Hello, I'm Oli, welcome to Oxford Online English! In this lesson, you can learn about how to talk about your home in English.
大家好，我是奧利，歡迎來到牛津在線英語！
在這節課上，你能學到如何用英語談論你的家。
Where do you live? What's your home like?
你住在哪裡？你家長什麼樣子？
What about your neighbourhood?
Talking about where you live is a common conversation topic in English.
你家周邊環境怎麼樣？
談論住的地方在英語中是一個常見的話題。
So it's good to have some things to say.
Okay, part one: introducing where you live and talking about types of home.
所以有點東西可說總是好的。
好了，第一部分：介紹你住在哪裡並談論家的類型。
Let's start with a simple sentence. "I live in a. . ." what could you put there?
我們從一個簡單的句子開始吧。「我住在......」在空白處可以填什麼呢？
You could say, "I live in a house", "I live in an apartment."
In Britain, people sometimes say "flat."
你可以說：「我住在一棟房子裡」，「我住在一間公寓裡」。
在英國，人們有時候會用 "flat" 這個詞表示公寓。
"Flat" and "apartment" have the same meaning.
Next, let's add a bit more detail.
"flat" 和 "apartment" 是一個意思。
接下來我們再增加一點細節。
What kind of house or apartment is it?
For example, "I live in a small, two-storey house in the suburbs."
那是什麼類型的房子或公寓？
舉個例子，「我住在郊區的一棟兩層的小房子裡。」
When we say how many floors a building has, we usually use the word "storey", so you can say "a two-storey house", "a four-storey apartment building" and so on. "
I live in an apartment on the third floor of a four-storey building."
當我們描述一棟建築有多少層時，我們通常會用 "storey" 這個詞，所以你可以說「一棟兩層的房子」，「一棟四層的公寓大樓」等等。
「我住的是一棟四層的樓房，我的公寓在三樓。」
There are many different kinds of house and apartment.
For example, do you live in a terraced house, a semi-detached house, or a detached house?
有很多不同類型的房子和公寓。
比如，你是住在一棟連棟房屋，一棟半獨立式的房子，還是一棟獨立式的房子裡？
Terraced houses have other houses on both sides, a semi-detached house has another house just on one side, and a detached house stands by itself.
Detached houses are usually larger and more expensive.
連棟房屋的兩側都挨著其他的房子，半獨立式的房子只有一側挨著別的房子，而獨立式的房子是完全獨立的。
獨立式房屋通常更大，也更貴。
Terraced houses are usually smaller and cheaper. What kinds of houses are more common in your country?
連棟房屋通常比較小，比較便宜。哪種房子在你的國家更常見呢？
What about apartments? Many apartments are in apartment buildings.
公寓呢？很多公寓都在公寓大樓裡。
Easy enough, right? If you live in a very tall apartment building with many floors, you can say you live in a "high-rise" in American English or a "tower block" in British English.
很簡單，對吧？如果你住在一棟很高，有很多層的公寓大樓裡，用美式英語你可以說你住在一棟 "high-rise" （高樓）裡，或者用英式英語可以說 "tower block" （高層建築）。
Sometimes a house is divided into apartments, these are called "converted apartments".
Apartments come in many different sizes, if an apartment just has one room which is a bedroom and living room together, it's called a "studio".
有時候一棟房子被分成了好幾間公寓，這些就被叫做「改裝公寓」。
公寓有很多不同的大小，如果一間公寓只有一個房間，也就是臥室和客廳合併在一起，它就被稱為「單身公寓」。
Of course, you can also have bigger apartments, a two-bedroom apartment, a three-bedroom apartment and so on.
Large apartments might be "duplex apartments", this means the apartment has more than one floor.
當然了，也有更大的公寓，兩室的公寓，三室的公寓等等。面積大的公寓可能是「複式公寓」，也就是不止一層的公寓。
What about you? Where do you live?
你呢？你住在哪裡？
Do you live in a house or an apartment?
Could you make a sentence using the vocabulary from this section?
你住在房子裡還是公寓裡？你能用這部分的單詞造個句子出來嗎？
For example, "I live in a two-storey terraced house." "I live in an apartment on the 28th floor of a high-rise building."
比如：「我住在一棟兩層的連棟房屋裡。」「我住在一棟高樓第28層的一間公寓裡。」
"I live in a converted studio apartment." Next, let's see how you can describe the inside of your home in more detail.
「我住在一間改裝的單身公寓裡。」接下來，我們來看看如何更詳細地描述你家的內部。
If you want to describe your home, what can you talk about? Well, you could start by saying what rooms it has.
如果你想描述你的家，你能講些什麼呢？你可以從介紹裡面的房間開始。
For example, "My house has two bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and a garden." It's always better to add adjectives or details to make your speaking more interesting.
