Rent or Buy 1
John and Linda have been arguing about whether to buy a house for a long time.
They have been renting a small flat for several years, and the rent keeps going up.
ps:他們租了一套小公寓好幾年了拴袭，租金一直在上漲。
flat水平的;?平坦的;?平滑的;?一套房間;?公寓;?單元房;?平面部分;?平地;?低洼地;?平直地，平躺地;?斷然;?直截了當(dāng)?shù)??低于標(biāo)準(zhǔn)音高;?住公寓;?合住公寓
rent租金;?破裂處;?裂口;?撕裂;?租用览效，租借;?出租;?將…租給
Last year, John wasn’t sure about his job situation, so they agreed to delay the decision.
They also invested some money in the stock market, and their investments are doing well.
Linda really wants to have a place of her own.
She is growing impatient and doesn’t want to wait any longer.
She wants to sell some of their investments and put the money into a nice house.
Questions:
1.what have they been renting about?
?whether to buy a house?
2. Where do they invest some money last year?
They put some money in the stock market.
3. Why didn't they decide to buy a house last year?
John was uncertain about his job.
Put the sentences below in order:
John and Linda have been arguing about whether to buy a house for a long time.They have been renting a small flat for several years, and the rent keeps going up.Last year, John wasn’t sure about his job situation, so they agreed to delay the decision.They also invested some money in the stock market, and their investments are doing well.
Fill in the blanks:
John and Linda have been arguing about whether to buy a house for a long time.They have been renting a small flat for several years, and the rent keeps going up.Last year, John wasn’t sure about his job situation, so they agreed to delay the decision.They also invested some money in the stock market, and their investments are doing well.Linda really wants to have a place of her own.She is growing impatient and doesn’t want to wait any longer.
John is against buying now because he thinks prices are too high.
He is also worried about the high cost of living in the area.
This is beginning to make the area less attractive to companies.
Unless a company is innovative and successful, it can’t afford to do business in the area.
ps:除非一家公司具有創(chuàng)新性和成功性仿粹，否則它無(wú)法在該地區(qū)開(kāi)展業(yè)務(wù)瘟檩。
innovative引進(jìn)新思想的;?采用新方法的;?革新的;?創(chuàng)新的
successful達(dá)到目的;?有成效的;?獲得成功的;?有成就的
afford to得起;?負(fù)擔(dān)得起;?付得起
area地區(qū)俐填，地域;?地方终佛，場(chǎng)地俊嗽，區(qū);?區(qū)，部位
Salary levels have risen so quickly that companies can no longer afford to attract good workers.
ps:工資水平上升得如此之快铃彰，以至于公司再也無(wú)力吸引優(yōu)秀的員工了绍豁。
Salary薪金，薪水
levels數(shù)量牙捉，程度竹揍，濃度;?標(biāo)準(zhǔn);?水平;?質(zhì)量;?品級(jí);?層次;?級(jí)別;?使平坦;?使平整;?摧毀，夷平;?使相等;?使平等;?使相似;?level的第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù)和復(fù)數(shù)
risen上升;?攀升;?提高;?達(dá)到較高水平;?起床;?起立;?站起來(lái);?升起;?rise的過(guò)去分詞
quickly迅速地;?很快地;?不久;?立即
afford to得起;?負(fù)擔(dān)得起;?付得起
attract吸引;?使喜愛(ài);?引起…的好感;?招引;?引起
workers工作者;?人員;?雇員;?勞工邪铲，工人;?干活…的人;?worker的復(fù)數(shù)
Good workers won’t come unless they are paid enough to buy a house.
So many companies are relocating or moving overseas where costs are lower.
ps:因此芬位，許多公司都在成本較低的地方搬遷或遷往海外。
relocating搬遷带到，遷移;?relocate的現(xiàn)在分詞
moving動(dòng)人的;?令人感動(dòng)的;?移動(dòng)的;?運(yùn)動(dòng)的;?改變位置昧碉，移動(dòng);?變化;?改變;?轉(zhuǎn)變;?前進(jìn);?進(jìn)步;?進(jìn)展;?move的現(xiàn)在分詞
overseas外國(guó)的;?海外的;?在國(guó)外;?在海外
costs費(fèi)用;?花費(fèi);?價(jià)錢(qián);?成本;?努力，代價(jià)揽惹，損失;?需付費(fèi);?價(jià)錢(qián)為;?使喪失;?使損失;?使付出努力;?使做不愉快的事;?cost的第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù)和復(fù)數(shù)
lower下面的晌纫，下方的;?在底部的;?近底部的;?朝海岸的;?低洼的;?向南的;?把…放低;?使…
Question:
1.Why are many companies relocating or moving overseas?
They can't afford to stay because of the high cost of living.
Fill in the blanks:
Salary levels have risen so quickly that companies can no longer afford to attract good workers. Good workers won’t come unless they are paid enough to buy a house.
