情景会话口袋书人际篇92:租房(4)
时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:情景会话口袋书人际篇
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13. I want to rent a furnished house.
我想租有家具的房子。
还能这样说:
I need a house with furniture.
I'd like a house with a set of furniture.
应用解析:
be furnished with 安装有,陈设有;
furnish out 补充;使完备;
furnish sb. with sth. 供给某人某物
14. This house is rather old. It needs painting.
这房子挺旧的,得刷一下才行。
还能这样说:
This house is quite old and it needs to be painted.
This is a rather old house. We need to make it painted.
谚语:
The devil is not so black as he is painted.
魔鬼不像所描绘的那么黑。
15. The houses downtown are very expensive.
市区的房子很贵。
还能这样说:
The downtown houses are much too dear.
It's rather expensive to live in downtown.
谚语:
It is too late to come with the water when the house is burnt down.
马后炮。
16. I haven't found any one within my price range yet.
我还没有找到在我承受范围之内的价格。
还能这样说:
The house I have saw are beyond my afford.
I haven't got one within the limits of my financial capability 1.
应用解析:
a low range of prices 低档价钱;
at close range 接近地;
range oneself with 做……的伙伴
17. The landlady 2 is very kind to me.
房东对我很好。
还能这样说:
The landlady is friendly to me.
My landlady is kind-hearted.
谚语:
Kind words butter no parsnips.
画饼充饥。
1 capability
n.能力;才能;(pl)可发展的能力或特性等
- She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
- Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。