參與方式：聽(tīng)寫(xiě)填空

【Dialogue 1】

A: I've been looking for an ——1——.
B: How many rooms do you have in mind?
A: I want a three-bedroom apartment.
B: Oh, I know there is one for ——2—— in the suburbs.



【精彩短句】

我想租房子。

I want to rent a house.
I want to find a house to rent.
I'm trying to find a house.
I'm looking for a place to live/housing.
I've been looking for an apartment.
I want to take a lease on a flat.
I'd like to rent a three-room apartment.



【文化ABC】——打電話

一般剛來(lái)美國(guó)的人住的都是apartment。美國(guó)的apartment通常由專(zhuān)門(mén)的租賃公司經(jīng)營(yíng)管理，所以常常是整個(gè)社區(qū)的apartment都是用來(lái)出租的。住戶一般沒(méi)有產(chǎn)權(quán)，即使你想買(mǎi)他們也不會(huì)賣(mài)給你。社區(qū)內(nèi)一般都有網(wǎng)球場(chǎng)，游泳池，健身房跟洗衣房等設(shè)施，像這種在國(guó)內(nèi)只有有錢(qián)人才住得起的高級(jí)社區(qū)，在美國(guó)居然