实战口语情景对话 第460期:Owning vs. Renting 租房还是买房

重点讲解：
1. throw away
错过，浪费（机会、优势或好处）；
eg. It would be a thousand pities to throw away such a chance of fun.
白白放过这个有趣的机会，那真是太可惜了。
eg. Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.
把握不了一分钟，就会浪费一小时。
2. this day and age
如今；在当代；在今天这个时代；
eg. Even in this day and age the old attitudes persist.
即使在今天这个时代，这些陈旧的观念依然存在。
eg. His earnest character is very refreshing in this day and age.
他那认真的性格在当今这个年代使人耳目一新。
3. be stuck with
无法摆脱的；甩不掉的；
eg. Many people are now stuck with expensive fixed-rate mortgages.
许多人目前都有高额的定息按揭缠身。
eg. I know you think I'm stupid, but we're stuck with each other, aren't we?
我知道你认为我愚蠢，但我们俩谁都摆脱不了谁，不是吗？
4. what if
（用于疑问句句首，尤用于询问不希望看到的事发生时的结果）如果…怎么办；
eg. What if he doesn't agree?
如果他不同意该怎么办呢？
eg. What if he got a guilty conscience and brought it back?
要是他觉得内疚，把东西拿回来了怎么办？
5. rent out
出租；租给；
eg. He rented out his house while he worked abroad.
他在国外工作期间把自己的房子租了出去。
eg. He repaired the boat, and rented it out for $150.
他修好了那条船，然后把它以150美元的价格租了出去。