alternatives/??l?t??rn?t?v/
n. 可供選擇的解決辦法；另一種可能
e.g.
近義詞：choice; method
例句：What’s the alternative?
bleak/bli?k/
adj. 悲觀的；無望的
e.g.
英文釋義：has little or no hope for the future
搭配短語：a bleak prospect
相關詞匯：business（n. 麻煩或復雜的事情）
例句：It can be a difficult business getting a pay raise or a job promotion.
With spiralling rents leaving many people with barely any disposable income, let alone the means to save towards a deposit, some are now choosing alternatives.
房租的急速上漲，使得許多人幾乎沒有任何可支配收入，更別提想辦法存夠定金了，因此有些人開始選擇其他的租房形式。
with A doing B?
（本身描述的就是一件完整的事情）
spiralling rents are leaving many people with barely any disposable income, let alone the means to save towards a deposit, some are now choosing alternatives.
let alone指前面提到的事情尚且不可能
“更不用說了”
the means to do sth.做到某事的辦法
leave sb. with sth.? 讓/使得某人～
spiral/?spa?r?l/
v. （費用、價格等）急劇增長，急速上升
e.g.
相關詞匯： increase (v.), increasing (adj.)
例句：After she got her third credit card, her spending began to spiral out of control.
disposable/d??spo?z?bl/
adj. （金融資產）可支配的；可丟棄的
e.g.
搭配短語：disposable chopsticks一次性筷子
搭配短語：disposable assets可支配資產
例句：If you take rents into account, many of us in big cities are also left with very little disposable income.
deposit/d??pɑ?z?t/
n. 存款；定金
e.g.
搭配短語： to make a deposit
例句：We've saved enough money for a 5% deposit on the apartment.
相關詞匯：towards（prep. 向著…；（錢財）去向…）
例句：The money I made this summer will go towards my college fund.
scheme/ski?m/
n. 方案，計劃；陰謀；體系，制度
e.g.
近義詞：plan
英文釋義：A scheme is not just any plan, but a systematic plan on a large scale.
例句：The police uncovered a scheme by a gang of money launderers.
bond/bɑ?nd/
v. （因共同的興趣或經驗而與某人）建立友誼（或聯系）
e.g.
詞性拓展：bond (n.)
搭配短語：the bond of friendship
搭配短語：bond with sb.和某人建立某種聯系
例句：Successful parents bond with their children.
搭配短語：bond over sth.通過某事建立聯系
mutually/?mju?t?u?li/
adv. 相互地；共同地
e.g.
英文釋義：in a shared manner
搭配短語：a mutually convenient time
sit sth. out
一直等到...結束
e.g.
英文釋義：to stay in a place and wait for something unpleasant or boring to finish
例句：We sat out the storm in a cafe.
相關詞匯：sit（v. 幫人照看…）; babysit
house-sit/?ha?s s?t/
v.（房主外出時）代為看管房屋
e.g.
詞性拓展：house-sitter (n.)
rent-free/?rent ?fri?/
adv. 免租金地
e.g.
詞根詞綴：-free（免除...的，沒有...的）
相關詞匯：care-free無憂無慮的;
duty-free免稅的
相關詞匯：free（adv. 免費地）
例句：Ladies are usually admitted free.
party/?pɑ?rti/
n. （協議的）一方
e.g.
搭配短語：third-party
peace of mind
內心的寧靜；安心，放心
e.g.
例句：It's a small price to pay for peace of mind.花小錢買安心
kennel/?kenl/
n. （臨時養狗的）犬舍
e.g.
英文釋義：a small shelter for a dog to sleep in
近義詞：doghouse
cattery/?k?t?ri/
n. （臨時養貓的）貓舍
