The different eras of houses in the UK
英国的住宅有很多种，最常见的有独栋房、连排房、公寓等。英国人理想中的家是什么样的？维多利亚式房屋和乔治王时代房屋分别有哪些特征？听 “随身英语” 节目介绍英国最常见的住宅种类。
词汇: 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 affluent 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. 英国有许多不同类型的房子。在一条典型的街道上，你可能会看到独立的、半独立的、排屋，甚至是排屋的尽头。你可能会在城里比较富裕的地方看到豪宅，或者住在平房里的人，他们更喜欢没有楼梯的生活。古色古香的小屋点缀在乡村，而前往城市，你可以看到各种类型的公寓，包括由房子改造而成的公寓、工作室和复式公寓。但是有一件事你会注意到，许多房子来自不同的时代，问一个英国人他们理想的家是什么，他们中的许多人都会想到一个特定时期的房子。 For some, it could be
Victorian
houses, which are often seen with
bay windows
, high
ceilings
,
stained glass
doors and coloured
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. 对一些人来说，它可能是维多利亚式的房子，通常有凸窗、高高的天花板、彩色玻璃门和彩色砖墙。在维多利亚时代，城镇和城市建造了大量的房屋，尤其是梯田房屋，以容纳大量从农村地区迁移过来的工人。
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, 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. 乔治式建筑指的是建于1714年至1830年间的房屋，当时英国有四位君主，他们都叫乔治。通常这种建筑风格的房子有一个更对称的主题，无论是内部还是外部，前面都有一个小的方形花园。对于那些不喜欢老房子的人来说，从20世纪90年代开始新建的房子提供了更好的防寒隔热和更新的电气设备。那些喜欢少保养的人总是可以选择现代时代的开放式或极简主义外观。 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，无论是高天花板、更好的隔热材料、砖砌、平房还是方形花园，英国人在选择居住地时都有各种各样的偏好。他们理想的家可能只是一个风格像家的例子。 词汇表 detached 独栋的 semi-detached 半独栋的 terraced 连排的 end-of-terrace 连排房最边上一幢的 mansion 大豪宅 reside 居住 bungalow 平房（区别于两层及以上的房子） quaint 雅致的 cottage （乡村）小屋 flat 公寓 converted flat 改造而成的公寓 studio （兼具客厅、起居室、卫生间等的）单间公寓 duplex 跃层房屋 ideal 理想的 period property 某个历史时期的房屋 Victorian 英国维多利亚时代的 bay window 飘窗 ceiling 天花板 stained glass 彩绘玻璃 brickwork 砖墙 Georgian 英国乔治王时代的 new build 新建的房产 insulation 隔热材料 open-plan 开放式的，敞开式的
测验与练习
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
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. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。
1. My dog loves to sit in the _______ window and watch the people walking past. bay may hay ray 2. It looks like a mansion on the outside, but it’s been turned into _______ flats. covered cover converse converted 3. You live in such a _______ little cottage. I love it! brickwork quaint ceiling reside 4. I live in the middle house in a row of 11 _______ houses. terraced studio converted flats ceiling 5. I’d rather live in a modern home than a _______ property. reside bay window stained glass period
答案
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
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. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。
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. 文章来源BBC侵权删。
