Eztalk美语【227】这组老茶具真好看

Wei:Of course! Of course! Here you are. Thank you so much.
Oma:Are you looking for anything else?
Wei:Um, let me see. Hmm. This antique tea set here is gorgeous.
Oma:That was a thirtieth birthday present. You can have it if you want.
Wei:Really? No, no, I couldn't! You're too nice!
Oma:And these old Dutch candle holders² would go nicely with the tea set. Have them.
Wei:Gee! I don't know what to say! Thanks so much.

antique (n.,a.)
旧式的，古董的；古董
A: I love this lamp!
我喜欢这个台灯！
B: It's an antique from my father's collection.
这是我老爸收藏的古董。

tea set
茶具组
A tea set is a nice wedding gift.
一套茶具组是个很好的结婚礼物。

gorgeous (a.)
（口）好看的，好极的
That's a gorgeous dress that you have.
那套洋装真是好看极了。

You can have it if you want.
如果你要就给你。
A: I love this ring!
我喜欢这枚戒指！
B: You can have it if you want.
要就给你。

candle holder¹
烛台
Do you have a candleholder for this candle?
你有适合这跟蜡烛的烛台吗？

I don't know what to say.
我真不知道该说什么好。
A: I have cancer.
我患癌症。
B: Sorry, I don't know what to say.
对不起，我不知道该说什么好。

小薇：当然！当然！拿去。谢谢你。
阿嬷：你还要找什么吗？
小薇：嗯，我看看。嗯，这组老茶具真好看。
阿嬷：那是我三十岁的生日礼物。你要的话就送你。
小薇：真的吗？不行！我不能收下！妳人太好了！
阿嬷：还有这几枝老荷兰烛台正好搭配这组茶具。收下吧。
小薇：天啊！我不知道该说什么才好！真是太谢谢你了

1 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

2 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。