英國(guó)最常見(jiàn)的住宅種類(lèi)。

英國(guó)的住宅有很多種，最常見(jiàn)的有獨(dú)棟房、連排房、公寓等。英國(guó)人理想中的家是什么樣的？維多利亞式房屋和喬治王時(shí)代房屋分別有哪些特征？

詞匯: houses 住宅，房屋

• There are many different types of houses in the UK. You may see?detached,?semi-detached, ?terraced?houses or even?end-of-terrace?houses on a typical street. You might see?mansions?in more af·flu·ent (rich) parts of town, or people?residing?in?bungalows, preferring to live a life without stairs.?Quaint?cottages?may dot the countryside, while heading to the cities you could see any number of types of?flats, including houses turned into?converted flats,?studios?and?duplexes. But one thing you will notice is that many houses come from different eras, and asking a British person about their?ideal?home, many of them will have a specific?period property?in mind.

  在英國(guó)有許多不同類(lèi)型的房子。在一條典型的街道上，你可能會(huì)看到獨(dú)立的、半獨(dú)立的、聯(lián)排的房屋，甚至聯(lián)排房屋的末端。你可能會(huì)在城市較富裕的地區(qū)看到豪宅，或住在平房里的人，他們更喜歡過(guò)沒(méi)有樓梯的生活。古色古香的小屋可能點(diǎn)綴在鄉(xiāng)村，而前往城市，你可以看到各種類(lèi)型的公寓，包括改造成公寓、工作室和復(fù)式公寓的房子。但有一件事你會(huì)注意到，許多房子來(lái)自不同的時(shí)代，如果問(wèn)一個(gè)英國(guó)人他們理想的家，他們中的許多人會(huì)想到一個(gè)特定的時(shí)期。

detached 獨(dú)棟的

semi-detached 半獨(dú)棟的

terraced 連排的

end-of-terrace 連排房最邊上一幢的

mansion 大豪宅

reside 居住

bungalow 平房（區(qū)別于兩層及以上的房子）

quaint 雅致的

cottage （鄉(xiāng)村）小屋

flat 公寓

converted flat 改造而成的公寓

studio （兼具客廳、起居室、衛(wèi)生間等的）單間公寓

duplex 躍層房屋

ideal 理想的

period property 某個(gè)歷史時(shí)期的房屋

• For some, it could be?Victorian?houses, which are often seen with?bay windows, high?ceilings,?stained glass?doors and coloured有色的?brickwork. During the Victorian era, a huge number of houses, particularly terraced, were built in towns and cities to accommodate vast numbers of workers who were moving from more rural areas.

  對(duì)一些人來(lái)說(shuō)，這可能是維多利亞時(shí)代的房子，那里經(jīng)?？吹斤h窗、高高的天花板、彩色玻璃門(mén)和彩色磚墻。在維多利亞時(shí)代，大量的房屋，尤其是連排房，被建造在城鎮(zhèn)和城市，以容納大量從農(nóng)村地區(qū)遷移過(guò)來(lái)的工人。

  ??Victorian [v?k?t??ri?n] 英國(guó)維多利亞時(shí)代的; bay window 飄窗; ceiling 天花板; stained glass 彩繪玻璃; brickwork 磚墻;

Victorian 英國(guó)維多利亞時(shí)代的

bay window 飄窗

ceiling 天花板

stained glass 彩繪玻璃

brickwork 磚墻

• Georgian?architecture refers to houses built during the period of 1714 and 1830 during the reigns of four British monarchs, all called George. Usually houses with this architectural style have a more symmetrical theme 對(duì)稱(chēng)的, both internally and externally, with a small square garden in front. For those not into older properties,?new builds?from the 1990s onwards offer better?insulation?against the cold and newer electrics. And those who prefer less maintenance could always go with the?open-plan?or minimalist look of the modern era.

  喬治建筑(Georgian architecture)指1714年和1830年英國(guó)四位君主在位期間建造的房屋，都叫喬治。通常這種建筑風(fēng)格的房子，無(wú)論從內(nèi)部和外部有一個(gè)更對(duì)稱(chēng)的主題，在前面的一個(gè)小廣場(chǎng)花園。對(duì)于那些不喜歡老房子的人來(lái)說(shuō)，20世紀(jì)90年代以來(lái)的新建筑可以更好地抵御寒冷和更新的電力。而那些喜歡少維護(hù)的人總是選擇現(xiàn)代的開(kāi)放式或極簡(jiǎn)主義外觀(guān)。

  ??Georgian 英國(guó)喬治王時(shí)代的; reign [re?n] n. （君主）在位時(shí)期，統(tǒng)治時(shí)期；領(lǐng)導(dǎo)期，任期; monarch [?m?n?k]n. 君主，女王*;* new build 新建的房產(chǎn); insulation 隔熱材料; open-plan 開(kāi)放式的，敞開(kāi)式的; minimalist 極簡(jiǎn)抽象派的；

Georgian 英國(guó)喬治王時(shí)代的

new build 新建的房產(chǎn)

insulation 隔熱材料

open-plan 開(kāi)放式的，敞開(kāi)式的

• So whether it’s high ceilings, better insulation, brickwork, bungalows or square gardens, people in Britain have a wide variety of preferences when it comes to where they live. And their ideal home may just simply be a case of what style feels like home.

  因此，無(wú)論是高高的天花板、更好的隔熱性能、磚墻、平房還是方形花園，英國(guó)人對(duì)他們居住的地方有著各種各樣的偏好。他們理想中的家可能只是一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的案例簡(jiǎn)單的考慮什么風(fēng)格感覺(jué)像家。

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測(cè)驗(yàn)與練習(xí)

1.??閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。

1. What types of flats might you see in cities?

2. What are the typical features seen in Victorian houses?

3. In which years were Georgian houses built?

4. What are the typical features seen in Georgian houses?

5. Why might some people prefer new build homes?

2.??選擇意思恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞組來(lái)完成下列句子。

1. My dog loves to sit in the _______ window and watch the people walking past.

bay? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?may? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?hay? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ray

1. It looks like a mansion on the outside, but it’s been turned into _______ flats.

covered? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? cover? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?converse? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?converted

1. You live in such a _______ little cottage. I love it!

brickwork? ? ? ? ? ? ? quaint? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ceiling? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? reside

1. I live in the middle house in a row of 11 _______ houses.

terraced? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? studio? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? converted flats? ? ? ? ? ?ceiling

1. I’d rather live in a modern home than a _______ property.

reside? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? bay window? ? ? ? ?stained glass? ????????? ?period

答案

1.??閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。

1. What types of flats might you see in cities?You could see many types of flats including houses turned into converted flats, studios and duplexes.

2. What are the typical features seen in Victorian houses?Victorian houses often have bay windows, high ceilings, stained glass doors and coloured brickwork.

3. In which years were Georgian houses built?They were built during the period of 1714 and 1830.

4. What are the typical features seen in Georgian houses?They have a symmetrical theme, both internally and externally, with a small square garden in front.

5. Why might some people prefer new build homes?They offer better insulation against the cold and newer electrics.

2.??選擇意思恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞組來(lái)完成下列句子。

1. My dog loves to sit in the?bay?window and watch the people walking past.

2. It looks like a mansion on the outside, but it’s been turned into?converted?flats.

3. You live in such a?quaint?little cottage. I love it!

4. I live in the middle house in a row of 11?terraced?houses.

5. I’d rather live in a modern home than a?period?property.