47. Shopping Intentions 购物意向
Part I Useful Sentences 惯用单句
1. 这附近有百货商场吗?Is there a department store nearby?
How do I get to the biggest shopping mall in the city?
城里最大的购物中心怎么去?
department store 百货商店,百货公司
shopping mall 大型购物中心
注:跟shopping mall 类似的还有shopping center(购物中心)或shopping plaza [ˈplɑːzə](购物广场),一般集购物、餐饮、娱乐为一体;另外还有strip mall(单排商业区、步行商业街)、outlet mall(直销折扣店、奥特莱斯)。
2. 我想去超市买点日常用品。
I’d like to go to the supermarket to buy some daily necessities.
Where is the nearest supermarket? 最近的超市在哪里?
supermarket [ˈsuːpəmɑːkɪt] n. 超市 necessity [nəˈsesəti] n. 必需品
注:旅游途中可能需要购买的物品:电池(battery [ˈbætəri])、牙膏(toothpaste)、牙刷(toothbrush)、卫生巾(sanitary towel)、防晒霜(sun cream)、雨伞(umbrella)、水壶(canteen [kænˈtiːn])、即食食品(instant food)等。
3. 我在找跳蚤市场。I am looking for a flea market.
注:flea market跳蚤市场,是欧美等西方国家对旧货地摊市场的别称,与swap meet(旧货交换会)相近。
4. 这个跳蚤市场是每天都有吗?Is this flea market here every day?
答:No. Only on Sundays and Saturdays. 不,只有周六日有。
5. 这里可以以物换物吗?Do you exchange goods here?
Could I get second-hand stuff here? 这里可以买到二手的东西吗?
second-hand 旧的,二手的 stuff [stʌf] n. 东西,物品
6. 那里什么时候会有商店特卖会?When will there be a store sale?
Are there any other sales coming up? 还有其他的特价活动吗?
Who is having a sale? 哪家商店在打折?
sale n. 减价销售 have a sale 廉价销售
注:国外通常每年有两次大型折扣季:夏季大特卖(summer sale)和冬季大特卖(winter sale)。在美国,圣诞节的购物潮从十一月底的感恩节开始,一直延续一整个月到年底。
7. 能告诉我家好点的药妆店吗?Could you recommend a good drugstore?
I need to buy some cosmeceuticals. 我需要买点药妆。
drugstore n. 药妆店 cosmeceutical n. 药用化妆品
注:drugstore指药妆店,是一种化妆品店、药店和超市的混合体。pharmacy [ˈfɑːməsi] 指专门的药房。有些药房就设在药妆店里。
8. 这个夜市什么最有名?What’sthe night market famous for?
What’s so great about this night market? 这个夜市到底好在哪里?
9. 我在考虑买一架照相机。I was thinking of a camera.
10. 您这有香水吗?Do you have perfume here?
Do you carry stationary? 你们卖文具吗?
perfume [ˈpɜːfjuːm] n. 香水 carry v. 出售,经营
stationary n. 文具
11. 我想看一下女装。I want to see some women’s dresses.
Where is the ladies’ wear? 女士服装部在哪里?
Which floor has children’s clothes? 儿童服装在哪层?
12. 化妆品专柜在哪里?Where are the cosmetic counters?
cosmetic [kɒzˈmetɪk] n. 化妆品
13. 我在哪里可以买到新西兰特产啊?
Where can I find some local products of New Zealand?
I want to buy some gifts for my friends. 我想给朋友买一些礼物。
14. 您能不能给我提些建议?Can you give me some suggestions?
Can you recommend some to me? 您能不能给我推荐一些?
15. 我只是随便看看。I am just browsing. = I’m just looking.
browse [braʊz] v. 浏览,逛
Part II Conversation 实用对话
Going Shopping 购物 | |
Tourist: | I just want to go for a browse around the shops today. Is there a department store nearby? |
Hotel Clerk: | Yes. There is a very big shopping mall in Brentwood. Macy’s is there and they are having their bid summer sale at the moment. Are you looking for anything in particular? |
Tourist: | I want to get some new perfume. |
Hotel Clerk: | Actually there is a large Gucci counter in the cosmetics department at Macy’s. |
Tourist: | Thanks. And I need to pick up a few daily necessities. I’ve just run out of toothpaste. Is there a drugstore or supermarket around here? |
Hotel Clerk: | Yes, there is a drugstore inside the mall. They have all brands of toothpaste and toothbrushes. You should be able to find whatever you want there. |
Tourist: | Great. Thanks for your help. |
购 物 | |
游客: | 我今天就打算去逛逛商店,这附近有百货商店吗? |
宾馆职员: | 是的。在布伦特伍德有一个非常大的购物中心,梅西百货就在那,现在那里正在进行夏季大特卖。您再寻找具体的什么东西吗? |
游客: | 我想买一些香水。 |
宾馆职员: | 实际上在梅西百货的化妆品部有一个大的古琦柜台。 |
游客: | 谢谢。我还需要顺便买一些日常用品。我刚把牙膏用完了,这附近有药妆店或者超市吗? |
宾馆职员: | 是的,在购物中心里有一个药妆店,那里有各种品牌的牙膏和牙刷,在那里您应该能找到您想要的东西。 |
游客: | 太好了,谢谢您的帮助。 |