李华在陪Larry找房子。他们会用到两个常用语:on the same wavelength和ballpark estimate. LH: Larry,这房子到底在什么地方啊?我走得腿都疼了。 Larry: Believe me, Lihua, I'm tired too. This is the fifth place I've l

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 美国之音《流行美语》

LISTENING 3 Where Do You Live? 你住在哪? Vocabulary 下面有一些英国住宅的名称和图片,请将图片名称配对,在每个名称前面填入正确的图片号码。 ________ terraced house ________ semi-detached house ________ det

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年ESL之商务英语

耽误客人入住时你可以确切告诉我何时能入住吗? A: I wonder what has happened to my room. You said it would be ready in ten minutes, but Ive waited for half an hour. Can you tell me exactly when I can get in? 究竟我的房间怎么

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Beth: That's no problem. We can pay that immediately. LL: And I've brought two contracts here. I've written on both copies that small repairs under two thousand NT are your responsibility. Beth: And anything over that, you'll take care of? LL: Certai

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 Eztalk美语会话

M: Has Patrick moved out yet? K: Yes, he moved out last weekend. Hes now living in a very nice quiet neighborhood. M: I wonder if hes paying more for rent now. K: I dont have the faintest idea. Even so, its still worth it, isnt it? M: Youre right! I

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 想聊就聊

SCENE ① C 加州的资讯王达康办公室 【你是怎么算薪水的?】 Zina: How do you get paid? 1) If you don't mind my asking. 吉娜: 你是怎么算薪水的?若你不介意我问的话

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 职场社交

4 房租相关 3句英文任你选 What's the rent? 房租多少? I cannot afford the rent. 我付不起租金。 Are utilities included? 房租包括水电暖气费吗? 半个句型要记牢 afford the rent (付房租) Tip: afford及物动词,意思

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 商务英语口语每天三句半

According to the Sky News of September 26, hard-pressed London commuters are increasingly turning to camping rather than paying exorbitant rents in the capital。 Camping commuters are pitching their tents or parking their caravans from monday to fri

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Please Don't Boycott Us! 请不要抵制我们! From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories. Each week we report on words and expressions commonly used in American English. We explain their meanings, their roots and how they are curr

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(三)月

不可靠 Fly by night Fly by night,在漆黑夜里飞行?当然不能这样望文生义。不过,Fly by night(不可靠)倒真的与夜晚行动有关赖账房客为逃房租,夜晚偷逃出房东家。 19世纪早期,fly by night被用来

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A London office worker who was sick of the citys rip-off prices worked out that he would spend less commuting to his job from Spain. 伦敦一个上班族受够了伦敦突破天际的物价,他算出从西班牙打飞的曲线上班要更省钱。

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Beijing is the least affordable place to rent in the world, according to a new report from the Global Cities Business Alliance. 根据全球城市商业联盟最近的调查报告显示:北京房租负担(房租占工资比重)排名全球首位。

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(209) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

很多打算赴国外留学的同学现在已经在联系租房的事了,在国外租房的时候一定要签订正式的租约(lease)或住房合同(housing contract),这有时候也被称为租房协议(rental agreement)。 租房合同里大家要

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

很多打算赴国外留学的同学现在已经在联系租房的事了,在国外租房的时候一定要签订正式的租约(lease)或住房合同(housing contract),这有时候也被称为租房协议(rental agreement)。 租房合同里大家要

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Fly by night: 不可靠 Fly by night,在漆黑夜里飞行?当然不能这样望文生义。不过,Fly by night(不可靠)倒真的与夜晚行动有关赖账房客为逃房租,夜晚偷逃出房东家。 19世纪早期,fly by night被用

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Helsinki is offering young people the chance to rent a cheap apartment in an old people's home, if they agree to spend time socialising with the elderly residents. 芬兰首都赫尔辛基将允许年轻人以低廉的租金租赁养老院公寓,前提

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

住房和城乡建设部针对城市房租暴涨原因展开的调查显示,除了季节性因素外,部分中介因为房屋买卖生意下降,从房主处收租房子做二房东,推高房租或劝说房主抬高房租,是主要城市房租

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Angry tenants across London have been taking to social media to share their renting horror stories. 一群愤怒的租客在社交网上吐槽了自己恐怖的租房经历。 The campaign was launched in a bid to highlight the awful conditions faced

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Rising property prices in China's major cities have scared off many young people and the situation is only becoming worse as rent in these cities is becoming unaffordable. 中国大城市房价的上涨已经吓跑了许多年轻人,而当这些城市

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