与美国小学生一起学英文第3册 第14期:住宅

 　　Home 住宅

　　A home is a place for people to live in. 住宅是人们居住的地方。

　　People take a rest at home.  人们在住宅中休息。

　　And they cook at home. 也在住宅中做饭。

　　Also they store¹ many things at home. 他们还在住宅中储藏很多东西。

　　And they spend a lot of time at home. 人们在住宅中度过的时间很多。

　　There are many different kinds of homes. 住宅的种类各有不同。

　　They are apartments², townhouses, mobile³ homes, single⁴ family homes etc.  其种类可分为公寓、联排别墅、移动房屋和独栋房屋等。

1 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

2 apartments   

n.（尤指巨屋、名宅的）房间( apartment的名词复数 )；一套房间；（尤指在同一楼层的）公寓套房；（租赁的）度假套房

参考例句：

• You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments. 整座宫殿除内殿外均可参观。
• The apartments were infested with rats and roaches. 公寓里面到处都是老鼠和蟑螂。

3 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。

4 single   

adj.单人的；单一的，单个的；未婚的，独身的

参考例句：

• I want a single room.我想要一个单人房间。
• Does he mind still being single?他对自己仍然单身在意吗？