大家说英语 第577期:五金店(2)

Conversation A

对话A

Alex: James! My dad used to have a hammer like this!

阿莱克斯：詹姆斯！我爸爸以前有一把像这样的锤子！

James: I got it at the hardware¹ store.

詹姆斯：这是我在五金店买的。

Alex: Why were you at the hardware store?

阿莱克斯：你为什么去五金店？

James: I'm painting my kitchen white.

詹姆斯：我要把我的厨房刷白。

Alex: So you needed paint and some brushes.

阿莱克斯：所以你需要油漆和几把刷子。

James: Right. And painters tape.

詹姆斯：没错，还有遮蔽胶带。

Alex: To put along the edges of the walls?

阿莱克斯：是要贴在墙壁边缘的吗？

James: Yes. I don't want paint on the floor or ceiling!

詹姆斯：是啊，我不想刷到地板或天花板!

Conversation B

对话B

Alex: Did you talk to Hank at the store?

阿莱克斯：你在五金店里有和汉克谈话吗？

James: Yes. He gave me advice! He told me which kind of tape to buy.

詹姆斯：有，他给了我一些建议！他告诉我该买哪种胶带。

Alex: That's good.

阿莱克斯：很好啊。

James: He said to cover the floor and counters with newspaper, too.

詹姆斯：他还说要用报纸盖住地板和流理台。

Alex: You don't want white paint on those!

阿莱克斯：你可不想把白漆滴在那些地方！

James: And I'll need a hammer to close the paint can!

詹姆斯：而且我还需要一把锤子把油漆罐的盖子敲紧!

Alex: Well, a good hammer is always useful.

阿莱克斯：嗯，一把好的锤子总是很有用。

1 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。