英语情景对话-Houses You Don't Like(1)

A: Oh, I am not sure I even want to look at this house!
B: It is a bit of a fixer-upper. Let’s take a look inside.
A: It doesn’t look much better inside this place.
B: You know, with a little elbow grease and paint, you could spruce it up a bit.
A: There are hardly any windows in here, and that makes it really gloomy.
B: Let’s go check out the kitchen. The printout says that it is quite large.
A: Look at those broken tile countertops and the peeling wallpaper.
B: Maybe the master suite¹ has some redeeming² qualities. Follow me, please.
A: What’s that smell?
B: Perhaps we should move on to the next listing.
 

1 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。

2 redeeming   

补偿的，弥补的

参考例句：

• I found him thoroughly unpleasant, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. 我觉得他一点也不讨人喜欢，没有任何可取之处。
• The sole redeeming feature of this job is the salary. 这份工作唯其薪水尚可弥补一切之不足。