物业管理英语第四讲

物业管理英语第四讲：The Management of Different Types of Properties

Retail complexes

For large retail complexes and particularly for shopping centers, com petent property management is extremely important.

First, maintenance of the property itself requires substantial work. Each day large numbers of shoppers visit the premises, generating a g reat deal of rubbish and inflicting wear and tear on the improvements. Besides maintenance, daily security is an essential service. Second, the property manager must keep alert to possibilities of maki ng

the premises more attractive and to the need to renovate and moderniz e

selling areas. Fierce competition for retail business means constant efforts must be made to have customers return as often as possible. I n addition, whenever new tenants lease space, renovation is required to suit the premises to the new user.

Third, the property manager performs an important function in obtaini ng

a proper tenant mix for the retail complex. Too much competition amon g

similar uses may mean business failures for the tenants and a negativ e

cash flow for the landlord. Ideally, the various tenants should compl ement each other so that a shopper coming to one store will find rela ted products or services in adjacent stores.

Finally, retail leases frequently contain percentage rent provisions by

which the landlord is entitled to additional rent based on a percenta ge

of gross sales over a specified minimum. The property owner must be p repared to negotiate the most favorable terms for the owner and also to ensure that percentage rents are correctly computed and paid as th ey come due.

Estimated rental income is derived as from the historical experience of

the building as well as from market trends discerned by the property manager in large retail complexes and shopping centers. For example, if the current market rent for comparable space has risen above the c ontract rent currently being charged under existing leases, the prope rty manager will project an increase in rental income as leases expir e, the property manager is expected to keep current on rent levels ch arged for comparable space.( Note that the property manager, by virtu

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f his or her expertise, is an excellent source of information for a prospective purchaser establishin

g an investment pro forma.)

Useful Expressions

a great deal 许多

inflict … on 施加（打击，损害等）

be alert to 警觉的，留心的

make efforts 努力

be entitled to 把（……的）权利（资格）给（某人）

base…on 以……为基础

derive from 由……得到；起源

A as well as

B 不但B而且A

by virtue of 凭……，由于……

Notes

1. Each day large numbers of shoppers visit the premises, generating

a

great deal of rubbish and inflicting wear and tear on the improvement s.

此句中分词短语generating a great deal of …作伴随状语。

Wear and tear此处是名词，意为“磨损和裂缝”。

2. Second, the property manager must keep alert to possibilities of m aking the premises more attractive and to the need to renovate and mo dernize selling areas.

Keep alert to 后接两个宾语possibilities 和the need, to 此处为介词。

“make+名词+形容词”是英语中常用句型，形容词在此结构作宾语补足语。例如：

This news made me so happy.

3. Fierce competition for retail business means constant efforts must be made to have customers return as often as possible.

在此句中，mean后有一个宾语从句，在此从句中主语effort是动作的接受者，因此谓语动词用被动语态。由make作谓语构成的复合结构，其句型为：make + 名/代词+do，但当该结构谓语是被动语态时，其句型为：be made + to do。例如：

His mother’s d eath made him quit his research work.他母亲的去世使他中断了他的研究工作。

该句可改为：He was made to quit his research work by his mother’s death.

Have customers return也是一个复合结构，其句型为“have+名词+do”。例如：

His friend had him pick up Sally on his way to school.

as often as possible尽可能经常

4. a proper tenant mix 此处指承租户能经营的范围、种类应多样化，便于竞