home swapping
英语课
Kate:Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Kate Colin and today we’re talking about home swapping 2.
Jackie:Hi Kate, yes our topic today is about the growing trend of exchanging your house or apartment with someone in a different country for a limited period. So instead of paying for an expensive hotel to go on holiday, you simply swap 1 your house with someone in a place you want to visit and you can get a low-cost holiday anywhere in the world.
Kate:What do you think Jackie - would you be willing to swap your house with a stranger rather stay in a hotel?
Jackie:AnswersKate:Before we go any further, here's my question for this week. According to a recent survey which is the most of the most popular destination for UK home swaps 3? a) Australia b) UK c) USAJackie:AnswersKate:So how does home swapping work exactly? Well, you just think of a country you'd like to go to, register with one of the many companies which deal in home swapping who will list your house on their website, and hopefully you'll find another family or individual who wants to swap their house for yours.
Kate:Now we're going to listen to someone who has tried it. She says she's a tremendous（巨大的，惊人的） fan of home swapping - which means she likes it. Why is she a fan?
Link 1 Well I'm a tremendous fan of home swapping, for all kinds of reasons not least because it's free. But also it's the most marvellous opportunity to become somebody else because you inhabit 4 someone else's life when you swap homes with them.
Jackie:She says she's a fan of home swapping because it's free and it's a great opportunity to live someone else's life. I suppose she means it is a unique chance to see how other people live around the world, something you wouldn't experience so much if you stayed in a hotel.
Kate:Now she goes on to talk about the cost. She mentions home swapping being part of the mainstream 5（主流）.
Jackie:If something is in the mainstream, it means that some is accepted and known by most people.
Kate: So let's listen to the next extract 6 - what makes home swapping a cheap holiday?
Link 2 It's become part of the mainstream. Usually they include cars as well, so when you think about it you're not paying for your accommodation（住处，膳宿） or your vehicle. It really makes it a cheap holiday. Basically all you've got to pay for is the airfares.
Jackie:She said that many home swaps include a car and this means that you get your accommodation and vehicle for free. All you pay for is your travel and airfare.
Kate:Now, let's look at some words for the different types of homes you could end up swapping with:
Kate:A flat is the equivalent 7 an apartment, or you could end up with a penthouse（楼顶阁楼）, this is a luxurious 8 apartment at the top of a building. A cottage is a small self-contained house which is usually in the countryside. A townhouse is a house in a town or city, usually a comfortable, expensive one in a fashionable area. A houseboat is a special boat which people use as their home, often kept in one place on a river or canal （运河）and a holiday home or 2nd home is where people don’t live full time but visit at the weekends and on holidays.
Let's listen to the next extract - which of these types of accommodation does she mention?
Clip 9 3 There's a wide range of options in unexpected locations from a houseboat in Kerala to an apartment in Fairbanks, Alaska and a friend of mine recently spent Christmas in an apartment on Bondi Beach.
Jackie:She mentioned a house boat in Kerala, India and an apartment in Alaska and a friend of hers spending Christmas on Bondi Beach in Australia.
Kate:Now we're going to hear from some members of a family from London who regularly house swap. What does the first speaker like about it?
Clip 4 I quite like living in other people's houses. You're not living in a hotel so you don't have to live out of a suitcase（手提箱）. You can unpack 10(卸下) and live like you would at home but in somebody else's house.
Jackie:She said she likes being to unpack and doesn't have to live out of a suitcase. If you live out of a suitcase you don't unpack your things, you have to keep then in your bag, so she says she likes this because she can put all her clothes and things in a cupboard and feel at home. What does her dad think?
Clip5 And I think the other thing I quite like is that because you're living in someone's house you can kind of pretend you're not a tourist and you're actually nearly a local so you can feel a bit smug about that.
Jackie:He said that because you're living in someone else's house, you can feel like a local and not a tourist. That makes him feel smug which means pleased with himself because he's done something in quite a clever way.
Kate:Yes, I think that's one of the main benefits of home swapping. Often if you stay in a hotel, you get to see very little of the real culture of the country you're visiting. What better way of finding out about how people live than living in someone's house? Before we finish for today, let's have a look at some of the vocabulary we've come across:
Jackie:We had mainstream which that something that happens often and is known.
Kate:And we had various different types of accommodation: A flat is an apartment A penthouse is a luxurious apartment or set of rooms at the top of a hotel or tall building. A cottage is a small self-contained house which is usually in the countryside A townhouse is a house in a town or city, usually a comfortable, expensive one in a fashionable area: it can also mean it is joined on to another house. A houseboat is a special boat which people use as their home, often kept in one place on a river or canal and a holiday home or 2nd home is where people don’t live full time but visit at the weekends and on holidays.
Jackie:And we had that term to live out of a suitcase which means that you have to keep all your things packed and you can't take them and put them in a cupboard. And we also had the term smug which means to feel pleased with yourself.
Kate:And finally the answer to the question I asked you earlier. According to a recent survey, which country is the most popular this year for home swapping.
Jackie:I think I said Australia.
