GL-Looking for an apartment 20221126
Time
2022.11.26 Saturday
looking for an apartment
Need to rent an apartment?Practice describing the design,location and features that are most important to you,
so that you can tell the estate agent what you want.
Dialogue
A：I really appreciate your driving me around.
我真的很感谢你开车带我绕一绕。
B：It's no problem.I have time today, and I think it's important that you find a good place.
没关系的。我今天有时间，我也认为你能找到一个好地方住是很重要的。
A：It would be hard for just me to do it. I don't know the city at all.
我自己来做的话会比较难。我对这个城市并不了解。
B：So what do you see in there?
那你看到了些什么？
A：This one sounds good.Efficiency with view of the lake.Utilities and parking included. Newly remodeled kitchen. $470.
这一个听起来不错。套房且有湖的景观。水电及停车都包含在内，新装潢过的厨房，四百七十美元。
B：Can you afford that much?
你能负担得起吗？
A：No, I guess not. But that's what I want, isn't it? An efficiency.
不，我想不行。但那就是我要的，是吧？一间“套房”。
B：Yes, an efficiency is a small apartment.Usually one large room and a small bathroom.There is often a small kitchen too. So it's good for one person.
对，套房的意思是一间小的公寓。通常是一间大的房间和一间小的浴室。往往还有一间小厨房，所以一个人住是不错的。
A：How about this one?Downtown efficiency. Furnished...What does furnished mean?
这一个怎么样？“市中心套房，含家具...”，“含家具”是什么意思？
B：That means the apartment has furniture in it.
那间公寓是含家具的。
A：That's good.
很好。
B：Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad. You have to like the furniture.
有的时候是不错的，有时是不好的。你必须喜欢那些家具。
A：Furnished. Parking included. $400.
“含家具，含停车位，四百美元。”
B：It's still pretty expensive.
但还是蛮贵的。
A：Yes, but it's downtown. I would like to take look at this one.
是呀，但是在市中心。我想去看一看这一间。
B：Alright. What's the phone number?
好的，电话号码是几号？
A：256-7797.
256-7797。
B：Got it. What else do you see?
记下来了，你还看到什么？
A：This one. Two male grad students seeking roommate.Must be quiet. Comfortable downtown apartment.Does this mean I have to share a room with them?
这一个。“两个男研究生在找室友。必须要安静。在市中心舒适的公寓。”这个意思是我需要跟他们共用一间房吗？
B：No. It probably means they have a large apartment.Probably a living room, kitchen and three bedrooms.They need someone for the empty bedroom.
不是，大概意思是他们有一套大的公寓。大概是一个客厅，厨房和三间卧室。他们需要一个人去分担另一间空房。
A：That sounds alright.
听起来还不错。
B：Yes, it might be an advantage for you. You are a foreigner, after all.If they're alright roommates, you could learn a lot from them.
是的，这对你来说或许是有益的。到底你是一个外国人。如果他们是还不错的室友，你还可以从他们那里学到一点东西。
A：Here's the number, 256-4367.
号码是,256-4367。
B：Got it.Let's call these two and see if we can make appointments to see the apartments.
写下来了。那我们赶快打电话给这两间，然后我们可以安排时间去看。
A：Sounds good to me.I really appreciate your help on this.
听起来不错，我真的很感谢你的帮忙。
B：Don't mention it, Larry. What are friends for anyway?
不用客气，赖瑞。朋友是用来做什么的？
注释：
Efficiency 套房
afford 负担得起，支付得起，主动提供
downtown 市中心，商业区
Describe your home in a rental ad.Talk about design,features and location.
Ask other students about their homes to see if there's one suitable for you.
I study outside alone，
How would you describe the apartment in the ad below?
retro 复古的
contemporary 现代的
cozy 舒适的
spacious 宽敞的
Dis you use any of these words?
Group them into two colums of opposites.
Practice
You are working with a real estate agent to find housing.
Student A:Tell Student B what kind of housing you need.
Student B: Tell Student A which features you have and which you don't have.
I have a large family,I'm looking for a spacious,contemporary,three-bedroom apartment with a modern kitchen.
i have a contemporary,three-bedroom apartment with a modern kitchen,but it is cozy,not spacious.
Summary
