L: what's your apartment like?
H: it's furnished two bedroom flat in a three-story building on campus.
L: what is it like living in on-campus housing?
H: it's not as bad as I thought it would be. The freshmen that live nearby are really loud, especially on the weekends. But, the rent is much cheaper than private housing, so it's worth it.
L: did you have to pay a deposit?
H: no, but we do have to pay 9 months rent in 6 months, so for the first months we pay 1/2 month's rent each month.
L: do you have to pay utilities on top of your monthly rent?
H: no, it's all included. Besides, students don't have to pay council tax, so we're saving quitea bit of money by living here.
L: how long is your contract for?
H: that's the bad thing---the contract ends in June, so we'll have to find a new apartment soon.
L: have you started looking again yet?
H: not yet. I'm hoping we'll be able to find something cheap once all the students leave the city for the summer.
L: Good luck!
你租的房子怎么樣?
在學(xué)校里面,是個(gè)三層樓里的兩居室,有家具。
學(xué)校里面的房子怎么樣?
比我想象的要好一點(diǎn)。住在附近的大一新生有點(diǎn)吵,尤其是周末。但是房租比外面的私人住宅要便宜得多,算是物有所值。
要付押金嗎?
不需要,但是我們得在本年里付清9個(gè)月的房租,相當(dāng)于在前半年里每月各付一個(gè)半月的租金。
水電費(fèi)要單算嗎?
不用,都是含在租金里的。而且,學(xué)生不用付房租稅,所以說(shuō)我們住在這兒又省下一筆錢。
你的合同什么時(shí)候到期?
這是最糟糕的事---合同6月就到期了,所以我們馬上還得另找房子。
你現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)開始找了嗎?
還沒呢。我希望到了夏天學(xué)生們一放暑假就都離開這兒了,到時(shí)候能找個(gè)便宜的房子。
祝你好運(yùn)吧。
Pets not allowed 禁養(yǎng)寵物
Furnish 布置
Ground floor 一層
Share 合租
Pay monthly 月付
Agency 中介
Landlord 房東
Contract 合同
Heater 加熱器
Shower 淋浴
Double room 雙人間
Bungalow 平方
Detached house 獨(dú)立房間
Home stay 住在當(dāng)?shù)鼐用窦抑?/p>
I'm ready to sign the contract.
我準(zhǔn)備好簽合同了。
The apartment is conveniently located.
本公寓交通便利。
For the renewal, how long do you want to stay?
續(xù)約之后你打算再住多久?