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UNIT 10 RENTING AN APARTMENT 租住房

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1.Useful Sentences常用句型

(tenant租客)

①I'd like to rent an apartment/a flat somewhere near here.

我想租一套这儿附近的公寓。

②I'd like to share a house with others.

我想与人合租房子。

③Can you tell me something about the apartment/flat?

能给我介绍一下房子的情况吗?

④Is it air-conditioned?

房间里有空调吗?

⑤What's the rent per month?

每个月租金是多少?

⑥Do I have to pay a deposit?

需要付押金吗?

⑦When is the rent due?

什么时候付房租?

⑧What's included in the rent?

房租里都包含哪些费用?

⑨I'd like to have a look at the apartment for rent.

我想看看出租的那套公寓。

2.Sample Dialogs对话实例

Dialogue 1 对话一

A.Can you do me a favor?I'm looking for an apartment.Do you know where I should go for information?

请帮个忙,我在找一间公寓。你知道我在哪里可以得到这方面的信息吗?

B.Let me see.There are several ways to find an apartment.You may look over the classified ads in the newspapers.Or you can go to the residential areas directly to look for apartments for rent.There are always some “vacancy” signs in front of the buildings.

嗯。找公寓有几种方法:你以可浏览报纸的分类广告,或直接去居住区找出租的房子,那些建筑物前总有“吉屋待租”的告示牌。

A.Thank you very much.

非常感谢。

Dialogue 2 对话二

A.Excuse me.Do you still have a one-bedroom apartment for rent?

请问,你还有一室一厅的公寓出租吗?

B.Yes.About how much rent do you want to pay?

有的,你想付多少房租呢?

A.I can pay $500 a month.

我每月可支付500美元。

B.OK.Our terms are quite simple.The rent is due on the first day of the month.You have to sign a one-year lease and pay the security deposit and maintenance fee.One more thing,utilities are not included in the rent.