【大家说英语】需要家具

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September 10

9月10日

I Need Some Furniture

需要家具

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Jim's cousin Blake is moving into a new apartment.

吉姆的表弟布雷克要搬进一间新公寓，

He needs some furniture.

他需要一些家具。

He wants a bed and a shelf.

他想要一张床和一个书架，

He needs a sofa.

他需要一张沙发，

He also needs some furniture for his kitchen.

厨房也需要一些家具。

Rob¹ asks around for extra² furniture.

罗柏到处向人要家里多余的家具。

Blake looks online for some good furniture sales.

布雷克上网寻找一些物美价廉的家具拍卖。

Jim has an idea.

吉姆有个主意，

They can look for furniture at a thrift³ store!

他们可以在二手店找家具！

Conversation A

 

会话A

Megan, do you have any extra furniture?

梅根，妳有任何多余的家具吗？

Extra furniture? Why do you need that?

多余的家具？ 你为什么需要？

Jim's cousin Blake needs furniture for his new apartment.

吉姆的表弟布雷克需要为他的新公寓添置家具。

I understand. Well, I have an old shelf.

我了解了。 嗯，我有一个旧的书架。

Does he need a shelf?

他需要书架吗？

Yes! Blake has a lot of books.

需要！布雷克有很多书。

He can put them on the shelf.

他可以把书放在书架上。

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Conversation B

 

会话B

Hi, Blake. What are you looking at?

嗨，布雷克，你在看什么？

I'm looking for furniture online.

我在上网找家具，

Some websites⁴ have good sales.

有些网站有不错的拍卖品。

That is a really nice sofa.

那是个很棒的沙发。

Yes, but it isn't on sale.

是啊，可是那不是特价品。

Well, you can go to a thrift store.

嗯，你可以去二手商店，

Thrift stores sometimes have cheap furniture.

二手店有时候有便宜的家具。

Good idea. You can find interesting things at a thrift store.

好主意。 在二手商店也可以找到很有意思的东西。

Conversation C

 

会话C

What other things do you need for your apartment?

你的公寓还需要什么东西？

Well, I need a table and chairs for my kitchen.

这个嘛，我的厨房需要一张餐桌和几张椅子。

What about a bed? You need to sleep on something!

那床呢？ 你需要有地方睡啊！

You're right.

你说得对。

Wow. An apartment needs a lot of things!

哇。一间公寓需要很多东西！

Let's go to the thrift store this afternoon.

我们今天下午去二手商店吧，

We can look for a bed there, too.

我们也可以在那里找张床。

1 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。

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 thrift   

adj.节约，节俭；n.节俭，节约

参考例句：

• He has the virtues of thrift and hard work.他具备节俭和勤奋的美德。
• His thrift and industry speak well for his future.他的节俭和勤勉预示着他美好的未来。

4 websites   

n.[通信]网站( website的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It is difficult to get some foreign websites in China. 在中国很难找到一些国外网站。 来自口语例句
• There are millions of websites around, what makes people remember your site? 因为，在你的周围有很多网站，那么你怎么才能使人们记住你的站点呢？ 来自互联网