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Is this the world’s worst Airbnb? British Tottenham Hotspur fan is shocked to discover his £100-a-night room in Amsterdam is actually a shipping container (with a portable toilet inside)
・Football fan Ben Speller arrived in the Dutch city ahead of Spurs’ match with Ajax
・Mr Speller was delighted when he came across a £100 listing for a ‘clean home’
・But he arrived for his one-night stay to find a shipping container by the roadside
・Airbnb refunded Mr Speller the £100 listing fee as well as £230 for his hotel stay
・Have you had a similar experience? Email joe.middleton@mailonline.co.uk
listing (noun)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” a list “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
We have published a full listing of all the nurseries in Scotland.
I’ll check the TV listings to see what’s on tonight.
The site maintains a listing of free events for children in the area.
A British tourist who booked a £100-a-night home in Amsterdam through Airbnb was stunned to find the ‘cottage’ was a shipping container set up on the roadside.
Football fan Ben Speller arrived in the Dutch city ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s match against local team Ajax last week.
Hopeful of finding somewhere cheap and cheerful, Mr Speller was delighted when he came across the listing for a ‘clean home in Amsterdam with a private bathroom’.
But the Londoner received quite the shock after arriving for his one-night stay to be met with a grey shipping container with three mattresses and a portable toilet inside at Pauwenpad, near the Prins Bernhardplein, in Amsterdam.
quite (adverb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” completely: “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
We had to wait for quite a long time.
There’s quite a steep slope down to the river.
He was quite a good musician.
I was feeling quite tired after our walk.
They said the dog was quite badly injured.
He told Dutch news site AT5: ‘We had already driven past the container three times in the taxi trying to find the place. We thought, “This can’t be it.”
‘But when we got out it turned out that it was true. We opened the door and looked inside, locked the door and left. Then we went to a hotel.’
Mr Speller asked the owner for a refund, but the request was denied, leading to Airbnb refunding the £100 as well as the £230 for the hotel booking itself.
AT5 claimed that there was no permit for the container, and after visiting the site to find it empty, it was towed away by city contractors.
The home, described as a ‘cottage’ by a host calling themselves ‘Jacob’, was taken off the site shortly after Ms Speller raised his complaint.
A spokesperson for Airbnb said: ‘We have removed the host and listings from our platform.
‘Misrepresented or fraudulent listings have no place on our platform, and our team works hard to constantly strengthen our defenses and stay ahead of bad actors.’
tow away (phrasal verb)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” to take a vehicle away from a place by towing it, especially because it is parked illegally “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
You’re not allowed to park here – your car will be towed away .
The road was closed while the vehicles that had been involved in the accident were towed away/off.
I couldn’t find a parking meter, so I decided to park illegally and risk a tow-away.
take off (phrasal verb)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” to leave a place suddenly “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
As soon as she saw George arrive, she just took off.
When he saw me, he took off in the other direction.
misrepresent (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” to give a false or incorrect account or description of what someone or something is like in order to trick someone “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
He has been accused of misrepresenting the results of the study.
Shareholders claimed that the company concealed or misrepresented financial information.
fraudulent (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” made with the intention of tricking someone, especially illegally “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
fraudulent hospital accounts
fraudulent advertising
It is not the first time a slightly dubious listing has been made on the popular accommodation booking website.
In March 2016 one enterprising citizen set up a double bed in a car park outside of a row of garages in Peckham and then listed it on the rental site for £8.
With a price that cheap in London, was not surprising that the accommodation seems too good to be true.
The tongue-in-cheek property summary describes the rental as a ‘private room in a public space.’
Sadly for any interested customers, Airbnb has since taken down the listing.
Airbnb responded to the person who listed the stay saying: ‘This listing had to be removed for not meeting our occupancy standards.
‘In future, be sure to pick a place with four walls, running water and a little more privacy.’
The post echoes another ‘joke’ accommodation that was put up in January in New York.
One Brooklyn citizen used the vast quantities of powder in his back garden to build an igloo… and then advertised it on Airbnb.
The ‘Boutique winter igloo’ listing offered studio living for up to two people at $200 (£140) a night.
dubious (adjective)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted: “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
He had a dubious reputation in the business.
The story seemed a bit dubious to me.
To list (verb)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” to make a list, or to include something in a list: “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
Chris lists his hobbies as cycling, gardening, and chess.
I’ve listed some useful reading material on the handout.
Can you list the items that are missing?
The items are listed alphabetically.
too good to be true (phrase)
Macmillan Dictionary によると ” so good that you cannot believe that such a situation is possible or can continue “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
Her new job sounds too good to be true.
I’m not surprised the offer wasn’t genuine, it sounded too good to be true.
If you think the deal they are offering is too good to be true, it probably is.
tongue in cheek (adjective)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” intended to be humorous and not meant seriously “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
a tongue-in-cheek answer
He said that he was a huge fan of the president, although I suspect it was tongue in cheek.
take (a website) down (phrase)
Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” to make (a website) stop working “という風に記載されていますね。
put up (phrasal verb)
Cambridge Dictionary によると ” to make a list, or to include something in a list: “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
John was in the garden putting a fence up.
They’re planning to put a hotel up where the museum used to be.
We’re going to put up a new fence around our garden.
vast (adjective)
Camrbridge Dictionary によると ” extremely big: “という風に記載されていますね。
例文：
Our dog eats a vast amount of food each day.
People flocked to the show in vast numbers.
igloo (noun)
Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” a circular house made of blocks of hard snow, especially as built by the Inuit people of northern North America “という風に記載されていますね。
最後に、内容が理解でき、新しい単語も知ることができたら、必ずCambridge Dictionaryか、Macmillan Dictionaryで例文を読むようにしてください。そして一番シンプルで、自分が日常使いしときやすそうなもをノートやスマホに書き溜めておいてください。そしてこれを移動中の時などに声に出して覚えることが本当に大事です！（電車では難しいので、僕はよく歩きますw）
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