Repeat Sentences:
1.She is growing impatient and doesn’t want to wait any longer.
2. They invested some money in the stock market.
3.The high cost of living is beginning to make the area less attractive to companies.
4.Linda really wants to have a place of her own.
5. Unless a company is innovative and successful, it can’t afford to do business in the area.
John is worried that once companies start to leave, housing prices will come down.
Only fools are buying now, paying prices that are probably 10 to 20 percent higher than they should be.
He wants to buy when prices have fallen to a more reasonable level.
Until then, it doesn’t make sense to buy.
Questions:
1. what is john waiting for?
he is waiting for prices to fall.
2.what can cause the house prices to come down?
if companies leave the area, people will lose their jobs and the demand for housing will decline.
3.What does John think it will happen to housing prices?
He thinks they'll come down.
4. Why does he think that housing prices will come down?
?He thinks that companies will move out of the area, causing prices to weaken.
He remembers what happened in other countries, just a few years ago, when prices climbed and then fell 50%.
Many people lost their homes because they owed more on their homes than the homes were worth.
ps:許多人失去了他們的家園，因?yàn)樗麄兦匪麄兊姆孔颖确孔拥膬r(jià)值更多永丝。
lost迷路的;?迷失的;?失去的;?丟失的;?喪失的;?無(wú)法恢復(fù)的;?得不到的;?無(wú)法再找到的;?無(wú)法再造的;?遺失;?丟失;?損失，喪失箭养，失去;?被…奪去;?lose的過(guò)去分詞和過(guò)去式
their他們的;?她們的;?它們的;?在提及性別不詳?shù)娜藭r(shí)慕嚷，用以代替his或her
homes家;?住所;?房子，住宅，寓所;?家鄉(xiāng);?故鄉(xiāng);?定居地;?歸巢喝检，回家;?home的第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù)和復(fù)數(shù)
because因?yàn)?/i>
owed欠;?歸因于;?歸功于;?起源于;?owe的過(guò)去分詞和過(guò)去式
than比;?多于嗅辣，小于，少于;?就
werebe 的過(guò)去時(shí)復(fù)數(shù)和第二人稱(chēng)單數(shù)形式;?有時(shí)代替 was挠说，用于條件從句澡谭、動(dòng)詞 wish 之后等
worth有…價(jià)值;?值…錢(qián);?值得，有價(jià)值;?值得;?價(jià)值(十元损俭、40英鎊等)的東西;?能用的東西;?
When they lost their jobs, they couldn’t pay the mortgage.
ps:當(dāng)他們失業(yè)時(shí)蛙奖，他們付不起抵押貸款。
mortgage 英 [?m??ɡ?d?] 美 [?m??rɡ?d?] n. 按揭(由銀行等提供房產(chǎn)抵押借款);按揭貸款 v. (向銀行等)抵押(房產(chǎn)) 第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù)： mortgages復(fù)數(shù)： mortgages現(xiàn)在分詞： mortgaging過(guò)去式： mortgaged過(guò)去分詞： mortgaged
They couldn’t sell either, because the selling price was less than what they owed to the bank.
So they had to move out and the banks took possession.
Now prices are rising again, so the same thing could happen again.
A cycle of boom and bust, which people tend to forget.
ps:一個(gè)繁榮和蕭條的循環(huán)杆兵，人們往往會(huì)忘記雁仲。
boom and bust繁榮與蕭條?英 [?bu?m ?n ?b?st] 美 [?bu?m ?n ?b?st]
which哪一個(gè);?哪一些;?…的那個(gè)，…的那些;?那個(gè)琐脏，那些
people人;?人們;?大家;?人民攒砖，國(guó)民;?民族;?種族;?居住在;?把…擠滿(mǎn)人;?住滿(mǎn)居民;?person的復(fù)數(shù)
tend to傾向于;?有助于
forget忘記;?遺忘;?忘記做;?不再想;?不再把…放在心上
Exercises:
1.what happen if you try to sell your home when the market value of home is less than what? you paid for it?
you get a loss.
2.When people buy a house or a flat, why do they go to a bank?
Unless they can pay cash, they'll need to get a loan from a bank to help pay for it.
3. A cycle of boom and bust when an economy grows too fast, then takes a rapid fall, and the cycle begins again.
Linda has a different view.
She thinks he worries too much.
She thinks if they buy now, prices will continue to rise.
If they don’t buy now, they will miss the opportunity and regret it later.
She isn’t worried by the possibility that prices may drop in the future.
Question:
1.If they don’t buy now, what does she think they will regret?
they will regret not having bought it.
2.What does Linda think about housing prices?
They will continue to rise.
Repeat Sentences:
1. She isn't sure, but she thinks prices will continue to rise.
2. If they don’t buy now, they will miss the opportunity and regret it later.
3. She isn’t worried by the possibility that? prices may drop in the future.
4. She thinks they will regret it later if they don't buy now.
