【英语日常口语,Unit82:A,tour,of,the,flat看公寓】atourof
英语日常口语 Unit82:A tour of the flat看公寓 本单元是关于看公寓的对话。 Helen: So that"s Tim"s room, the bathroom"s over there, and your bedroom is here. It"s got a desk and chair and all that, so you shouldn"t need any more furniture. Khalid: Ok, that looks ok...erm, what do you guys do about housework? Alice: Everybody kind of chips in, don"t they Tim? Tim: Yes, Alice, we all do our bit. Alice: We keep all the cleaning stuff in this cupboard here. Khalid: Ok, I see. Helen: So, what do you think? Khalid: It"s a very nice room, and you guys are great and everything, but I have to say, I think it"s a little bit pricey...I wonder if it would be possible to reduce the rent a little bit? Helen: Well, I"m afraid it isn"t up to me Khalid, I"ll have to ask my dad about that. Vocabulary: 字汇 everybody chips in 大伙一起做 everybody helps or contributes to doing a task we all do our bit 每个人都尽本分 we all contribute fairly to doing a task pricey 昂贵 expensive I"m afraid I regret to say/ I"m sorry to say (a polite expression used when saying "no") It isn"t up to me It"s not my choice. I can"t/don"t decide this 本单元的语言点是描述相似的事物， 有时我们不想把事情描写的很具体或很难做到，我们用些特别的语言来表达，请看下面的解释和例句。 Vague language Background: 背景 We use vague language when we do not want to be (or cannot be) exact, accurate and precise. Talking about similarities:描述相似的事物 There are some phrases that are useful when we want to say that something is similar to something else, but it is not exactly the same. We often use these phrases because we can"t find the exact word that we need. kind of and sort of: We can use these phrases before nouns and adjectives: A paramedic is a kind of doctor, or perhaps it is a sort of nurse. I"m not sure, but they help injured people. I"m kind of happy that school has finished, but I"ll miss my friends. We can also use kind of and sort of before "like" or "similar to": Australian Rules Football is kind of like soccer and rugby combined. New Zealand is sort of similar to Britain. -ish: We can add "ish" to adjectives and num