- flat 和 apartment 意思一样，都是「公寓」，只是英式（flat）和美式（apartment）说法不同；flatmate 和 roommate 也有类似的细微差别。
- 收录 Cambridge Preliminary（B1）官方词表「House and Home」主题里跟住房类型、居住状态有关的单词。
- 涵盖住宅类型（house、flat、cottage）和居住相关的人与事（neighbour、rent、housework），每个词配一个常用搭配。
- 学完能填写租房申请、描述自己住哪种房子，也能听懂 flatmate/roommate 这类合租相关的对话。
重点内容
| 英文 | 音标 | 中文 | 例句 | 常用搭配 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| accommodation | /əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃn/ | 住宿 | We booked accommodation near the beach. | find accommodation |
| address | /əˈdres/ | 地址 | Can you give me your address? | a home address |
| apartment | /əˈpɑːtmənt/ | 公寓（美式说法） | She lives in a small apartment in New York. | rent an apartment |
| cottage | /ˈkɒtɪdʒ/ | 乡村小屋 | They spent the weekend in a cottage by the lake. | a country cottage |
| flat | /flæt/ | 公寓（英式说法） | We rent a two-bedroom flat. | rent a flat |
| flatmate | /ˈflætmeɪt/ | 室友（英式合租用语） | My flatmate cooks dinner every Friday. | share with a flatmate |
| home | /həʊm/ | 家 | There's no place like home. | stay at home |
| house | /haʊs/ | 房子 | They bought a new house last year. | buy a house |
| housewife | /ˈhaʊswaɪf/ | 家庭主妇 | She has been a housewife for ten years. | a full-time housewife |
| housework | /ˈhaʊswɜːk/ | 家务 | I hate doing housework on weekends. | do the housework |
| neighbour | /ˈneɪbə(r)/ | 邻居 | Our neighbour is very friendly. | a next-door neighbour |
| property | /ˈprɒpəti/ | 房产 | Property prices are rising in this area. | buy property |
| rent | /rent/ | 租金；租（动词） | The rent is due at the end of the month. | pay the rent |
| roommate | /ˈruːmmeɪt/ | 室友（合住一间房） | I share a room with my roommate at university. | share a room with a roommate |
| stay (v) | /steɪ/ | 逗留；留宿 | We stayed at a hotel near the airport. | stay at a hotel |
*flat*（英式）＝*apartment*（美式），*flatmate*（英式，合租一整间房但各有房间）跟 *roommate*（合住同一间房）也不完全一样，看语境判断。
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