(2021年整理)出国留学英语--租房(2)

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2、ent？b： you can check on the bulletin boards at school for local housing。a： what if i need a roommate?b: there are websites that can hook you up with a roommate.a: how much do apartments cost around here?b： it depends on what you want. do you want a one- or two-bedroom apartment?a: i just need a one-

3、bedroom apartment.b： that will probably cost you around twelve hundred dollars a month。a： would you come with me to look at apartments？b: i would be happy to look at apartments with you。2a： when you need an apartment， where do you look for one？b： our school has a link on its website for apartments。a

4、: can i share an apartment with someone?b： some of the ads in the paper are from people looking for roommates.a: are apartments expensive in this city?b： do you need a single apartment, or is this for two people？a: i want a two-bedroom apartment.b: you can get that type of apartment for around fifte

5、en hundred dollars a month.a： would you have time to go look at apartments with me?b: i love apartment hunting。 ill be happy to go with you。3a: can you tell me the best way to look for an apartment？b： the local newspaper has ads for housing.a: is there any way to find a roommate to share an apartmen

6、t with？b： sometimes you can post an advertisement saying that you need a roommate。a： what do landlords charge for rent？b： would you like an apartment for just yourself, or do you need it for two people？a: there are two of us, but we only need a one-bedroom apartment.b: you should be able to easily f

7、ind that for twelve hundred dollars a month。a： i really would appreciate it if you could come look at apartments with me。b: sure, ill go look at apartments with you anytime you want.subleasinga： i heard that youre looking for an apartment。b: yes。 who told you that?a： a friend of ours told me.b: why

8、are you asking？a: i was asking because i found an apartment。b： why are you telling me this?a: i was wondering if you wanted to sublease with me.b: i sure would！a： since were subleasing， we can each pay half of the rent.b： how much is the rent each month?a: its 1000 a month.b： thats wonderful。2a： are

9、 you still looking for an apartment？b: who said i was？a： one of our friends let me know.b： whyd you want to know？a： i found an apartment for lease.b： so what？a: i wanted to know if you would sublease the apartment with me.b： that would be great!a： thats great, because this way we can go halves on th

10、e rent.b： whats rent？a: its $1,000 each month， but itll only cost us 500 a month each。b: i like the sound of that。3a： is it true that youre looking for an apartment？b: i am。 howd you know?a： i heard it from one of our friends。b: well then, why do you ask if im looking for an apartment？a: i was think

11、ing about leasing this apartment.b： what does this have to do with me?a： would you like to sublease the apartment with me?b： i would love to!a： this way, well each have to pay only half the rent。b： how much is the rent?a： for each of us, its $500 every month。b： sounds good to me.responding to an ad

12、for roommates a: hello， i was just responding to your ad。b： which ad is that?a： the ad for a roommate。b: great。 are you interested?a： i sure am。b： can we meet today？a: of course， just tell me when and where。b： why dont you meet me at 5：30 at starbucks？a： thatll be perfect。b： well discuss the living

13、situation and payments at that time。a: thatll be fine.b： okay, ill see you then。2a： hi, im calling about your ad.b： which ad are you calling about?a： the ad for a new roommate。b： are you interested in being my new roommate？a： yes， im interested。b： i would love to meet you， if thats at all possible.a

14、: thats fine， where would you like to meet?b： i would like you to meet me at starbucks at 5：30.a: i can meet you then。b： well talk about the roommate situation then.a： thank you very much。b： see you later。3a: hey, i was wondering about the ad you have。b: what ad are you referring to？a: im calling ab

15、out the ad for a new roommate.b： oh， yeah。 were you interested in being a roommate of mine?a： i actually would like to be your new roommate。b： thats great。 would you like to meet me sometime today?a： tell me where， and ill be there。b: lets meet at starbucks at 5:30.a: starbucks at 5：30 will be fine。

16、b: ill fill you in on all the details when we get together。a: all right， that sounds great.b： ill see you at starbucks。finding an apartmenta: i finally found an apartment that i want to rent。b： where did you see it？a： i saw it in this ad for apartments in todays newspaper.b： you found an apartment i

17、n the ads?a： i really did, but whats so great about it is that its really affordable。b： tell me about the apartment。a： well， most importantly the apartment is beautiful。b: how much is the rent for the apartment?a: the rent is 725 each month.b： thats pretty cheap for out here。a: thats what i said whe

18、n i found out how much the rent was.b： congratulations on the new apartment。2a: i found an apartment to rent.b： where did you find this apartment?a: i found it in todays apartment ads.b: really? i cant believe you actually found an apartment in the ads。a： i actually found it in the ads， and its not

19、too expensive either.b: i want to hear more about this apartment。a： all you really need to know is that the apartment looks great。b： how much will you have to pay for rent？a： every month id only have to pay $725.b： for where we live， that is really inexpensive.a： it is, isnt it？b: im glad to hear th

