Read it! 读读看！

A designer designs and decorates people's homes. 设计师负责设计以及装潢别人的住宅，

But you don't need a designer. 可是你不需要设计师，

There are many ways to decorate your home. 装潢家里的方法有很多，

Here are some tips: 就像一下这些：

Buy useful furniture. 购买有用的家具。

Shelves can hold books. 书架可以摆放书本，

They can also divide a room. 也可以为房间区隔空间。

Paint your bedroom wall gray. 把卧房的墙壁漆成灰色，

It can make you calmer. 这样可以让你的心情比较平静。

Decorate with artwork. 用艺术品妆点家里。

It makes a room interesting. 这么做可以为房间增添特色，

It's fun to look at, too. 而且艺术品欣赏起来也很有趣。

Conversation A 会话A

Welcome to our show, Denise. 丹妮丝，欢迎来到我们的节目。

Thank you, Rob. I'm happy to be here. 谢谢你，罗柏， 我很高兴能够上这个节目。

You're a designer. Tell us about your job. 妳是设计师， 跟我们谈谈妳的工作。

What does a designer do? 设计师做些什么？

Well, I design and decorate people's homes. 这个嘛，我设计以及装潢别人的家。

That sounds like a fun job. 这工作听起来很有趣。

It is! I help people shop for things for their homes! 确实如此！ 我帮助别人为他们的家添购物品！

I'd like that job! 我很喜欢这种工作！

I do like it a lot. 我确实很喜欢这份工作。

Conversation B 会话B

Can you give us some design tips? 妳可以为我们提供一些设计诀窍吗？

Sure. Get useful furniture. 没问题。要买有用的家具。

What do you mean? 什么意思？

A shelf can hold books. But it can also divide a room. 书架可以摆放书本， 但也可以为房间分隔空间。

That's a really useful tip! 这个诀窍真有帮助！

I never thought of that. 我从来没想过这一点。

Paint your bedroom wall gray. 把卧房的墙壁漆成灰色的。

Why? 为什么？

Gray is a clean color. It can make you calmer. 灰色是个干净的颜色，可以让你的心情比较平静。

Conversation C 会话C

What other colors can calm you? 还有什么颜色能够让人心情平静？

Light colors are very calming. 浅色都非常具有平静的效果。

So colors like white, light blue, light green ... 所以像白色、淡蓝色、淡绿色…

Yes! That's right. 没错！就是这样。

Do you have a final tip for us? 妳可以再为我们提供最后一个诀窍吗？

Yes! Decorate with artwork. 可以！用艺术品妆点家里。

It makes a room more interesting. 这么做可以为房间增添特色，

And it's fun to look at. 而且艺术品欣赏起来也很有趣。

Thank you so much. 真是太感谢妳了。

Now we can all have some fun and interesting homes. 现在，我们都可以拥有充满趣味与特色的家了。