情景会话口袋书人际篇92:租房(4)(在线收听

   13. I want to rent a furnished house.

  我想租有家具的房子。
  还能这样说:
  I need a house with furniture.
  I'd like a house with a set of furniture.
  应用解析:
  be furnished with 安装有,陈设有;
  furnish out 补充;使完备;
  furnish sb. with sth. 供给某人某物
  14. This house is rather old. It needs painting.
  这房子挺旧的,得刷一下才行。
  还能这样说:
  This house is quite old and it needs to be painted.
  This is a rather old house. We need to make it painted.
  谚语:
  The devil is not so black as he is painted.
  魔鬼不像所描绘的那么黑。
  15. The houses downtown are very expensive.
  市区的房子很贵。
  还能这样说:
  The downtown houses are much too dear.
  It's rather expensive to live in downtown.
  谚语:
  It is too late to come with the water when the house is burnt down.
  马后炮。
  16. I haven't found any one within my price range yet.
  我还没有找到在我承受范围之内的价格。
  还能这样说:
  The house I have saw are beyond my afford.
  I haven't got one within the limits of my financial capability.
  应用解析:
  a low range of prices 低档价钱;
  at close range 接近地;
  range oneself with 做……的伙伴
  17. The landlady is very kind to me.
  房东对我很好。
  还能这样说:
  The landlady is friendly to me.
  My landlady is kind-hearted.
  谚语:
  Kind words butter no parsnips.
  画饼充饥。
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