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03 購物地點

偌大商場逛不停

dialogue

mary and nancy want to look around in a mall.

瑪麗和南希打算到一家購物中心逛逛。

mary: slow down, nancy. i'm so tired that i'm going to fall apart.

瑪麗：走慢點，南希。我累得都快要散架了。

nancy: come on. tomorrow i will act as the bridesmaid at my friend's wedding. i want to make myself up and show a new different appearance to others.

南希：快點。明天我要在我朋友婚禮上做伴娘。我想把自己好好打扮一番，讓其他人都眼前一亮。

mary: oh…so that's why you asked me to help you shop for new clothes?

瑪麗：哦……所以你才拉我來幫你買衣服？

nancy: yeah. you know about style and can tell me what looks good.

南希：嗯，你知道什么流行，也知道什么好看。

mary: you can count on me. hey, how about this skirt? it goes with your figure very well.

瑪麗：相信我沒錯的。嘿！這件裙子怎么樣？和你的身材很般配。

nancy: really? you're the boss. i'll take this one.

南希：真的嗎？你說了算。就要這個了。

mary: i think you need some cosmetics to powder your face and you also should change a new hairstyle.

瑪麗：我想你還需要一些化妝品來化下妝，再換一個新發型吧。

nancy: great idea. the cosmetics are on the third floor. let's get there.

南希：好棒的主意。化妝品在三樓。我們去那兒吧。

mary: i'm feeling tired. let's take the elevator.

瑪麗：我累了，我們去坐電梯吧。

notes

1. bridesmaid [?braidzmeid] n. 女儐相，伴娘

2. appearance [??pi?r?ns] n. 外觀；外貌，外表；出現，露面

3. figur [?fig?] n.身材；輪廓；肖像；數字；v. 被提及，計算在內；估計，料想

4. cosmetic [k?z?metik] n. 化妝品；adj. 化妝用的，美容的；裝點門面的

5. elevator [?eliveit?] n. 電梯，升降機

6. powder [?paud?] v. 在……上面搽粉，上妝；n. 粉，粉末

小貼士

1. the environment of this mall is really nice.

這個購物中心的環境真不錯。

2. there are a crowd of people in the shop near the corner. let's go to have a look at what goods are being sold.

拐角附近的那家商店人很多，我們過去看看在賣什么。

3. today i have gone shopping for a whole day with my friends.

今天我和朋友逛街逛了一整天。

4. i bought many cheap things in the outlet at the shopping center.

今天我在購物中心的清倉大賣場里買了很多便宜東西。

5. after the shopping, i found that i had spent most of the savings i have saved for months.

逛完街后，我發現我把自己幾個月來存的錢差不多花光了。

6. let's go to the cashier to pay for these goods.

我們去收銀臺結賬吧。

鮮花朵朵

dialogue

chinese valentine's day is coming.

七夕到了。

tom: jack, what do you want to do today?

湯姆：杰克，今天你準備做什么呢？

jack: why are you asking me for that? is that any special today?

杰克：為什么這么問我呢？今天有什么特殊的嗎？

tom: yeah, of course. today is july 7th in chinese lunar year. it's chinese valentine's day.

湯姆：是的，當然。今天是農歷7月7日，中國的情人節。

jack: oh, i almost forget about this. so, what will you do with your girlfriend, tom?

杰克：噢，我差點忘了。那么，你今天要和女朋友做什么呢，湯姆？

tom: i want to go to the flower shop to buy a bunch of roses for mary.

湯姆：我想去花店買束玫瑰送給瑪麗。

jack: good, let's get there together.

杰克：不錯，我們一起去吧。

（in the flower shop）

（花店內）

jack: the world of flowers we're in. i want to buy all of them.

杰克：我們進入了花的世界。我想把它們都買下來。

tom: come on, guy. different flowers represent different meanings.

湯姆：別鬧了，伙計。不同的花代表著不同的意義。

jack: that's right. how about this bunch of roses?

杰克：是這樣。這束玫瑰怎么樣？

tom: i think it's very exquisite, nice as a present.

