雅思词汇解析（71）| 城市住房

1. overcrowding /ˌovɚ'kraʊdɪŋ/

n. 过度拥挤；拥挤不堪

e.g. The housing market in metropolis is experiencing a crisis due to severe overcrowding, resulting in skyrocketing rent prices.

e.g. Overcrowding in the wildlife sanctuary has raised concerns about the well-being of the animals and their natural habitats.

补充：metropolis ;大都会;大都市

wildlife sanctuary 野生动物保护区

其他搭配：

mitigate/ combat overcrowding 缓解过度拥挤

e.g. Efforts are underway to mitigate overcrowding in public transportation through the introduction of additional services. 

2. mortgage /'mɔːgɪdʒ/

n. 按揭；抵押贷款

常见搭配：take out / arrange /get a mortgage 办理房贷

Pay off / pay the mortgage 付清/支付房贷

e.g. If I lose my job, we won’t be able to pay the mortgage.

e.g. The bank helped her to arrange a 30-year mortgage and I paid it off 5 years earlier.

补充: mortgage slave 房奴

e.g. After buying their dream home, they soon found themselves feeling like mortgage slaves, struggling to make both ends meet.

e.g. An increasing number of young people today prioritize experiences over homeownership, allowing them to travel and embrace a footloose and fancy-free life.

补充：make both ends meet 保持收支平衡

embrace a footloose and fancy-free life 过着无忧无虑的生活。

3. let /let/

v. 出租房屋、土地等；

搭配：let something to someone.

e.g. She is thinking of letting her house to someone so that she could pay the mortgage.

n. 出租；租借

e.g. The monthly let for the apartment is £1,000.

雅思听力 8-3-1：Length of let required：2years.

对应原文：Do you know how long you want to rent the house for? The minimum let is six months, as you probably realize.

We are at college for two years, and we don’t want to have to move during that if we can avoid it. 

4. cramped /kræmpt/

adj. 狭窄的;狭小的；

e.g. The family of five live in a cramped apartment, which leaves no room for privacy.

e.g. The scarcity of affordable housing options forces many residents to live in cramped and substandard conditions.

补充：substandard 不够标准的;不合格的;差劲的