影视剧中的生活口语 第58期:购买愿望
日期:2015-09-09 17:15

(单词翻译:单击)

身临其境练一练

Drop Dead Diva,《美女上错身》


A:Okay,starting today I'm giving myself a fashion makeover. Step one, the perfect dress. There she is. Zero, zero, 2,2,4,6, 8,10. That's it?

甲:好,从今天开始我要来个大改造。第一步,完美连衣裙。就在那。零号,零号, 二号,二号,四号,六号,八号,十号。没了吗?

B:Oh, I'm sure they keep more in the back. Hello, Marcus? Hi. So, we need a size...

乙:噢,我肯定他们应该还有存货,你好,马库斯?请来一下,嗨,我们需要一件…

A:16

甲:十六号。



B:Um, nothing larger than a 10.

乙:呃,最大到十号。

A:In the whole store?

甲:整间店都是?

B:That's right.

乙:没有错。

A:But why? No! No, when I was skinny, I couldn't afford this place. And now that I can, I'd really like this dress.

甲:为什么?不!不,我还是个瘦子的时候,我买不起这里的衣服。现在有钱买了, 我真的很想要这件洋装。

B:And I'd like a villa in Mustique.

乙:我还想要一栋马斯蒂克岛的别墅呢。

A:Excuse me?

甲:你说什么?

B:Inside voices. You are upsetting the customers.

乙:小声点,你吵到其他客人了。

A:Hold on, you Clay Aiken. We are customers, and we are upset!

甲:等等,你这个冒牌克雷艾肯。我们是客人,你让我们不愉快了!

B:Ma'am, don't take this the wrong way, but she is just not our brand.

乙:小姐,别误会我的意思,但妹不适合我们的品牌。

生活口语

Good morning, what can I do for you?

早上好,有什么可以帮您的吗?

I'm longing for a new dress.

我想买一条新裙子。

重点讲解:

I want to buy a new dress for a long time.

I'm longing for a new dress.

我们知道表达“想要做某事,想要某件东西”最常用的是动词warn,所以在表达“想买...”时,常会用want to buy,其实表达“想要,渴望”老外还常用动词long,long for sth.也表不“想要某物。

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