ELIZA: This place is great. I'm surprised they have so much.
JANE: Yes, but it takes a while to find things.It's not organized as carefully as a regular store.
ELIZA: I never shopped in an outlet before. We don't have any in my hometown.Why do they call it an "outlet"?
JANE: Sometimes a clothes company makes too many of one item.They can't sell it all in their regular stores. So they send the overstock to an outlet.That's why they call it an "outlet".It's a store that "let's out" products the company can't sell in regular stores.
ELIZA: And they have faulty products here too.
JANE: Yes. A "faulty product" may be a shirt that has some problem.Or a pair of pants that is ripped a little. Sometimes the fault is very small. So it's a good deal to buy it.Sometimes, if you have a needle and thread, you can fix it yourself.
ELIZA: I like to sew, so that's easy for me.I think it's a really good deal. Some of these shirts have only one tiny mistake on them.
JANE: I know.So it's a good idea to shop in an outlet sometimes. You can save a lot of money.
ELIZA: That's great for me.Now that Steve and I have the baby, we want to save as much as we can.
CASHIER: Cash or credit, Ma'am?
ELIZA: Credit.
JANE: Wow! How many of those sweatshirts are you buying?
ELIZA: I have six here.
JANE: Six? Why do you need so many?
ELIZA: They're such a good deal.I'm buying one for Steve, one for his brother Rick,one for my dad, two for my sisters, and one for me.
JANE: You really know how to use an outlet store!
ELIZA: I ought to make the most of it while I'm here, don't you think?
JANE: Sure. You're smart.
伊莉莎：这地方好棒哦！我很惊讶这里有这么多的东西。
珍：是啊，但找东西需要一点时间就是了。这里不像一般的店那样井然有序。
伊莉莎：我从来没有逛过出清大卖场。我们家乡没有这样的大卖场。为什么叫做"大卖场"呢？
珍：有时候成衣公司生产过量。不能在各店销完，只好把存货送到大卖场来。所以叫做"出清"。就是商家把各店没卖出去的货清出去。
伊莉莎：这里也有瑕疪品。
珍：是的，"瑕疵品"可能是一件有缺陷的衬衫。或是一条有破洞的裤子。有时候瑕疪很小，所以很值得买的。如果你有针线，可以买回家再做修补。
伊莉莎：我喜欢缝衣服，这难不倒我。我觉得是蛮值得的，这里的一些衬衫只是有一点小瑕疪。
珍：我知道有时候在大卖场购物是一个好主意，你可以省很多钱。
伊莉莎：对我来说，实在是太棒了。现在史提夫和我有小孩，我们要尽量省钱。
收银员：太太，付现金或刷卡？
伊莉莎：刷卡。
珍：哇，你买多少件汗衫呢？
伊莉莎：六件。
珍：六件？为什么你需要这么多呢？
伊莉莎：它们很便宜。一件给史提夫，一件给他的弟弟瑞克。一件给我爸爸，两件给我妹妹，还有一件是我的。
珍：你真的很会逛大卖场！
伊莉莎：我当然要好好把握机会，不是吗？
珍：当然，你真聪明。 |