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Roland
just bought a new house, which he is remodeling. (重新设计) He’s
going to move in around the end of October. The house is modern (新式的), and it has three levels. On the first level, there’s a garage
and an in-law apartment (a small apartment for a
relative or housekeeper). The living room, dining room, kitchen, and
library are on the second level. There’s a bathroom on the second level, too.
On the third floor are the bedrooms and two bathrooms. The exterior
(outside)
of the building is stucco
(装饰用的灰泥, la pared de
estuco) and wood. The neighborhood is very nice. The house is on a
hill near Dolores Park, and it gets a lot of sun. Often when it is foggy in
other parts of the city, it is still sunny at his house.
There
are two little old ladies who live across the street from Roland.
Although
( 尽管, aunque)
they are over 90, they still
(仍然, sigue)
do all their housework and take care of their yards. They both have beautiful
rose gardens, which Roland can see from his living room window. Whenever
(any time, 无 论 何 时, siempre cuando) they see Roland,
they invite him to sit down and chat in their gardens. He thinks they are
wonderful. Something
that Roland doesn’t like very much about his new place is that it isn’t very
close to many Muni lines. He can take the J-Church, but then he has to walk up
a very steep
(陡 的, empinado, escarpado) hill for 3
blocks. Also, although it is a very sunny location, it is very windy in the
late afternoon. It’s much windier than where he lives right now.
Answer these questions about Roland’s new place. Write
short answers.
1. Is
Roland going to stay in his present house? No, he isn't.
2. Is
he going to change anything in his new house?
Yes, he is.
3. Will
he move in in January? No, he won't.
4. Does
his new house only have one floor? No, it doesn't.
5. Is
there a bedroom on the second level? No, there isn't.
6. Must
Roland park in the street? No, he doesn't have to. Wrong: No, he mustn't.
7. Do
you think Roland has a good view (景色, vista) from his
house? Yes, I do.
8. Is
the weather good at his new house? Yes, it is. (It's sunny.) No, it isn't.
(It's windy.)
9. Do
the two little old women live next door to Roland? No, they don't.
10. Do
they like to garden? Yes, they do.
11. Does the N-Judah come close to Roland’s house? No, it doesn't.
12. Where is it windier? a) at Roland’s current place b) at Roland new house Answer: b
1. No,
he isn't. He's going to move into
his new house in October.
2. Yes, he is. He is remodeling it.
3. No, he won't. He'll move in in October.
4. No, it doesn't. It has three levels.
5. No, there isn't. The living room, dining
room, kitchen, library, and bathroom are on the second level.
6. No, he mustn't doesn't have to. (See grammar notes below.) He has a
garage.
7. Yes, I do. He can see his neighbors'
rose gardens. Also, his house is on a hill, so he can probably see in the
distance.
8. Yes, it is and No, it isn't. It's sunnier than other parts of the city, but it's
windy in the afternoon.
9. No, they don't. They live across the
street from him.
10. Yes, they do. They have rose gardens.
11. No,
it doesn't. The J-Church comes close to his house.
12. Answer:
B. It's windier at his new place than at his current (old) place.
