世博英语札记【81】经典小短文

2001年1月2日

首先祝大家新年快乐！万事如意！ 继续给大家一些经典小短文，以后一两个星期回陆续和大家分享的。

Garage Sale

When a family wishes to get rid of old furniture, clothing, small appliances, knick-knacks or junk, it holds a "Garage Sale." For buyers interested in used items at bargain prices, the Garage Sale may present some good opportunities. The sale usually runs on the weekend.

当一个家庭想把一些旧家具，衣服，小器具，便宜货或破铜烂铁丢掉时，就会举办一个"车库大拍卖"。对于想买便宜货的人来说，车库大拍卖是一个大好时机。拍卖通常在周末举行。

Thrift shops

Thrift shops are mostly non-profit clothing stores operated by churches or charity groups. Volunteers work in the shop without pay. Men's, women's and children's clothes are donated by sympathetic members of the community. Thrift Shop customers are generally poor.

旧品店多半是教堂或慈善团体经营的非盈利性服饰店。在店里工作的义工不拿报酬。不论男装，女装或童装都是社区中有爱心的人捐赠的。到旧品店的顾客通常都很穷。

Swap Meets

Swap Meets-held at stadiums or in large parking lots-are like community Garage Sales. Here, people try to sell a variety of unusual, used or unwanted items. Swap Meets are generally held every Sunday, and are also known as Flea Markets.

旧物交换会--在体育场或大型停车场举行--就像社区的车库大拍卖。在这里人们拍卖各式各样稀奇古怪的，用过的或是不想要的物品。旧物交换会通常在每个星期日举行，也就是大家所知道的跳蚤市场。

Coupon Clippers

Some homemakers make a hobby of collecting coupons. They check the daily newspaper, magazines, Sunday supplements or package labels for rebates and cents-off coupons. One or two coupons will not save much money. But hundreds of them can add up to quite a savings.

有些家庭主妇有收集购物券的嗜好。她们从每日的报纸上，杂志上，假日增刊上，或包装上剪下可减价或打折的购物券。一，两张购物券可能节省不了很多钱，但积少成多也可省下一笔可观的费用。