月度归档： 2022年9月

Trev checks out the music and electronics booths

Trev:How much for these autographed Elvis records?
Salesman:Thirty bucks a record. Or five for one hundred and twenty bucks.
Trev:Uh, I’m not sure. Are these all in good condition?
Salesman:Absolutely. I bought them from the King’s estate myself! Tell you what－I’ll let you have five for one hundred bucks.
Trev:I don’t really need five.
Salesman:OK. Five for eighty-five bucks. That’s my final offer.
Trev:Oh, why not? I’ll take ’em.

electronics (n.)
电器，电子商品。booth (n.) 售货摊。electronics booth就是指「电子商品摊位」
I am not very good at fixing electronic things.
我对于修理电子的东西不太在行。

autographed (a.)
亲笔签名的
I have an autographed Britney Spears record.
我有一张小甜甜布兰妮的签名唱片。

Elvis (n.)
就是指美国摇滚歌手先驱Elvis Presley，又称「猫王」the King
Elvis is the King.
艾维斯就就是猫王。

崔佛在音乐及电器区逛

崔 佛： 这些猫王的签名唱片多少钱﹖
售物员：一张三十元。或是五张一百二十元。
崔 佛：嗯，我还得想想。它们都保存得很好吗﹖
售物员：当然。它们是我亲自从猫王家买来的！要不这样——让你一百元买五张。
崔 佛：我其实不太需要五张新唱片耶。
售物员：好啦。五张八十五元。这是底限了。
崔 佛：噢，有何不可呢﹖我买了。

Wei visits the handmade jewelry section

Saleslady:Hello. Do you like this jewelry? I made most of these items myself.
Wei:You really have talent. How did you learn to do this?
Saleslady:My mother taught me some tricks of the trade. I’ve always loved jewelry.
Wei:Me, too. But I could never make bracelets like these.
Saleslady:I’ve been making these designs for over ten years. You can have a bracelet for ten dollars.
Wei:I’ll take one right now for seven dollars.
Saleslady:It’s a deal!

handmade (a.)
手工制的
A: Where did you buy these beautiful quilts?
这些漂亮的被子你在哪里买的？
B: They were handmade in Nepal. I bought them there.
那些是尼泊尔手工制的。我在那买的。

jewelry (n.)
珠宝，首饰
A: Look at that guy running with a mask on!
看那家伙戴着面具在跑！
B: I see him. I think he just robbed that jewelry store.
我看到他了。我想他刚抢了那间珠宝店。

section (n.)
区域
What section of the store sells notebooks?

talent (n.)
才能，天分
You have to have talent to make it in show business.
想在演艺界成功必须要有天分。

tricks of the trade
做某个行业需要的技术。在此trade是指「行业」
Making a rabbit disappear is just one of a magician’s tricks of the trade.
让兔子消失只是魔术师的技俩之一。

bracelet (n.)
手镯
My girlfriend made me bracelet from coral and stone.
我女朋友用珊瑚跟石头做了一个手镯给我。

It’s a deal!
成交！
You want to sell me your car for five dollars? It’s a deal!
你的车要卖我五元？成交！

小薇参观手工制首饰区

售货小姐：哈啰。你喜欢这个首饰吗﹖这些东西大多是我自己做的。
小 薇：妳真是有天份。你怎么学会做首饰的﹖
售货小姐：我妈妈传授我做这行需要的技术。我一直很喜欢首饰。
小 薇：我也是。不过我绝对做不出像这样的手镯。
售货小姐：我做这些设计已经超过十年了。一个手镯卖你十元。
小 薇：算我七元，我现在就买一个。
售货小姐：成交！

《发音练习》

1.And the color designs are so retro.

2.I found it at a garage sale once.