英文原版对话1000个:1074 Collectibles

 　　Diego: Hello, Silvia. I want to ask you a question. Whether you collect or hold onto things too much?

 

　　Silvia: I think too much is an understatement, actually. I do have a lot of stuff¹ in my room. A lot.

 

　　Diego: And you live in another country right now. Right?

 

　　Silvia: Yeah, and I'm actually worrying a lit bit about how I'm going to take everything back home.

 

　　Diego: OK, so what sort of things do you hold onto?

 

　　Silvia: Well, now I have from every country I've visited I always get a magnet² of the country. Well, that doesn't have, you know, it's small.

 

　　Diego: Yeah, it doesn't take up that much space.

 

　　Silvia: But then, I love to buy handbags. And I have tons of handbags that I have no idea what I'm going to do with actually.

 

　　Diego: How many handbags do you own?

 

　　Silvia: Thirty, plus home another thirty, so ...

 

　　Diego: Wow!

 

　　Silvia: Yeah, I think maybe I have to get rid of a few.

 

　　Diego: I think so too. And do you collect anything?

 

　　Silvia: Ah, actually no. How about you?

 

　　Diego: Well, I don't live at home anymore. I live overseas³, so I think the first time that I moved from one city to another, I used to have a lot of stuff, but then I realized how difficult it was to move everything, so I think I just got to the point where I didn't want to be packing stuff all the time, so I tried to throw everything away. I mean everything that I don't really, really need, I tried to not buy it, or just let it go.

 

　　Silvia: I think with guys it's easier right?

 

　　Diego: Maybe it's a bit easier.

 

　　Silvia: With girls, I don't want to get rid of clothes that I haven't worn⁴ in a year or I have a lot of shoes as well and they take a lot of space. I was trying to get rid of a few things the other day and I counted thirty-five pairs of shoes.

 

　　Diego: Wow!

 

　　Silvia: Yeah, I know. So, yeah, I think I should have a yardsale or something.

 

　　Diego: I think so too. And I think the more you move around, the less things you want to have because you know you have to pay more when you move to another place, and it's very annoying to put everything in two boxes and suitcases and everything.

 

　　Silvia: Yeah, I'm learning⁵ that now actually.

 

　　Diego: Yes, I think you should stop buying purses.

 

　　Silvia: I know. Wish me luck with the packing.

1 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

2 magnet   

n.有强大吸引力的人或物；磁铁，磁体

参考例句：

• He picked all the pins up with a magnet.他用磁铁捡起了所有的大头针。
• Dalian is a magnet for tourists.大连是吸引游客的地方。

3 overseas   

adj.海外的；adv.在海外

参考例句：

• Her man has been sent overseas by his employers.她的丈夫已被雇主派往海外。
• Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

4 worn   

adj.用旧的，疲倦的；vbl.wear的过去分词

参考例句：

• The child's trousers have worn through at the knees.孩子裤子的膝盖处磨破了。
• My shoes are worn out.我的鞋子穿坏了。

5 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。