学员心得 分享一些朗阁老师教的小窍门:
1、租房场景
首先辨别是租房还是买房,For lease还是for sale
房子的类型有:flat, apartment, dormitory(dorm), student hotel, youth hostel)
一般房子有的家电或设施有:
stove, fridge, microwave oven, washing machine, air-condition, electric fans, radiator, electricstoves、bed, bookshelf, night table, wardrobe, cupboard, drawer, utensil, sofa, couch, coffee table
Room: bedroom, bathroom, living room, sitting room, balcony, kitchen, bedsit, studio, recreationroom, garage
Money: rent, deposit, insurance, water, electricity, gas, phone bill, laundry fee
床上用品有:
pillow, pillow case, bed linen, sheet, mattress, blanket, towel
房子位置:Road(Rd.), Street(St.), lane,
门厅的叫法:hall, lobby, porch
租房的规律为:离市中心越近,房价越高,位置稍偏,价钱会比较有吸引力;但便宜的房子一般有不理想的地方
not near the center, not near the railway station, fall from the bus stop, near the airport, noisy,shared kitchen,
insects, a stranger in the next door, have no privacy, have to prepare some repellant ,insectshaunting.
另外电话询问看房子时:
Is it available now? when will it be available?
Is there a telephone? How far is it from…….? Is it furnished?
What is the rental price? How is it cooled /heated?
Furnished:意为配备家具。
2、课外研究场景
主要是在课外研究一些小的项目,小的调查研究,包括对学校里各个地方,食品(咖啡,小吃)等的价格的比较,这些看似不屑一顾的东西,这也是与文化背景有关系的,外国人注重人的实践能力。
这部分主要注意听力,特别关注的是研究方法、方法优缺点、研究步骤、个人观点等。
关于研究的:
research, survey, investigate, investigation, investigator, questionnaire, interview, observation,respondent, data, statistics, essay, presentation
关于实验的:
Experiment、laboratory、analysis、methodology、dissertation、conclusion、references andbibliography、qualitative,research method、quantitative research method、casestudy、interview、questionnaire、hypothesis、pilot study、data collection、research findings
有关咖啡的一些类型:
instant coffee, real, Espresso(功夫咖啡,蒸馏咖啡), cappuccino, brewed coffee,etc.
另外一些关于吃的:
fish and chips, value for money, greasy...