AA property rental service

文章大意

一名叫Kevin Walker的男子打电话给AA房产中介，想在伯明翰租一套两居室公寓。他目前暂住朋友家，职业是牙医，妻子是教师。他要求两间卧室都是双人床、不带家具，租金最好低于600英镑，最高可接受650英镑，并希望尽快入住。

题目与答案

1. AA Property Rentals

   Where property required Birmingham

   Personal details

   Name: Kevin Walker

   Address: 1_____ Road, West Bromwich

   答案：Forest

   原文定位：Well, we're staying with friends at present, so the address is three five four Forest Road

2. • have a large 10_____

   答案：kitchen

   原文定位：Well, not really. We tend to eat in the kitchen, so it'd be good if that was large enough for us to do that

3. Phone: 2_____

   答案：07817983602

   原文定位：That's okay. And a contact phone number;07817983602

4. Occupation: 3_____

   答案：dentist

   原文定位：Certainly. I'm a dentist, and my wife's a teacher, but she's at home at present looking after the children

5. Details of property wanted

   A two-bedroom 4_____ apartment to rent

   答案：unfurnished

   原文定位：And did you want it furnished;No. Unfurnished

6. Maximum rent £650 a month

   The bedrooms must be 5_____ .

   答案：doubles

   原文定位：Well, coming back to the bedrooms, they have to be doubles, both of them

   同义替换：「must be」↔「have to be」

7. Date required: 6_____

   答案：November 1st

   原文定位：Well, it's October the 17th today, so we're probably looking at November 1st at the earliest. Would that be okay;Well, I'd have preferred something in October, but okay. Let's put that date down for now

8. If possible, the apartment should:

   • have a 7_____

   答案：balcony

   原文定位：But we'd like a balcony if possible. It's nice not to be too shut in

9. or a 8_____

   答案：garden

   原文定位：It's only the converted properties that don't. But of course, if you're in an older property, you might have use of a garden. Would that be a possible alternative

10. • be near a 9_____

    答案：station

    原文定位：No. Parking doesn't matter. But it'd be good to have somewhere not too far from a station if possible, but it's not essential. I've got a bike

    同义替换：「near」↔「not too far from」