Kate:I'm afraid you were wrong - the answer is USA with 15% of respondents preferring to go there. 12% chose to stay in the UK and 11% chose Australia.
That's all we have time for. Thanks for listening everyone. Goodbye!(本文由在线英语听力室)
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1
swap
n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易
参考例句：
I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。
2
swapping
交换，交换技术
参考例句：
The slow swapping and buying of horses went on. 马匹的买卖和交换就是这样慢慢地进行着。
He was quite keen on swapping books with friends. 他非常热衷于和朋友们交换书籍。
3
swaps
交换( swap的名词复数 )； 交换物，被掉换者
参考例句：
He swaps his old car for a new motorcycle. 他用旧车换了一辆新摩托车。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
Swaps the anchor and end points of the current selection. 交换当前所选内容的定位点和结束点。
4
inhabit
vt.居住于，（动物）栖居于
参考例句：
Thoughts inhabit his mind.各种思想占据了他的心灵。
Wild tribes still inhabit part of the Philippines.菲律宾部分地区仍然居住着一些原始部落。
5
mainstream
n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的
参考例句：
Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。
6
extract
vt.取出，提取，获得，摘录；n.摘录，提出物
参考例句：
The article was a choice extract from her writings.这篇文章是从她的著作中摘录出来的精粹。
We can extract oil from olive.我们可以从橄榄中榨油。
7
equivalent
adj.（to）相等的，等价的；n.相等物，等值物
参考例句：
Nodding your head is equivalent to saying "yes".点头就等于说“赞同”。
You will receive the full equivalent of your money.你将收到与你的款项价值完全同等的物品。
8
luxurious
adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的
参考例句：
This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。
9
clip
n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪
参考例句：
May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。
10
unpack
vt.打开包裹（或行李），卸货
参考例句：
I must unpack before dinner.我得在饭前把行李打开。
She said she would unpack the items later.她说以后再把箱子里的东西拿出来。
Jackie:Hi Kate, yes our topic today is about the growing trend of exchanging your house or apartment with someone in a different country for a limited period. So instead of paying for an expensive hotel to go on holiday, you simply swap 1 your house with someone in a place you want to visit and you can get a low-cost holiday anywhere in the world.
Kate:What do you think Jackie - would you be willing to swap your house with a stranger rather stay in a hotel?
Jackie:AnswersKate:Before we go any further, here's my question for this week. According to a recent survey which is the most of the most popular destination for UK home swaps 3? a) Australia b) UK c) USAJackie:AnswersKate:So how does home swapping work exactly? Well, you just think of a country you'd like to go to, register with one of the many companies which deal in home swapping who will list your house on their website, and hopefully you'll find another family or individual who wants to swap their house for yours.
Kate:Now we're going to listen to someone who has tried it. She says she's a tremendous（巨大的，惊人的） fan of home swapping - which means she likes it. Why is she a fan?
Link 1 Well I'm a tremendous fan of home swapping, for all kinds of reasons not least because it's free. But also it's the most marvellous opportunity to become somebody else because you inhabit 4 someone else's life when you swap homes with them.
Jackie:She says she's a fan of home swapping because it's free and it's a great opportunity to live someone else's life. I suppose she means it is a unique chance to see how other people live around the world, something you wouldn't experience so much if you stayed in a hotel.
Kate:Now she goes on to talk about the cost. She mentions home swapping being part of the mainstream 5（主流）.
Jackie:If something is in the mainstream, it means that some is accepted and known by most people.
Kate: So let's listen to the next extract 6 - what makes home swapping a cheap holiday?
Link 2 It's become part of the mainstream. Usually they include cars as well, so when you think about it you're not paying for your accommodation（住处，膳宿） or your vehicle. It really makes it a cheap holiday. Basically all you've got to pay for is the airfares.
Jackie:She said that many home swaps include a car and this means that you get your accommodation and vehicle for free. All you pay for is your travel and airfare.
Kate:Now, let's look at some words for the different types of homes you could end up swapping with:
Kate:A flat is the equivalent 7 an apartment, or you could end up with a penthouse（楼顶阁楼）, this is a luxurious 8 apartment at the top of a building. A cottage is a small self-contained house which is usually in the countryside. A townhouse is a house in a town or city, usually a comfortable, expensive one in a fashionable area. A houseboat is a special boat which people use as their home, often kept in one place on a river or canal （运河）and a holiday home or 2nd home is where people don’t live full time but visit at the weekends and on holidays.
Let's listen to the next extract - which of these types of accommodation does she mention?
Clip 9 3 There's a wide range of options in unexpected locations from a houseboat in Kerala to an apartment in Fairbanks, Alaska and a friend of mine recently spent Christmas in an apartment on Bondi Beach.
Jackie:She mentioned a house boat in Kerala, India and an apartment in Alaska and a friend of hers spending Christmas on Bondi Beach in Australia.
Kate:Now we're going to hear from some members of a family from London who regularly house swap. What does the first speaker like about it?
