英语播客EnglishPod 256

 A:     Hi! We are the Christianson’s! We are here to see
       the apartment.

 B:    Oh, hi! Sure, come on in! Well, as you can see,
       the place has just been renovated¹. The previous
       tenants² left a huge mess here, so the landlord has
       redone everything.

 A:    It looks great. It’s so bright and airy! What great
       light! I really like these hardwood floors. What’s
       the square footage of this place?

 B:    Well, it’s about 120 square meters, or 1300
       square feet, more or less. Oh, the landlord has
       also installed new kitchen appliances. There’s
       a new dishwasher, and a professional-grade gas
       range. Really, at this price, this place is an amaz-
       ing deal!

 A:    I love it! But what are the payment terms?
 B:    First and last month rent as deposit and rent is
       due on the 1st of every month. Considering the
       amount of money invested into the apartment, it’s
       a very good deal!

 A:    Yes, it is! Too good to be true...

 B:    The living room and dinning³ room are quite spa-
       cious as you can see, and down this hall, here’s
       the master bedroom.  It has a huge walk-in closet
       and an en suit bathroom. We can’t go in there yet
       as the police... I mean the clean up crew hasn’t
       finished.

 A:    What do you mean? What’s in here?
 

1 renovated   

翻新，修复，整修( renovate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He renovated his house. 他翻修了房子。
• The house has been renovated three years earlier. 这所房子三年前就已翻新。

2 tenants   

n.房客( tenant的名词复数 )；佃户；占用者；占有者

参考例句：

• A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。
• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。

3 dinning   

vt.喧闹（din的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• The cries of his tormentors were still dinning in his ears. 使他痛苦的人们的叫嚣仍然在他的耳际震响。 来自辞典例句
• The meals in the artistic little dinning-room were pleasant. 在雅致的小餐厅里吃饭是一种享受。 来自辞典例句