20、at you finally found an apartment。3a: i think i may rent out this apartment that i found。b： oh， really? whered you find it?a： i was looking through the ads today， and i found it in there.b： in the ads? are you serious？a: yeah, and its affordable too。b： id like to hear about this apartment.a: first o

21、f all, its absolutely gorgeous.b： what is the rent each month？a： its only 725 a month.b: thats amazing。 the rent is very cheap。a: i know it is.b: its a good thing that you read that ad today。asking about the apartment location a: hello, how are you doing today?b： im great。a： what can i do for you to

22、day?b： i wanted to ask about the apartment for rent。a: ask away.b: i was wondering if the apartment is located in a nice area.a: as a matter of fact， the apartment is in a wonderful location.b： what surrounds the apartment？a: there are many stores and restaurants surrounding the apartment.b： is that

23、 right?a： i promise you that you will love the location。b: from what youre telling me， it sounds like i will.2a： how are you？b： good， thank you。a: what can i help you with？b: can i ask you a few questions about the apartment？a： ask whatever youd like。b： i want to know if the location of the apartmen

24、t is nice。a： i honestly believe that you will love the location.b： what kinds of places are around the apartment?a： surrounding the apartment are great places to eat and stores to shop at.b： oh, really?a: im sure that the location will be to your liking。b： i hope that youre right。3a: how is everythi

25、ng with you today?b: im fine。 thank you for asking。a： can i help you with something？b: i actually have a few questions about the apartment.a： what questions do you have？b: is this apartment in a nice location?a： it is in a great location.b： are there any stores near the apartment?a: you will find ma

26、ny stores and restaurants near the apartment。b： really？a: i guarantee that the apartment is in a beautiful location.b: that sounds wonderful。asking about the neighborhooda： i wanted to ask you a few questions.b： what about？a： they are pertaining to the neighborhood that the apartment is in.b： sure.

27、what would you like to know?a: what can you tell me about the neighborhood?b： in all honesty, the neighborhood could be a little nicer.a： what do you mean by that？b: the neighborhood streets are a little dirty。a： is there anything else wrong with the neighborhood?b： thats just about it。a: well， hope

28、fully the cleanliness problem will get better。b: i hope so， too.2a： i have a few questions for you。b: what are your questions about?a： theyre questions about the neighborhood。b： what are your questions？a: if you dont mind, would you tell me something about the neighborhood？b: i think the neighborhoo

29、d could be better.a： what problems does the neighborhood have?b： a lot of the streets are rather unclean。a: what else is wrong with it？b： nothing else that i can think of。a: maybe in time they will clean up the streets。b： maybe they will。3a： may i ask you a couple of questions？b: what are these ques

30、tions pertaining to?a： just a few questions about the neighborhood.b： okay. ask away.a： tell me about the neighborhood.b: the neighborhood does have its problems。a: how is that?b: what i mean is that the streets arent all that clean.a： are there any other problems？b: other than it not being so clean

31、， its actually a nice neighborhood。a： im sure that the problem will eventually be fixed。b: i hope that youre right.asking about safety featuresa: i really like this beautiful apartment！b: thank you. do you have any further questions？a： yes， i was wondering about safety features.b： yes， what are your

32、 concerns?a： how about fire alarms and escape routes？b: every apartment has its own smoke alarm， and the whole building is on a sprinkler system。a： what about fire extinguishers？b: they are in the hallways on all of the floors. it is suggested that you buy an individual one for your own apartment。a：

33、 what about escape routes in a fire?b： the escape routes are clearly posted in the hallways.2a: this apartment is everything that i am looking for!b: thank you. is there any other information that you need?a： could you tell me a little about safety features？b： yes， we have thought of safety. what， s

34、pecifically, are you interested in?a： are your fire alarms up to code?b： in case of a fire， we have a whole building sprinkler system. in addition, every apartment has its own alarm system.a: do you have fire extinguishers available?b： yes， there are fire extinguishers outside your door. you might w

35、ant to buy a personal one for your kitchen。a: are the escape routes clearly posted somewhere？b： there are fire exit signs in the hallway。3a： what a great apartment!b： thanks. can i answer any questions for you at this point?a: have you put any safety features into this building?b： yes, your safety i

36、s of concern to us。 what specifically were you interested in？a： can you talk about fire safety？b： we have a global sprinkler system for the building and individual alarms for each apartment.a: are there fire extinguishers anywhere？b： there are fire extinguishers in the hallways. if i were you， i wou

37、ld buy a personal one for the kitchen.a: how do i exit the building in case of a fire？b： there is a card that has escape routes posted on the inside of your front door。asking about floor plana: hello， im calling about the apartment。b: what would you like to know?a： i just wanted to find out some det

