Chapter 4 Home,Neighbourhood&Hometown

accommodation ★★★★ [əˌkɒmə’deɪʃn]

n. 住宿

➢ We can make an accommodation for you.

我们可以为你提供住宿。

agency ★★★ [‘eɪdʒənsi]

n. 代理；代理处

➢ The agencies in town are pretty good—it is just a matter of contacting them in good time.

镇上的中介都是挺不错的——不过需要在恰当的时间联系他们。

air conditioning ★★★

<词组> 空气调节系统

➢ An increasing number of new-built homes,particularly apartments within urban areas,seem to now come with air conditioning as standard.

现在越来越多的新建住宅，尤其是城市地区的公寓，似乎都以安装空调作为标准。

apartment ★★★ [ə’pɑːtmənt]

n. 公寓

➢ I live in a two-bedroom apartment.

我住在一套两室一厅的公寓房里。

appliance ★★★★ [ə’plaɪəns]

n. 器具；装置

➢ The new company came up with a new design for a typical domestic kitchen appliance.

这个新公司为日常家用厨房电器想出了一种全新的设计。

car park ★★★

<词组> 停车场

➢ The school car park can only hold a limited number of cars.

学校停车场只能容纳有限的车辆。

cinema ★★★ [‘sɪnəmə]

n. 电影院

➢ Under a single roof,the plaza houses concert rooms,theatres,cinemas,art galleries and a wonderful public library,as well as service facilities including three restaurants and a bookshop.

就在同一个屋檐下，广场容纳了演奏室、戏院、电影院、美术馆、公共图书馆，以及包含三个餐厅和一个书店的一系列服务设施。

cloakroom ★★★★ [‘kləʊkruːm]

n. 衣帽间

➢ Jane’s house got a very large living room and kitchen,a bathroom and a cloakroom.

简的家有一个非常大的客厅，还有厨房、浴室和衣帽间。

close to ★★★

<词组> 在……附近

➢ Another reason people change their places of living is because they want to be closer to the city.

人们变换住所的另外一个原因是他们想要离城市更近一些。

community ★★★★ [kə’m juːnəti]

n. 社区

➢ The local community was not happy about the idea of building a public park.

当地社区对于建设一个公共公园的想法不是很高兴。

complex ★★★★ [‘kɒmpleks]

n. 综合楼

➢ Residents wanted open space for outdoor activities,rather than housing or even an indoor sports complex.

居民们想要的是一个户外活动的开放空间，而不是住宅或者甚至一个室内的运动综合楼。

cooker ★★★★ [‘kʊkə]

n. 炉具

➢ The rented house got very good facilities—good quality cookers and fridges and so on.

出租屋有着非常棒的设施——优质的炉具、冰箱等。

dining room ★★★

<词组> 餐厅

➢ The designer combined living room and dining room with a separate kitchen.

设计师把客厅、餐厅和一个独立的厨房综合在了一起。

dorm itory ★★★★ [‘dɔːmətri]

n. 集体宿舍

➢ I moved out of my dorm itory last semester.

上学期我就已经搬出宿舍。

* 缩写为dorm [dɔːm]

down town ★★★ [daʊn’taʊn]

n. 市中心区；市中心

➢ Green Island is a big park in a residential area,but it is only ten minutes from downtown if you take a bus.

Green Island是一个在居民区的大型公园，不过如果你乘坐公交，离市中心也只有十分钟。

environmentally-friendly ★★★★ [envaɪə’rənmentəlifr’endlɪ]

adj. 有利于环境的

➢ Their chief aim was to create somewhere that was as environmentally-friendly as possible.

他们的主要目标是创造一个尽可能有利于环境的地方。

facilities ★★★ [fə’sɪlɪtɪz]

n. 设施；设备

➢ The other alternative is to opt for a single bedsit,which actually has more space and better facilities.

另一个方案是可以选择一个单人的卧室兼起居室，而且实际上有更大的空间和更好的设施。

flat ★★★ [flæt]

n. [英]公寓

➢ Parking is rather difficult round John’s flat.

约翰所住公寓的周围很难找到停车位。

furnished ★★★★ [‘fɜːnɪʃt]

adj. 带家具的

➢ The lake house is very well furnished and equipped.

