情景会话口袋书人际篇92:租房(4)

 　　13. I want to rent a furnished house.

　　我想租有家具的房子。

　　还能这样说：

　　I need a house with furniture.

　　I'd like a house with a set of furniture.

　　应用解析：

　　be furnished with 安装有，陈设有；

　　furnish out 补充；使完备；

　　furnish sb. with sth. 供给某人某物

　　14. This house is rather old. It needs painting.

　　这房子挺旧的，得刷一下才行。

　　还能这样说：

　　This house is quite old and it needs to be painted.

　　This is a rather old house. We need to make it painted.

　　谚语：

　　The devil is not so black as he is painted.

　　魔鬼不像所描绘的那么黑。

　　15. The houses downtown are very expensive.

　　市区的房子很贵。

　　还能这样说：

　　The downtown houses are much too dear.

　　It's rather expensive to live in downtown.

　　谚语：

　　It is too late to come with the water when the house is burnt down.

　　马后炮。

　　16. I haven't found any one within my price range yet.

　　我还没有找到在我承受范围之内的价格。

　　还能这样说：

　　The house I have saw are beyond my afford.

　　I haven't got one within the limits of my financial capability¹.

　　应用解析：

　　a low range of prices 低档价钱；

　　at close range 接近地；

　　range oneself with 做……的伙伴

　　17. The landlady² is very kind to me.

　　房东对我很好。

　　还能这样说：

　　The landlady is friendly to me.

　　My landlady is kind-hearted.

　　谚语：

　　Kind words butter no parsnips.

　　画饼充饥。

1 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

2 landlady   

n.女房东，女地主

参考例句：

• I heard my landlady creeping stealthily up to my door.我听到我的女房东偷偷地来到我的门前。
• The landlady came over to serve me.女店主过来接待我。