付管理費、停電...在國外租房子要注意哪些事？掌握這些英文單字，國外租賃不碰璧

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2018-09-17 17:18

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食衣住行育樂六大需求中，住和我們的日常生活息息相關，如果你是在國外工作，那就很可能遇到和房屋有關的事情。而房屋居住情境也很常出現在多益英語測驗和多益普及測驗。

在食衣住行育樂六大需求中，住和我們的日常生活息息相關，如果你是在國外工作，那就很可能遇到和房屋有關的事情。而房屋居住情境也很常出現在多益英語測驗和多益普及測驗，主要會出現的Housing場景有公寓（Apartment）、房屋（Houses）、農場（Farms）、買賣與租賃（Buying and Renting）以及修繕（Repair）共五個。就讓我們從這篇文章中，學會一些和房屋居住相關的英文單字吧！

在面對不同的場景時，最佳的學習法就是針對主題進行學習。其中一個簡單的方法就是直接打開Google，把關鍵字輸進去，就一定會出現相關主題的文章、公告或圖片，而內容裡的單字就是相關主題需要理解的詞彙。請記得，詞彙就是最關鍵、也最基礎的核心能力。

在這次的詞彙整理中，特別加上了paraphrase（換句話說）的元素。在TOEIC與TOEIC Bridge的題目中，較進階的題型通常會置入不同paraphrase的元素。例如agenda與schedule、motor與engine等，透過近似字的轉換呈現，來確認學習者是否對於訊息透徹了解。

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在開始練習閱讀測驗之前，先來熟記等一下在文章中會出現的情境單字，可以透過 Quizlet 邊聽邊學，建議一定要跟著念過去，才能同時加強記憶和聽力唷！

住房問題，關鍵單字在這裡！

notice 通知（n.）
residents 居民（n.）
power 電力（n.）
electricity 電（n.）
fix 修理（v.）
repair 修理（v.）
suggest 推薦（v.）
etc. = et cetera 等等
cause 造成（v.）
around 周遭（prep.）
advertisement 廣告（n.）
apartment 公寓（n.）
double room 雙人房（n.）
per 每一（adj.）
management cost 管理費（n.）
square 平方（adj.）
district 區域（n.）
suitable 合適的（adj.）
couple 一對（男女朋友或夫妻）n.

熟記情境單字後，請試著完成接下來的兩篇與房屋居住有關的閱讀測驗題目。這兩篇也請在五分鐘之內完成。之後若有對答案不確定的地方，請記得看題目後的解說影片收聽詳解唷！

Questions 1 to 3 refer to the following notice:

Neverland Apartments:
Attention
All residents of building 5
From the 5pm on the 17th of August to 6am on the 18th of August, there will be no power in this building. This is because electricity will be fixed during this time. The water will not be running very well during this time, so it is suggested that all people take showers and do their cleaning, etc. before 5pm on that day.
Sorry for the trouble this may have caused you.

1. How long will there be no power for?
(A) Two days
(B) 24 hours
(C) Around 12 hours
(D) 36 hours

2. What is suggested the people should do before 5pm on the 17th ?
(A) Use water to clean and take showers.
(B) Use power.
(C) Do more cooking.
(D) Don't leave the building.

3. What is the reason the power will be out?
(A) The city is having problems with electricity.
(B) The electricity is being repaired.
(C) They are having a typhoon.
(D) A storm is coming.

Questions 4 to 5 refer to the following advertisement:

Apartment for rent
We are renting our double room apartment for $5,000 per month. Management costs for every month are 10% of the rent. It is 65 square meters. It has a kitchen, living room with a sofa and two bedrooms. It is located in Taichung City, Xi Tun District, and is near Amart and Fengjia Night market. It is suitable for young couples with one child. Renters will need to pay two months rent before they move in. For more information, please call Brad on 0970 545 676.

4. How much do renters have to pay every month for rent and management costs?
(A) $5,000
(B) $4,500
(C) $600
(D) $5,500

5. How many people does the advertisement recommend to live in this place?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

6. According to the advertisement, what it true?
(A) It is close to the hospital.
(B) It is in Taipei.
(C) It is close to market places.
(D) It is far from the train station.

答案：CABDBC

Questions 1 to 3 refer to the following notice:
https://youtu.be/oH4yAohIZVw

Questions 4 to 5 refer to the following advertisement:
https://youtu.be/IoL5KUYIiVM

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