英语中普通人的住所主要有两种:一种是别墅house,一种是公寓apartment (英式英语flat)。所以如果你跟别人说:I bought a house. 是跟别人说你买了一栋别墅!妥妥的土豪呀
我们日常说的“买房子”,一般是指单元房,即一栋楼里的一套房子。
I bought an apartment.(英式英语flat)
我的房子 = my apartment
我住的地方=my place
place 代表住的地方,不管是租还是买
例句
You can stay at my place when you are in Guangzhou.
你来广州,可以住在我那。
接着我们就“house”这个范畴,来看看英语中的几种独栋概念房:
音标[haus]
基本词义-- 房子,别墅
释义:
A house is a building in which people live, usually the people belonging to one family. (house是一栋建筑,在这个建筑中人们居住,通常是属于一个家庭的人们。)
关键词:建筑,居住,一个家庭。
例句
Their family lives in a big house. 他们家住在一个大房子里。
I cannot afford to buy a house yet. 我还负担不起买一栋房子。
音标[´bʌŋgələu]
基本词义:平房
释义:
A bungalow is a house which has only one level, and no stairs. (bungalow是一栋房子,只有一层,没有楼梯)
关键词:房子,一层。
例句
They have a small bungalow by the seaside.
他们有一栋海边的小平房。
音标[´kɔtidʒ]
基本词义 -- 乡村小别墅,乡村茅舍
释义:
A cottage is a small house, usually in the country. (cottage是一栋小房子,通常在乡村)
例句
My parents often drive to their cottage during the weekends and have a relaxing time there.
我的父母经常在周末开车到他们的乡村小别墅,在那里度过一段休闲时光。
音标[hʌt]
基本词义 -- 茅屋
释义:
A hut is a small house with only one or two rooms, especially one which is made of wood, mud, grass, or stones. (hut是一栋小房子,只有一两个房间,尤其是用木头、泥土、草或石头制成的那种。)
关键词:小,木泥草石制成
例句
All guests here are provided simple wooden huts to live.
所有客人都被提供简单的小木舍可居住。
townhouse=联排
与house 的区别是:需要和别人共用围墙
villa=度假屋
注意,villa不是别墅,和别人共用围墙,房子是单层的,一般在郊区(属于度假型房屋)
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