rent v.出租;租借 n.租金
[记]房主要认同(ren-t)租户,才会杷房子租(rent)给他。你给的租金(rent)高,自然认同你。
[例]The landlord expelled the tenant because he could not pay the rent on time.地主把租户赶了出去,因为他没能按时付租金。
let v.允许;让;出租
[记]音似“来他”。来他家,得他允许(let)你来;来他家,想让他把房子出租(let)给你。
[搭]let alone 更不用说…… let go of 放开……(of表“去掉”)
[近]borrow借(找别人借东西一般都要“拨”他“揉”他)lend 借给(借给别人的东西一般都是比较“烂的”)
[例]I want to rent an apartment with the rent within my affordability.我想要租一个租得起的小套间。
We should let go of the past so that we can go to tomorrow.放得下过去才到得了以后。
hire v.雇佣;租用
[记]你好(hi),阿姨(r-e),可以雇佣(hire)我么?
[近]employ v.雇佣
[反]fire v.解雇(也可以是“着火了”)
[例]He was hired yesterday and got fired today.他昨天刚被雇佣,今天就被炒了。
register vt.登记,注册;提出 n.登记,注册;记录
[记]阿姨(r-e)年纪大了才找到老公,去登记、注册那天排队人太多,急死她(gi-s-ter)了,怕注册不到,于是提出(register)插队的请求。
[例]The aunt was late for registering her marriage information.阿姨没来得及去登记她的结婚信息。