的房间bedsit
客厅living room/sitting room/lounge
餐厅dinning room
浴室/卫生间bathroom
共享浴室share bathroom
衣帽间cloakroom
单人/双/三人房single/double/triple room
双人床twin room
两张单人床double-bed room
坐、卧两用bed sitting room
大厅、门厅
entrance hall/lobby/porch
小厨房kitchenette(-ette表示小)
阳台balcony
花园garden
走廊porch
了解过房子大致后,就到了房子内部具体设施:
5.是否装修
decoration/newly decorated
有无家具设备
furnished/unfurnished
一般房子有的家电或设施有:
炉子stove
冰箱fridge
微波炉microwave oven
洗衣机washing machine
空调air-conditioner
电风扇electric fan
电暖炉radiator
电炉electric stove
衣柜wardrobe
吸尘器
electric vacuum cleaner
电灯泡bulb
扩音机loud-speaker
床上用品及其他物品有:
枕头pillow
枕套和被单pillow case and bed linen
被单被褥sheet
床垫mattress
毯子blanket
手巾毛巾towel
窗帘curtain
地毯carpet
垫子cushion
6.电话询问看房子常用语:
Is it available now?when will it be available?.
Is there a telephone?How far is it from…….?Is it furnished?
What is the rental price?How is it cooled/heated?
Furnished:意为配备了家具
7.租房的规律为:
离市中心越近,房价越高,位置稍偏,价钱会比较有吸引力;
但便宜的房子一般有不理想的地方:
not near the center,
not near the railway station,
far from the bus stop,
near the airport,noisy,
shared kitchen,
a stranger in the next bed,
没有隐私have no privacy,
需要准备驱虫剂have to prepare some repellent,
闹昆虫insects haunting,
发霉的Musty