情景会话口袋书人际篇 第583期:促销(1)

 　　1. It's made of exceptionally good quality pure wool, and is very soft.

　　这件衣服质量特别好，全毛的，非常柔软。

　　还能这样说：

　　This coat has good quality. It is made of wool and is very soft.

　　This soft woolen¹ coat is of good quality.

　　应用解析：

　　merchandise of quality 优质商品；

　　people of quality 达官贵人

　　2. It's in fashion now.

　　现在正流行呢。

　　还能这样说：

　　It is very fashionable now.

　　It comes into style now.

　　3. Here's a gorgeous outfit².

　　这儿有套华丽的服装。

　　还能这样说：

　　The outfit is very splendid.

　　There is a splendid costume.

　　应用解析：

　　gorgeous的意思是：华丽的，辉煌的，豪华的；

　　resplendent的意思是：灿烂的，辉煌的，华丽的；

　　splendid的意思是：极好的，壮丽的。

　　4. You can get a discount if you buy two.

　　如果买两件的话，就可以享受优惠。

　　还能这样说：

　　We can lower the price in the event that you buy two.

　　We can give you a discount on the premise³ that you buy two.

　　应用解析：

　　at a discount 除了有打折，减价的意思外，还可表示不受重视的，不时兴的。

　　例如：

　　Concern for others seems to be at something of a discount today.

　　如今好像不兴关心别人了。

1 woolen   

adj.羊毛(制)的；毛纺的

参考例句：

• She likes to wear woolen socks in winter.冬天她喜欢穿羊毛袜。
• There is one bar of woolen blanket on that bed.那张床上有一条毛毯。

2 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

3 premise   

n.前提；v.提论，预述

参考例句：

• Let me premise my argument with a bit of history.让我引述一些史实作为我立论的前提。
• We can deduce a conclusion from the premise.我们可以从这个前提推出结论。