美语情景对话 第760期:Shopping 购物

Todd: So, Rebecca, talking about shopping, is shopping something you enjoy doing?

托德：丽贝卡，我们来聊聊购物，你喜欢购物吗？

Rebecca: Yes, when I'm in the mood for it. Definitely.

丽贝卡：喜欢，我想去购物时很喜欢。我当然喜欢。

Todd: So I guess when you talk about shopping, we talk about clothes shopping, mainly right, so how often do you go clothes shopping?

托德：我认为在谈到购物时，我们指的是买衣服，你多长时间买一次衣服？

Rebecca: Not very often. Maybe once every three months. It depends on my money. If I have the money.

丽贝卡：我不常去。大概三个月去一次。这要取决于我的资金。有钱的话我就会去。

Todd: Do you usually follow the fashions? Try to stay hip, and you know?

托德：你一般会紧跟时尚潮流吗？保持时尚？

Rebecca: No, because sometimes the fashions aren't comfortable. I prefer comfortable clothing.

丽贝卡：不会，有时时尚并不是那么舒服。我喜欢舒服的衣服。

Todd: So are you a bargain shopper?

托德：你买衣服时会讨价还价吗？

Rebecca: I try to be but if there is something that I really, really like, I will save up and buy it.

丽贝卡：我尽量砍价，如果我非常非常喜欢一件衣服，那我会存钱把它买下来。

Todd: For example what is something you saved up to buy?

托德：举个例子吧，你会存钱买什么？

Rebecca: I saved up to buy a really nice black jacket and I've had that now for two years so it was definitely a good purchase.

丽贝卡：我之前存钱买了一件非常漂亮的黑色夹克，现在我已经穿了两年了，买的很值。

Todd: And you bought this in Australia?

托德：你是在澳大利亚买的吗？

Rebecca: Yeah, it wasn't during the sale, so.

丽贝卡：对，当时并没有折扣。

Todd: So how much did it cost?

托德：花了多少钱？

Rebecca: I think it was about two hundred dollars, three hundred dollars. Yeah, so it was quite expensive for me.

丽贝卡：大概200美元或300美元。对我来说非常贵。

Todd: Wow, that is a lot.

托德：哇，那真是很贵。

Rebecca: Mm.

丽贝卡：嗯。

Todd: Have you ever bought any clothes online?

托德：你在网上买过衣服吗？

Rebecca: No, I haven't but my friends have and my friends have bought shoes and dresses and tops and, yeah, they really love shopping online.

丽贝卡：没有，不过我朋友在网上买过，他们买过鞋、裙子和上衣，他们非常喜欢在网上购物。

Todd: Now, they have no problems? Everything is OK?

托德：那他们没有遇到过问题吗？没什么事吗？

Rebecca: Everything is OK. They haven't had any problems at all.

丽贝卡：一切顺利。他们完全没有遇到问题。

Todd: So how come you don't shop online?

托德：那你为什么不在网上购物呢？

Rebecca: I think I prefer the contact with sales people and seeing dresses and clothes and trying them on. You never know if they're going to fit or not.

丽贝卡：我更喜欢和售货员交流，看到裙子和衣服的实物，然后试穿。如果不试穿的话就不知道是否适合。

Todd: Right. Right.

托德：对，对。

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重点讲解：
1. depend on 取决（于）；有赖（于）；
例句：It woulddepend onthe circumstances.
这要视情况而定。
2. save up 储蓄；积攒；攒钱；
例句：We mustsave upsome money against a rainy day.
我们必须积蓄一些钱以备不时之需。
3. for example 例如；比如；
例句：For example, do you know in advance how much of your available capital you are willing to lose when trading futures?
例如，你是否提前知道自己在期货交易中愿意损失多少可用资产？
4. how come （用于因为惊讶而询问）怎么会这样呢，为什么；
例句：How comehe hasn't been able to be as good this year?
为什么他今年表现不及往常呢？
5. try on 试穿；试戴；
例句：Try onclothing and shoes to make sure they fit.
试穿一下衣服和鞋子，看看是否合适。