英语情景对话-Pre-Qualifying for a Loan(3)

A: I want to go house shopping, and I want to know what I can afford to buy.
B: There is a formula¹ that can help us figure that out. What is your annual² salary?
A: I earn sixty-five thousand dollars per year.
B: What is the length of time that you have worked at the job you have now?
A: I have been at the job I now have for 2 years, and I have been with the company for 6 years total.
B: Do you receive any other income?
A: I own a small rental³ unit with a partner, and I receive five hundred dollars a month from that unit.
B: Do you know what your credit⁴ score is?
A: I don’t know, but the last time I checked, it was very good!
B: You are in good shape. Figuring in your other expenses, you can easily afford a house costing seven hundred thousand or maybe even a little more!

 

1 formula   

n.公式；配方，外方；规则，一定的做法

参考例句：

• His father is acting on his formula.他的父亲总是按他的原则办事。
• Here are some applications of Taylor's formula.下面举例说明泰乐定理的应用。

2 annual   

adj.每年的；一年的；（植物）一年生的 n.年刊；一年生植物

参考例句：

• It's an annual report.这是年度报告。
• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。

3 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

4 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。