【大家说英语】 第371期:夏季服装(2)

 　　I need some new shorts. Most of mine have holes in them. 我需要一些新短裤。我大部分短裤都破了洞。

　　Go to Macy's department¹ store² at the mall³. They have cool shorts. 去购物中心的梅西百货吧。那里有很酷的短裤。

　　Great! Are they expensive? 太好了！价格很贵吗？

　　Some pairs are. But some are only $10. I saw⁴ them yesterday. 有一些会比较贵。但是有一些只卖10美元。我昨天看到的。

　　That's a good deal⁵. Maybe I'll go to Macy's after work today. 那还挺划算的。今天下班之后我可能会去梅西百货。

　　You can find a lot of good ones at the mall. 你在购物中心里可以找到很多不错的短裤。

　　Do you like to shop, Taylor? 泰勒，你喜欢购物吗？

　　Of course⁶! Don't all girls like to shop? 当然！难道不是所有的女孩都喜欢购物吗？

　　Yes, I guess so. I need some new shorts and jeans, but I don't like to shop. 是的，我猜也是。我需要一些新的短裤和牛仔裤，但是我不想购物。

　　Why not? 为什么呢？

　　Shopping for clothes isn't fun. It takes too much time. 购物买衣服没什么意思。而且这会花太多的时间。

　　But you like shopping for other things. 但是你喜欢为了其他东西购物。

　　Sure! I like to shop for computers or electronics⁷. 没错！我喜欢购物买电脑或电子产品。

　　So did⁸ you buy some new summer clothes, Linda? 琳达，你买了新的夏季服装了吗？

　　I went shopping at the mall yesterday evening. I found⁹ a few¹⁰ things. 我昨天晚上在商场里买东西。结果我找到了一些衣服。

　　Great! Were they on sale¹¹? 太棒了！有没有促销？

　　Yes, they were. But I want to return¹² a pair of pants¹³. 是的。但是我想退掉一件长裤。

　　Why? 为什么？

　　When I tried them on again at home, they didn't fit¹⁴ right. 我在家又一次试穿的时候，发现并不是很合身。

　　That's too bad. Well, then you'll need to go shopping again! 太糟了。然后你就需要再购一次物了！

1 department   

n.（行政、企业等的）部；局；处；科；部门；系

参考例句：

• What department do you study in?你在哪个系学习？
• Welcome to the sports department!欢迎来到运动品部！

2 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

3 mall   

n.（美）购物中心，大商场

参考例句：

• I am going to the mall the day after tomorrow.我后天去大型购物中心。
• Are you going to go to the mall?你要去大型购物中心吗？

4 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

5 deal   

n.交易，协定，份量；v.(dealt,dealt[delt])处理，应付，分配

参考例句：

• Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.可得当心，她很难对付。
• Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道，还治其人之身。

6 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

7 electronics   

n.电子器件，电子学，电子技术

参考例句：

• About 45000 people worked in electronics in Scotland.苏格兰约有4.5万人在电子行业工作。
• He wants to brush up his knowledge of electronics.他想温习他的电子学知识。

8 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

9 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

10 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

11 sale   

n.出售；卖出；廉售；贱卖

参考例句：

• The book will be on sale next month.这本书将于下个月上市。
• I got this hat on sale;it was very cheap.我在大减价时买到这顶帽子，价格很便宜。

12 return   

vi.返回，回来；送还；回复，恢复；vt.归还，送还；n.返回，归来；偿还，归还；回复

参考例句：

• I'll return at 10 this evening.我今晚十点回来。
• I often return in dreams to my hometown.我常常在梦中回到我的故乡。

13 pants   

n.(pl)裤子，短裤

参考例句：

• This is a pair of pants.这是一条裤子。
• What color are his pants?他的裤子是什么颜色？

14 fit   

adj.适宜的，对的，准备好的；v.适合；安装；n.适宜；发作；一阵

参考例句：

• I am sure you can fit me in somewhere.我相信你能找个地方安排我。
• She is fit for the job.她适合做这项工作。