湯姆：我覺得很精美，很適合做禮物。

notes

1. lunar [?lu:n?] adj. 月的，月球的；按陰歷的

2. valentine [?v?l?ntain] n. 情人；心愛的人在情人節贈送給情人的禮物（或情人卡）

3. bunch [b?nt?] n. 束；串；捆；群；v.（使）……成束

4. exquisite [?ekskwizit] adj. 精致的，精美的；敏感的，細致的

小貼士

1. chinese valentine's day. 中國情人節，七夕節。

在中國，牛郎織女的傳說婦孺皆知。陰歷7月7日是牛郎織女相會的日子。于是這一天便成為中國的情人節。西方的情人節是在每年的2月14日，情侶們在這一天互相饋贈禮物，用以表達愛意或友好。

2. come on, guy. 別鬧了，伙計。

come on 是英語口語使用頻率頗高的詞匯。不同的場合代表不同的意思。主要有表示請求、鼓勵、催促、責備、不耐煩、挑戰或激怒對方、加油等。

3. could you please pack these flowers?

把這些花包裝一下好嗎？

4. these flowers are very suitable to decorate our room.

這些花很適合裝飾我們的房間。

5. these flowers are enough. we needn't to buy so many.

這些花已經足夠了，我們沒有必要買那么多。

拿取瓷器要小心

dialogue

brown is on business in china. he wants to buy some souvenirs with chinese feature.

布朗在中國出差。他想買一些有中國特色的紀念品。

seller: can i help you, sir?

店家：我能為您效勞嗎，先生？

brown: yes, i'd like to buy some souvenirs with chinese feature. can you give me some suggestions?

布朗：是的，我想要一些有中國特色的紀念品。你能給我一些建議嗎？

seller: sure, sir. what do you think of something closely related to the chinese ancient civilization? there are many antiques and chinese paintings here.

店家：當然，先生。你對中國的文物感興趣嗎？這兒有許多古玩和中國畫。

brown: good idea.

布朗：好主意。

seller: i recommend you “the four treasures of study” then.

店家：我向您推薦“文房四寶”。

brown: i like some artworks with chinese culture better. that vase is elegant, i think.

布朗：我想我更喜歡一些中國文化的藝術品。我覺得這個花瓶很精致。

seller: yes, the vase is made in jingdezhen, a very famous brand all over the world.

店家：是的，這個花瓶產自景德鎮，是全球知名的品牌。

brown: can you take it to me to have a look?

布朗：能拿給我看一下嗎？

seller: yes, sir, but please be careful when you hold this. chinaware is fragile.

店家：可以，先生，不過拿時請小心。瓷器很容易破碎。

brown: how can i take it to my home? i'm worrying that it would break into pieces.

布朗：我怎樣才能把它帶回家呢？我很擔心它會碎掉。

seller: don't worry, sir. we'll send it directly to your house if you buy it.

店家：不用擔心，先生，如果你買的話，我們會把它直接送到您家里。

notes

1. souvenir [?su:v?ni?] n. 紀念品

2. ancient [?ein??nt] adj. 古代的，古老的；年老的，老式的

3. civilization [?sivilai?zei??n] n. 文明，文化

4. antique [?n?ti:k] adj. 古時制造的，古董的；古代的；n. 古玩，古董，古物

5. artwork [?ɑ:tw?:k] n.（書, 雜志等的）插圖；藝術作品，美術作品

6. elegant [?elig?nt] adj. 精美的，優美的；文雅的，講究的；簡潔的

7. fragile [?fr?d?ail] adj. 易碎的，脆的；脆弱的，經不起折騰的

8. chinaware [?t?ain?w??] n. 陶瓷器

小貼士

1. the four treasures of study文房四寶

即筆、墨、紙、硯。古時讀書人常用的案頭工具。

2. jingdezhen 景德鎮

景德鎮是“瓷器之國”的代表和象征，制瓷歷史悠久，瓷器精美絕倫，聞名全世界，固有“瓷都”之稱。景德鎮瓷器“白如玉，薄如紙，明如鏡，聲如磬”，尤其是熔工藝、書法、繪畫、雕塑、詩詞于一爐，巧奪天工，尤以白瓷、青花瓷最為有名，是中華文化藝術的瑰寶。

3. what kind of antiques do you like to collect?

你喜歡收集什么類型的古董？

4. this copper coin has a high value of recollection.

這個銅幣具有很高的收藏價值。

5. all the antiques have the reasonable prices and are clearly marked.

所有的古董都價格公道，明碼標價。

6. this picture of horses is a fake.

這幅關于馬的畫是個贗品。