Apartment 公寓(下)
1.Would you like to rent a house or buy a house?
2.How long do you want to rent the house?
3.I’ve got a furnished house to let.
4.I’m afraid I just want to rent the house for three months.
5.What’s the condition of the house?
6.Do you have a refrigerator and a dishwasher in the kitchen?
7.Do we have to paint the wall?
8.We can decorate the house ourselves.
9.I think it’s a good bargain.
10.I like the house very much because it faces the south.
Dialogue One
A:Good morning!May I help you?
B:Yes.My wife and I are interested in renting a house for the summer.
A:Do you want a furnished house or an unfurnished one?
B:Furnished.
A:Very well.How long do you want the house?All summer?
B:No,not all summer.Just for six weeks.
A:I’m afraid I can only rent it for two months.
B:My holiday is only six weeks,but I think my brother and his family would take it for the other two weeks.Is the house in good condition?
A:Yes,it is .It was just painted and it has all the modern conveniences.
Dialogue Two
A:I wonder if you could help me_I’m looking for a room.
B:Well,I have got a vacancy.
A:What sort of price are you asking?
B:Eight doalls fifty a week excluding laundry.
A:Would it be convenient to see the room?
B:Can you call back later?We’re right in the middle of lunch.
Dialogue Three
A:May I come in?
B:Yeah,Please do.Now let me show you the house.
A:This seems a pretty nice room,I should say.
B:You bet.This is the nicest room in the district.You know what, I just had all the walls repainted last month.
A:What about the kitchen?
B:It’s a well furnished eat-in kitchen.The stove and the ice-box are in good order,and the plumbing is OK,too.
A:I see.I’d like to live here for about three years.
B:Terrific!When are you moving in?
A:Next Saturday at the earliest.
租房
There are different types of renting-houses,such as furnished apatments,partly furnished apartments or unfurnished apartments.For a furnished one, it usually includes a refrigerator, a washing machine,a stove,a dinning room table ,beds,etc. You needn’t buy those things when you move in.Sometimes you can even find knives,forks,plates and so on.As to the partly furnished apartment,maybe you can onlu find refrigerator and stove,but it is different in various places.
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