大家说英语 第576期:五金店(1)

Conversation A

对话A

Rob¹: Welcome to the program, Mr. Hardware²!

罗布：欢迎来到我们的节目，哈德维尔先生！

Hank: Thank you, Rob. Please call me Hank.

汉克：谢谢，罗布。请称呼我为汉克吧。

Rob: OK. Hank, you own the local hardware store. What do you sell there?

罗布：好的。汉克，你有一家当地的五金店。你都卖什么？

Hank: We sell tools and supplies³.

汉克：我们卖各种工具和五金用品。

Rob: What kinds of supplies do you sell?

罗布：你们卖哪种五金用品？

Hank: Everything! If you need to paint or fix something, we have the materials.

汉克：什么都有！你如果需要上油漆或者修理东西，我们都有各式材料。

Rob: That's great! I might stop by myself.

罗布：太棒了！我说不定会自己过去看看

Conversation B

对话B

Hank: Are you building something? We have a lot of nails⁴.

汉克：你要做什么东西吗？我们有很多钉子。

Rob: No, but I need to fix some things. Do you have glue?

罗布：没有，可是我需要修理东西。你们有黏胶吗?

Hank: Sure. We have rope, too.

汉克：当然有。我们也有绳子。

Rob: I just need glue.

罗布：我只需要黏胶。

Hank: There are different glues for different projects.

汉克：我们有各种不同黏胶，适合各种不同的物品。

Rob: Can you tell me which glue to buy?

罗布：你可以告诉我该买哪种黏胶吗？

Hank: Yes! We can give advice!

汉克：可以！我们会提供你一些建议！

Rob: Well, then I have lots of questions!

罗布：好，那我有很多问题要问！

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 hardware   

n.重型武器；五金器具；硬件

参考例句：

• He bought a pot and other hardware at the store. 他从商店买了一个壶和其他金属制品。
• That family has carried on a hardware business for five generations.那家已经经营五金生意五代了。

3 supplies   

n.日用（必需）品；供应；补给；供应量；供给物( supply的名词复数 )；储备物质；粮食v.供给( supply的第三人称单数 )；补充；弥补（缺陷、损失等）；向…提供（物资等）

参考例句：

• Food supplies were severely depleted. 食物供应已严重不足。
• the insidious effects of polluted water supplies 供水系统污染的潜在恶果

4 nails   

n.钉子( nail的名词复数 )；钉状物；指甲；趾甲v.钉住( nail的第三人称单数 )；抓住；证明…不属实；揭露

参考例句：

• Stop biting your nails! 别咬指甲！
• He joined up the two pieces of wood together with nails. 他用钉子把两块木头接起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》