3 租房

Dialogue　對話　MP3 01-03

Steven wants to rent an apartment. So he comes to see the apartment Mr. Sellers advertised. At this moment he is having a conversation with Mr. Sellers.

Steven:You must be Mr. Sellers. I'm Steven. I am here to see the apartment you advertised.

Mr. Sellers:Oh, nice to see you. The apartment is on the tenth floor. The previous tenant just moved out yesterday.

Steven:Could I have a look at it first?

Mr. Sellers:Sure. Let me show you the way. Here we are. Apartment 1008. (They enter.) This is the living room dining room combination. Here's the kitchen. It's small, but fully equipped. The refrigerator is new, and the stove and the microwave oven are less than a year old.

Steven:It's nice. So this is the bathroom. And that must be the bedroom.

Mr. Sellers:Yes. And there's a walk-in closet.

Steven:Is there air conditioning?

Mr. Sellers:Yes, there's central air conditioning and heating. The thermostat is in the living room.

Steven:What's the house rent? When is the rent due? And how much security deposit do you require?

Mr. Sellers:It's 600 yuan per month. The rent is due no later than the tenth of the month. We ask that you leave a month's rent as a deposit. It will be returned to you at the end of your lease.

Steven:I like the apartment, Mr. Sellers. You can show me the lease.

史蒂文想租套公寓。因此他照著塞勒先生的廣告來看公寓。此刻他正和塞勒先生談話。

史蒂文：你一定是塞勒先生吧，我是史蒂文，我是來看你登廣告的那套公寓的。

塞勒先生：哦，很高興見到你。公寓在十層樓上。上一位房客昨天剛搬走。

史蒂文：我能先看看嗎？

塞勒先生：當然可以，我來為您帶路。就是這兒。1008號房。（他們進房間。）這是客廳兼餐廳。廚房在這兒。廚房雖小，但設備齊全。冰箱是全新的，爐子和微波爐才用了不到一年。

史蒂文：挺好。這就是浴室，那間是臥室吧。

塞勒先生：是的。這兒還有個大壁櫥。

史蒂文：有空調嗎？

塞勒先生：有，有中央空調和供暖系統。調溫器在客廳里。

史蒂文：房租是多少？什么時候付房租？另外你們要求付多少保證金？

塞勒先生：房租是一個月600元。房租不遲于每月10號付清。我們要求你付一個月的租金做定金。定金在你租約期滿后歸還。

史蒂文：我很喜歡這套公寓，塞勒先生。你可以給我看看租約了。

Vocabulary and Phrases　單詞和短語

previous[?pri?vj?s]adj．以前的，先于，……之前

tenant [?ten?nt]n．房客

occupancy [??kj?p?ns?]n．居住期間

thermostat [?θ??m?st?t]n．恒溫器

deposit [d??p?z?t]n．存款，定金

lease [li?s]n．租約，租契，租期

Key Sentences　核心句型

租房寒暄

1 You must be Mr. Smith．你一定是史密斯先生吧。

2 I'm Steven．我是史蒂文。

3 Nice to meet you．很高興見到你。

(也可以這樣說：Pleased to meet you.

Glad to meet you.

Happy to meet you.）

4 I am here to see the apartment you advertised．我是來看你登廣告的那套公寓的。

5 The previous tenant just moved out yesterday, so we haven't cleaned it yet．上一位房客昨天剛搬走，所以我們還沒打掃房間。

6 Please ignore the mess．請不要介意這亂七八糟的。

7 There's no hurry．不用急。

8 We'll have it ready for occupancy within the week．我們這個星期之內就把房間整理好讓你住上。

9 It sounds like a nice apartment．聽起來這公寓不錯。

10 I like the apartment, Mr. Smith．我很喜歡這套公寓，史密斯先生。

11 You can show me the lease．你可以給我看看租約了。

租房要求

1 Do you have any good apartment for rent？有好的公寓出租嗎？

實用句型，也可以這樣說

2 I'm looking for a one-bedroom apartment with a den, which I can use as a study．我要找一個有一間臥室和一個小房間的公寓，小房間我可以用來做書房。

3 We need an apartment with three bedrooms．我要一個有三間臥室的公寓。

4 Since we have a baby, we need a two-bedroom apartment．因為我們有個小孩，我們要一個有兩間臥室的公寓。

5 Are there shopping centers, and grocery stores nearby？附近有購物中心和雜貨店嗎？

6 Is this area pretty safe？這地區安全嗎？

7 Could I take a look at it first？我能先看看嗎？

8 Is there air conditioning？有空調嗎？

9 I'd like to lease it for one year．我想租一年。

介紹房屋

1 What size apartment do you need？你要多大的公寓？

2 How soon do you need an apartment？你需要多快得到公寓？

3 Let me get the key．我來拿一下鑰匙。

4 Let me show you the way．我來為您帶路。

5 The apartment is on the eighth floor．公寓在八樓。

6 The elevator is self-service and it operates twenty-four hours a day．電梯是自動的，全天24小時運行。

7 A compact sitting-room of the same genre is outside．外面是間具有同樣格調的小起居室。

8 This is the living room dining room combination．這是客廳兼餐廳。

9 Here's the kitchen．廚房在這兒。

10 It's small, but fully equipped．廚房雖小，但設備齊全。

11 The refrigerator is new, and the stove and the microwave oven are less than half a year old．冰箱是全新的，爐子和微波爐才用了不到半年。

12 And there's a walk-in closet．這兒還有個可走進去的大壁櫥。

13 There's central air conditioning and heating．有中央空調和供暖系統。

14 The thermostat is in the living room．調溫器在客廳里。

15 This is the bathroom．這就是浴室。

16 That must be the bedroom．那間是臥室吧。

租房費用

1 How much is the rent？租金是多少？

實用句型，也可以這樣說

2 Is there anything like management fee or parking fee？有沒有管理費或停車費？

3 Do you fund the security deposit later？你們以后退還押金嗎？

4 Is a maintenance fee included in the rent？維修費包括在租金內嗎？

5 Are utilities included in the rent？水電費包括在租金內嗎？

6 Do the furniture and the appliances come with the apartment？家具、電器包括在一起嗎？

7 It includes water but no gas or electricity．包括水，但電和氣不包括在內。

8 When is the rent due？什么時候付房租？

9 And how much security deposit do you require？另外你們要求付多少保證金？

10 It's six hundred dollars per month, including utilities．一個月600美元，包括水電費。

11 The rent is due no later than the fifth of the month ．房租不遲于每月五號付清。

12 We ask that you leave two months' rent as a deposit．我們要求你付兩個月的租金作定金。

13 It will be returned to you at the end of your lease．定金在你租約期滿后歸還。