第9章 居家消费(3)
还可以问 How many square feet is that？ 那房间有多大？
How big is that department？ 那公寓有多大？
● I'm hunting apartment now. 我正在忙着找新公寓。
A： Do you still live in the same place？ 你还在原来的地方住吗？
B： No. I'm hunting apartment now. 不在了。我在忙着找新公寓。
还可以问 I'm looking for a new apartment.
I'm looking to change apartments.
● I heard you had an extra room for rent. 我听说您有空房要出粗。
A： I heard you had an extra room for rent.
我听说您有空房要出粗。
B： I do. Why， do you want to rent it？
是的，怎么了，你想租吗？
还可以问 I've been told you might have a vacant room.
● Is there a view from here？ 这里视野怎么样？
A： Is there a view from here？ 这里视野怎么样？
B： Pretty good. 非常好。
● How long is the rental lease for？ 房子租期是多久？
A： How long is the rental lease for？ 房子的租期是多久？
B： One year. 1年。
还可以问 How long the lease is gonna be？ 房子的租期是多久？
Do I have to sign a twelve-month lease？ 我要签12个月的租约吗？
像老外一样张口即来
情景对话
A： I've heard you are going to move your house to a bigger apartment.
B： Yes， I am. Although it's a little far away from my company， the landlord is nice and considerate.
A： You didn't get along well with the last landlord， did you？
B： Well， generally speaking， he is a good landlord but he always dislikes me smoking in the room.
A： How do you like this apartment then？
B： It's really a nice house， especially the living room. I took an instant liking to this bright spacious living room.
A： But I think the rooms are a little shabby. Do you plan to redecorate yours？
B： The landlord doesn't like a lot of changes so I just want to paint the living room and buy a beautiful carpet.
A： Don't you think the rent is a little high？
B： Yes， I do and I plan to share it with someone. I've asked the landlord and he agreed.
A： That's perfect. Congratulations on your moving into such a good house.
B： Thank you. By the way， there will be a house warming party tomorrow. Would you like to come？
A： I'd love to. What time？
B： At 6 pm.
A： OK. I will be at your home at 6.
A：听说你要搬到一间大公寓了。
B：是啊。虽然离公司远了点儿，但是房东人很好也很周到。
A：你和上一个房东关系不好，是吗？
B：总的来说他是个不错的房东，不过他总是嫌我在房间里吸烟。
A：那你觉得这间怎么样呢？
B：这真是所好房子，尤其是客厅。我一下子就爱上这个宽敞明亮的客厅了。
A：但是我觉得房间有点儿破旧了。你打算重新装修吗？
B：房东不喜欢大的改动所以我想只粉刷一下客厅，再买块好看的地毯。
A：你不觉得租金有点儿高吗？
B：觉得啊，我打算跟人合租。我问过房东，他也同意了。
A：那太好了。恭喜你搬进了这好的房子。
B：谢谢。对了，明天有一个乔迁聚会。你愿意来吗？
A：我愿意。几点呢？
B：下午6点。
A：好，我会6点到你家的。
Unit 5 家庭财政大事——日常花销和理财
OOPS！ NG 场景！
每逢节日必促销，尤其是网上铺天盖地的促销活动，总能让一些“月光族”“购物狂”在财政上雪上加霜。不管有用还是没用，看到促销就想买，买回来才发现其实很少用！这是很多冲动购物者的真实写照。荷包又没hold住，还把信用卡刷爆了！没办法，只能向朋友哭穷了，这时你可以说“我这个月都快入不敷出了”。
一句话告别NG
“入不敷出”用英语怎么说呢？又NG了吗？用英语哭穷，你应该这样说：
I can hardly make ends meet this month.
不NG必备词
keep track of every penny 记下每笔收入和支出
wage-earner 工薪族
budget 预算
low on cash 缺钱
tighten budget 减少预算
cut the frills 减少不必要的开支
live from hand to mouth 勉强糊口过活
payday 发薪日
paycheck 薪水
hard up 缺钱
cut spending 缩减开支
expenditure 支出
不NG必备句
收入与支出
在日常消费中，最好合理规划收入和支出，这样才能有计划地支配自己的收入，规划收支相关的表达有。
● I will keep track of every penny.
我会记下每笔收入和支出的。
● Both the husband and wife are wage-earners.
夫妻俩都上班挣工资。
● Today is payday.
今天是发薪日。
● We have to start living on a budget.
我们得量入为出。
● I stay within a budget.
我量入为出。
● I made a steady paycheck.
我收入稳定。
预算吃紧
工资时时刻刻都不够，信用卡天天刷，再刷下去恐怕会“破产”吧，手头缺钱时你可以说。
● I am going to be broke if keeping spending money like that.
如果我再不节制，迟早会破产的。
● I'm low on cash this month！
我这个月正缺钱呢！
● I'm a bit hard up.
我手头有点紧。
● I had to live from hand to mouth.
我不得不勉强糊口过活。
● I'm flat broke right now.
我现在身无分文。
● I can't afford that.
我付不起这个费用。
缩减开支
“月光族”固然过得潇洒，但是遇到紧急情况时可能就会束手无策了，还是存点钱好！缩减开支相关的表达有。
● I have to tighten our budget and cut our spending.
我不得不减少预算，削减开支。
● They cut down unnecessary expenditure.
他们削减了不必要的开支。
● We must cut the frills.
我们必须减少不必要的开支。
各种“收入”
salary 工资
disposable income 可支配收入
ow income 低收入
fixed income 固定收入
gross receipt 总收入
peanut 很少的收入
不NG实景对话
● I'm broke. 我身无分文。
A： Want to go to a movie？ 想去看电影吗？
B： I can't. I'm broke. 我去不了，我身无分文。
单词点睛 broke 破产的，一文不名的
● I do have a family to take care of.
我得养家糊口呢。
A： I don't understand why you won't come on the trip with me.
我不明白你为什么不跟我一起去旅行。
B： I do have a family to take care of.
我得养家糊口呢。
还可以说 I do have a family to feed.
I do have a family to look after.
● How much will it cost me？ 那得花费我多少钱？
A： You're going to need a new sink.
你需要一个新的水槽。
B： How much will it cost me？
那得花费我多少钱？
还可以说 How much will that run me？
How much will I have to pay for that？
● We have to keep an eye on our spending.
我们得留意开支了。
A： Let's go out for dinner tonight.
我们今天晚上出去吃饭吧。