新概念英语口语宝典第一册 第65课:去哪里买东西?

 　　Lesson 59 Where to Go Shopping

　　第59课 去哪里买东西

　　A:Good morning, sir. How can I help you?

　　A：早上好，先生，您买什么？

　　B:I want to buy a birthday gift for a ten-year-old boy. I have no idea what gift he will like. Could you give me some recommendations¹?

　　我想为一个十岁的男孩买生日礼物，我不知道买什么好。你能给些建议吗？

　　A:What kind of sports does he like?

　　A：他喜欢什么运动？

　　B:He likes basketball.

　　B：篮球。

　　A:How about a basketball hat?

　　A：篮球帽怎么样？

　　B:He has one. Oh, he recently has interest in table tennis and always asks me to play with him.

　　B：他已经有一个了。哦，他最近对乒乓球非常感兴趣，总是让我陪他玩儿。

　　A:Does he have a table tennis bat?

　　A：那他有球拍吗？

　　B:No. He uses mine.

　　B：没有，一直用我的。

　　A:Why not a table tennis bat? We have a wide selection² of bats.

　　A：那为什么不买个乒乓球拍呢？我们有很多种球拍可供选择。

　　B:Good idea.

　　B：好主意。

1 recommendations   

n.推荐( recommendation的名词复数 )；推荐信；正式建议；提议

参考例句：

• The board completely disregarded my recommendations. 董事会完全无视我的建议。
• Recommendations from two previous clients helped to establish her credibility. 两位以前的客户的推荐有助于确立她的诚信度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 selection   

n.选择，挑选，精选品，可选择的东西

参考例句：

• We left the selection of the team to the captain.我们把挑选队员的工作交给了队长。
• The shop has a fine selection of cheeses.那家商店有各种精美乳酪可供选购。