double layer window

 

Zhang Meng	Liu Jinzhe	Zhu Mengxi	Wang Mei	Mi Zhaoxi	Zhao He
Tim	Dale	Julie

two layer garden

 

Zhang Meng	Wang Mei	Shao Jingxian	Hua
Tim	Dale	Julie

room

 

Zhang Meng	Li Yu Zheng	Zhang Jing	Mi Zhaoxi	Feng Kui	Liang Yan
Tim	Julie	Michael

roof

 

Zhang Meng	Wang Mei	Chu Pingan	Huang Xu	Huang Jiali	Zhang Xiaowei
Tim	Karen Lee	Jeremy	Maggy

door

 

Liu Xiaoyun	Feng Xie	Li Yu Zheng	WT Zheng
Tim	Julie	Michael

a layer of glass

 

Zhang Meng	Li Yu Zheng	Zhang Jing	Mi Zhaoxi	Liang Yan
Tim	Dale	Julie

We live in a brick house.

 

Feng Xie	Cheng Hong	Du Feng	Liu Weihong	Gu Zheng
Ashley	Jeremy	Lynn	Nick

courtyard, yard

 

Jessie Wang	Zhang Meng	Li Si	WT Zheng
Dave	Karen	Cricket	Stephan	StevenQ

to knock

 

Liu Yu Rong	Da Di	Jin Yan	Liu Weihong	Li Shiyan
April	Maggy

clean, neat and tidy; completely, totally; to be clean and tidy

 

Zhang Meng	Li Yu Zheng	Li Zhen	Li Si	WT Zheng	Sun Gang
Dave	Karen	Cricket	Stephan	StevenQ

upstairs

 

Zhang Meng	Liu Jinzhe	Zhu Mengxi	Wang Mei	Mi Zhaoxi	Zhao He
Tim	Dale	Julie

How much are the water and electricity charges for this month?

 

Liu Yu Rong	Zhang Meng	Chu Pingan	Huang Jiali	Mi Zhaoxi	Bai Jing
Dave	Maggy	Brian	Austin

window

 

Zhang Ning	Li Yu Zheng	Liu Yawen	WT Zheng	Cao Hui
Dave	Karen	Cricket	Stephan	StevenQ

a layer of window screen

 

Zhang Meng	Liu Jinzhe	Zhu Mengxi	Wang Mei	Mi Zhaoxi	Zhao He
Tim	Dale	Julie

Is there anyone home?

 

Zhang Li	Li Yu Zheng	Huang Jiali	Zhang Ning	Gao Mingjiang	Hua
Karen	Fred	Sarah	Josh	Kate

water and electricity charges

 

Zhang Ning	Zhang Jing	Liu Qiuxia	Cao Hui	WT Zheng
Fred	Karen

rent, house rent

 

Zhang Meng	Jessie Wang	Liu Mingke	Chu Lin	Zheng Lei	Feng Xi
Karen	Michael	April	Rory

house

 

Zhang Meng	Li Yu Zheng	Zhang Jing	Mi Zhaoxi	Feng Kui	Liang Yan
Tim	Julie	Michael

He inserts the key into the keyhole.

 

Zhang Meng	Wang Mei	Shao Jingxian	Hua
Cricket	Mal	Leslie	Karen Lee

five flights of stairs

 

Zhang Meng	Liu Jinzhe	Zhu Mengxi	Wang Mei	Mi Zhaoxi	Zhao He
Tim	Dale	Julie

to settle down, to set up house

 

Zhao Jian	Cao Lihong	Na Zitao	Tan Li	Wang Chen
Cricket	Ansel	Chris	Ken

workshop

 

Jessie Wang	Zhang Meng	Li Zhen	WT Zheng
Josh	Karen	Julie	Mike	Kate

a house

 

Zhang Li	Li Yu Zheng	Huang Jiali	Zhang Ning	Gao Mingjiang	Hua
Josh	Julie	Eric	Karen Lee

alcove

 

Zhang Meng	Liu Xiaoyun	Huang Xu	Cao Lihua
Ashley	Jeremy	Lynn	Nick

in the room

 

Zhang Meng	Wang Mei	Chu Pingan	Huang Xu	Huang Jiali	Zhang Xiaowei
Tim	Karen Lee	Jeremy	Maggy

sink, pond (oral usage), pool

 

Zhang Ning	Li Yu Zheng	Liu Yawen	Cao Hui
Julie	Seth	David

a bunch of keys

 

Shao Danni	Liu Qiuxia	WT Zheng	Li Si	Shu Chang
Tim	Dale	Julie

window screen

 

Zhang Meng	Wang Mei	Shao Jingxian	Hua
Tim	Dale	Julie

to pull out the plug, to pull the plug, to remove the plug, to unbolt

 

Liu Yu Rong	Da Di	Jin Yan	Liu Weihong	Li Shiyan
April	Maggy

At least one of you should clean up this room.

