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UNIT 10 RENTING AN APARTMENT 租住房

字體:16+-

1.Useful Sentences常用句型

(tenant租客)

①I'd like to rent an apartment/a flat somewhere near here.

我想租一套這兒附近的公寓。

②I'd like to share a house with others.

我想與人合租房子。

③Can you tell me something about the apartment/flat?

能給我介紹一下房子的情況嗎?

④Is it air-conditioned?

房間裏有空調嗎?

⑤What's the rent per month?

每個月租金是多少?

⑥Do I have to pay a deposit?

需要付押金嗎?

⑦When is the rent due?

什麽時候付房租?

⑧What's included in the rent?

房租裏都包含哪些費用?

⑨I'd like to have a look at the apartment for rent.

我想看看出租的那套公寓。

2.Sample Dialogs對話實例

Dialogue 1 對話一

A.Can you do me a favor?I'm looking for an apartment.Do you know where I should go for information?

請幫個忙,我在找一間公寓。你知道我在哪裏可以得到這方麵的信息嗎?

B.Let me see.There are several ways to find an apartment.You may look over the classified ads in the newspapers.Or you can go to the residential areas directly to look for apartments for rent.There are always some “vacancy” signs in front of the buildings.

嗯。找公寓有幾種方法:你以可瀏覽報紙的分類廣告,或直接去居住區找出租的房子,那些建築物前總有“吉屋待租”的告示牌。

A.Thank you very much.

非常感謝。

Dialogue 2 對話二

A.Excuse me.Do you still have a one-bedroom apartment for rent?

請問,你還有一室一廳的公寓出租嗎?

B.Yes.About how much rent do you want to pay?

有的,你想付多少房租呢?

A.I can pay $500 a month.

我每月可支付500美元。

B.OK.Our terms are quite simple.The rent is due on the first day of the month.You have to sign a one-year lease and pay the security deposit and maintenance fee.One more thing,utilities are not included in the rent.