daddy-poppy's 藥學跟動物世界

🔑　住宿類型

apartment   公寓（美）

✔　flat 　公寓（英）  

condo 　公寓（買下的公寓，不是用租的，通常會有管理員）　an apartment building in which each apartment is owned separately by the people living in it, but also containing shared areas

services apartment 　酒店式服務公寓

house 　房子

townhouse　多棟聯建住宅　a house that is joined to another house　

sharehouse　與別人分租房子，類似一層樓或一棟房子的雅房分租概念，有共同的公共設施（廚房、廁所等...）

villa　 別墅

suite ［swit］　（旅館）套房　  A suite is a set of rooms in a hotel or other building

room 　雅房

dormitory = dorm　宿舍

🔑　屋內設備、設施

attic   閣樓   

stairs    樓梯

elevator    電梯

✔　lift　電梯（英式）

chimney  　煙囪
It is said that Santa Claus will visit households through chimneys

ceiling  　天花板

furniture  　家具
They have a lot of antique furniture
The only piece of furniture he has in his bedroom is a bed

✔　antique furniture　古董傢具

➢　A piece of furniture　傢具單位

living room  　客廳

kitchen  　廚房

dining room  　餐廳

bedroom  　臥室

reading room  　閱覽室

study  　書房   a room, especially in a house, used for quiet work such as reading or writing

bathroom  　浴室（有浴缸可以泡澡）

shower room  　淋浴間（單純淋浴，沒有浴缸的設施）

toilet = washroom  廁所

basement  　地下室

cellar  　地窖  a room under the ground floor of a building, usually used for storing things
They cleared out the cellar and transformed it into a lovely playroom for the kids

🔑　屋外設備、設施

porch 　 門廊、入口處 　 a covered structure in front of the entrance to a building

yard  　庭院

garden  　花園 

garage　車庫

wall   圍牆

fence  　柵欄、籬笆
The house was surrounded by a tall，wooden fence

swimming pool 　 游泳池

water tank 　水塔

balcony  　陽台

postbox = mailbox 　信箱

shoe rack 　鞋架

bush  　灌木叢　 a plant with many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem, giving the plant a rounded shape

lawn  　草坪　 an area of grass, especially near to a house or in a park, that is cut regularly to keep it short

mow［moʊ］  　to cut plants, such as grass or wheat, that have long, thin stems and grow close together
In summer we have to mow the lawn twice a week

➢　mow the lawn　修剪草坪

🔑　租屋費用

monthly expenses　每個月固定支出

utility  　公共雜費　  A utility is an important service such as water, electricity, or gas that is provided for everyone, and that everyone pays for

electricity bill　電費

gas / fuel bill　天然氣費、瓦斯費

water bill　水費

amenity 　公設　Amenities are things such as shopping center or sports facilities that are provided for people's convenience, enjoyment, or comfort

parking fee　停車費

laundry charge　洗衣費

rent 　 租金

move-in cost　　租屋前需要支付的

deposit  　押金 　 A deposit is a sum of money which you pay when you start renting something. The money is returned to you if you do not damage what you have rented
It costs $2,000 a week to rent the yacht，with a $200 deposit

deposit（v） 　付訂金　 to pay someone an amount of money when you make an agreement with that person to pay for or buy something, that either will be returned to you later
You deposit 20 percent now and pay the rest when the car is delivered

carriage  　搬運費
That will be £150，carriage included

agent’s fee  　仲介費

🔑　租屋對話

詢問是否有租屋物件

＊　I am looking for a 🏠。Do you have any vacancies ?  

vacancy 　空房 　If there are vacancies at a building such as a hotel, some of the rooms are available to rent

＊　I saw your ad on the bulletin board / website。Is the 🏠 still available?

＊　May I see the house?  　可以參觀一下房子嗎?

租屋條件問題

＊　How much is the rent? = What’s the rent?  　租金是多少?

＊　Does the rent include the utilities? = Is the utilities included in the rent？　租金包含水電嗎?

＊　Are pets allowed?  　可以養寵物嗎?

＊　Is the room furnished? 　有附帶傢俱嗎?

furnished　［ˈfɜrnɪʃt］（adj） 　附帶傢俱的   A furnished room or house is available to be rented together with the furniture in it

＊　What furniture do you provide?  　房子有提供什麼傢俱?

＊　Is there a security system?  　有保全系統嗎?

＊　Any rules for the tenant?  　有什麼住戶規定嗎?

tenant （n） 　房客  　A tenant is someone who pays rent for the place they live in, or for land or buildings that they use

＊　Can I pay for installment plan?  　可以分期付款嗎?

installment plan 　分期付款 　 An installment plan is a way of buying goods gradually。You make regular payments to the seller until, after some time, you have paid the full price and the goods belong to you
He likes to buy things on the installment plan

＊　Should I pay all at once?   　我需要一次付清嗎?

🔑　外在環境、交通

＊　How far is 🏠 from here?    這裡離🏠有多遠? 
（🏠 可以指 hospital、school、station、supermarket…）

＊　Is it closed to 🏠 ?   　🏠  離這裡近嗎?

＊　⏰（時間） + away from 某地點     距離某地需要花⏰的時間

＊　地點 + less than ⏰ minutes walk away  　 距離某地步行⏰分鐘以內
The bus stop is less than 5 minutes walk away

＊　What kind of neighborhood is it?  　附近環境如何?

neighbourhood  　the area of a town that surrounds someone's home, or the people who live in this area

🔑　租屋合約

＊　What is the duration of the lease?  　請問要簽約要簽多久呢?

＊　When can I move in?   　我何時可以入住呢?

＊　When do I pay the rent?   　什麼時候要付房租呢?

🔑　討價還價的台詞

This apartment is very beautiful and matches my requirements ; however it is over my budget