一阶-41. 如何租房·各种句型中的发音练习（讲解版）

W: North Hills Apartments. How can I help you?

M: Hello. I'm calling about the apartment you advertised.

W: Hi! What kind of apartment are you interested in?

M: I'm interested in a two-bedroom. Do you have any available?

W: Yes. We have one. When do you need it?

M: Next week. What can you tell me about this apartment?

W: Well, it's a two-bedroom apartment. The monthly rent is $1050, with a $600 deposit. Gas and water included. You pay electricity only. Both the heat and stove are gas. And...that's probably it.

M: Sounds good. May I come over tomorrow to take a look?

W: Sure. What time would you like to come?

M: How about 10 AM?

W: Good. May I have your name, please?

M: Steven Wallace. 

W: Okay Steven, I'll see you tomorrow!

1. North Hills Apartments. How can I help you?

这里是北山公寓。有什么可以帮您的吗？

接电话的是一个公司或者服务行业，他们首先一般来说接起电话会自报家门，并且加一句服务行业的万能句子叫做：How can I help you?

女主人公是北山公寓的员工，所以上来就说：North Hills Apartments.

apartments公寓。

2. Hello. I'm calling about the apartment you advertised. 

您好。我打电话来询问一下广告上的公寓。

advertise  做广告

这边用了它的过去是advertised

广告的名词叫做advertisement

打电话的时候，如果你想告诉别人你是要说什么事，你可以说I'm calling about...后面加上你要说的事情。

3. Hi! What kind of apartment are you interested in?

您好。您对哪种公寓感兴趣？

 Be interested in就是对什么感兴趣，这边是问他对哪种公寓感兴趣。

4. I'm interested in a two-bedroom. Do you have any available?  

我对两居室的公寓很感兴趣。您还有空房吗？

a two-bedroom是a two-bedroom apartment的简称

available什么东西还有吗？

如果你说什么东西没有了，或者说你现在无法获得这个叫做unavailable。

5. What can you tell me about this apartment?

您可以给我介绍一下整个公寓吗？

这边句型给大家介绍叫做What can you tell me about s.th？你能给我介绍一下……吗？

6. The monthly rent is $1050, with a $600 deposit.

每月的租金是1050美金，然后押金是600美金。

rent租金

月租就叫做monthly rent

deposit押金

7. Gas and water included. You pay electricity only.

费用里面已经包括了煤气和水，但是你只需要付电费。

煤气叫做gas

水叫做water

电叫做electricity

8. Both the heat and stove are gas. And...that's probably it.

暖气和炉子都是用煤气的。大致就是这样。

我们在口语中会经常遇到短语叫做：That's it.就是这样。

比如说你要是什么话讲完了之后，你可以说That's it.就是我讲完了。

9. May I come over tomorrow to take a look?

我明天可以过来看看吗？

come over就是来到什么地方

take a look就是看一看

10. May I have your name, please? 

请问您的名字是什么？

这个句子是比较礼貌的问别人姓名的意思

它的意思就是What's your name, please? 

11. 疑问句的升降调.

一般疑问句用升调，最后一个词升调。

Do you have any available?

May I come over tomorrow to take a look?

May I have your name, please?

特殊疑问句用降调。

How can I help you?

What kind of apartment are you interested in?

When do you need it?

What can you tell me about this apartment?

What time would you like to come?

单词

north/nɔːθ/美/nɔːrθ/  n. adj. adv.  北边

hill /hɪl/  n.  山丘；小山

advertise/ˈædvətaɪz/美/‑vərt‑/  v.  （为…）做广告；登广告

interest/ˈɪntrəst/  /‑trest/  n. v.  兴趣；关注

available /əˈveɪləbl/  adj.  可获得的；可购得的；可找到的

monthly/ˈmʌnθli/  adj. adv. n.   每月的；每月一次的

rent/rent/  n. v.  租金

deposit /dɪˈpɒzɪt/美/‑ˈpɑːz‑/  n. v.  订金；订钱

gas/ɡæs/  n. v.  气体

water /ˈwɔːtə(r)/美/ˈwɑːt‑/  n. v.  水

include /ɪnˈkluːd/  v.  包括；包含

pay/peɪ/  v. n.  付费；付酬

electricity/ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/  n.电；电能

only/ˈəʊnli/美/ˈoʊnli/  adj. adv. conj.   仅有的；唯一的

both/bəʊθ/美/boʊθ/  det. pron.  （与复数名词连用）两个，两个都

heat /hiːt/  n. v.  热

stove /stəʊv/美/stoʊv/  n.（用于取暖的）炉子，火炉

look /lʊk/  v. n. exclamation.  看；瞧