实境旅游英语 第66期:购买首饰手表(2)

 　　Part 2 Conversations

　　第二部分 会话练习

　　1.Buying Watches

　　1.买手表

　　Bing: Can I see some men's watches?

　　宾：我想看一些男表。

　　Store sales: Of course. How about this one?

　　店员：好的。这只怎么样？

　　Bing: What functions does this watch have?

　　宾：这只有什么功能？

　　Store sales: It's a luminous¹ watch with a time-reminder function.

　　店员：它有夜光功能，还可以报时。

　　Bing: Is it waterproof²?

　　宾：防不防水呢？

　　Store sales: Yes, and it comes with a worldwide guarantee.

　　店员：防水，而且还有全球保障书。

　　Bing: I'll take it. Please set the watch for me.

　　宾：好，我要买。请帮我调好时间。

　　购买首饰手表

　　2.Buying necklaces

　　2.买项链

　　Wendy: Would you please show me the necklace in the window?

　　温蒂：请拿橱窗那条项链给我看一下好吗？

　　Store sales: Is this the one you want?

　　店员：这一条吗？

　　Wendy: No, the one next to it.

　　温蒂：不是，旁边那条。

　　Store sales: Here you are.

　　店员：这是您要看的项链。

　　Wendy: Thanks. What kind of stone is this?

　　温蒂：谢谢。这是什么宝石？

　　Store sales: It's a ruby³. It is from South Africa. Would you like to try it on?

　　店员：这是南非红宝石。要不要试戴看看？

　　Wendy: Yes, please. How much is it?

　　温蒂：好。请问这条多少钱？

　　Store sales: It costs $200.

　　店员：200美元。

　　Wendy: It looks good. OK. I'll take it.

　　温蒂：很好看。那我就买这条了。

1 luminous   

adj.发光的，发亮的；光明的；明白易懂的；有启发的

参考例句：

• There are luminous knobs on all the doors in my house.我家所有门上都安有夜光把手。
• Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint.这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。

2 waterproof   

n.防水材料；adj.防水的；v.使...能防水

参考例句：

• My mother bought me a waterproof watch.我妈妈给我买了一块防水手表。
• All the electronics are housed in a waterproof box.所有电子设备都储放在一个防水盒中。

3 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。