这个湖边小屋的家具和装修非常完备。

furniture ★★★ [‘fɜːnɪtʃə(r)]

n. 家具

➢ The new owners have not bought a single item of new furniture— they just kept what they already had.

新来的房主一件新的家具都没有买——他们只是保留了原有的（家具）。

garage ★★★ [‘ɡærɑːʒ]

n. 车库

➢ Usually,a garage pushes up the rental price.

通常情况下，多一个车库会推高房租。

lifestyle ★★★ [‘laɪfstaɪl]

n. 生活方式

➢ Their aim is to raise people’s awareness of healthy lifestyles and improve general fitness.

他们的目标是提高人们对于健康生活方式的意识，提高全民的健康水平。

neighbourhood ★★★★ [‘neɪbəhʊd]

n. 邻里关系

➢ People moved their homes to somewhere else because they wanted to be in a more attractive neighbourhood.

很多人搬家是因为他们想要住在一个更加迷人的社区。

noted for ★★★

<词组> 以……著称

➢ The Park Island is noted for its great range of trees.

Park岛以它种类繁多的树木而著称。

oven ★★★ [‘ʌvn]

n. 烤炉

➢ The landlord really does think of every essential detail,from an oven and cooking rings fuelled by bottled gas,to mirrors in the bedroom areas.

房东认认真真地考虑到了每一个必要的细节，从罐装液化气供能的烤箱和炉圈到卧室的镜子。

place of historical interest ★★★★

<词组> 名胜古迹

➢ Obviously,places of historical interest always offer a variety of shopping nearby.

显然名胜古迹周围有很多购物场所。

pharmacy ★★★★ [‘fɑːməsi]

n. 药房

➢ I had to go and work four hours every week in a community pharmacy.

我不得不在一个社区的药房里每周工作四个小时。

property developer ★★★★

<词组> 房地产开发商

➢ The property developer proposed a high-rise housing development.

这个房地产开发商提出了建设一栋高层住宅的开发计划。

residence ★★★★★ [‘rezɪdəns]

n. 住处；居住

➢ Visitors can enjoy every corner of this superb residence.

游客们可以欣赏这个一流住处的每一个角落。

settle ★★★ [‘setl]

v. 定居；安顿

➢ Plenty of new comers settled on the suburbs from abroad,bringing their skills as workers and merchants during the next few hundred years.

大量来自海外来的新移民在接下来的几百年内定居于郊外，带着他们作为工人和商人的技艺。

shopping centre ★★★

<词组> 购物中心

➢ The whole area was some distance from the high-rise office blocks of the central business district and shopping centre,but it was only one kilometer from the ring road.

整个区域离中央商务区高耸的办公大楼和购物中心有些距离，但是离环道却只有一公里。

sofa ★★★ [‘səʊfə]

n. 沙发

➢ In a sitting area,people can have a rest with com fortable chairs and sofas.

在休息区，人们可以在舒适的椅子和沙发上休息一下。

staircase ★★★ [‘steəkeɪs]

n. 楼梯

➢ The tower stands twelve metres high with the spiral staircase.

塔高达十二米，楼梯是螺旋式的。

studio flat ★★★★

<词组> 单间公寓

➢ I rented a lovely studio flat available at that time.

那时候我租过一套迷人的单间公寓。

student house ★★★

<词组> 学生公寓

➢ Now I live with two other students in a student house.

目前我和其他两位同学一起住在学生公寓里。

study ★★★ [‘stʌdi]

n. 书房

➢ This older house in Riverside Road has a living room,a kitchen-diner and a study.

这栋滨江路的老房子有一个客厅，一个厨餐厅，还有一个书房。

suburb ★★★★ [‘sʌbɜːb]

n. 郊区

➢ He will be telling us about the plan to improve the fast-grow ing suburb of X.

他将会告诉我提升快速发展的X郊区的计划。

tenant ★★★★ [‘tenənt]

n. 房客

➢ It was the availability,rather than the condition,of the housing that was the major concern for tenants.

住房的紧张程度是房客们最大的担心，而不是住房的条件。