Scene 213 买家具

Scene 213　买家具

❶ 我们缺一个沙发。We are in need of a sofa.

对话 A: What do we need to buy for our living room? 我们的起居室还需要买什么吗？

B: We are in need of a sofa, which will make our room more comfortable. 我们缺一个沙发，这会让咱们的房间更舒适。

❷ 我应该换掉我的小床。I should change my little bed.

对话 A: I should change my little bed. 我应该换掉我的小床。

B: Why? 为什么？

A: It's too narrow. 太窄了。

❸ 这个床架我们可以给你打九折。We can give you a ten percent discount on the bedstead.

❹ 这种床垫很热销。This mattress¹ sells pretty well.

对话 A: How about this mattress? 这个床垫怎么样？

B: This mattress sells pretty well. And it has a promotion². 这种床垫很热销，而且有促销活动。

❺ 我们要给卧室弄个梳妆台。We've got to get a dresser for the bedroom.

对话 A: What else shall we get? 我们还要买什么？

B: We've got to get a dresser for the bedroom. 我们要给卧室弄个梳妆台。

❻ 吊灯让客厅看起来很豪华。The droplight makes the living room seem luxurious.

❼ 这真是个节省空间的设计。It's quite a room-saving design.

对话 A: This table can be folded. It's quite a room-saving design. 这个桌子是可折叠的，这真是个节省空间的设计。

B: It's also fashionable. 也很时尚。

❽ 你们有什么式样的家具？What style furniture do you have?

对话 A: What style furniture do you have? Is it traditional? 你们有什么式样的家具？是传统的吗？

B: Yes, we also have modern ones. What do you want? 是的，我们也有现代的家具。你想要什么样的？

❾ 把这把扶手椅与落地灯搭配起来。The armchair pairs with a floor lamp.

对话 A: How can we have a reading corner in our living room? 我们起居室里怎么设一个读书角呢？

B: The armchair pairs with a floor lamp. 把这把扶手椅与落地灯搭配起来。

❿ 你愿意出的最低价是多少？What's the lowest you're willing to go?

1 mattress   

n.床垫，床褥

参考例句：

• The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
• The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。