38、ails about the apartment。b： like what， exactly? a: could you tell me about the floor plan？b： you can actually see the whole apartment for yourself。a： i dont have the time to go see the apartment.b： actually， you can view this apartment online。a: i did not know that i could do that.b： i can give you

39、the website to view that apartment on.a: that is really convenient。b： thats the reason we made the website。2a: i was wondering about the apartment.b: id be happy to help。a: could you give me details about the apartment?b： what is it that you would like to know？a： actually， its the floor plan that i

40、am inquiring about。b： if you would like to， you can see it for yourself。a: i am very busy and dont know when i can view the apartment.b： if you would like， you can view it online。a: i can do that?b： if you would like the website， i can give it to you。a: that would be more convenient than having to g

41、o all the way down there。b： convenience is the reason that we made the website.3a: could you help me with a question that i have about the apartment?b: what can i help you with?a： i would like to know about the apartment。b: what exactly did you want to know？a： i was wondering about the floor plan。b:

42、 you could always take a look at the floor plan。a: i wont be able to come down to see it anytime soon.b: well， if youre too busy， then why dont you just look at it online？a: thats actually possible？b： yes。 ill just give you the website so you can see for yourself.a: i absolutely love how convenient

43、that is。b： thats the exact reason why we thought of it.visiting a rental agenta： how are you doing today？b： im doing fine。 thanks for asking.a: what can i help you with today?b： i would like you to help me find an apartment。a: i will be able to help you with that.b： thank you. i would appreciate tha

44、t。a: do you have any idea what kind of apartment you want？b： i need a twobedroom apartment.a： is there anything else in particular that you wanted？b： no。 as long as its a two bedroom， nice， and affordable, ill take it.a： ill see what i can do for you.b: thanks for everything.2a: hi, how are you?b: i

45、m great, thank you。a： how can i help you？b： i would really like to find an apartment for rent. a： that shouldnt be a problem.b： that would be great.a： tell me what kind of apartment that you are looking for.b： i really need a two bedroom.a: anything else？b： thats all i really need.a： i will try to f

46、ind something for you, and then ill give you a call in a couple of days。b： that would be fabulous。3a: how is everything with you?b： everythings fine with me.a： what did you need me for today？b： i need to find an apartment.a： im sure i can help you find an apartment。b: i would greatly appreciate your

47、 help.a： what kind of apartment did you have in mind?b： whats most important is that i get a two bedroom.a： would you like anything else special?b: thats the most important thing.a: give me a few days, and ill call you when ive found something。b: thank you so much for all your help.discrimination a：

48、 good morning， is this the renters hotline？b: yes, what can i help you with?a: i have a question about discrimination in housing。b: what type of discrimination?a: i think that he doesnt want to rent to me because of my race。b： what made you think that your race was a problem?a： he seemed ok talking

49、to me on the phone, but seemed to change his mind when he saw me in person。b： what else made you feel he was discriminating against you?a： well， he had a 25 unit apartment building and everyone i saw there was his same race。b: racial discrimination is very hard to prove， but if you would like to com

50、e down, we can go over a checklist that can help you build a case.2a： hi, i would like to speak with someone in the housing department。b: you have reached the right area。 can i help you with something？a： i think that i may have experienced discrimination in trying to rent an apartment。b： can you be

51、specific as to what type of discrimination？a： i felt that he didnt like me because i wasnt the same race that he was。b： how come you feel it was race that was the issue?a： when i showed up on his doorstep, he seemed bothered by my appearance。b： is there anything else that made you feel he was using

52、race as a factor in who he rented to?a： as i walked through the apartment building all i saw were people who were the same race as the manager.b: it is not easy to prove racial discrimination， but please go to our website which can help you file a formal complaint.3a: hello， is this the legal advice

53、 line？b: you are in the right department. what can i do for you？a: i think that the landlord where i am trying to rent an apartment may be discriminating against me。b： discrimination is a pretty broad term. what type, specifically?a： i have a feeling that he will not consider my application because

54、of my race.b： are you sure that race was the issue？ what makes you feel this way?a： when he saw me in person, he seemed bothered by me although i seemed to be under consideration when i emailed him。b： do you have any proof that he would not rent to you because of your race？a: i didnt see one person

55、in that whole building who wasnt the same race as the manager。b： it is difficult to prove racial discrimination， but you may file a formal complaint in our office.making an appointment for an apartment viewing a: how are you today?b： great， thanks。a: can i help you？b： i would actually like to view t

56、he apartment for rent today.a: im sorry, but you wont be able to view it today。b： why not？a： you have to make an appointment first。b: oh, okay。 can i do that right now？a： is this friday okay?b： is 6 oclock friday evening okay?a: yes, i will schedule you for that time。b: thank you very much。 see you then.2a： how are you doing?b: everythings fine with me.a: what can i do for you today？b: is it possible for me to view the apartment today?a： unfortunately, you will not be able to view it today.b： w