第八堂

    购物

    01 购物准备

    罗列清单

    dialogue

    helen is of today and she intends to go shopping with her mother.

    海伦今天休假，她打算和妈妈一起去购物。

    mom: honey, shall we go shopping this afternoon?

    妈妈：宝贝，我们下午去购物好吗？

    helen: that's great. mom, look at my shoes. they're worn out. i need a new pair.

    海伦：太棒了。妈妈，看我的鞋，它们都穿破了。我需要一双新的。

    mom: ok, what else?

    妈妈：好的，还要别的吗？

    helen: we don't have any milk now. i think we should buy some milk.

    海伦：我们没牛奶了。我想应该再买点牛奶。

    mom: i know that. it's in the shopping list.

    妈妈：我知道，已经写在购物清单里了。

    helen: would you get some of that new cereal advertised on tv?

    海伦：买一些电视广告上的那种新麦片吧？

    mom: which one?

    妈妈：哪一种？

    helen: you know…the one with the funny vitamin baby on the bag.

    海伦：嗯……就是包装上带有可爱的维生素宝宝的那种。

    mom: oh, you mean “kikies”?

    妈妈：哦，你说的是kikies？

    helen: yeah. that's the one.

    海伦：对，就是那种。

    mom: well, i got it. let's go to the supermarket.

    妈妈：好，我记下了。那我们去超市吧。

    notes

    1. cereal [?si?ri?l] n. 麦片粥；谷类植物，谷物

    2. advertise [??dv?taiz] v. 广告，宣传，（给……）做广告宣传

    3. silly [?sili] adj. 搞笑的，逗乐的；糊涂的

    4. vitamin [?vit?min] n. 维生素

    小贴士

    1. we need to buy some vitamin b.

    我们需要买一些维生素b。

    vitamin 维生素，又名维他命，是维持人体生命活动必须的一类有机物质，也是保持人体健康的重要活性物质，在人体生长、代谢、发育过程中发挥着重要的作用。维生素在体内的含量很少，但不可或缺。如果长期缺乏某种维生素，就会引起生理机能障碍而发生某种疾病。一般由食物中摄取，所以避免缺乏维生素的最好方法就是要饮食均衡。

    2. my skirt is too old for me. please buy me a new one.

    我的裙子太旧了，请再给我买件新的。

    3. the food is not enough in our refrigerator. it's time to go shopping now.

    冰箱里的食物不多了，该去购物了。

    4. we need to buy two dozens of eggs this time for cooking the cakes.

    我们需要买两打鸡蛋来做蛋糕。

    5. is there any more we need to buy?

    我们还需要买别的东西吗？

    6. take this shopping list so that we can choose the goods more easily in the market.

    拿着这张购物清单，以便在商场挑选东西时更容易些。

    讨论去购物

    dialogue

    bob wants to buy some daily supplies and clothes after work, but he doesn't know where to buy.

    鲍勃想在下班后买一些日用品和衣服，但他不知道去哪买。

    bob: is there any shopping malls nearby,joy?

    鲍勃：这附近有什么购物中心吗，乔伊？

    joy: well, this is the central area of the city.we are in the residential area now. there is a grocery store just 50 meters ahead. many stores are in the commercial area.

    乔伊：这一带是市中心地区。我们是在住宅区。前方50米就有一个食品杂货店。很多商店是在商业区。

    bob: i need to buy some daily supplies and some clothes.

    鲍勃：我想买一些日常用品和衣服。

    joy: well, the business square on the left side of the bank has more than 100 stores in it, including four major department stores.

    乔伊：银行左边的商业广场里有100多家商铺。包括四家主要的百货商店。

    bob: are there small shops near here as well?

    鲍勃：这附近也有小商店吗？

    joy: yes, on 5th street, near the movie theater there are many specialty shops,including clothing boutiques.

    乔伊：是的，在第五大街，电影院附近有很多专卖店，其中还有些精品店。

    bob: well, that sounds good.

    鲍勃：哦，听起来挺好的。

    joy: yes, it's really a nice place.

    乔伊：是啊，这地方相当不错。

    notes

    1. residential [?rezi?den??l] adj. 住宅的，适于作住宅的，与居住有关的

    2. grocery ['gr?us?ri] n. 杂货店；食品杂货（副食品）店

    3. square [skw??] n. 广场；正方形

    4. specialty [?spe??lti] adj. 特色的；n. 特制品，特产，名产；专业，专长；特征

    5. boutique [bu:'ti:k] n. 时装用品小商店；流行女装商店；精品店

    小贴士

    1. let's go to the specialty shops. the clothes are very fashionable there.

    我们去专卖店吧，那里的衣服很时尚。

    2. i usually buy things in the department store.

    我经常在百货大楼买东西。

    3. the walmart market is much nearer to us. it's a better choice.

    沃尔玛商场离我们更近，去那儿更好。

    4. mary and i will go shopping after work. will you join us?

    玛丽和我下班后要去逛街。你要一起去吗？

    5. i like this cosmetics shop very much, let's go to have a visit.

    我很喜欢这家化妆品店，我们进去看一下吧。

    6. i think the best way to go to the mall is by subway.

    我认为去购物中心最好的方法是乘地铁。