【大家说英语】 第270期:添购新家具(2)

 October 20 10月20日

Read it! 读读看！

Rob¹ wants to buy a new armchair². 罗柏想要买一张新的单人扶手椅。

So Fun Sofas sells all kinds of furniture⁴. “玩沙发”店贩卖各式各样的家具。

They have tables, sofas and different sets⁶ of chairs. 他们有餐桌、沙发和不同的椅子套组。

Abby is looking at a furniture magazine⁷. 雅碧正在看一本家具杂志，

She hasn't been sleeping well and needs a new bed. 她最近一直睡不好，需要找一张新床。

She can go with Rob to the furniture store⁸. 她可以和罗柏一起去家具行，

What else will Abby buy? 雅碧还会买什么呢？

Conversation⁹ A 会话A

Susie, do you know a good place to buy furniture? 苏希，妳知道哪里不错，可以买家具吗？

Sure! There's a store called So Fun Sofas. 当然知道！有一家店叫做“玩沙发”，

I bought a sofa there a few¹⁰ months ago. 我几个月前在那里买了一张沙发。

Oh! Are their prices¹² good? 哦！他们的价格便宜吗？

They're OK. What do you want to buy? 还不错。你想买什么？

My armchair broke¹³, and I want to get another one. 我的单人扶手椅坏了，我想再买一张。

You can buy one at So Fun Sofas. 你可以到“玩沙发”去买一张，

They have all kinds of furniture. 他们有各式各样的家具。

Great. Thanks, Susie. 太好了。苏希，谢了。

Conversation B 会话B

What are you doing, Abby? 雅碧，妳在做什么？

I'm looking at a furniture magazine. 我在看一本家具杂志。

Oh, why? 哦，为什么？

I haven't been sleeping well recently¹⁴. 我最近都一直睡不好。

How is looking at a magazine going¹⁵ to help? 这样看杂志有什么帮助吗？

I think my bed is the problem¹⁶. 我认为问题出在我的床。

It's old and really uncomfortable¹⁷. 我的床很旧，睡起来很不舒服。

Maybe you should get a new one. 也许妳该买一张新床。

Rob is going to So Fun Sofas during¹⁸ lunch. 罗柏要利用午餐时间去“玩沙发”。

Great! Maybe I can go with him! 太好了！也许我可以和他一起去！

Conversation C 会话C

Did¹⁹ Rob find a new armchair at the furniture store, Abby? 雅碧，罗柏在家具行有找到新的扶手椅吗？

He did! He got²⁰ it for a good price¹¹, too. 有！而且还用很划算的价钱买了呢。

Good. And you found²¹ a new bed? 真好。那妳呢？妳找到新的床了吗？

Yes! And I also bought a table and a set⁵ of chairs. 有！我还买了一张餐桌和一组椅子。

Wow! You bought a lot. 哇！妳买了好多。

I know. I spent a lot of money. 是啊。我花了很多钱，

But the store delivers²² everything for free²³. 可是那家店可以免费运送。

As³ long as you sleep like a baby tonight, it's worth²⁴ it! 只要妳今天晚上睡得跟宝宝一样香甜，那就值得了！

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 armchair   

n.扶手椅；adj.坐在椅子里空想的

参考例句：

• He sat in the armchair reading a newspaper.他坐在扶手椅里读报。
• This armchair is made of bamboo.这个扶手椅是用竹子做成的。

3 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

4 furniture   

n.家具(总称)

参考例句：

• This set of the furniture is very good.这套家具非常好。
• The room was full of wooden furniture.房间里摆满了木制家具。

5 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

6 sets   

n.凝固( set的名词复数 )；（一）套；布景；集v.放( set的第三人称单数 )；安插；树立；安排

参考例句：

• There is reasonable concordance between the two sets of results. 两组结果之间有着合理的一致。
• There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures. 这两组数据相互矛盾。

7 magazine   

n.期刊，杂志

参考例句：

• How much is this magazine?这本杂志多少钱？
• I read a magazine in bed.我躺在床上看杂志。

8 store   

n.商店，贮藏，仓库；v.储存，贮藏，供给

参考例句：

• The shoe store is across from the bank.鞋店在银行对面。
• Some food won't store.有些食物不能贮存。

9 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

10 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

11 price   

n.价格，代价，价值；vt.定格，标价，比较价格

参考例句：

• The goods have gone up in price.这些商品的价格已经上涨。
• They are selling the bikes off the market price.他们按低于市价卖出自行车。

12 prices   

n.价格，价钱( price的名词复数 )；代价；行市

参考例句：

• Prices did not alter significantly during 2004. 2004年期间，价格没有大的变化。
• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。

13 broke   

v.(动词break的过去式)折断；打破

参考例句：

• He dropped his glass on the floor and broke it.他把玻璃杯掉到地板上打碎了。
• After a long silence, she broke into a laugh.她沉默了很久之后，忽然笑了起来。

14 recently   

adv.近来，最近

参考例句：

• The book was published as recently as last week.这本书上周刚出版。
• The weather has been very snowy recently.近来天气多雪。

15 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

16 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

17 uncomfortable   

adj.不舒服的，不合意的，不安的

参考例句：

• He looked shy and uncomfortable.他看起来羞怯又不自在。
• It makes me feel uncomfortable.弄得我浑身不自在。

18 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

19 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

20 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

21 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

22 delivers   

v.递送，交付( deliver的第三人称单数 )；发表；交出；发动

参考例句：

• Make sure he delivers his goods. 务必要他遵守承诺。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The postman delivers letters. 邮递员投递信件。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 free   

adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地

参考例句：

• I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
• There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。

24 worth   

adj.值钱；值得，具有..价值；n.价值，作用

参考例句：

• The book was old and it was not worth a cent.这本书旧了，一文不值。
• This novel is worth reading. 这部小说值得一读。