New Words 生词
当地人 – dāngdì rén – local people
当地 – dāngdì – the local area
租房子 – zū fángzi – to rent a house / apartment / accommodation
卧室 – wòshì – 睡觉的房间
客厅 – kètīng – lounge room
家具 – jiājù – furniture
租金 – zūjīn – rental fee
租房子
如果你在中国学习很长时间的话,可以在学校宿舍里住,可以在当地人的家里住,也可以自己在外面租房子。在学生宿舍里住很好,人多,每天都很热闹,上课也方便,但是有时候太吵了。在当地人家里住也很好,可以天天说中文,练习你的口语和听力,也不用自己做菜,但是有时候进来出去不太方便,晚上回来很晚的话,房东可能会不高兴。
在中国的大城市里,自己在外面租房子比较方便。你可以跟几个朋友一起租一套公寓,这样,你们晚上回家晚一点,没关系。你想租房子的话,要先找租房公司问一下当地有些什么房子要出租。有几个问题一定要问清楚。第一,出租的房子有几个卧室 ,有没有客厅 、卫生间和厨房?第二,有没有家具和电器(电冰箱、电视机、洗衣机、电话、空调)?第三,一个月要付多少钱租金 ?要不要付押金?押金要付多少?押金什么时候还给你?你还应该去看看房子。你如果比较满意的话,合同最好先拿回家看看。
Pinyin for the above passage:
Rúguǒ nǐ zài zhōngguó xuéxí hěn cháng shíjiān dehuà, kěyǐ zài xuéxiào sùshè lǐ zhù, kěyǐ zài dāngdì rén de jiālǐ zhù, yě kěyǐ zìjǐ zài wàimiàn zūfángzi. Zài xuéshēng sùshè lǐ zhù hěn hǎo, rén duō, měitiān dū hěn rènào, shàngkè yě fāngbiàn, dànshì yǒu shíhòu tài chǎole. Zài dāngdì rén jiālǐ zhù yě hěn hǎo, kěyǐ tiāntiān shuō zhōngwén, liànxí nǐ de kǒuyǔ hé tīnglì, yě bùyòng zìjǐ zuò cài, dànshì yǒu shíhòu jìnlái chūqù bù tài fāngbiàn, wǎnshàng huílái hěn wǎn dehuà, fángdōng kěnéng huì bù gāoxìng.
Zài zhōngguó de dà chéngshì lǐ, zìjǐ zài wàimiàn zū fángzi bǐjiào fāngbiàn. Nǐ kěyǐ gēn jǐ gè péngyǒu yīqǐ zū yī tào gōngyù, zhèyàng, nǐmen wǎnshàng huí jiā wǎn yīdiǎn, méiguānxì. Nǐ xiǎng zū fángzi dehuà, yào xiān zhǎo zū fáng gōngsī wèn yīxià dāngdì yǒuxiē shénme fángzi yào chūzū. Yǒu jǐ gè wèntí yīdìng yào wèn qīngchǔ. Dì yī, chūzū de fángzi yǒu jǐ gè wòshì, yǒu méiyǒu kètīng, wèishēngjiān hé chúfáng? Dì èr, yǒu méiyǒu jiājù hé diànqì (diàn bīngxiāng, diànshì jī, xǐyījī, diànhuà, kòngtiáo)? Dì sān, yīgè yuè yào fù duōshǎo qián zūjīn? Yào bùyào fù yājīn? Yājīn yào fù duōshǎo? Yājīn shénme shíhòu hái gěi nǐ? Nǐ hái yīnggāi qù kàn kàn fángzi. Nǐ rúguǒ bǐjiào mǎnyì dehuà, hétóng zuì hǎo xiān ná huí jiā kàn kàn.
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Renting accommodation in China (alternative audio link)
空调 – kōngtiáo – airconditioners
空调遥控器 – kōngtiáo yáokòng qì – air conditioner remote control