【大家说英语】 第237期:文具用品

 Lesson 1 School 第一课 学校

September 1 9月1日

School and Office Supplies¹ 文具用品

Read it! 读读看！

Grace² is starting school soon. 葛蕾丝很快就要开学了，

She goes to the university here in town. 她就读城里的大学。

She needs new school supplies. 她需要新的学校文具，

She needs pens, pencils and markers. 她需要原子笔、铅笔和麦克笔，

She also needs a good Japanese dictionary. 还需要一本好的日文辞典。

The office needs some supplies, too. 办公室也需要文具用品，

They need rubber bands. What else do they need? 他们需要橡皮筋， 他们还需要什么呢？

Conversation A 会话A

Thank you, Grace. That chocolate cake was really good! 谢谢妳，葛蕾丝， 巧克力蛋糕真好吃！

I know. I like it, too! 是啊，我也喜欢吃这里的巧克力蛋糕！

Do you start school soon? 妳很快就要开学了吗？

Yes. Classes start next week. 嗯，下星期就开始上课了。

Are you in high school? 妳在念高中吗？

No! I go to the university here in town. 不是！我就读城里的大学。

Oh. Sorry! You look so young! 噢，对不起！妳看起来好年轻喔！

That's OK. Many people say that. 没关系， 很多人都这么说。

Conversation B 会话B

Are you ready for school, Grace? 葛蕾丝，妳做好上学的准备了吗？

No. I still need school supplies. 还没，我还需要一些文具。

I need pens, pencils and markers. 我需要一些原子笔、铅笔和麦克笔。

Do you need new books, too? 妳也需要新书吗？

Yes. Those are really expensive. 是啊，那些书很贵。

I know. I remember! 我知道，我还记得！

What books do you need? 妳需要哪些书？

I'm taking a Japanese class this year. 我今年修了一门日文课，

So I need a good Japanese dictionary. 所以我需要一本好的日文字典。

A good dictionary is important. 一本好字典很重要。

Conversation C 会话C

Taylor, do you have any rubber bands? 泰乐，妳有橡皮筋吗？

No, I don't. Look in the supply³ closet⁴. 没有， 去文具柜看看。

I did. But I didn't see any. 我看过了，可是没有看到。

Can you buy some? 妳可以去买一些吗？

Sure. 可以。

We need more printer⁵ paper, too. 我们也需要更多打印纸。

There is only one more package. 现在只剩一包了。

What else do we need? 我们还需要什么？

I don't know. But I can check. 我不知道， 不过我可以去确认看看。

1 supplies   

n.日用（必需）品；供应；补给；供应量；供给物( supply的名词复数 )；储备物质；粮食v.供给( supply的第三人称单数 )；补充；弥补（缺陷、损失等）；向…提供（物资等）

参考例句：

• Food supplies were severely depleted. 食物供应已严重不足。
• the insidious effects of polluted water supplies 供水系统污染的潜在恶果

2 grace   

n.优雅，雅致，魅力，恩惠，慈悲

参考例句：

• She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。

3 supply   

n.补给，供给，供应品；vt.补给，供给，提供，补充；vi.替代

参考例句：

• The shop was unable to supply what she wanted.这商店不能供应她所需要的商品。
• We can supply the goods from our main store.这些货我们可以由总店供应。

4 closet   

n.壁橱；储藏室

参考例句：

• I'll clear out that closet for you.我要替你把那个小衣橱清理出来。
• Hang your overcoat in the closet.把你的大衣挂在衣橱里。

5 printer   

n.打印机；印刷工人

参考例句：

• It is not easy being a printer.当个印刷业者并不容易。
• He has been a printer all his life.他做了一辈子印刷工。