American houses usually have private kitchens, a living room and sometimes separate areas for eating and watching television. A house usually has its own mailbox, a yard with plants or perhaps a lawn, and a place to store garbage out of sight.
A bungalow is a small house with one or two bedrooms and usually one bathroom.
平房是小房子，有一个或两个卧室，通常有一个浴室。
A mansion is a real big house with many bedrooms and several bathrooms.
宅第是非常大的房子，有许多卧室和几个浴室。
A ranch house usually has three or four bedrooms. The "master bedroom" for the mother and father usually has its own bathroom.
牧场式平房住宅通常有三个或四个卧室，父母住的主卧室通常有自己的浴室。
An apartment is usually one living space within a building. Several apartment can be in the same building, with a shared yard, parking spaces, and garbage.
A town house is a two-floor apartment. The kitchen, living room and dining room are usually on the first floor and the bedrooms are on the second floor.
城镇住房是两层的套房，厨房、起居室、餐室通常在一层，卧室在二层。
A studio apartment may have a separate kitchen, but the living room is also the bedroom!
一室公寓房也许有一个分开的厨房，但起居室也兼做卧室。
A condominium, or "condo" for short, is an apartment that is owned by the occupant, not the building owners.
个人购置的公寓套间为居住者所有，而不是大楼的主人。
Most American are happy to talk about their homes. And if they've done anything special in their home, they'll let you know what it was, and maybe tell you what it cost to put in the Jacuzzi, deck or patio, etc.Most Americans live in cities, but nearly as many live in suburbs. Suburban American has shopping centers called malls and residents usually need a care to get around. Most of the houses in the suburbs are one or two stories tall, with private yards and gardens and garage. There are few tall buildings in the suburbs. Cities have neighborhoods, "warehouse" stores, and public transportation (bused, trains and taxis) is usually pretty good. Private houses might only have a back yard, and if there is a garage it probably is small. Cities have a lot of apartment buildings and some tall buildings may seem to "scrape the sky", so they are called "skyscraper".
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