第49课 修改衣物

　　C: Excuse me, I'd like to have these pants I bought here yesterday altered. Here's my receipt.

　　顾客：对不起，我想改一下昨天买的裤子。这是我的收据。

　　S: Certainly, sir. What would you like done to them?

　　接待员：没问题，先生。您想怎么改？

　　C: They're a little bit too long, so I'd like about half an inch taken off them.

　　顾客：它们有点太长了，我想改短大约半英寸。

　　S: All right, sir. They should be ready for you by tomorrow afternoon.

　　接待员：好的，先生。明天中午就会好了。

　　C: Thank you very much.

　　顾客：非常谢谢你。

　　S: It's our pleasure.

　　接待员：那是我们的荣幸。

　　1．pants n．裤子（恒用复数）

　　a pair of pants 一条裤子

　　因为裤子有两条裤管，所以恒用复数。其他类似用法尚有scissors（剪刀，

　　有两片刀片），trousers（长裤，有两条裤管），glasses（眼镜，有两片镜片）。

　　a pair of scissors/trousers/glasses

　　一把剪刀／一条裤子／一副眼镜

　　2．alter vt．修改

　　例：A publisher can't alter a book without the author's permission.

　　（出版商未经作者的同意不能删改书。）

　　3．receipt n．收据

　　4．take sth off 把某物拿掉

　　例：John took the bumper stickers off his car.

　　（约翰把车子保险杠的贴纸拿掉。）