These are all words for objects or items, especially ones that you own or have with you at a particular time. 以上各词均指东西、物品，尤指个人拥有或随身携带的物件。

• things (rather informal) objects, clothing or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose 指个人拥有或作特定用途的物品、衣服、用具：◆Shall I help you pack your things? 我帮你打点行装好吗？◆Bring your swimming things. 随身带上游泳用品。
• stuff [U] (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about 指名称不详、名称无关紧要或所指明确的东西、物品、玩意儿：◆Where's all my stuff? 我那些东西都哪儿去了？
• property [U] (rather formal) a thing or things that are owned by sb 指所有物、财产、财物：◆This building is government property. 这座大楼是政府的财产。◆Be careful not to damage other people's property. 小心别损坏别人的财物。
• possessions things that you own, especially sth that can be moved 指个人财产、私人物品（尤指动产）：◆Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs. 囚犯除信件和照片外不允许有任何私人物品。
• junk [U] things that are considered useless or of little value 指无用的东西、无价值的东西：◆I've cleared out all that old junk from the attic. 我把阁楼里所有的废旧杂物都清除干净了。
• belongings possessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time 指动产，尤指随身物品：◆Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane. 请确保在下飞机前带好所有的随身物品。
• goods (technical or rather formal) possessions that can be moved 指动产、（可搬运的）私人财产：◆He was found guilty of handling stolen goods. 他被判犯销赃罪。
• valuables things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewellery or cameras 尤指私人的贵重物品（如首饰、相机等）：◆Never leave cash or other valuables lying around. 现金或其他贵重物品请勿乱放。

Patterns

• personal things/stuff/property/possessions/belongings
• to collect/gather/pack (up) your things/stuff/possessions/belongings
• to search sb's/your/the things/stuff/property/belongings
• to go through sb's/your/the things/stuff/belongings

These are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls. 以上各词均指建筑物、房屋、楼房。

• building a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four walls 指建筑物、房屋、楼房
• property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings 指房屋及院落、庄园、房地产：◆We have a buyer who would like to view the property. 我们有一买主想看看这房产。◆The price of property has risen enormously. 房地产的价格大幅上升了。 NOTE This word is often used when talking about buying/selling houses or other buildings and land. 谈及买卖房屋或房地产时常用该词。
• premises [pl.] the building or buildings and surrounding land that a business owns or uses 指企业拥有或使用的建筑及附属场地、营业场所：◆The company is looking for larger premises. 这家公司正在寻找更大的营业场所。
• complex a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place 指类型相似的建筑群：◆a leisure complex 休闲活动中心
• structure a thing that is made of several parts, especially a building 指结构体、建筑物：◆The pier is a wooden structure. 这个码头是木结构建筑。
• block (BrE) a tall building that contains flats or offices; a building that forms part of a school, hospital, etc. and is used for a particular purpose 指公寓、办公大楼或学校、医院等作特定用途的大楼：◆a block of flats 公寓大楼◆the school's science block 这所学校的理科大楼

Patterns

• a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block
• an apartment building/complex/block
• a/the school building/premises
• to build a property/complex/structure/block
• to put up a building/property/structure/block
• to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block

Renting 租房子

• live in a rented/ (especially NAmE) rental property 住在租来的住所里
• rent/share/move into a furnished house/ (BrE) flat/ (especially NAmE) apartment 租用/合住/搬进配有家具的房屋/公寓
• rent a studio/ (BrE) a studio flat/ (especially NAmE) a studio apartment/ (BrE) a bedsit 租一个单间公寓
• find/get a housemate/ (BrE) a flatmate/ (NAmE) a roommate 找一个室友
• sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract 签署/违反租约/租赁协议/合同
• extend/renew/terminate the lease/ (BrE) tenancy 延长租赁期限；续签/终止租约
• afford/pay the rent/the bills/ (NAmE) the utilities 付得起/支付租金/账单/水电气等杂费
• (especially BrE) fall behind with/ (especially NAmE) fall behind on the rent 拖欠租金
• pay/lose/return a damage deposit/ (NAmE) security deposit 支付/失去/退还损坏押金/保证金
• give/receive a month's/two-weeks' notice to leave/vacate the property 提前一个月/两周发出/收到离开/腾空住房的通知

Being a landlord 做房东

• have a flat/apartment/room (BrE) to let/ (especially NAmE) for rent 有一间公寓/一个房间要出租
• rent (out)/lease (out)/ (BrE) let (out)/sublet a flat/apartment/house/property 出租/转租公寓/房屋/房产
• collect/increase/raise the rent 收取/增加/提高房租
• evict the existing tenants 赶走现有房客
• attract/find new/prospective tenants 吸引/寻找新的/可能的房客
• invest in rental property/ (BrE) property to let/ (BrE) the buy-to-let market 投资购房用于出租

Buying 购买房子

• buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/ (especially NAmE) (a piece of) prime real estate 购置一栋房子/一处房产/（一块）优质房地产
• call/contact/use (BrE) an estate agent/ (NAmE) a Realtor™/ (NAmE) a real estate agent/broker 电话联系/联系/任用房地产经纪人
• make/ (BrE) put in an offer on a house 提供房子的报价
• put down/save for (BrE) a deposit on a house 支付/存钱付房屋订金
• make/put/save for (especially NAmE) a down payment on a house/home 支付/攒钱支付买房的首付金
• apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan 申请/商定/取得按揭/住房贷款
• (struggle to) pay the mortgage （竭力）支付按揭贷款
• make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/ (BrE also) repayments 支付每月的按揭贷款
• (BrE) repossess/ (especially NAmE) foreclose on sb's home/house 收回某人的房子；终止某人的房屋赎回权

Selling 出售房子

• put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction 将房屋/房产投放市场/出售/拍卖
• increase/lower your price/the asking price 提高/降低价格/要价
• have/hold/hand over the deed/ (especially BrE) deeds of/to the house, land, etc. 持有/移交房屋、土地等契约