WordTap英语课程

初级 · 第 33 单元

【对话场景】购置一套住房

第三十三单元

第一课

【对话场景】购置一套住房

——Good afternoon. I believe that this house is for sale.

下午好,这套房子是不是正在出售?

——That's right.

是的。

——May I have a look at it please?

我可以进去看一眼吗?

——Yes, of course. Come in.

当然可以,请进。

——How long have you lived here?

你在这里住了多久?

——I have lived here for twenty years.

我在这住了 20 年。

——Twenty years! That's a long time.

20 年!那真的很久。

——Yes, I have been here since 2000.

是的,我从 2000 开始就住在这里。

——Then why do you want to sell it?

那你现在为什么想卖了它呢?

——Because I have just retired.

因为我刚退休了。

I want to buy a small house in the country.

我想在乡下买一个小房子。

——How much does this house cost?

这套房子售价多少?

——£20,000.

2 万英镑。

——That's a lot of money!

那是很大一笔钱了!

——It's worth every penny of it.

我这房子值得这么多。

——Well, I like the house, but I can't decide yet.

嗯,我自己很喜欢这个房子,但是我现在还不能做决定。

My wife must see it first.

我妻子还需要先看一下。

——Women always have the last word.

女人总是最后做决策的人。

• for sale 的用法

◦ 意思是“待售”,表示某件商品处于可以被交易的状态

◦ 相当于 up for sale

▪ That chair is not for sale. 那把椅子是非卖品。

▪ I asked him whether the car was up for sale. 我问他这辆车是否可出

售。

◦ 与 on sale 的区别

▪ on sale 的中文意思是指“促销;打折或减价销售”

▫ These Nike sneakers are on sale. 这些耐克的鞋子正在打折促销。

▫ on sale 还有“进入销售环节”的意思

◦ Tickets are on sale from the booking office. 售票处正在售

票。

• worth 的用法

◦ worth 作介词,意为“值得”

▪ 常用的搭配

▫ be worth sth. 值······钱

◦ This art collection is worth a fortune.这些艺术品价值连城。

▫ be worth nothing/not be worth anything 一文不值

◦ It’s a very old machine so I think it is worth nothing.

这台机器很老了,我觉得它一文不值。

▫ worth a trip/visit 值得去玩/参观

◦ The local museum is worth a visit.这家当地的博物馆值得参

观。

▫ for what it’s worth 无论如何/不管有没有价值

◦ Here’s the list of names, for what it’s worth.

这里有一张名单,不管有没有用。

• have the last word 的用法

◦ 意思是“有决定权,有话语权”

▫ She does like to have the last word in any discussion.

她确实喜欢商量什么事情最后都是自己说了算。

◦ last 前面一定要加定冠词,表示 first, second 等的序数词前面要加定冠词

◦ 同义替换

▪ have a say/voice 有话语权

▫ She always has a say in the location of the meeting.

她对于会议的举办地总是有相当的话语权。

▪ have the final say 有最终的决定权

▫ Women always have the last word.

女人总是最后拍板的那一个。

第二课

【语法点拨】英语中的其他数词

◦ 编号、温度、长宽高及货币

▪ 货币:基数词+货币单位(yuan 元/dollar 美元/pound 英镑)

▫ yuan 一般没有复数形式,但 dollar 和 pound 有复数形式,都是在词

尾加 s

◦ How much is it?

多少钱?

Two yuan./Ten dollars.

两元钱。/十美元。

▪ 编号:序数词+名词或者是名词+基数词

▫ Please turn to page one.

▫ Please turn to the first page.

请翻到第一页。

▫ You should take No. 7 bus.

你应该坐 7 路公交车。

▪ 温度:基数词+degrees+centigrade(摄氏度)

▫ 50℃ fifty degrees centigrade

▪ 长、宽、高、深:基数词+单位词+long/wide/high/deep

▫ The pool is fifty meters long, twenty-one meters wide, one point

eight meters deep.

泳池长 50 米,宽 21 米,深 1.8 米。

第三课

【单词串烧】

• believe [bi'li:v] v.相信,认为

• may [mei] (用于请求许可)可以

• how long 多长

• since [sins] prep.自从

• why [wai] ad.为什么

• sell [sel] v.卖,出售

• because [bi'kɔz] conj.因为

• retire [ri'taiə] v.退休

• cost [kɔst] v.花费

• pound [paund] n.英镑

• worth [wə:θ] prep.值······钱

• penny ['peni] n.便士

• still [stil] ad.还,仍旧

• move [mu:v] v.搬家

• miss [mis] v.想念,思念

• neighbour ['neibə] n.邻居

• person ['pə:sn] n.人

• people ['pi:pl] n.人们

• poor [puə] a.可怜的