雅思口语高分必备词汇：房屋与旅馆

 　　雅思口语高分必备词汇：房屋与旅馆

　　House

　　Flat （AmE apartment）单元房

　　I am living in a flat right now.

　　Block of flats ( AmE apartment block ) 住宅楼

　　I live in a block of flats nearby.

　　Roomy/ spacious¹ 宽敞的

　　I like the spacious living-room.

　　Tiny/ cramped² 狭窄的

　　We lived in rather cramped conditions.

　　Be in good condition/ well maintained 维护得很好

　　Outdoor/ outside 户外的

　　Outdoor games

　　Indoor/ inside 室内的

　　I really want to have an indoor swimming pool.

　　Garden

　　The back/front garden 后/前花园

　　Housework 家务

　　My mother does all the housework.

　　Decorate 装饰

　　We decorate our rooms during spring festival.

　　DIY

　　He is very keen on DIY.

　　Stay in 呆在家里

　　I sometimes stay in to watch television.

　　Stay out 不回家

　　I don’t want to stay out very late.

　　See sb. home 送…回家

　　I saw my friend home yesterday.

　　Be homesick想家的

　　I will be homesick if I am away from home for several weeks.

　　Decorator 室内装潢师傅

　　Some decorators helped us to paint the rooms and put up wallpaper.

　　Plumber³ 水管工

　　A plumber helped us to mend a pipe and put in a new bath.

　　Electrician 电工

　　An electrician helped us to repair our lights.

　　Hotel

　　youth hotel (a hostel⁴ for people who are walking, cycling, etc. in the countryside) 青年旅舍

　　in the lobby 在大厅

　　vacant 空的

　　There was still a vacant room left.

　　Book in/ check in 登记住宿

　　We checked in as soon as we arrived.

　　Check out 结帐离开

　　We checked out the next day.

　　Single room / double room 单人间，双人间

　　We booked in advance one single room and two doubles.

　　A two-bedded room 有两张床的房间

　　The suburbs郊区

　　We often go to the suburbs to visit our friends.

1 spacious   

adj.广阔的，宽敞的

参考例句：

• Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞，足够建一座游泳池。
• The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。

2 cramped   

a.狭窄的

参考例句：

• The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence. 房子十分狭小拥挤，但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。
• working in cramped conditions 在拥挤的环境里工作

3 plumber   

n.(装修水管的)管子工

参考例句：

• Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？
• The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。

4 hostel   

n.（学生）宿舍，招待所

参考例句：

• I lived in a hostel while I was a student.我求学期间住在青年招待所里。
• He says he's staying at a Youth Hostel.他说他现住在一家青年招待所。