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I didn't expect the rent for a one-bedroom apartment to be so high.
我没料到一居室公寓的房租这么高。
It's very hard to rent a satisfying apartment.
租个让人满意的公寓太难了。
I can't afford that rent.
我付不起那样的租金。
expect v. 预期，预料到
rent n. 租金 v. 租用，租
apartment n. 公寓，单元住宅
satisfying a. 令人满意的，令人满足的
afford v. 买得起，负担得起
I want to share an apartment with a friend.
我想跟朋友合租一个公寓。
I need to find a roommate.
我得找一个室友。
I have one room for rent.
我有一个房间要出租。
I need to rent an apartment.
我需要租个公寓。
share v. 分享，共有
roommate n. 室友
for rent“供出租”
I
t's much safer to rent an apartment through a real estate agency.
通过房地产中介公司租房安全多了。
I don't like to deal with the real estate agent.
我不喜欢和房地产中介打交道。
estate n. 地产，不动产
agency n. 代理行，代理处
agent n. 代理人
real estate“房地产”
real estate agency“房地产中介公司”
deal with“与…打交道，应付，对待”
House prices have really risen a lot during the past several years.
过去这几年房价真是涨了不少。
House prices rise/fall again.
房价又涨／降了。
House prices keep going up/down.
房价一直在涨／降。
House prices have rocketed by up to 11.2 percent in a year.
房价一年疯涨了11.2%。
House prices increased at the same rate as the CPI last year.
房价去年与CPI同速增长。，
rise v. 上升，上涨，增加（其过去式和过去分词分别为rose和risen）
rocket v. 飞速上升行．火箭
percent ad. 百分之
up to“（数目）到…之多，一直到”
此处出现的动词“fall"的过去式及过去分词分别为“fell"和“fallen”。
CPI是Consumer Price Index的缩写形式，指“消费者物价指数”。
Almost everybody is talking about housing.
几乎人人都在淡论房子。
Who doesn't want his own house?
谁不想要自己的房子啊？
The house price is people's big concern.
人们非常关心房价。
housing n. 住房，住宅，提供住房
concern n. 关心，所关心的事
Some people buy houses on speculation.
有些人买房是为了炒房。
Some people speculate in/on houses.
有些人做房地产投机买卖。
I most people buy houses to live in.
大部分买房还是为了自住。
speculation n. 投机，…投机买卖
speculate v. 投机，做投机买卖
speculate in/on(doing)sth.“做…投机买卖”
The real estate market is down now. The house prices are acceptable.
现在房地产市场正处于低潮。房价可以接受。
acceptable a. 可接受的
It's the right time to buy this apartment.
现在买这套房子正是时候。
I'm not sure whether I should buy a flat now.
我不知道我现在是否应该买房。
I should think twice before making the decision of purchase.
在决定买之前，我得三思。
purchase n. & v. 买，购买
make decision“做决定”
It's the right time...表示“现在正是…时候”，
I think twice before doing sth.表示“在做某事前要三思”。
People will not be able to a仟ord housing if prices keep rising.
如果房价一直涨，人们就买不起房子了。
How can the house prices become stable?
房价怎样才能稳定呢？
The developers have made a lot of money over the past few years.
开发商在过去几年里赚了不少钱。
stable a. 稳定的，稳固的
developer n. 开发者，房地产开发商
make money“赚钱”
I want to sell my apartment in a couple of years. It will be worth a lot more then.
我打算过两三年把公寓卖出去，那时可以值更多。
My house will increase in value.
我的房子会升值的。
worth a. 值…的，价值…的，值得…的 n. 价值
a couple of“（数量）两三…”
be worth...“值... "
Most banks require a 20 percent down payment.
大部分银行要求20%的首付款。
We've almost got enough money to make a down payment on a house.
我们已经基本备齐了房子的首付款。
It took us nearly five years to save enough money for a down payment.
我们花了几乎5年时间才攒够首付款。
require v. 要求，需要
payment n. 付款，支付
down payment“分期付款的首付款”
It'll be years before we've even paid off the loan.
我们得好多年才能还清贷款呢。
I have to take out a loan of 360，000 yuan.
我得贷款36万元。
loan n. 贷款
pay off“还清，付清”
take out“通过申请取得”
