【Sharon口语轻课堂】Part 1必考题：Home 。"

1 on the outskirts of .... 在...城郊

My living place is on the outskirts of Shanghai.

2 detached house 独立式住宅

I live in a detached house in a residential area. The neighbourhood is wonderful. I mean there are plenty of trees around and the people are quite friendly. I would say I"m really into it. 我住在一个居民区的一栋独立式住宅里面。这个社区很棒。我是说有很多树，而且人们也很友好。我想说真的还蛮喜欢了。

3 minimalist 极简主义的adj.

I guess I would describe my home as minimalist. What I mean is that the walls are all white and the furniture is also neither white or black. There are very few ornaments or pictures, because I like to keep things quite minimal and I hate clutter. 我觉得我家可以说成极简主义风格了。我是说墙全是白色的，家具不是黑就是白色的。很少的装饰品和图片。因为我喜欢简单一点，不喜欢杂乱。

4 bungalow 平房，小屋 （是house 的一种，只有一层，没有楼梯）

My bungalow has two bedrooms and one bathroom. 我的小平房有两个卧室，一个浴室。

5 apartment 公寓，单元房

I finally broke away from my parents and got an apartment of my own. 我最终脱离了父母，有了自己的公寓。

房屋的种类：

bungalow 平房

condominium 共管公寓(附豪华休闲设施)

apartment/flat 公寓，单元房(附普通休闲设施)

mansion 大厦

cottage 农舍,或农舍式别墅

villa 别墅

terrace 排屋

detached 独立式

semi-detached 半独立式

townhouse 共管式房屋

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