情境导读
Cherry和Bryan准备租一套房子，他们一起来到房东家看房。
英语情景会话
(以下C代表Cherry，B代表Bryan，L代表Landlord)
C: Hello. We have seen your advertisement. We're here to see the apartment.
L: Oh, come in and have a look.
B: The location seems nice. It's quiet and close to our companies.
C: Yes. Neither of us is good at getting up in the morning and the closer it is. the later we can get up.
B: Both of the bedrooms face south. I like it. And the living room is larger than I expected.
L: Yes, it's about forty square meters.
C: The kitchen is a little small.
L: It is not very big, but well-equipped. The refrigerator, the microwave oven and even the dining table, everything is ready.
B: How much is the rent?
L: 2000 yuan a month, including electricity and water fees.
C: What's the deposit?
L: 500 yuan. And you'll get the deposit back when you move out.
英语笔记
1.注意quiet/'kwaɪət/“安静的”与quite/kwaɪt/“十分”在发音时舌位的区别。
2.closer 与it 连读，中间增加辅助音/r/，连读为/'kləʊzərɪt/。
3.refrigerator“电冰箱”，简写形式为"fridge"。
4.读作/'maɪkrəweɪv/，复合名词，重音在第一音节。
英语语音语调
复合词的重音规则
复合词是指由两个或两个以上的词构成、能表达一个新的意思的词。比如：fast-food，good-hearted等，不同词性的复合词在发音上有不同的规律：
1.复合名词的重音一般在第一个音节上，如：
handbag /ˈhændbæg/手提包
blackboard /ˈblækbɔ:d/黑板
headache /ˈhedeɪk/头疼
feedback /ˈfi:dbæk/反馈
2.复合动词的重音一般在第二个音节上，如：
ill-treat /ˈɪlˈtri:t/虐待
sleep-walk /'sli:pwɔ:k/踮脚走
