【情景英语口语100主题】011 houses and apartments 住宅与公寓

Houses and Apartments 住宅与公寓

 【Beginner】step1：初级入门

A: I like this apartment. Do you think we can afford the mortgage?

B: Yes. I think so. It’s not a very expensive apartment. It’s in the right area and it has everything that we are looking for. The rooms are quite large too.

A: I love the balcony. We can sit outside and enjoy the sun in summer. We are on the 12th floor, so there’s very nice view from the balcony.

B: The neighbourhood is nice too. There is a park nearby.

A: Yes, and there are many houses nearby. I like it that the neighbourhood isn’t full of apartment blocks.

B: It’s a pity we can’t afford a house. A garden would be so nice.

A: Yes, it would. Don’t worry. There’s a lawn outside the building and there’s the park nearby. This place will be fine.

B: The building is quite new and well constructed. I’m happy with the fittings too.

A: Yes, everything has been well designed.

【Intermediate】step2: 中级进阶

A: So, tell me about you new house. How is it different to your old one?

B: Well, first of all, it’s much bigger. It has the same number of rooms, but each room is larger. We also have a larger garden, which our dog loves, of course!

A: So, it’s a three-bedroom detached house?

B: Yes. One bedroom is for my wife and I. There’s another for our daughter. My wife wants to use the third one as a guest room, but I’d like to make it into a study. Our daughter is also keen on making it a study, so that’s probably what will happen.

A: What’s the kitchen like? I know both you and your wife like to cook.

B: That’s one of the main reasons we chose that particular house. The kitchen and dining room are together. It’s really large.

A: Are the rooms nice and bright?

B: Yes, they are. That’s very important to us. We like to live in a home with plenty of natural light. Each room has large windows.

A: Do you have a balcony?

B: No, we don’t. We wish we had one. That’s the only thing we wanted, but don’t have. The area is very nice and the neighbours seem friendly.

A: You’re right on the edge of the city, aren’t you? There can’t be much noise or traffic there. Is it easy to get into city centre?

B: It’s a very quiet neighbourhood. There’s some traffic, but not much. It’s not very difficult to get to the city centre, but you must remember to turn left and right at the right places or you’ll get lost. So when are you going to drop by?

【Notes】学习笔记

Words.

Bungalow/ Garden/ Yard/ Garage/ Shed/Lawn

Flower bed/ Rockery/ Ground/ first floor/ Balcony

Roof/ Steps/ Drive/ Flat/ apartment/ Fittings

bungalow ['bʌŋgələu] n. 平房,周围有阳台的木造小平房

garden n. 庭园,菜园

yard [jɑ:d] n. 庭院,工作场

garage [ˈgærɑ:ʒ]n.车库

shed [ʃed] n.棚屋

lawn [lɔ:n] n.草地，草坪

flower bed 花圃

rockery 庭园山石,岩石布景;假山庭园

fittings n.[ pl.]设备，家具；配件

keen [ki:n] a. 敏锐的,锐利的,锋利的;厉害的,激烈的,强烈的;渴望的,热心的,喜欢的

1. I'm not very keen on travelling by ship.我不很喜欢乘船旅行。

2. Competition for the nomination was very keen.争取提名的竞争非常激烈。

be keen on 喜欢,热爱,醉心于…

Do you know?

anxious，eager，keen 这些形容词均有“急切的，渴望的”之意。

anxious强调因忧虑、关注或害怕而产生的急切心情。

eager侧重于急于成功的迫切心情。

keen强调因兴趣强烈或欲望而急于做某事。

drop by 顺便来访 同义词：drop in,come by

Would you drop by when you are in town?你来城里就来玩好吗?

Phrases.

Detached house(独立式住宅)/ Semi-detached house(半独立房屋)