EP 0086Daily Life
Looking for an Apartment
Hi! We are the Christianson’s! We are here to see the apartment.
Oh, hi! Sure, come on in! Well, as you can see, the place has just been renovated. The previous tenants left a huge mess here, so the landlord has redone everything.
It looks great. It’s so bright and airy! What great light! I really like these hardwood floors. What’s the square footage of this place?
Well, it’s about 120 square meters, or 1300 square feet, more or less. Oh, the landlord has also installed new kitchen appliances. There’s a new dishwasher, and a professional-grade gas range. Really, at this price, this place is an amazing deal!
I love it! But what are the payment terms?
First and last month rent as deposit and rent is due on the 1st of every month. Considering the amount of money invested into the apartment, it’s a very good deal!
Yes, it is! Too good to be true...
The living room and dinning room are quite spacious as you can see, and down this hall, here’s the master bedroom. It has a huge walk-in closet and an en suit bathroom. We can’t go in there yet as the police... I mean the clean up crew hasn’t finished.
What do you mean? What’s in here?
核心词汇
come on inphrase
please come in
tenantcommon noun, plural
the person that rents a house
messcommon noun, singular
disorder, unorganized
landlordcommon noun, singular
the owner of the apartment
airyAdjective
spacious so that air moves freely
squarecommon
showing how big one
footagenoun, nonvariable
space is measured in feet
appliancecommon noun, plural
electric equiptment found in a house
professionalgradeAdjective
good enough to satisfy professional use
gas rangecommon noun, singular
a stove that uses gas to cook
spaciousAdjective
large; having lots of space
walkin closetcommon noun, singular
a room contained in a bedroom for storing clothes
en suit bathcommon
a bathroom within the
roomnoun, singular
main bedroom
拓展词汇
atticcommon noun, singular
a room or space that is just below the roof of a building and that is often used to store things
basementcommon noun, singular
the part of a building that is entirely or partly below the ground
lawncommon noun, singular
an area of ground (such as the ground around a house or in a garden or park) that is covered with short grass
real estatecommon noun, singular
the business of selling land and buildings
leaseverb
to allow someone to use (something) for a period of time in return for payment