场景 旅馆&租房

　　Part 1 旅馆场景

　　hotel [həʊ'tel]旅馆

　　[真题例句]They close the hotel during low seasons(旅游淡季)

　　reception desk [rɪ'sepʃ(ə)n] 前台

　　[真题例句]There’s a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means to make trouble。

　　receptionist [rɪ'sepʃ(ə)nɪst]前台接待员

　　[真题例句]It is important that the hotel receptionist make sure that guests are registered correctly。

　　holiday-maker 旅行者

　　[真题例句]It was a busy season for holiday-makers。

　　reservation [rezə'veɪʃ(ə)n]n。预约

　　[真题例句]The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name。

　　reserve [rɪ'zɜːv] / book [bʊk]v。预订

　　[真题例句]The man reserved a room some time ago。

　　[真题例句]The room booked was not spacious enough。

　　suite [swiːt]套房

　　[真题例句]The suite booked was for a different date。

　　single / double room 单人间/双人间

　　[真题例句]I wonder whether it would be possible to change this double room to two single rooms。

　　free of charge免费

　　[真题例句]It was free of charge on weekends。

　　demand compensation [kɒmpen'seɪʃ(ə)n]索赔

　　[真题例句]Demand compensation from the hotel。

　　Part 2 租房场景

　　house [haʊs] 独栋别墅

　　[真题例句]The man has a house for sale。

　　apartment [ə'pɑːtm(ə)nt] / flat [flæt]公寓

　　[真题例句]The man will choose a low-rent apartment。

　　[真题例句]people in Britain are forced to move into high blocks of flats

　　apartment complex ['kɒmpleks]综合性公寓

　　[真题例句]Have you inquired at the apartment complex down the street?

　　rent [rent] v. 租

　　[真题例句]I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and above all in a quiet neighborhood。

　　renter ['rentə] /tenant ['tenənt]房客

　　[真题例句]The new protection will apply only to renters who have been in an apartment for at least a year。

　　[真题例句]But is will be an improvement in cities like San Jose, where renters rights groups charge that unscrupulous (不择手段的) landlords have kicked out tenants on short notice to put up tents。

　　roommate ['ruːmmeɪt] 室友

　　[真题例句]To be absolutely safe, Juan asked his roommate, who was not a geology major, to listen to the speech。

　　landlord ['læn(d)lɔːd] 房东

　　[真题例句]The farmers were forced to leave their lands when Lord Chest-field, their landlord, refused to renew their traditional lease last year in order to extend the reservation area for birds。

　　lease [liːs] 租约

　　[真题例句]He refused to prolong their land lease。

　　utilities [juː'tɪlətɪz] 水电气费用

　　[真题例句]We’re now saving ￡16,000 a year on rent, plus the cost of utilities, not to mention what would have been spent on commuting。

　　furnished['fɜːnɪʃt] 带装修的

　　[真题例句]The furnished apartment was inexpensive。

　　unfurnished [ʌn'fɜːnɪʃt] 未装修的

　　[真题例句]I’m looking for an unfurnished two-bedroom apartment, but all your apartments are furnished。

　　downtown ['daʊntaʊn]市中心，商业区

　　[真题例句]Kate, why does the downtown area look deserted now?

(来源：有道学堂)