Clip 4 I quite like living in other people's houses. You're not living in a hotel so you don't have to live out of a suitcase（手提箱）. You can unpack 10(卸下) and live like you would at home but in somebody else's house.
Jackie:She said she likes being to unpack and doesn't have to live out of a suitcase. If you live out of a suitcase you don't unpack your things, you have to keep then in your bag, so she says she likes this because she can put all her clothes and things in a cupboard and feel at home. What does her dad think?
Clip5 And I think the other thing I quite like is that because you're living in someone's house you can kind of pretend you're not a tourist and you're actually nearly a local so you can feel a bit smug about that.
Jackie:He said that because you're living in someone else's house, you can feel like a local and not a tourist. That makes him feel smug which means pleased with himself because he's done something in quite a clever way.
Kate:Yes, I think that's one of the main benefits of home swapping. Often if you stay in a hotel, you get to see very little of the real culture of the country you're visiting. What better way of finding out about how people live than living in someone's house? Before we finish for today, let's have a look at some of the vocabulary we've come across:
Jackie:We had mainstream which that something that happens often and is known.
Kate:And we had various different types of accommodation: A flat is an apartment A penthouse is a luxurious apartment or set of rooms at the top of a hotel or tall building. A cottage is a small self-contained house which is usually in the countryside A townhouse is a house in a town or city, usually a comfortable, expensive one in a fashionable area: it can also mean it is joined on to another house. A houseboat is a special boat which people use as their home, often kept in one place on a river or canal and a holiday home or 2nd home is where people don’t live full time but visit at the weekends and on holidays.
Jackie:And we had that term to live out of a suitcase which means that you have to keep all your things packed and you can't take them and put them in a cupboard. And we also had the term smug which means to feel pleased with yourself.
Kate:And finally the answer to the question I asked you earlier. According to a recent survey, which country is the most popular this year for home swapping.
Jackie:I think I said Australia.
Kate:I'm afraid you were wrong - the answer is USA with 15% of respondents preferring to go there. 12% chose to stay in the UK and 11% chose Australia.
That's all we have time for. Thanks for listening everyone. Goodbye!(本文由在线英语听力室)
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收听单词发音 1
swap
n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易
参考例句：
I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。
2
swapping
交换，交换技术
参考例句：
The slow swapping and buying of horses went on. 马匹的买卖和交换就是这样慢慢地进行着。
He was quite keen on swapping books with friends. 他非常热衷于和朋友们交换书籍。
3
swaps
交换( swap的名词复数 )； 交换物，被掉换者
参考例句：
He swaps his old car for a new motorcycle. 他用旧车换了一辆新摩托车。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
Swaps the anchor and end points of the current selection. 交换当前所选内容的定位点和结束点。
4
inhabit
vt.居住于，（动物）栖居于
参考例句：
Thoughts inhabit his mind.各种思想占据了他的心灵。
Wild tribes still inhabit part of the Philippines.菲律宾部分地区仍然居住着一些原始部落。
5
mainstream
n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的
参考例句：
Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。
6
extract
vt.取出，提取，获得，摘录；n.摘录，提出物
参考例句：
The article was a choice extract from her writings.这篇文章是从她的著作中摘录出来的精粹。
We can extract oil from olive.我们可以从橄榄中榨油。
7
equivalent
adj.（to）相等的，等价的；n.相等物，等值物
参考例句：
Nodding your head is equivalent to saying "yes".点头就等于说“赞同”。
You will receive the full equivalent of your money.你将收到与你的款项价值完全同等的物品。
8
luxurious
adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的
参考例句：
This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。
9
clip
n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪
参考例句：
May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。
10
unpack
vt.打开包裹（或行李），卸货
参考例句：
I must unpack before dinner.我得在饭前把行李打开。
She said she would unpack the items later.她说以后再把箱子里的东西拿出来。
n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易
- I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
- This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。
交换，交换技术
- The slow swapping and buying of horses went on. 马匹的买卖和交换就是这样慢慢地进行着。
- He was quite keen on swapping books with friends. 他非常热衷于和朋友们交换书籍。
交换( swap的名词复数 )； 交换物，被掉换者
- He swaps his old car for a new motorcycle. 他用旧车换了一辆新摩托车。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
- Swaps the anchor and end points of the current selection. 交换当前所选内容的定位点和结束点。
vt.居住于，（动物）栖居于
- Thoughts inhabit his mind.各种思想占据了他的心灵。
- Wild tribes still inhabit part of the Philippines.菲律宾部分地区仍然居住着一些原始部落。
n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的
- Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
- Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。
vt.取出，提取，获得，摘录；n.摘录，提出物
- The article was a choice extract from her writings.这篇文章是从她的著作中摘录出来的精粹。
- We can extract oil from olive.我们可以从橄榄中榨油。
adj.（to）相等的，等价的；n.相等物，等值物
- Nodding your head is equivalent to saying "yes".点头就等于说“赞同”。
- You will receive the full equivalent of your money.你将收到与你的款项价值完全同等的物品。
adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的
- This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
- The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。
n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪
- May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
- She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。