2014年ESL之日常生活 22 Types and Characteristics of Apartments

 

Types and Characteristics of Apartments 

Lily: Thanks for coming with me to meet the rental¹ agent to view an apartment, but I think I’m lost. I’m supposed to be there in 10 minutes, but I can’t find it. There are four different apartment complexes located next to each other and they look identical. 

Omid: Don’t you have the address? 

Lily: Yes, but all of the complexes in this subdivision look the same, and I don’t see a street number on any of them. 

Omid: Are you sure we’re looking for a block of apartments? Maybe the apartment is in a mixed-use building, like that one over there. 

Lily: I’m pretty sure. At least I know it’s in a high-rise building and the apartment is on the eighth floor. That mixed-use building is only three stories high. 

Omid: Oh, then it’s not a duplex or triplex, like those over there. 

Lily: No, it’s definitely not one of those. I’d better call the rental agent and get directions. 

Omid: Hey, look over there. I see a couple of the residents of that building walking out. Let’s ask them. Excuse me. Excuse me! Oh, they didn’t hear me. 

Lily: I’ll just make the call. 

Omid: Well, you can be sure of one thing if you move into one of these complexes. 

Lily: What? 

Omid: The bill collectors will never be able to find you! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 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。