【大家说英语】 第375期:舒适的客厅(2)

 　　So, Susie, what happened to your sofa? 苏西，你的沙发怎么了？

　　I was taking care of my neighbor's dog. I left the dog alone for a couple of hours and... 我当时在照顾我邻居的狗。我把那只狗独自留在家里几个小时，结果...

　　And the dog ruined¹ the sofa. 结果那只狗把沙发给毁了。

　　Right. But I needed a new sofa anyway. 没错。但是反正我都需要一个新沙发了。

　　Why did you need a new sofa? 为什么你需要一个新沙发？

　　Because my old sofa was more than 10 years old. 因为我的旧沙发已经用了超过10年了。

　　Susie, did you buy a new sofa, yet? 苏西，你买了新沙发了吗？

　　No. I'm still looking. I want a living room set with a nice armchair². 没有。我仍然在看。我想要一整套客厅家具，其中要有一把好看的扶手椅。

　　That's a good idea. Then everything will match. 想法不错。这样所有东西都能搭配起来了。

　　Yes. I also want a new bookcase. I have a lot of books. 是的。我也想要一个新的书柜。我有很多书。

　　Maybe you can find furniture on sale. 也许你可以找到特价的家具。

　　I want to. A living room set can cost a lot of money. 我希望是。一整套客厅家具要花很多钱的。

　　How did you arrange³ your living room furniture, Alex? 阿莱克斯，你是怎么摆设你客厅的家具的？

　　Well, my sofa is along the wall. And my pillows⁴ are in the middle of the room. 嗯，我的沙发靠着墙。我的坐垫放在屋子中间。

　　Do you have armchairs⁵? 你有扶手椅吗？

　　Yes, I have two. There is a table between them. And there is a lamp on the table. The TV is on another wall. 是的，我有两把。它们中间有一张桌子。桌子上有一个台灯。电视在另一面墙上。

　　That sounds like a comfortable living room. 听起来是一简很舒适的客厅。

　　It is. 确实是。

1 ruined   

adj.毁灭的；堕落的；破产的v.破坏( ruin的过去式)；毁掉；使破产；使沦落

参考例句：

• The bad weather ruined our trip. 天气恶劣，破坏了我们的旅行。
• I was ruined by that law case, I'm a ruined man. 我被那场官司搞垮了，现在已经倾家荡产。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 armchair   

n.扶手椅；adj.坐在椅子里空想的

参考例句：

• He sat in the armchair reading a newspaper.他坐在扶手椅里读报。
• This armchair is made of bamboo.这个扶手椅是用竹子做成的。

3 arrange   

vt.安排，整理，计划，改编(乐曲)；vi.协商，计划

参考例句：

• He began to arrange the flowers in the vase.他开始把花瓶内的花摆好。
• We must arrange about that.这事我们得安排一下。

4 pillows   

n.枕头( pillow的名词复数 )；用作枕头的东西

参考例句：

• She lay back against the pillows. 她半躺半坐靠在枕头上。
• He sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 armchairs   

n.扶手椅( armchair的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He eased himself into one of the armchairs. 他小心地坐到扶手椅里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Michael had sat down in one of the big leather armchairs. 迈克尔坐在一个很大的皮扶手椅上。 来自教父部分