雅思听力生活类高频词汇：HOUSE-RENTING

People

landlord / landlady (女)房东

tenant房客

agent/agency中介

host family接待家庭

guest客人

neighbour邻居

Fees

rent 租金

deposit 押金

utility bills 水电费

water / gas / electricity / telephone bill

weekly / monthly每周的 / 每月的

refundable可退回的

insurance保险

contract合同，合约

Location

downtown / city centre市中心

suburbs / outskirts 郊区

urban/rural area市区 / 郊县

north北, south南, east东, west西

northwest西北;southwest西南

northeast东北;southeast东南

northern北边的

road / street / avenue街道

Accommodation

property房产

guest house招待所

homestay 寄宿家庭

flat / apartment公寓

studio apartment单身公寓

single room单人间

twin room 双人间(两个床)

triple room 三人间

Diet

refreshments / snack点心

special food / dietary requirement对于食物特殊要求

food allergies / be allergic to 对…食物过敏

vegetarian素食主义者

seafood海鲜

Facility / Equipment / Apparatus

living room客厅

dining room饭厅

kitchen厨房

kitchen-diner 在英国英语里，厨房餐厅在一起叫kitchen-diner(20世纪用语，已过时)

bathroom卫生间

garden花园

yard庭院

cloakroom衣帽间

study书房

garage 车库

car park 停车场

lift电梯

fire gate/exit紧急出口

air conditioner / conditioning 空调

heating取暖

closed-circuit TV / video surveillance 闭路电视/监控系统