英语学习乐园：拜访某人的家

 

 

Agent: I'm sorry I'm late. Have you been waiting long?

 

Customer: No, I've only just arrived.

 

Agent: Oh, good. Now, here are the keys. Let's go in.

There are two apartments. The one for rent is upstairs.

 

Customer: Is there a garden?

 

Agent: Yes, you'll share the garden at the back.

 

Customer: That's fine.

 

Agent: Do come in.

 

Customer: Thank you. I like the carpet.

 

Agent: The colors are nice, aren't they? This apartment is in good condition. Here is your lounge¹.

 

Customer: Where would we eat?

 

Agent: There is this corner here or you can use your kitchen. Come and see.

 

Customer: The kitchen is quite small.

 

Agent: Yes, but it has everything, cooker, fridge, washing-machine, even a dishwasher.

 

Customer: And there are lots of cupboards.

 

Agent: Let me show you the bedrooms. This is the smaller one.

 

Customer: It's a good size though. Is all the furniture included?

 

Agent: Only what is fixed². You will have to provide tables, chairs and beds.

 

Customer: That's a lot.

 

Agent: You can buy things cheaply from second-hand³ shops or at auction⁴.

 

Customer: What's an auction?

 

Agent: It's where the person who offers the highest price buys the article.

 

Customer: Is that a crack in the ceiling there?

 

Agent: Yes, I'm afraid it is but it can easily be repaired. I will see to that. Come into the other bedroom. You can see the bathroom too.

 

Customer: Yes, it is very nice but I will have to ask my friend first and we will come together. I understand it is eight hundred dollars a month.

 

Agent: Yes. But a few blocks downtown would be much more expensive.

 

Customer: Well, thank you. I will be in touch.

1 lounge   

n.休闲室，休息室，长沙发；v.闲荡，闲散地度过，混日子

参考例句：

• We had coffee in the lounge.我们在客厅里喝咖啡。
• Don't lounge away your working hours.不要消磨工作时间。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 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。

4 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。