Scene 22 买房

Scene 22　买房

❶ 公寓的地段很重要。The location of the apartment is very important.

同类表达 It's about thirty minutes driving from the city to my house. 房子离城里有半个小时的车程。

The apartment is conveniently located. 这个公寓地段好，交通便利。

❷ 我想看看出售的房子。I'm interested in seeing the houses for sale.

同类表达 Would it be OK to look at the room now? 现在就能看房吗？

We will go to the estate agent to see what they can offer. 我们打算去房产中介看看有什么房子。

❸ 我计划买二手房。I plan to buy a second-hand¹ house.

对话 A: I don't think buying a new house now is wise enough. 我觉得现在买新房不太明智。

B: That's true, so I plan to buy a second-hand house. 是的。所以我决定买二手房。

❹ 这房子采光很好。This house has good lighting².

同类表达 I want a house whose balcony faces south. 我想要一个阳台朝南的房子。

The environment of this apartment is nice. 这套公寓的环境很好。

❺ 那是一栋六层楼的房子。That is a house of six stories.

同类表达 That's a new apartment with two bedrooms. 那是一套两居的新公寓。

❻ 能告诉我一些房子的情况吗？Could you tell me something about the house?

这样回答 The apartment is small, but fully³ equipped. 这套公寓虽小，但设备齐全。

We have the radiator⁴ system in winter. 我们冬天有暖气。

It's a furnished new apartment. 那是一套带家具的新公寓。

❼ 这套公寓比其他的便宜很多。This apartment is much cheaper than others.

对话 A: How about the price? 价钱呢？

B: This apartment is much cheaper than others. 这套公寓比其他的便宜很多。

❽ 你怎么负担得起这么大的房子？How can you afford such a big house?

这样回答 I did many part-time jobs in order to afford this house. 为了负担得起这间房子，我做了很多兼职工作。

❾ 我打算买套公寓。I plan to buy an apartment.

同类表达 We bought a new house in the suburbs. 我们在郊区买了一栋房子。

❿ 在你买房之前，先找人鉴定一下。Have the house surveyed before you buy it.

1 second-hand   

adj.用过的，旧的，二手的

参考例句：

• I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
• They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。

2 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 radiator   

n.暖气片，散热器

参考例句：

• The two ends of the pipeline are connected with the radiator.管道的两端与暖气片相连接。
• Top up the radiator before making a long journey.在长途旅行前加满散热器。