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cottage (n.) 農莊、小屋、別墅
Tina has a cottage on the coast.
蒂娜在海岸邊有一座小屋。
There is a tiny cottage on the hilltop.
山頂上有一座小木屋。
dwelling (n.) 住宅、住處
I spend some time in my friend’s dwelling.
我在我朋友的住處待了一段時間。
Compared to a human dwelling, the tiny cottage looked more like a doll’s house.
與人類的房屋相比，這間小木屋看起來更像是一棟洋娃娃的房子。
estate (n.) 莊園、地產
Tom lives in his country estate.
湯姆住在他的鄉村莊園裡。
She owns a large estate in England.
她在英國擁有一大片莊園。
edifice (n.) 大廈、雄偉的建築物
There is a huge Gothic edifice in the center of the city.
市中心有一座巨大的哥德式建築。
The library on the corner is the oldest edifice in the county.
轉角處的圖書館是該縣最古老的建築物。
tenement (n.) 廉價公寓、住屋
He lived in an old tenement block.
他住在一個舊公寓大樓裡。
My uncle rented a tenement and there is a shop in the basement.
我叔叔租了一間公寓，地下室有一間商店。
tenant (n.) 房客
The wardrobe was left by the previous tenant.
這個衣櫃是前房客留下的。
Each tenant will be required to sign a lease.
每位房客都必須簽署租約。
lodger (n.) 房客
Are you looking for a lodger?
你在找房客嗎？
She earns her living by taking in lodgers.
她以收房租為生。
《補充說明》tenant ＆ lodger 的差異
． tenant (n.) 房客
➤ 指的是承租了整套房產或是土地
． lodger (n.) 房客 (= roomer)
➤ 指的是租用部分房產，而房主仍住在同一棟房子裡
rent (v.) 出租、租借｜(n.) 租金
How much is the rent per month?
每個月的租金是多少？
John has a villa that he rents to tourists.
約翰有一棟別墅出租給遊客。
charter (v.) 包租、租
They chartered two buses for the trip.
他們為了這次的旅行包了兩輛巴士。
My father chartered a boat for deep-sea fishing.
我爸爸包船去深海釣魚。
lease (v.) 出租｜(n.) 租契、租約
The lease will expire on January 29th. (名詞)
租約將於1月29日到期。
They decided to lease the office to another company. (動詞)
他們決定將辦公室租給另一家公司。
◎ 單字測驗趣
1. The thief hid in an abandoned ______.
(A) dwelling (B) tenement (C) lodger
2. The ______ is surrounded by high walls.
(A) estate (B) tenant (C) rent
3. His grandpa lives in an old ______.
(A) charter (B) lease (C) cottage
4. You have to pay your ______ tomorrow.
(A) rent (B) dwelling (C) edifice
5. He walks past a gloomy ______ building.
(A) tenant (B) tenement (C) charter
6. The company’s headquarters was an impressive ______.
(A) edifice (B) estate (C) lodge
7. This handsome boy is our new ______.
(A) tenement (B) lodger (C) lease
8. For not paying his rent, the ______ was evicted.
(A) tenant (B) estate (C) cottage
9. She would like to ______ a plane.
(A) lease (B) dwelling (C) charter
10. Can you explain all the ______ terms to me?
(A) tenement (B) lease (C) edifice
11. I can barely pay my ______.
(A) rent (B) cottage (C) dwelling
12. We ______ all our computer equipment.
(A) lease (B) lodger (C) estate
解答：
- 1. (A)/(B)｜2.(A)｜3.(C)｜4.(A)｜5.(B)
- 6. (A)｜7.(B)｜8.(A)｜9.(C)｜10.(B)｜11.(A)｜12.(A)
