英语大赢家 下册 182.Scene 6.Topic 2免税商店 Duty-free Shop

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Salesperson¹: Can I help you, sir?

 

Benjamin: Yes, please. I'm picking out some presents for my children and wife.

 

Salesperson: What kind of presents do you want?

 

Benjamin: Actually, I don't know exactly. Do you have anything recommended?

 

Salesperson: OK. How about some very cool sneakers for your children? Anyway, it won't cost you much. It's only around $59.95 for each pair. It might be cheaper than that in America.

 

Benjamin: Hey, How did you know I came from America?

 

Salesperson: Just a hunch², sir.

 

Benjamin: How much again?

 

Salesperson: $59.95.

 

Benjamin: That's really cheap for shoes like those. OK, I'll take 5 pairs.

 

Salesperson: Sorry, sir.

 

Benjamin: Why not?

 

Salesperson: Because in this duty-free shop, your total expenditure³ cannot be over $300 and you also have one more present to buy for your wife.

 

Benjamin: Oh, my God. I've totally forgotten about that. Anyway, I think she would like a bottle of perfume.

 

Salesperson: That's good. And I can also recommend you a good one. It's the brand of DKNY.

 

Benjamin: DKNY? That's very expensive in America. It costs nearly $70 for only 50ml.

 

Salesperson: It's $60 here.

 

Benjamin: That's very unbelievable. Is it fake?

 

Salesperson: Of course not, sir.

 

Benjamin: OK, I'll take one.

 

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店员：有什么可以帮您的吗，先生？

 

本杰明：是的。我要给我的孩子和妻子挑选一些礼物。

 

店员：您想要什么样的礼物？

 

本杰明：事实上，我自己也不是很清楚。你有什么可以推荐的吗？

 

店员：好的。给你的孩子们买双不错的跑鞋怎么样？而且也不是很贵。每双只要59.95美元。这会比在美国买便宜。

 

本杰明：你怎么知道我是从美国来的？

 

店员：只是直觉而已，先生。

 

本杰明：多少钱来着？

 

店员：59.95美元。

 

本杰明：像这样的鞋确实卖得很便宜。好，那给我拿5双。

 

店员：对不起，先生。

 

本杰明：怎么了？

 

店员：因为在免税商店，您的总消费不能超过300美元，而且您还要给您的妻子买礼物。

 

本杰明：噢，天哪。我完全忘记了。我觉得她应该会喜欢香水。

 

店员：这个主意不错。而且我也可以给您推荐一款不错的香水，是DKNY品牌的。

 

本杰明：DKNY?它在美国卖得很贵，50毫升的香水就要将近70美元。

 

店员：我们这里只卖60美元。

 

本杰明：这太让人难以置信了，它是假的吗？

 

店员：当然不是啊，先生。

 

本杰明：那好，给我拿一瓶。

 

Recitation 经典背诵

 

Benjamin: I decided⁴ to go to the duty-free shop in the airport to pick out some gifts for my children and wife. The salesperson there suggested me to buy some very cool sneakers for my children, and they were only $59.95 for each pair. It was cheaper than that in America. Finally, I bought two pairs of sneakers for my children and a bottle of perfume for my wife.

1 salesperson   

n.售货员，营业员，店员

参考例句：

• A salesperson works in a shop.售货员在商店工作。
• Vanessa is a salesperson in a woman's wear department.凡妮莎是女装部的售货员。

2 hunch   

n.预感，直觉

参考例句：

• I have a hunch that he didn't really want to go.我有这么一种感觉，他并不真正想去。
• I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together.我有预感和苏珊共事会很融洽。

3 expenditure   

n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出；使用，消耗

参考例句：

• The entry of all expenditure is necessary.有必要把一切开支入账。
• The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。