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情景对话
Todd: So, Rebecca, talking about shopping, is shopping something you enjoy doing?
托德:丽贝卡,我们来聊聊购物,你喜欢购物吗?
Rebecca: Yes, when I'm in the mood for it. Definitely.
丽贝卡:喜欢,我想去购物时很喜欢 。我当然喜欢 。
Todd: So I guess when you talk about shopping, we talk about clothes shopping, mainly right, so how often do you go clothes shopping?
托德:我认为在谈到购物时,我们指的是买衣服,你多长时间买一次衣服?
Rebecca: Not very often. Maybe once every three months. It depends on my money. If I have the money.
丽贝卡:我不常去 。大概三个月去一次 。这要取决于我的资金 。有钱的话我就会去 。
Todd: Do you usually follow the fashions? Try to stay hip, and you know?
托德:你一般会紧跟时尚潮流吗?保持时尚?
Rebecca: No, because sometimes the fashions aren't comfortable. I prefer comfortable clothing.
丽贝卡:不会,有时时尚并不是那么舒服 。我喜欢舒服的衣服 。
Todd: So are you a bargain shopper?
托德:你买衣服时会讨价还价吗?
Rebecca: I try to be but if there is something that I really, really like, I will save up and buy it.
丽贝卡:我尽量砍价,如果我非常非常喜欢一件衣服,那我会存钱把它买下来 。
Todd: For example what is something you saved up to buy?
托德:举个例子吧,你会存钱买什么?
Rebecca: I saved up to buy a really nice black jacket and I've had that now for two years so it was definitely a good purchase.
丽贝卡:我之前存钱买了一件非常漂亮的黑色夹克,现在我已经穿了两年了,买的很值 。
Todd: And you bought this in Australia?
托德:你是在澳大利亚买的吗?
Rebecca: Yeah, it wasn't during the sale, so.
丽贝卡:对,当时并没有折扣 。
Todd: So how much did it cost?
托德:花了多少钱?
Rebecca: I think it was about two hundred dollars, three hundred dollars. Yeah, so it was quite expensive for me.
丽贝卡:大概200美元或300美元 。对我来说非常贵 。
Todd: Wow, that is a lot.
托德:哇,那真是很贵 。
Rebecca: Mm.
丽贝卡:嗯 。
Todd: Have you ever bought any clothes online?
托德:你在网上买过衣服吗?
Rebecca: No, I haven't but my friends have and my friends have bought shoes and dresses and tops and, yeah, they really love shopping online.
丽贝卡:没有,不过我朋友在网上买过,他们买过鞋、裙子和上衣,他们非常喜欢在网上购物 。
Todd: Now, they have no problems? Everything is OK?
托德:那他们没有遇到过问题吗?没什么事吗?
Rebecca: Everything is OK. They haven't had any problems at all.
丽贝卡:一切顺利 。他们完全没有遇到问题 。
Todd: So how come you don't shop online?
托德:那你为什么不在网上购物呢?
Rebecca: I think I prefer the contact with sales people and seeing dresses and clothes and trying them on. You never know if they're going to fit or not.
丽贝卡:我更喜欢和售货员交流,看到裙子和衣服的实物,然后试穿 。如果不试穿的话就不知道是否适合 。
Todd: Right. Right.
托德:对,对 。
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重点讲解
重点讲解:
1. depend on 取决(于);有赖(于);
例句:It woulddepend onthe circumstances.
这要视情况而定 。
2. save up 储蓄;积攒;攒钱;
例句:We mustsave upsome money against a rainy day.
我们必须积蓄一些钱以备不时之需 。
3. for example 例如;比如;
例句:For example, do you know in advance how much of your available capital you are willing to lose when trading futures?
例如,你是否提前知道自己在期货交易中愿意损失多少可用资产?
4. how come (用于因为惊讶而询问)怎么会这样呢,为什么;
例句:How comehe hasn't been able to be as good this year?
为什么他今年表现不及往常呢?
5. try on 试穿;试戴;
例句:Try onclothing and shoes to make sure they fit.
试穿一下衣服和鞋子,看看是否合适 。