租房英语:询问房子状况
<p>要租房子,一定要先摸清楚房子的状况,电话里要问清楚,心里有个底,再决定要不要看房子,否则来回折腾,只会对减肥有好处,小编我就因为来回奔波看房子而一个星期瘦掉了一斤呢。 1. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="studio">studio</span>?</p><p>那间套房有多少平方英尺? 要询问一个房子有多大时,可以问:"<span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>?" 如果是在英美国家,他们习惯用英尺,则可以问 "<span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>?" 如果记不清楚这些单位,你也可以直接问:"<span word="How">How</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>?" (这间公寓有多大?) 比较方便。 2. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="there">there</span>?</p><p>那儿视野好吗? 一般人喜欢住的房子都是视野好,采光佳。像这些要求在英文里要怎么表达?首先"视野好"可以简单地说 "<span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="there">there</span>?" 或是 "<span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span>?" 这个 <span word="view">view</span> 就代表了"视野、展望"的意思。注意一下,因为受母语干扰的关系,很多人会说成 "<span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="there">there</span>?" 这 用 <span word="any">any</span> <span word="view">view</span> 是不对的,这 要用 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="view">view</span> 才行。大家应该知道有部很有名的电影叫"窗外有蓝天"吧!这部电影原来的名称就是 "<span word="A">A</span> <span word="Room">Room</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="View">View</span>." 不过,在国内租房子要求视野基本上是不太现实的事情,房子能干净整洁、价格不是贵得离谱就不错啦。 至于采光的话我们可以用到 <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="light">light</span> (自然光) 或是 <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> (阳光) 这两个词。例如你可以问房东,"<span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="light">light</span>?" 或是 "<span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span>?" 意思都是问"房子采光好不好?"</p>
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