在西方，出租的住房一般有三類，即正式公寓、簡便公寓和單間住房。正式公寓有專門的客廳、廚房、衛生間，臥室可能是一個、兩個，甚至更多。簡便公寓則是客廳與臥室合用，衛生間和廚房也相對小些，因此房租比公寓便宜;單間住房是在別人家里租一個房間，客廳、廚房一般與房主共用，衛生間也有單獨用的，也可沒有單獨的，那么，出租房子用語英語怎么說呢?

1.查看房子

A:Hi,good morning.I'm here to see the apartment.A:早上好。我來看看公寓。B:This is the livingroom and dinningroom combination.It is spacious.The kitchen is here.It is not very big,but wellequipped.The refrigerator,the microwave oven,and even the dinning table.Everything is ready.B:這是客廳加飯廳，挺寬敞的。廚房在這兒。不很大，但設備齊全。冰箱，微波爐，還有餐桌，全都有。A:Good.Let me have a look at the bedroom.Oh,the walkin closet is big enough.Does the window face north or south?A:好。我來看看臥室。哦，這個衣櫥真夠大的。窗子朝北還是朝南?B:South.B:朝南。

2.屋內設備

A:You may look around.If you have any questions,just ask.A:你可以到處看看。有什么問題的話，盡管問好了。B:Do you have heating system?B:有暖氣系統嗎?A:Yes.That's the basic.We have air conditioning all the year round.A:有。那是較基本的。我們一年四季都有空調。B:Does the refrigerator come with the apartment?B:套間配有冰箱嗎?A:Yes,so does the stove.A:有，還有爐子。B:OK.B:行。

3.維修

A:I notice the water is dripping in the kitchen sink. Will you fix that?A:我注意到廚房盥洗槽的水龍頭在滴水，你們能來修一修嗎?B:Well, I didn't notice that. Yeah, I'll have the maintenance man come out and fix that tomorrow.B:哎呀，我沒注意到。好的，我讓維修工明天來把它修好。A:Is this a gas stove?A:這是一個煤氣爐嗎?B:Yeah, you can cook with gas.B:對，你可以用煤氣做飯。A:What about air conditioning?A:空調呢?B:These are newly refurbished air conditioning units. Ah, see how strong that is?In 5 minutes, the whole apartment will be cooled off!B:空調是新整修過的。看，功率挺大吧?只要五分鐘，整個公寓就會涼下來。

4.停車場

A:Is there a parking garage here?A:這里有停車房嗎?B:Ah, we don't have a parking garage;come with me, and I'll show you the parking facilities.B:啊，我們沒有停車房，跟我來，我把停車區指給你看。A:Okay.A:好的。B:Well, as you can see, we have plenty of open parking spaces.B:那兒，你可以看到的，我們有足夠的露天停車場地。A:Sometimes my friends like to come and visit. Where can they park?A:有時候我的朋友會來看我，他們把車停在哪兒呢?B:We have special green visitor parking spots for them. If they stay longer than a day, though, they'll have to come up to the office and get a parking tag.B:我們有綠色的房客專用停車區。不過，要是他們逗留的時間超過一天的話，他們得到辦公室來領一張停車牌。A:I see. A:明白了。

5.娛樂設施

A:Is there a pool or recreation room?A:這兒有游泳池或娛樂室嗎?B:Here's our pool—it's right outside the manager's office, and there's the jacuzzi. As you can see, the recreation room is inside, right next to the office.B:游泳池在這兒，就在經理辦公室的外面，那邊是按摩浴缸。娛樂室在里面，就在辦公室的隔壁。A:How late are the pool and the recreation room open?A:游泳池和娛樂室開放到多晚?B:The pool is open from 10 a.m. to 11 p. m. every day. The recreation room closes at 9 p.m.B:游泳池每天從上午10點開放到晚上11點。娛樂室到晚上9點關門。A:This looks like a nice place.A:看來這地方真不錯啊。

6.再看看

A:Would you like to fill out a credit application?A:請您填一張信用調查表好嗎?B:Well, I still have a couple of places to see. May I take the form with me and return it tomorrow?B:啊，我想再看幾個地方。我能把表格帶走，明天再拿來嗎?A:Yes, but I should tell you that we have another couple interested in the apartment, and they may bring a deposit on Friday. It's firstcome, firstserve.A:行，不過我得告訴您另外有一對夫妻也對這套公寓房感興趣，他們有可能星期五來付定金。我們可是誰先到就給誰的。B:How long will a credit check take?B:信用調查要多久?A:We can do that in about a day.A:我們能在一天內辦完。

7.租房合同

A:Let's write up this lease.I'll fill in everything we've agreed on about the apartment.A:讓我們來簽租約吧。我把雙方一致同意的填上去好了。B:It's a oneyear lease,right?B:這租約有效期為一年，對吧?A:Right.Now,the rent is $450 per month,plus a security deposit of $200.Of course,you'll get the deposit back at the end if the apartment is maintained in good condition.Good.If you're interested in renting it,you should fill out this application.I need two references from people who know you.A:對。現在，租金是每月 450美元，外加 200美元押金。當然，只要房間保持得好，租房到期的時候押金會退給你。好，如果你要租的話，請填寫這份申請表。還要請你找兩個熟人作擔保。B:Oh.B:哦。

8.搬家

A:I'd like to ask for a favor.A:幫我一個忙好嗎?B:Sure.What is it?B:好的。什么事?A:I'm moving on Saturday.Would you mind giving me a hand?A:我星期六搬家。你能來當幫手嗎?B:I'm sorry.I'd like to,but I'm busy the whole weekend.B:抱歉，我很想幫忙，但我整個周末都很忙。A:Well,never mind.A:哦，沒關系。B:Why don't you ask Jim? He may have time.B:你干嗎不找吉姆呢?他也許有空。

9.房子安全

A:Be sure to lock all the doors and windows whenever you go out.A:外出時務必要把門窗鎖好。B:Of course.I will.B:當然，我會的。A:And never give your frontdoor key to anyone.A:***要把大門鑰匙給任何人。B:I understand.B:我知道。A:Also,before going out,check all the appliances and turn everything off.A:還有，出門前檢查所有的電器并關掉電源。B:I'll be sure to do that.B:我一定會那么做的。

10.被投訴

A:I've got a lot of complaints saying that you're a noisy neighbor.A:我接到了很多投訴，說你太吵鬧了。B:Well,I promise there'll be no more parties.B:好吧，我增加不會再開派對了。A:I'm afraid that you've got to move out in one week.A:恐怕你得在一周內搬出去。B:But where can I go now?B:但我一時半會能搬到哪兒去呢?A:That's your problem.A:那是你的問題了。