23.家具

Furniture 家具

　　A: I repainted my house, so I need some new furniture.

　　A： 我重新粉刷了房子，所以我需要一些新家具。

　　B: What pieces are you looking for?

　　B： 你在找什么？

　　A: A new table, a sofa, and maybe a reading¹ chair.

　　A： 一张新桌子，一张沙发，也许还有一把阅读椅。

　　B: What's wrong with your old furniture?

　　B： 你的旧家具怎么了？

　　A: It doesn't match the room anymore.

　　A： 它与房间不匹配了。

　　B: Is it still comfortable to use?

　　B： 使用起来还舒服吗？

　　A: Yes. I think I will sell it.

　　A： 是的。我想我会卖掉它。

　　B: You can also get it re-upholstered.

　　B： 你也可以把它重新装上软垫。

　　A: Are you crazy? That is much too expensive!

　　A： 你疯了吗？那太贵了！

　　B: It depends on where you have it done.

　　B： 这取决于你在哪里做的。

　　A: I still say that takes too much effort².

　　A： 我仍然认为这需要太多的努力。

　　B: Trying to help you takes too much effort, too.

　　B： 试图帮助你也需要付出太多的努力。

1 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

2 effort   

n.努力，艰难的尝试

参考例句：

• I will make every effort to arrive on time.我将尽一切努力准时到达。
• There isn't much time ahead,so we should redouble our effort.来日无多，须加倍努力。