American houses usually have private kitchens, a living room and sometimes separate areas for eating and watching television. A house usually has its own mailbox, a yard with plants or perhaps a lawn, and a place to store garbage out of sight.
美國住房通常有私人廚房,一個(gè)起居室,有時(shí)吃飯和看電視的地方是分開的。一所房子通常有自己的郵箱,一個(gè)種有植物,或者也許是草坪的院子,還有存放垃圾的地方。
A bungalow is a small house with one or two bedrooms and usually one bathroom.
平房是小房子,有一個(gè)或兩個(gè)臥室,通常有一個(gè)浴室。
A mansion is a real big house with many bedrooms and several bathrooms.
宅第是非常大的房子,有許多臥室和幾個(gè)浴室。
A ranch house usually has three or four bedrooms. The“master bedroom” for the mother and father usually has its own bathroom.
牧場式平房住宅通常有三個(gè)或四個(gè)臥室,父母住的主臥室通常有自己的浴室。
An apartment is usually one living space within a building. Several apartment can be in the same building, with a shared yard, parking spaces, and garbage.
公寓套房通常是大樓里的一個(gè)居住空間。幾個(gè)套房可以都在同一座樓里,共有一個(gè)庭院、停車場地和放垃圾的地方。
(文/王榮)