 

Zhang Meng	Liu Xiao Yun	Huang Xu	Liu Weihong
James	Ann

first floor

 

Shao Danni	Liu Qiuxia	WT Zheng	Li Si	Shu Chang
Tim	Karen Lee	Jeremy	Maggy

basement

 

Zhuo Shuo	Deng Yichen	Hu Siyu	Li Xinzhou
Sarah	Frank

The house has five doors.

 

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	WT Zheng	Gu	Huang Jiali	Bai Jing
Jeremy	April	Shawn	StevenQ

study

 

Zhang Meng	Zhang Li	Shao Jingxian	Cao Hui	Feng Kui	Shu Chang
Tim	Julie	Michael

housing, accommodation

 

Shao Danni	Li Yu Zheng	Liu Weihong	Song Jia	Zheng Lei
Jeremy	April	Shawn	StevenQ

garage

 

Zhang Ning	Li Yu Zheng	Liu Yawen	Liu Mingke
Julie	Seth	David

alcove in wall, shelf recessed into hole in wall for storage

 

Liu Yu Rong	Cao Hui	Chu Pingan	Mi Zhaoxi	Wei Xing
Karen	Nick	Sarah

doorbell

 

Gao Yanlin	Zheng Lei	Hu Siyu	Ren Shuang
James

This house is his uncle's.

 

Liu Yu Rong	Zhang Meng	Chu Pingan	Huang Jiali	Mi Zhaoxi	Bai Jing
Dave	Maggy	Brian	Austin

a cluster of fresh flowers

 

Zhang Meng	Wang Mei	Shao Jingxian	Hua
Cricket	Mal	Leslie	Karen Lee

The garden behind the house isn't very big.

 

Wang Yong	Da Di	Gao Mingjiang	Cao Lihua
Cricket	Austin	Nick

downstairs, ground floor

 

Zhang Meng	Liu Jinzhe	Zhu Mengxi	Wang Mei	Mi Zhaoxi	Zhao He
Tim	Dale	Julie

This house belongs to his uncle.

 

Liu Yu Rong	Zhang Meng	Chu Pingan	Huang Jiali	Mi Zhaoxi	Bai Jing
Dave	Maggy	Brian	Austin

at home, around home

 

Zhang Meng	Li Yu Zheng	Zhang Jing	Mi Zhaoxi	Feng Kui	Liang Yan
Tim	Julie	Michael

family, home

 

Li Yu Zheng	Feng Xie	Cao Hui	WT Zheng	Hua
Kate	Brienne	Scrib	Michael

My mother told me to clean the room after I finished writing the letter.

 

Zhang Meng	Liu Xiaoyun	Lin Qing	Cao Hui	Wei Xing
Cricket	Jeremy	Glison

key

 

Liu Xiaoyun	WT Zheng	Song Jia	Wei Xing	Shu Chang
Fred	Millie	Mike	April

a key

 

Liu Xiaoyun	Chu Lin	Shao Jingxian	Li Si	Shu Chang
Fred	Millie	Mike	April

room, partition

 

Jessie Wang	Zhang Meng	Li Si	WT Zheng
Dave	Karen	Cricket	Stephan	StevenQ

main door

 

Liu Xiaoyun	WT Zheng	Song Jia	Wei Xing	Shu Chang
Fred	Millie	Mike	April

elevator

 

Zhang Meng	Liu Jinzhe	Zhu Mengxi	Wang Mei	Mi Zhaoxi	Zhao He
Tim	Dale	Julie

steps

 

Zhang Meng	Wang Mei	Shao Jingxian	Hua
Tim	Dale	Julie

family house, family's house

 

Jessie Wang	Zhang Meng	Huang Xu	Li Si	Cao Hui
Terry	Brienne	Stephan

I live on the first floor.

 

Zhang Meng	Liu Yu Rong	Huang Xu	Liu Weihong	Cao Li Hua
Abbie	Mal	Sarah	Brian	Dawn

a lock

 

Liu Xiaoyun	WT Zheng	Song Jia	Wei Xing	Shu Chang
Fred	Millie	Mike	April

lock; to lock

 

Li Di	Zhang Meng	Cao Hui	Li Si
Tim	Mal	Leslie	Karen Lee

a door lock

 

Shao Danni	Liu Qiuxia	WT Zheng	Li Si	Shu Chang
Tim	Mal	Leslie	Karen Lee

address

 

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	Li Zhen	Chu Pingan	Gao Mingjiang
Lynn	Mal	Maggy	Travis

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