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.
　　美国住房通常有私人厨房，一个起居室，有时吃饭和看电视的地方是分开的。一所房子通常有自己的邮箱，一个种有植物，或者也许是草坪的院子，还有存放垃圾的地方。
　　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.
　　公寓套房通常是大楼里的一个居住空间。几个套房可以都在同一座楼里，共有一个庭院、停车场地和放垃圾的地方。
　　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。