11. Renting a house 租房Word Storm (un)furnished （无）有家具的dormitory 学生宿舍detached house 独立房屋block of flats 公寓楼studio flat 一居室公寓bungalow 平房surroundings 环境facilities 设施shower 淋浴air-conditional 有空调的radiator 电暖气central heating 中央暖气sign a contract 签 合同deposit 押金landlord\landlady 房东 女房东tenant 房客agency 中介lease 租期let 出租renew 续约preferences 优先考虑 0 leak 漏水balcony 阳台basement 地下室fitting\suite 装置、家具furnish 布置fit up 装备ensuite bathroom 独立浴室pets not allowed 禁养宠物utilities 公用事业费Hannah: How is your house hunting going? Logan: Not very well. I haven’ t found anything within my price range yet.H: How much are you looking to spend? L: I can only afford about 300 pounds a month. H: Looks like you’ re not going to get more than a bedroom in a shared flat with that. L: Really? That’ s a lot of money to pay for one room.H: Well, if you want to live in London, you have to pay the price! L: Do you know of anyone who needs a roommate? H: I can ask around at work. Do you have a preference for smokers or non-smokers? L: I’ d prefer non-smoking roommates, but I guess I’ ll have to take what I can get!H: How long do you want to sign a contract for? L: I can sign a contract up to a year. I don’ t know where I’ ll be after that.H: Do you need a furnished or unfurnished apartment? L: I don’ t have any furniture, so it’ d be great if it were furnished.H: You know that you’ ll have to pay utilities on top if the rent, right?L: No, I thought that would be included in the rent. H: It’ s not usually included, so you’ ll have to factor in about 100 pounds more each month for utilities. L: I don’ t think I can afford that...
