在超市里

　　（结束篇）
　　Amber¹ goes to a department store to buy some empty videotape cartridges². She has become enthralled³ by a TV program called 'Cops', and is recording⁴ every episode. She also wants to check out the video cameras while she's at it. How does she get around the store? And what is so interesting about this show?

　　Amber:(to another shopper) Excuse me. where can I find the information desk?

　　Shopper:Just around the corner (points the way).

　　Amber:Thanks. (She gets to the information counter. He overhears an inquiry⁵ by the customer ahead of him).

　　Customer:Where's the 'Lost and Found' counter?

　　Officer:On the 2nd floor, near the elevator.

　　Customer:Where's the elevator?

　　Officer:To your right, near the middle of the store.

　　(Now it's John's turn. She steps up to the desk.) Hello. Can you tell me the closing time?

　　Officer:10 PM, miss.

　　Amber:Thank you. And can you point me to the video cameras?

　　Officer:5th floor, to the left of the escalators.

　　Amber:Thank you. (He gets on the escalator and goes to the 5th floor. First he picks up a supply of videotapes, and then he browses⁶ around the video cameras for a while. Then he overhears another customer).

　　Customer:Let's go to the food court and get something to eat.

　　(Sounds like a good idea to Amber, since she hasn't had dinner yet. She wanted to make sure she could tape the next episode of 'Cops', so she left for the department store right after work. She finds out where the food court is and goes to eat).

　　Amber来到当地的一家商店，她想买一些空白的录像带。她最近迷上了一个叫'Cops'的电视节目，每集必录。同时她还想去看看录像机。她怎样在超市里找到正确的路径呢？那个节目到底有什么吸引人的方呢？

　　Amber:(对另一个店员说)打扰一下，那可以找到咨询台？

　　Shopper:就在那个拐角处。(指出了方向)

　　Amber:谢谢。(她来到咨询台，恰好听到前面的顾客在咨询)

　　Customer:失物认领处在哪？

　　Officer:在二楼，靠近电梯。

　　Customer:电梯呢？

　　Officer:在你的右边，在商店的中部。

　　(现在该轮到John了。她走到台前。)你好，请问什么时候结束营业？

　　Officer:晚上十点，小姐。

　　Amber:谢谢。你能给我指一下摄影机柜台在哪吗？

　　Officer:在五楼，就在自动扶梯的左边。

　　Amber:谢谢。(他踏上自动扶梯上了五楼。他先选了一些空白带，然后又随便看了看录像机。这时他又恰巧听见了一个顾客的话).

　　Customer:我们去食品柜台买点吃的。

　　(Amber觉得是一个好主意，因为她还没吃饭呢。她为了确保能录到下一集'Cops'，一下班就跑到商店里来了。她找到餐厅就去吃饭了。)

1 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

2 cartridges   

子弹( cartridge的名词复数 )； （打印机的）墨盒； 录音带盒； （唱机的）唱头

参考例句：

• computer consumables such as disks and printer cartridges 如磁盘、打印机墨盒之类的电脑耗材
• My new video game player came with three game cartridges included. 我的新电子游戏机附有三盘游戏带。

3 enthralled   

迷住，吸引住( enthrall的过去式和过去分词 )； 使感到非常愉快

参考例句：

• The child watched, enthralled by the bright moving images. 这孩子看着那明亮的移动的影像，被迷住了。
• The children listened enthralled as the storyteller unfolded her tale. 讲故事的人一步步展开故事情节，孩子们都听得入迷了。

4 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

5 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

6 browses   

n.吃草( browse的名词复数 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息v.吃草( browse的第三人称单数 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息

参考例句：

• The picture browses:The picture which supports JPG, BMP format browses. 嫩枝图片：图片支持规划组、嫩枝BMP的格式。 来自互联网
• NIV I am my lover's and my lover is mine; he browses among the lilies. 3[和合]我属我的2良人；我的良人也属我。他在百合花中牧放群羊。 来自互联网