Eztalk美语【153】这间公寓不附家具？

Walking back into the living room

Beth: So the apartment comes unfurnished?
LL: This one is. I have another one that's furnished¹, but I'm not sure you'll like the furniture.
Beth: We have tons of furniture. What we need are air conditioners.
LL: This building is only four years old. It was built with central air.
Beth: Just like in the States! That's perfect!
LL: And I recently bought an American-style washer and dryer². Come and see.

come (v.)
伴随
Does the computer come with software pre-installed?
计算机会预先安装好软件吗？

unfurnished (a.)
不附家具的，无设备的。furnished 则是「附家具的」。「家具」是furniture（这个字是集合名词，不可数）
The office comes unfurnished, but clean.
办公室不附家具，不过很干净。

air conditioner
空气调节器，也就是冷（暖）气机
I don't need an air conditioner. A fan is just fine.
我不需要冷气机。风扇就可以了。

central air
中央空调
Very few buildings in Taiwan have central air.
台湾很少有大楼有中央空调。

washer (n.)
洗衣机。dryer (n.) 烘干机
European washers and dryers³ are more energy-efficient than American ones.
欧洲洗衣机跟干衣机比美国的有效多了。

走回客厅

贝丝：所以这间公寓不附家具？
房东：这间没有。我还有一间有附家具，不过我不确定你们会喜欢那些家具。
贝丝：我们有好多家具。我们需要的是空调。
房东：这栋楼只盖了四年。在盖的时候有做中央空调。
贝丝：就跟美国一样！太好了！
房东：我最近还买了一台美式的洗衣机跟干衣机。过来看。

1 furnished   

adj.配备了家具的

参考例句：

• The room was furnished with a cupboard and some old furniture.房间里有一个碗柜和几件旧家具。
• They furnished their house with red carpets.他们用红地毯装饰了他们的房子。

2 dryer   

n.干衣机，干燥剂

参考例句：

• He bought a dryer yesterday.他昨天买了一台干燥机。
• There is a washer and a dryer in the basement.地下室里有洗衣机和烘干机。

3 dryers   

n.干燥机( dryer的名词复数 )；干燥器；干燥剂；干燥工

参考例句：

• Men also have hair dryers and, if they suffer from baldness, they use a growth stimulator, buy hairpieces, or have hair transplanted from the hirsute part of the scalp to the bare areas. 男士也有他们的吹风机，而且如果他们秃顶的话，还会用毛发生长剂、买假发，或者把头发从密集的地方移植到谢顶的地方。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The dryers can be automated. 干燥机可以自动化作业。 来自辞典例句