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Why don't you buy a house?
为什么不买套房子呢？
超级情景会话
Jasmine：Haven't seen you for ages. What are you doing recently?
贾思明：好几年没见了。你都在忙什么呀？
Falcon：Nothing new. I'm just doing my work day and night.What about you?
福尔肯：没什么新鲜事。只是一直在工作。你呢？
Jasmine：I'm considering buying an apartment for my son.
贾思明：我正考虑为我儿子买套房子呢。
Falcon：You know the price is going up. You should leave it later.
福尔肯：你知道房价一直在上涨。你最好以后再做这个打算。
Jasmine：But time won't wait for me. My son will get married next year.So it's a must for me to rush for it.
贾思明：但是时间不等我呀。我儿子明年就要结婚了。所以现在我必须这么做。
Falcon：I know that……What kind of apartment would you like?
福尔肯：我明白了……你想要什么样的房子呢？
Jasmine：I'd like a house near the country. In that case, we can enjoy the fresh air every day.
贾思明：我想买一套近郊的。那样我们每天都能呼吸新鲜的空气了。
Falcon：What about the size?
福尔肯：面积呢？
Jasmine：I prefer a double-room apartment.
贾思明：我想要一套两居室的。
Falcon：Then the most important thing is money. Have you got enough money?
福尔肯：最重要的是钱。你们有足够的钱吗？
Jasmine：Don't joke with me. We have just saved little money.
贾思明：别开玩笑了。我们几乎没有攒钱。
Falcon：Then it depends on which bank will finance you. You have the down payment, don't you?
福尔肯：那就看哪家银行能贷款给你了。首付够了是吗？
Jasmine：Yes, I really did this.
贾思明：是的。
Falcon：As I known, almost every bank requires a twenty percent down payment.
福尔肯：据我所知，大部分银行需要百分之二十的首付。
Jasmine：It's this. So it will take me thirty years to pay off all the money.
贾思明：是这样的。所以我要用三十年还清所有的钱。
Falcon：Oh, my God.
福尔肯：天哪。
关键词汇
apartment/ə'pa：tmənt/n.房间，公寓房间，公寓大楼
enough/i'nʌf/a.足够的，充足的
finance/fai'næns/vt.供资金给；融资
payment/'peimənt/n.支付，付款；报偿；惩罚
percent/pə'sent/n.百分之一，百分比；百分率；部分
经典释疑
·Don't joke with me.
别跟我开玩笑了。
joke with sb.
跟某人开玩笑。
例如：You shouldn't joke with that girl.
你不应该跟那个女孩开玩笑。
·You have the down payment.
首付够了是吗？
down payment
预付定金
·So it will take me thirty years to pay off all the money.
所以我要用三十年还清所有的钱。
pay off
还清，付清
例如：We should pay off the money as soon as possible.
我们应尽快还清钱。
常用语聚焦
1.I have to buy an apartment as my son is going to marry.
我必须得买套房子因为我的儿子很快就要结婚了。
2.What kind of apartment do you prefer?
你喜欢什么样的房子？
3.I would like an apartment by the sea.
我想要一套近海的房子。
4.What kinds of apartments do you have for sale?
你们有什么样的待售的房子？
5.May I have a view at the apartment?
我可以看一下房子吗？
6.I'm satisfied with the apartment.
我对这套房子很满意。
7.It should be just three bedrooms.
应该是一套三居室的房子。
8.It will take us thirty years to pay off all the money.
我们将要用三十年还清所有的钱。
9.I'd like the house and I'll buy it.
我很喜欢这套房子。我要买下它。
10.The price of the houses has risen a lot in the past years.
最近几年房价涨了很多。
高频词汇链接
mortgage loan 按揭贷款
low-cost housing 低价住房
to mortgage a house 按揭购房
second-hand house 二手房
a relocated unit or household 搬迁户
realestate evaluator 房产估价师
compensation for demolition 拆迁补偿费
removal expense 拆迁费用
property ownership certificate 房产证
urban housing provident fund 城镇住房公积金
buy or exchange houses 房屋置换
realestate speculator 炒房者
property right certificate 房权证
realestate market 房产市场
complete department（or flat）现房
housing vacancy rate 房屋空置率
forward delivery housing 期房
commercial residential building 商品房
individual housing loan 个人购房贷款
residential construction 居民住房建设
per-capital housing 人均住房
policy-related house 政策性住房
rental allowance 住房补贴
Comfortable Housing Project 安居工程