居家住房
你对自己住的房子满意吗?你是否能够处理住房过程中出现的一系列问题?你是否正在找新的住处?对话中,Jason和Alice看中了一套公寓,关于这套公寓,来看看他们在谈些什么。
PART 01详解惯用单句
你觉得这个公寓怎么样?
What do you think of this apartment?
=How do you like this flat?
我喜欢客厅,比较大,而且阳光充足。
I love the living room; it's huge and filled with sunshine.
〇 The bedroom is a little small for us.对我们来说卧室有点小了。
请到客厅来。Please come into the living room.
〇 Go to your room.回你的房间去。
收拾一下你的房间。
Clean your room.=Clean / Pick up your room.〇 Pick up your clothes.收拾一下你的衣服。
请用吸尘器把整个房子打扫一下 Please vacuum the whole house.
〇 Sweep the floor.扫扫地。
★ vacuum[ˈvækjuəm]v.用真空吸尘器打扫
这地方跟猪圈一样。This place is a pigsty.
〇 What a mess!真够脏乱的!
★ pigsty[ˈpigstai]n.猪圈
★ mess[mes]n.脏乱,混乱
打开窗户,给房间通通风。Open the window and air the room.
〇 It's stuffy in here.这儿太闷了。
★ stuffy[ˈstʌfi]a.不通气的,空气闷的
水池子堵了。The sink is clogged.
〇 The drain is backed up.下水道堵了。
★ sink[siŋk]n.水池子,水槽
★ clog[ˈklɔg]v.堵塞
★ drain[drein]n.下水道
● back up(使)淤塞
抽水马桶漏水了。The toilet is running.
〇 The toilet overflowed.马桶溢水了。
这个水龙头在不停地漏水。This faucet leaks day and night.
★ faucet[ˈfɔːsit]n.龙头
★ leak[liːk]v.漏
没有电。The electricity isn't working.
★ electricity[ilekˈtrisiti]n.电
没有暖气。There's no heat.
〇 The heat is out.暖气不供暖了。
把空调打开/关上。Turn on/off the air conditioner.
〇 Turn up/down the air conditioner.把空调调高/低点。
★ conditioner[kənˈdiʃənə]n.调节装置
你打算怎样装饰这个房间?How are you going to decorate this room?
★ decorate[ˈdekəreit]v.装饰,装修,布置
也许我们应该买些新家具。Maybe we could get some new furniture.
★ furniture[ˈfəːnitʃə]n.家具