新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第42课:室内装修

 Lesson 37 Indoor Decoration¹

第37课 室内装修

A:Good morning.

A：早上好。

B:Good morning. So, this is your new flat. It's rather nice,isn't it?

B：早上好。这是你的新公寓，挺好的，是吗？

A:Well, I like it because so convenient², only five minutes' walk to my school.

A：是的。我喜欢这公寓。因为方便——离我学校只需步行五分钟。

B:It certainly is. How many rooms has it got?

B：确实是。这公寓共有多少个房间？

A:There are three bedrooms, a large sitting-room,a kitchen and a bathroom.

A：有三间卧室，一间大客厅，一间厨房和一间浴室。

B:How are you going to decorate them?

B：你打算怎样装修？

A:Well, I'm going to paint the walls white and I'm going to make the curtains³ tomorrow and they're going to be green.

A：呃，我打算墙漆成白色的；明天打算做窗帘，是绿色的。

B:What about the floor?

B：那么地板呢？

A:I have bought some brown carpets⁴. They're very hard wearing.

A：我买了一些棕色的地毯，它们很耐磨。

B:It sounds lovely. I'm looking forward to seeing them finished.

B：听来很好，我盼着装修结束。

A:So am I. There's an awful lot of work to do before that time.

A：我也是。不过那以前有许多艰苦工作要去做。

1 decoration   

n.装饰，装饰品；装饰，装璜；勋章，奖章

参考例句：

• I liked the beautiful decoration in the shopwindows.我喜欢橱窗里美丽的装饰品。
• The vase is just for decoration.那个花瓶只是为了装饰。

2 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。

3 curtains   

n.帘( curtain的名词复数 )；幕；窗帘；覆盖物

参考例句：

• The curtains billowed in the breeze. 微风吹得窗帘鼓了起来。
• a chink in the curtains 窗帘上的缝隙

4 carpets   

n.地毯( carpet的名词复数 )；（尤指铺满房间的一块）地毯；覆盖地面的一层厚东西

参考例句：

• The paddy fields looked like carpets of fresh green. 稻田像一片片翠绿的地毯。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The carpets had worn rather threadbare. 地毯已磨得相当破旧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》