高频英语口语对话 第295期:美国跳蚤市场

 　　unit 325

　　美国跳蚤市场

　　dialogue

　　英语情景对话

　　A:I have found it quite different here from China since I came to the United¹ States.

　　A:我到美国后已经发现这里和中国太不一样。

　　B:What's the difference ?

　　B:什么不一样？

　　A:Some friends of mine took me to the mall to go shopping. It was so big. I think I could get lost if I went there alone.

　　A:我的朋友带我到购物中心去买东西。那里太大了，我想如果我一个人去的话可能会迷路。

　　B:You must have bought many things in the mall?

　　B:那你肯定在购物中心买了不少东西吧？

　　A:Not really many. I was told that on weekends there were always the flea² markets, so I decided³ to come to the flea market to buy a bargain⁴.

　　A:并没有多少。我得知周末总有跳蚤市场，所以我就想到跳蚤市场上淘点便宜货。

　　B:It's wise to do it. The Americans have the habit of selling their junk⁵ when they are moving to another place, so they usually display all the things they want to sell in their gardens at the weekend. And many things they are selling still look quite new and they are also very useful.

　　B:这样做很聪明。美国人有搬家卖旧货的习惯，他们经常会在周末把要卖的东西摆在他们家的院子里。而且很多东西都很新，很实用。

　　A:I have heard about it while in China. it is called a "yard sale". I didn't have any idea of that until today when I came here to the big "yard sale".

　　A:我在中国时就听说过这个叫做“庭院旧货出售”的词。直到今天我到过这个大型的“庭院旧货出售”，对它才有所了解。

　　B:You must have got many useful things for your new apartment.

　　B:你肯定为你那新公寓房添置了不少有用的东西吧。

 

1 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

2 flea   

n.跳蚤

参考例句：

• I'll put a flea in his ear if he bothers me once more.如果他再来打扰的话，我就要对他不客气了。
• Hunter has an interest in prowling around a flea market.亨特对逛跳蚤市场很感兴趣。

3 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。

4 bargain   

n.买卖合同，成交条件，交易；廉价货，便宜货；vi.议价，成交

参考例句：

• In some shops you have to bargain.在一些商店中买东西要讲价。
• These shoes are a bargain.Smith is closing them out.这些鞋子系廉价商品，史密斯正在削价出售。

5 junk   

n.废弃的旧物；破烂物

参考例句：

• I bought this old table in a junk shop.我在旧货店里买了这张旧桌子。
• They cleared out the junk room to make a tiny beds.他们将废品间清理用作小卧室。