情景对话
Jill: Let's do the window display while it's slow.

Fredo: I did it earlier. What do you think?

Jill: Are you trying to bring customers in or scare them away?

Fredo: That bad, huh? I'm all thumbs when it comes to matching colors.

Jill:Try these pots of tulips with those potted orchids.

Fredo: That looks great! The pinks and purples really go together.

Jill: Here comes someone. You're up.
词汇注释

★ display (v.,n.) 展示，陈列。window display是指“橱窗展示”

★ slow (a.) 在这里是指生意差的，没客人上门的

★ thumb (n.) 大拇指。I'm all thumbs.是用来形容人‘很笨拙、不擅长于某事’

★ pot (v.,n.) 花盆，盆栽；potted (a.)是‘盆栽的’

★ orchid (n.) 兰花

参考译文

吉　儿：趁现在没客人我们先去布置橱窗。

佛瑞多：我先前就做好了。你觉得怎么样？

吉　儿：你是要试着招揽客人，还是要把他们吓跑？

佛瑞多：有那么糟吗？遇到配色我就没辄了。

吉　儿：试试这几盆郁金香配上那几盆兰花。

佛瑞多：看起来很棒！粉红色和紫色真的很配。

吉　儿：有客人来了。你上。