2分鐘英語課堂：租房子 Renting an apartment

Introduction

簡介

In this lesson, we are going to learn what to say when renting an apartment.

本節(jié)課我們要學(xué)習(xí)租公寓的時(shí)候說什么

Finding apartment

找公寓

Jade: How did you find your apartment?

杰德：你怎么找到公寓的?

Jenny: I got it online. I looked on a classifieds website.

珍妮：我從網(wǎng)站上找到的，我在一家分類網(wǎng)站上找的。

Jade: That’s great. I want to move into another apartment.

杰德：真好，我想換一個(gè)公寓。

Jenny: Hmm... Well you can find one online.

珍妮：呃…….你可以在網(wǎng)上找。

Jade: That sounds like a good idea. Will you come with me when I go to look at the apartments?

杰德：聽起來是個(gè)好主意。我去看房子的時(shí)候你可以跟我一起嗎?

Jenny: Sure! But I can only come on the weekends.

珍妮：沒問題，不過我只有周末有時(shí)間。

An estate agent

一名房產(chǎn)經(jīng)紀(jì)人

Agent: Hi! How can I help you?

經(jīng)紀(jì)人：嘿，您需要什么幫助?

Jade: I am looking an apartment around the 3rd Cross Street.

杰德：我想找一件第三個(gè)十字路口附近的公寓。

Agent: Okay. What sort of apartment do you need?

經(jīng)紀(jì)人：好的額，你需要一個(gè)什么類型的公寓?

Jade: Something not too big. I am going to live alone.

杰德：不需要太大。我要自己住。

Agent: Do you want a single bedroom apartment?

經(jīng)紀(jì)人：你要一個(gè)起居室的公寓嗎?

Jade: Yes. That should be enough.

杰德：是的，那樣的房間足夠了。

Agent: Okay. Give me your phone number. I will call you this evening after checking.

經(jīng)紀(jì)人：好的，把你的電話號碼給我，我在下午查詢后給你電話。

Jade: That would be fabulous.

杰德：那真是太好了。

Discussing security

討論安全問題

Jade : This apartment has everything I am looking for!

杰德：這間公寓符合我所有的要求。

Agent: Thanks. Is there any other information you need?

經(jīng)紀(jì)人：謝謝，你還需要什么信息嗎?

Jade : Yes. I want to know about the safety features.

杰德：我想知道安全性的問題。

Agent: Of course. There are guards in the building 24 hours. All of the apartments have an intercom and the doors are high security.

經(jīng)紀(jì)人：可以，這里24小時(shí)有保安，每間公寓都有內(nèi)部通話系統(tǒng)，門的安全性很高。

Jade : What about fire security?

杰德：火災(zāi)安全措施呢?

Agent: Well, there’s an automated fire detection and sprinkler system, and there’s also a fire escape on the window.

經(jīng)紀(jì)人：這里有一個(gè)自動(dòng)火災(zāi)探測和自動(dòng)噴水滅火系統(tǒng),也有一個(gè)消防通道窗口。

Jenny: Sounds good! I like this apartment.

珍妮：聽起來很好，我喜歡這間公寓。

Asking a friend for help in moving

找朋友忙忙搬家

Jade : Hey Jenny! I need your help.

杰德：嘿，珍妮。我需要你的幫助。

Jenny : Sure Jade! With what?

珍妮：沒問題，杰德!幫什么忙?

Jade : I am moving to a new apartment this week and I need some help.

杰德：這周我要搬到一間新公寓，我需要一些幫助。

Jenny : Okay. I can help you if you move on Saturday.

珍妮：好的，如果你周六搬家的話我可以幫你。

Jade : That’s fine. Can you bring your father’s big SUV please? I can transport my stuff in it.

杰德：太好了，你可以開來你爸爸的大SUV嗎?我可以用它來運(yùn)東西。

Jenny : No problems Jade. I will ask him for the car. I am sure he will lend me.

珍妮：沒問題。我會向他要車的，我相信他會借給我的。

Jade : Thank you Jenny. Can you come at 3 PM?

杰德：謝謝你珍妮。你可以下午三點(diǎn)來嗎/

Jenny : Yes. I will also bring my boyfriend Mark to help you with the lifting.

珍妮：好的，我也可以帶我男朋友來幫你拎東西。

Jade : Thanks! That’s great!

杰德：謝謝，那真是太棒了。