英语学习乐园：布置房间

Linda :How should I furnish the study?

Alan:Let me see.Put the bookshelves along this wall.

Linda:Yes.And where should we put the desk?

Alan:I think we'd better put the desk near the window.It'll be brighter.

Linda:Yes.Good idea.Where do you think the sofa should go?

Alan:How about that corner?It will be quiet when you need a rest.

Linda:OK.And this chair is too old.We'd better change it for a new one.

Alan:Yes.It is not comfortable,either.

Linda:There should be a reading lamp on the desk.

Alan:I'll go and buy them tomorrow.

应急典句

The color of the room is too cold.

I don't like the checkered¹ tablecloth².

That bigger tea table matches the sofa better.

There should be an electrical outlet³ near the washing machine.

The fiower make the room cheerful.

1 checkered   

adj.有方格图案的

参考例句：

• The ground under the trees was checkered with sunlight and shade.林地光影交错。
• He’d had a checkered past in the government.他过去在政界浮沉。

2 tablecloth   

n.桌布，台布

参考例句：

• He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.他坐在那儿沉思，轻轻地抚弄着桌布。
• She smoothed down a wrinkled tablecloth.她把起皱的桌布熨平了。

3 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。