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1.慣用口語句子：
I didn't expect the rent for a one-bedroom apartment to be so high.
我沒料到一居室公寓的房租這么高。
It's very hard to rent a satisfying apartment.
租個讓人滿意的公寓太難了。
I can't afford that rent.
我付不起那樣的租金。
expect v. 預期，預料到
rent n. 租金 v. 租用，租
apartment n. 公寓，單元住宅
satisfying a. 令人滿意的，令人滿足的
afford v. 買得起，負擔得起
I want to share an apartment with a friend.
我想跟朋友合租一個公寓。
I need to find a roommate.
我得找一個室友。
I have one room for rent.
我有一個房間要出租。
I need to rent an apartment.
我需要租個公寓。
share v. 分享，共有
roommate n. 室友
for rent“供出租”
It's much safer to rent an apartment through a real estate agency.
通過房地產中介公司租房安全多了。
I don't like to deal with the real estate agent.
我不喜歡和房地產中介打交道。
estate n. 地產，不動產
agency n. 代理行，代理處
agent n. 代理人
real estate“房地產”
real estate agency“房地產中介公司”
deal with“與…打交道，應付，對待”
House prices have really risen a lot during the past several years.
過去這幾年房價真是漲了不少。
House prices rise/fall again.
房價叉漲／降了。
House prices keep going up/down.
房價一直在漲／降。
House prices have rocketed by up t0 11.2 percent in a year.
房價一年瘋漲了11.2%。
House prices increased at the same rate as the CPI last year.
房價去年與CPI同速增長。，
rise v. 上升，上漲，增加（其過去式和過去分詞分別為rose和risen）
rocket v. 飛速上升行．火箭
percent ad. 百分之
up to“（數目）到…之多，一直到”
此處出現的動詞“fall"的過去式及過去分詞分別為“fell"和“fallen”。
CPI是Consumer Price Index的縮寫形式，指“消費者物價指數”。
Almost everybody is talking about housing.
幾乎人人都在淡論房子。
Who doesn't want his own house?
誰不想要自己的房子啊？
The house price is people's big concern.
人們非常關心房價。
housing n. 住房，住宅，提供住房
concern n. 關心，所關心的事
Some people buy houses on speculation.
有些人買房是為了炒房。
Some people speculate in/on houses.
有些人做房地產投機買賣。
I most people buy houses to live in.
大部分買房還是為了自住。
speculation n. 投機，…投機買賣
speculate v. 投機，做投機買賣
speculate in/on(doing)sth.“做…投機買賣”
The real estate market is down now. The house prices are acceptable.
現在房地產市場正處于低潮。房價可以接受。
acceptable a. 可接受的
It's the right time to buy this apartment.
現在買這套房子正是時候。
I'm not sure whether I should buy a flat now.
我不知道我現在是否應該買房。
I should think twice before making the decision of purchase.
在決定買之前，我得三思。
purchase n. & v. 買，購買
make decision“做決定”
It's the right time...表示“現在正是…時候”，
I think twice before doing sth.表示“在做某事前要三思”。
People will not be able to a仟ord housing if prices keep rising.
如果房價一直漲，人們就買不起房子了。
How can the house prices become stable?
房價怎樣才能穩定呢？
The developers have made a lot of money over the past few years.
開發商在過去幾年里賺了不少錢。
stable a. 穩定的，穩固的
developer n. 開發者，房地產開發商
make money“賺錢”
I want to sell my apartment in a couple of years. It will be worth a lot more then.
我打算過兩三年把公寓賣出去，那時可以值更多。
My house will increase in value.
我的房子會升值的。
worth a. 值…的，價值…的，值得…的 n. 價值
a couple of“（數量）兩三…”
be worth...“值... "
Most banks require a 20 percent down payment.
大部分銀行要求20%的首付款。
We've almost got enough money to make a down payment on a house.
我們已經基本備齊了房子的首付款。
It took us nearly five years to save enough money for a down payment.
我們花了幾乎5年時間才攢夠首付款。
require v. 要求，需要
payment n. 付款，支付
down payment“分期付款的首付款”
It'll be years before we've even paid off the loan.
我們得好多年才能還清貸款呢。
I have to take out a loan of 360，000 yuan.
我得貸款36萬元。
loan n. 貸款
pay off“還清，付清”
take out“通過申請取得”
