华尔街中级英语Lesson 15

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Further down the shelves, I've met another customer. Excuse me, can you tell me your name?
My name is Nicky Temperst.
What sort of music do you like, Nicky?
I like independent music and a bit of soul and dance, a bit of reggae and a bit of the new thrash rock that’s come from America recently, like Nirvana.
So, you have quite wide tastes.
I do, yes.
Now we’re standing¹ by the CDs. Is that what you choose to buy, CDs?
Well, I haven’t actually got a CD player yet. I was just to seeing what’s available, really.
So what do you normally² buy?
Uh, vinal or tapes?
What do you prefer after these two?
I prefer the look of vynel—it’s nice to look at because it’s album³ covers and it’s  got a bit of their history behind. It’s traditional. But tapes are handy⁴ when you’re at work or on holiday.
Do you find that good value for money?
Tapes are. Vinals are not bad. But you can’t get so many artists these days, now on the vinals.

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

3 album   

n.集子，粘贴集，影集，邮集，歌曲集

参考例句：

• The photos belong in an album.这些照片应该放在相册里。
• Will you look over his album?你要不要去看看他的歌集唱片？

4 handy   

adj.方便的；手边的，近便的；手巧的

参考例句：

• A few more traveler's checks may come in handy on holiday.多带几张旅行支票，度假时会有用的。
• She is a handy girl who can turn her hand to anything.她是个心灵手巧的姑娘。