#54 Today’s expression
It’s facing south, with a balcony.
CONVERSATION
W: (While looking at housing sites on the Internet) What part of the city do you want to live in?
-housing : houses and apartments considered collectively.
-site : a website.
-part : a point on or area of something.
-live in : (of an employee or student) reside at the place where one works or studies.
M: I’d like to stay near the university.
-stay : (of a person) live somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.
-near : at or to a short distance away; nearby.
-university : an educational institution designed for instruction, examination, or both, of students in many branches of advanced learning, conferring degrees in various faculties, and often embodying colleges and similar institutions.
W: I see. How about a studio near the subway?
-studio : a studio apartment.
-subway : a studio apartment.
M: That sounds very convenient.
-sound : convey a specified impression when heard.
-convenient : fitting in well with a person's needs, activities, and plans.
W: Hey, look! This studio looks like a good choice. It’s facing south, with a balcony.
-choice : an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities.
-face : be positioned with the face or front toward (someone or something).
-south : the direction toward the point of the horizon 90° clockwise from east, or the point on the horizon itself.
-balcony : the direction toward the point of the horizon 90° clockwise from east, or the point on the horizon itself.
M: Good. I’ve always wanted to have a bright, sunny room.
-bright : full of light.
-sunny : (of a place) receiving much sunlight.
W: Let’s call the real estate agency and go check it out in person.
-real estate agency : a person who sells and rents out buildings and land for clients.
-check it out : establish the truth or inform oneself about someone or something.
-in person : with the personal presence or action of the individual specified.
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