【大家说英语】可以修好吗?(2)

10月3日

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Blake bought several things at the hardware¹ store.

布雷克在五金行买了好几样东西。

He got paint for his walls.

他买了刷墙壁的油漆，

The store sells wood, so he bought some.

店里也有卖木材，所以他买了一些，

He might be able to build something with it.

他可能用木材做一些东西。

He will need a repairman for some things, though.

不过他需要一位修理工修理几个东西，

There are cracks² in his ceiling³.

他的天花板上有些裂缝，

Blake can't repair those.

布雷克没办法修理那个。

Conversation A (at the hardware store)

 

会话A（在五金行）

Hey, Blake. Where is Jim?

嘿，布雷克。吉姆在哪里？

Jim is still at work.

吉姆还在工作，

He will come over later to help me.

他稍晚会过来帮我。

Great! What do we need to find first?

太好了！我们要先找什么？

I need to find some nails⁴.

我需要找些钉子，

I have a hammer⁵ at home.

我家里有个榔头。

That's easy. What else?

那很容易。还有呢？

I need paint.

我需要油漆，

The walls in my apartment look really old and dirty.

我公寓的墙壁看起来旧又脏。

Some fresh paint will really help.

新油漆会有所帮助。

五金

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

Oh, look! They sell wood here.

喔，你看！他们这里有卖木材，

Maybe I can build something.

或许我可以做个什么东西。

What would you build?

你想要做什么东西呢？

A small table. Then I can paint it!

一张小桌子，然后我可以漆上颜色，

I'll get a few pieces.

我来买个几片。

Do you need anything else?

你还需要其他的东西吗？

There are some cracks in my ceiling.

我的天花板上有几个裂缝，

But I might not be able to fix those.

但是我可能没办法修补那些地方。

Yeah. You might need a repairman.

是啊，你可能需要一位修理工。

Conversation C (in the Jungle⁶ Cafe)

 

会话C（在丛林咖啡馆）

Mark, how did your trip to the hardware store go?

马克，你去五金行看得如何？

It went well.

蛮顺利的。

Blake bought a lot of things.

布雷克买了很多东西。

Can he repair everything in his apartment?

他能修理公寓里所有的东西吗？

Or will he need help?

还是他需要帮忙？

He might need a repairman.

他可能需要一位修理工。

I know a good repairman.

我认识一位很好的修理工，

I can give Blake his number.

我可以给布雷克他的电话。

Blake would really like that!

布雷克会很想要的！

1 hardware   

n.重型武器；五金器具；硬件

参考例句：

• He bought a pot and other hardware at the store. 他从商店买了一个壶和其他金属制品。
• That family has carried on a hardware business for five generations.那家已经经营五金生意五代了。

2 cracks   

v.打开( crack的第三人称单数 )；（使…）开裂；说（笑话）；开瓶

参考例句：

• Check the container for cracks or leaks. 检验容器是否有裂缝或者漏的地方。
• cracks in the metalwork 金属件上的裂缝

3 ceiling   

n.天花板；(规定价格、工资等的)最高限额

参考例句：

• It took more or less a whole day to paint the ceiling.粉刷天花板用了将近一整天的时间。
• A fly is on the ceiling.一只苍蝇在天花板上。

4 nails   

n.钉子( nail的名词复数 )；钉状物；指甲；趾甲v.钉住( nail的第三人称单数 )；抓住；证明…不属实；揭露

参考例句：

• Stop biting your nails! 别咬指甲！
• He joined up the two pieces of wood together with nails. 他用钉子把两块木头接起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 hammer   

n.锤，榔头v.锤击，敲打

参考例句：

• Please pass me the hammer.请把榔头递给我。
• Please hold this hammer for a moment.请帮我拿一会儿锤子。

6 jungle   

n.丛林，密林；原始林

参考例句：

• The lion is the king of the jungle.狮子是丛林之王。
• Wild animals live in the jungle.野生动物们生活在丛林中。