情景會話口袋書人際篇 第93期:租房(4)

13. I want to rent a furnished house.
我想租有家具的房子。
還能這樣說：
I need a house with furniture.
I'd like a house with a set of furniture.
應用解析：
be furnished with 安裝有，陳設有;
furnish out 補充;使完備;
furnish sb. with sth. 供給某人某物
14. This house is rather old. It needs painting.
這房子挺舊的，得刷一下才行。
還能這樣說：
This house is quite old and it needs to be painted.
This is a rather old house. We need to make it painted.
諺語：
The devil is not so black as he is painted.
魔鬼不像所描繪的那么黑。
15. The houses downtown are very expensive.
市區(qū)的房子很貴。
還能這樣說：
The downtown houses are much too dear.
It's rather expensive to live in downtown.
諺語：
It is too late to come with the water when the house is burnt down.
馬后炮。
16. I haven't found any one within my price range yet.
我還沒有找到在我承受范圍之內的價格。
還能這樣說：
The house I have saw are beyond my afford.
I haven't got one within the limits of my financial capability.
應用解析：
a low range of prices 低檔價錢;
at close range 接近地;
range oneself with 做……的伙伴
17. The landlady is very kind to me.
房東對我很好。
還能這樣說：
The landlady is friendly to me.
My landlady is kind-hearted.
諺語：
Kind words butter no parsnips.
畫餅充饑。