VOA慢速英语:US Housing Market Slow to Recover From Collapse

例句：The house is under new ownership.
      那栋房子已易新主。

2.inflate v.(使)通货膨胀, 物价上涨

例句：The buyers bid against each other and often inflate the prices they pay.
      买主们竞相投标, 往往人为地提高价钱。

3.foreclosure n.丧失抵押品赎回权

4.profitable adj.有利可图的,赢利的 ; 有益的,有好处的

例句：That business became profitable last year.
      那项生意去年变得很赚钱。

5.relative adj.相对的; 比较的

例句：He retired and lived in relative isolation.
      他退休后, 生活比较孤寂。