舉個例子，「我家有兩間臥室，一個廚房，一個客廳和一個花園。」最好加些形容詞或細節使你所講的內容更有趣。
Let's try: "My house has two small bedrooms, a kitchen with a dining table, a living room with big windows, and a small garden." What other rooms might you have in your home?
我們來試試：「我家有兩間小臥室，一個帶餐桌的廚房，一個有著大窗戶的客廳，和一個小花園。」你家裡還可能有什麼別的房間呢？
You could have a dining room for people to eat together. Maybe you have an office or a study where you can work.
你可能有個餐廳，供大家聚在一起用餐。也許你有個用來工作的辦公室或書房。
If you live in a warmer country, you might have a balcony or a terrace where you can sit outside in warmer weather. What about your home?
如果你居住在一個較為溫暖的國家，你可能有個陽臺或露臺，天氣暖和時可以坐在外面。你家呢？
What does it have?
Does your home have a garden, a balcony, or another outdoor area?
你家裡有什麼？你家有花園、陽臺或另外的室外區域嗎？
Try to make a sentence describing your home.
For example, "I live in a two-bedroom apartment.
試著造個句描述一下你的家。
舉個例子，「我住在一間兩室的公寓裡。
The bedrooms are quite small, but there's a big living room with a dining area, a modern kitchen, and also a small balcony where we can sit outside in the summer."
What can you say about your home?
臥室都相當小，但是有一個帶用餐區域的大客廳，一個現代的廚房，還有一個小陽臺，我們夏天可以坐在那兒。」你對你家有什麼可說的？
Okay, next, saying what you like or dislike. So now you can hopefully describe your home a little bit, but what about your opinion?
好了，下一部分：描述你喜歡或不喜歡的地方。
現在你會稍微描述一下你的家了，但是你的看法呢？
What do you like about your home, and what would you change if you could?
Positive words you could use to describe your home include "spacious", meaning large with lots of room; "cosy" which means comfortable in a warm, welcoming way; "light" describes a home which gets lot of natural light.
你喜歡你家哪一點，以及如果可以的話，你會改變家裡的什麼？可以用來描述你家的褒義詞包括："spacious"，意思是房子很大，有很多空間；"cosy"，意思是很溫馨舒適；"light"，用來描述自然光線充足的房子。
You can say your home is "warm" or "cool", meaning that it's comfortable in winter or in summer.
Finally, you can describe your home as "convenient", meaning it's close to your job, it's close to the shops, it's close to your children's school and so on.
你可以說你的家很 "warm" 或 "cool"，也就是在冬天或夏天的時候很舒服。
最後，你可以用 "convenient" 來描述你的家，意思是它離你工作的地方很近，離商店很近，離你孩子的學校很近等等。
You can use "convenient" plus "for". For example, "it's convenient for the subway," or "it's convenient for my office."
可以在 "convenient" 後面加上介詞 "for"。比如，「坐地鐵很方便」或者「去我辦公室很方便」。
Could you use any of these words to describe your home? Okay, but what if you don't like your home?
你能用這些詞來描述你的家嗎？但是如果你不喜歡你的家該怎麼說？
Well, here are some words you could use: "cramped" means your home is too small, so you don't have enough space.
"Dark" means your home doesn't get enough light, so that even when it's sunny outside, it's still dark inside.
你可以用下面這些詞："cramped"，意思是你家太小了，沒有足夠的空間。
"dark"，意思是你家光線不足，也就是說即使外面陽光明媚，你家裡面還是昏暗的。
"Drafty" means cold air comes inside through the windows or through the doors in the winter. "Stuffy" means there's not enough air so it's very uncomfortable in hot weather.
"drafty"，意思是冬天的時候冷空氣會從窗戶或門那兒漏進來。
"stuffy"，意思是通風不好，所以天氣熱的時候非常不舒服。
You could say your home is "noisy".
For example, if you live near a main road, your home might be noisy even at night.
你可以說你家很 "noisy"。
舉個例子，如果你住在主幹道附近，你家可能甚至晚上的時候都很吵。
Can you make a sentence about your home using some of these words?
For example, "My home is light and spacious, but it can get very drafty in the winter."
你能用這些詞造個句子來描述你的家嗎？
舉個例子，「我家採光很好，空間也很大，但是冬天的時候會漏風。」
"I like my apartment because it's cosy, although it can be noisy because there's a restaurant just downstairs."
Okay, so now you can talk about your home and what you think of it, what else can you say on this topic?
「我喜歡我的公寓，因為它很溫馨，不過也會很吵，因為樓下就是間餐館。
」好了，現在你會談論你的家以及你對它的看法了，關於這個話題你還能說些什麼呢？
Let's look, part four: saying who you live with. Who do you live with?
