【大家说英语】大家说英语 第93期:选购家具

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January 7 1月7日

Abby Shops for Furniture 家具选购乐

Read it! 读读看！

Abby is reading¹ a magazine. 雅碧在看杂志，

She wants to decorate her home. 她想要装潢她家，

She needs some ideas. 需要一些点子。

She can get something new for the bathroom. 她可以为浴室买些新物品；

She can get a shelf. 她可以买个架子，

Then she can put extra² towels on it. 这样她就可以多放些毛巾在上面；

She can get a table for her dining room, too. 她也可以为饭厅买张餐桌。

She and Rob³ can go and shop for furniture. 她和罗柏可以一起去买家具。

Conversation A 会话A

Hi, Abby. What are you reading? 嗨，雅碧，妳在看什么？

Good morning, Rob. I'm reading a magazine. 早安，罗柏， 我在看杂志。

What kind of magazine? 什么样的杂志？

It's a magazine about houses. 是一本有关住宅的杂志，

I want to decorate mine. 我想装潢我家。

Oh? That sounds interesting. 哦？听起来很有趣呢。

It is! I need some ideas. 没错！我需要一些点子。

Get some new furniture. 买些新家具。

Good idea. I can get some furniture for the bathroom and dining room! 好主意。 我可以为浴室和饭厅添购一些家具！

Conversation B 会话B

What do you need in the bathroom? 妳的浴室需要什么？

I want a shelf. Then I can put extra towels on it. 我要一个层架， 这样我就可以在上面多放些毛巾。

What about in the dining room? 那餐厅呢？

My table is really old. I need a new one. 我的餐桌很旧了， 我需要一张新的。

Let's go to my favorite furniture store after work. 我们下班后一起到我最喜欢的家具店去吧，

I can help you choose one! 我可以帮妳挑！

OK! Thanks, Rob! 好啊！罗柏，谢了！

Conversation C 会话C

Wow. There are so many things here. 哇，这里东西好多。

I love to shop at Frank's Furniture store. 我很喜欢到法兰克家具店买东西，

Their furniture is great. 他们的家具很棒。

How are the prices? 价钱怎么样？

The furniture looks expensive. 这里的家具看起来很贵。

Their prices aren't cheap. 这些家具的价格是不便宜，

But they aren't expensive, either. 但也不贵啦。

That's good. 那就好。

The tables and shelves are over there. 餐桌和架子在那边，

Let's go look at them. 我们去看看吧。

OK. 好。

1 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

2 extra   

adj.额外的，外加的；特大的

参考例句：

• We do not ask for extra pay.我们不要求额外报酬。
• You have to pay extra for breakfast.早餐你要另外付费。

3 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。