时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:英语情景对话-买房


英语课

A: Can you tell me the results of my home inspection 1?

B: Before I answer that, I want to make sure that you know what I was looking for. Are you clear on what I was looking for?

A: I never had a home inspection before.

B: I inspect the home for problems that might not be all that apparent 2 in a quick walk-through.

A: I asked the owners, and they said that everything was great with the house.

B: The owners might not be aware of everything wrong with the house. Some things are hidden, but might still be a problem for you in the future.

A: I heard that the owners must fix all of the problems before the escrow closes.

B: I inform you of the problems. If there are major problems, you can decline 3 to buy the house or they may wish to fix any problems.

A: What kinds of things did you discover in my home inspection?

B: I found some fairly major problems. A major support beam in the roof is broken, and the shower floor leaked and rotted out the second-floor joist.

 



1 inspection
n.检查,审查,检阅
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查,发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
2 apparent
adj.表面上的,貌似真实的,显然的,明明白白的
  • The apparent truth was really a lie.表面上看似实话,实际上是个谎言。
  • His guilt is apparent to all.他的罪恶尽人皆知。
3 decline
n.衰微,跌落,下降;vt.使降低,婉谢;vi.下降,衰落,偏斜
  • I must decline to show favour to any of the candidates.我必须拒绝偏袒任何一位候选人。
  • The birthrate is on the decline.出生率在下降。