雅思常考十種場景辭彙(1)

1.租房場景
這種題型,以前看人也介紹過,並且很詳細,這裡把他們總結在一起。
首先辨別是租房還是買房。for lease, for rent 出租與for sale 出賣
房子的類型有:公寓flat, apartment, 學生宿舍dormitory (dorm) , 學生旅店student hostel, 青年旅店youth hostel ,還有一種叫留宿當地居民家裡homestay.
一般房子有的家電或設施有:
爐子stove, 冰櫃fridge, 微波爐microwave oven, 洗衣機washing machine, 空調air-conditioner, 電風扇electric fan, 冷卻器電暖爐radiator, 電爐electric stoves ,
床上用品及其他物品有:
枕頭pillow, 枕套和被單pillow case and bed linen, 被單被褥 sheet, 床墊mattress, 毯子blanket, towel手巾毛巾, 窗簾curtain,地毯carpet
房子位置:road(rd.), street(st.), lane小路\巷,  avenue 大道
門廳的叫法:hall, lobby, porch  陽台balcony,睡房bedroom, 廚房kitchen,
租房的規律為:
離市中心越近,房價越高,位置稍偏,價錢會比較有吸引力;但便宜的房子一般有不理想的地方:
not near the center, not near the railway station, far from the bus stop, near the airport, noisy, shared kitchen, insects, a stranger in the next bed, have no privacy, have to prepare some repellant令人厭煩 ,insects haunting. 鬧昆蟲
電話詢問看房子常用語:
is it available now? when will it be available?.
is there a telephone? how far is it from…….? is it furnished?
what is the rental price? how is it cooled /heated?
furnished:意為配備了家具。
2.課外研究場景.
主要是在課外研究一些小的項目,小的調查研究,包括對學校里各個地方,食品(咖啡,小吃)等的價格的比較,這些看似不屑一顧的東西,個人認為,這也是與文化背景有關係的,外國人注重人的實踐能力,從小培訓。聽時特別關注的是人名,並注意先判斷男女,以及各自的觀點。
素食者vegetarian,餡餅pie,布丁果凍pudding,湯soup,
咖啡coffee, 炸魚和土豆片fish and chips, 油膩的greasy
有時候讓受訪者談論value for money, 看值不值得花這個錢,又或者談論某計畫應否開展。
表支持的,同意的:
that’s great!/ that would be of great help./why not?
it’s of great benefit./ it would be your best guide.
不同意的:
i don’t see any reason for that./i wouldn’t recommend it.
to be frank, avoid them./ why? /why’s that?