教你玩转购物英语

 　　[典型表达]

　　What can I do for you? May / Can I help you? 你要买什么？

　　I want / I’d like a pair of sports shoes for my son.

　　我要为我儿子买双运动鞋。

　　How much is it? 多少钱？

　　That’s too expensive, I’m afraid. 恐怕太贵了。

　　That’s fine. I’ll take it. 很好，我买了。

　　How many / much do you want? 你要多少？

　　What color / size¹ / kind do you want?

　　你要什么颜色/多大/什么种类？

　　Do you have any other kinds / sizes² / colors?

　　你有其它种类/尺寸/颜色的吗？

　　I bought this blouse here last week, but there seems³ to be something wrong with it.

　　我上周在这儿买的罩衫，好像出问题了。

　　Can you change it? 你能换一下吗？

　　I insist⁴ that you give me my money back.

　　我坚持要求退钱。

　　[案例探究]

　　—It’s just the one I want. _________

　　—Three hundred and eighty yuan.

　　A. Can I take it? B. How much is it?

　　C. What’s its size? D. Is that expensive?

　　答案与解析：B。根据下文售货员的答语Three hundred and eighty yuan. 可知顾客肯定问的是“多少钱？”

1 size   

n.尺寸，大小；v.按大小排列或分类

参考例句：

• I think I can find the right size for you.我想我能给你找到合适的尺码。
• This room is twice the size of that one.这间屋子有那间两个大。

2 sizes   

n.大小( size的名词复数 )；大量；尺码；…大小的

参考例句：

• a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes 一大批形状大小不一的瓶子
• a conglomeration of buildings of different sizes and styles 大小和风格各异的建筑楼群

3 seems   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. 她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。
• Her return to the team now seems a certainty. 她的归队现在似乎已成定局。

4 insist   

v.(on)坚持，坚决主张，强烈要求，坚决认为

参考例句：

• The tourists insist on keeping to their plan.旅行者坚持按旅行计划行事。
• Anyhow I must insist that you cannot steal.不管怎么说，你都不能偷东西。