我們來看看，第四部分：講講和你住在一起的人。你和誰住在一起？
Do you live with your parents, your husband or wife, with your family?
Do you live by yourself or do you live with flatmates (people who you share a rented flat with) ?
你和父母住在一起，和丈夫或妻子住在一起，還是和你的家人住在一起？
你自己一個人住，還是和室友（跟你合租公寓的人）住在一起？
Maybe you live with friends. Let's look at examples of what you could say here.
也許你和朋友住在一起。你在這部分能說些什麼呢？我們來看幾個例子。
"I live with my parents." "I live in a shared house; I have four flatmates."
「我和我父母住在一起。」「我住在一個合租房裡，我有四個室友。」
"I live by myself." What about you?
「我自己一個人住。」你呢？
Okay, that was easy. Let's look at one more topic you can talk about.
剛才的很簡單。我們再來看一個你能談論的話題。
Part five: talking about your neighbourhood. First, be careful with the word "neighbourhood".
第五部分：談論你家的周邊環境。首先，要注意 "neighbourhood" 這個單詞。
A neighbourhood is not a person; it's the area near your home. So where is your home?
它並不是一個人，而是你家附近的區域。你家在哪裡？
Is it in the city centre, the suburbs, or outside the city? If you live outside the city, do you live on the outskirts of the city, in a village, or in the middle of nowhere?
是在市中心、郊區還是市外？如果你住在市外，你是住在市郊、村莊裡還是在荒無人煙的地方？
How could you describe your neighbourhood? Is it quiet or lively?
你能如何描述你家的周邊環境呢？是很安靜還是很熱鬧？
Trendy or boring? Are there many shops, cafes, bars, restaurants?
時髦還是無聊？商店、咖啡廳、酒吧和餐廳多嗎？
Are there parks or sports facilities? For example, you could say, "I live in a very lively area just south of the city center.
有公園或體育設施嗎？舉個例子，你可以說：「我住在一片很熱鬧的區域，就在市中心南邊。
There are many cafes, shops, and places to go." Or, "I live in a quiet area in the suburbs, in the north of the city.
有很多咖啡廳、商店和可去的地方。」或者「我住在郊區一個很安靜的區域，在城市的北面。
It's a nice area and it's quiet, but it's a bit boring. There isn't really anything to do."
那個區很不錯，也很安靜，但是有點無聊。沒什麼事情可做。」
What about you? Can you say something about your neighborhood?
你呢？你能介紹介紹你家的周邊環境嗎？
Okay, finally let's put everything together. If you can use everything we've looked at in this lesson, you should be able to speak very clearly and with lots of details about your home and where you live.
好了，最後我們把所有內容匯總一下。如果你可以把我們這節課講過的所有內容都用上，那應該就能清楚並詳細地介紹你家和你住的地方了。
For example, "I live in a two-storey terraced house. It has two bedrooms, a living room, a small kitchen, and a garden.
舉個例子，「我住在一棟兩層的連棟房屋裡。我家有兩間臥室，一個客廳，一個小廚房和一個花園。
It's cosy and convenient for getting to work, but it's a bit cramped, especially when we have guests. I live with my wife and daughter.
這個房子非常溫馨，而且上班很方便，但是屋裡有點擠，尤其是來了客人的時候。我跟我的妻子和女兒住在一起。
Our house is near the city centre in a quiet neighborhood. There isn't much to do, but there are some small shops and a park where we go if the weather's nice."
我們的房子就在市中心附近，周邊很安靜。可做的事情不多，但是有一些小店和一個公園，我們天氣不錯的時候會去那兒。」
Here's one more sample answer: "I live by myself in a studio apartment. It just has one main room with a tiny kitchen.
還有一個回答範例：「我自己一個人住在一間單身公寓裡。只有一間主臥帶一個超小的廚房。
It's very warm in winter, but it can get a bit stuffy in summer.
I live in the city centre, very close to everythi【是夏天會有點悶熱。
我住在市中心，離所有地方都很近。
It's very lively, with lots of bars and restaurants. It's a good place for young people to live, but not many families choose to live here."
那裡非常熱鬧，有很多酒吧和餐廳。很適合年輕人居住，但沒有多少家庭會選擇住在這兒。」
What about you? Can you make an answer like this talking about where you live?
你呢？你能想出像這樣的回答來談論你住的地方嗎？
Try to use as much language from the lesson as you can. Okay, that's the end of the lesson, thanks very much for watching.
儘量多用些這節課學的語言。好了，這節課到此就結束了，非常感謝觀看。
You can see more of our free English lessons on our website, oxfordonlineenglish. com, but that's all. Thanks again, I'll see you next time.
更多免費英語課程請登陸我們的網站 oxfordonlineenglish. com，但就這樣了。再次表示感謝，下次見。
Bye-bye!
拜拜！