Feng Shui 风水 P79 part a
Feng Shui is a Chinese art which is based on the belief that the way you arrange things within a building, and within the rooms of that building, can affect aspects of your life such as how happy and successful you are. 风水是一门中国艺术,它建立在这样一种信念的基础上,即你在一栋楼里和那栋楼的房间里安排事情的方式会影响你生活的各个方面,比如你有多幸福和成功。
Hakka minority客家人 P79 part a
The Hakka people refers to the Han people who migrated to the south of China due to disasters such as war and famine in the ancient Central Plains. They are a community of people formed by the mixing of the remnants of ancient Yue and the Han people of the Central Plains since the Qin Dynasty. “客家人” 指 原来因为古代中原因为战乱和饥荒等灾难迁徙到南方的汉族人,是古越残存者与秦以来中原汉人互相混化而成的人们共同体。
roommate from hell P85 f
It refers to an episode of the soap opera A Stranger in My House, which tells the horror story about what happens when strangers come together under one roof and begin new relationships. In this text, it’s about someone who is difficult to get along with and often brings troubles to his/her roommates.
roommate from hell这个短语源自肥皂剧《我家有个陌生人》中的一集,该剧讲述了当陌生人聚在同一屋檐下并开始新的关系时会发生什么的恐怖故事。在这段文字中,它指的是一个很难相处并且经常给室友带来麻烦的人。
Ads for Rent in English 英文招租广告
英文招租广告文体特点: P90 part e
1. 常用省略句式
为了在有限的空间内展示足够的信息以达到最佳广告效果,英文招租广告大量使用省略句,比如省略主语、谓语动词或连系动词等。
例如:
Close to Mass Transit. (省略了主语It和谓语动词is)
2. 使用短语和短句
英语招租广告在描述房子的位置、配备的家具、价格等信息时主要使用名词短语、动名词短语、不定式短语、形容词短语和介词短语,尤其是名词短语和介词短语以缩短广告的篇幅。
如∶ 2 large Bedrooms, Sunny Kitchen, 24Hr Security, High Speed Wireless Internet.
3. 常用缩写词
24 Hr=24 hours
TV=television
VCR= video cassette recorder
缩写词: P96 part a
furnd=furnished
nr=near
d/town=downtown
EIK=eat-in kitchen
WIC=walk-in closet
immac cond=immaculate condition
mo=month
dep.req=deposit required
am= ante meridiem