跟學購物口語 第4講:描述購物地點
CAROLYN: Albert and I need a lot of things to furnish our house.
But I don't know where the best place to shop is. Can you give me some advice?
STEPHANIE: Sure, Carolyn. I'm happy to help you.
What kinds of things do you need right now?
CAROLYN: Well, we have most of the furniture already.
We mostly need kitchen utensils, bathroom accessories,
cleaning and laundry accessories--things like that.
And Albert wants to set up a little office in the small bedroom.
STEPHANIE: Well, as for Albert, he should go to an office supply store.
There's a very good one called Office Depot. They have everything he will need.
And their prices are good too. It's very convenient.
CAROLYN: Can I write that down?
STEPHANIE: Sure, it's spelled "Office" and then D - E - P - O - T.
It's in the Yellow Pages.
CAROLYN: Thanks.
STEPHANIE: And as for the kitchen things, do you want very high quality?
CAROLYN: What do you mean?
STEPHANIE: I mean, do you want the best quality, or do you want good prices?
CAROLYN: Probably good prices. You know we will only be in America for about a year.
STEPHANIE: Then I suggest you go to K-Mart or Wal-Mart.
CAROLYN: What are those stores?
STEPHANIE: They are very large, discount department stores.
That means their prices are very good.
And you can find everything you need for the kitchen or bathroom.
CAROLYN: Even silverware?
STEPHANIE: Yes, everything.
They don't have the most expensive brands, but their quality is usually decent.
The main thing is, they have good prices, and they are very convenient.
CAROLYN: I have a friend that said something about a place called Price Club.
Do you know about that?
STEPHANIE: I have never shopped there,
but I think Price Club is a kind of membership store.
CAROLYN: What does that mean?
STEPHANIE: That means you have to pay a membership fee to shop there.
I have heard they have very good prices on electronics.
CAROLYN: Electronics?
STEPHANIE: Yes. Like stereos and televisions.
CAROLYN: How much is the membership fee?
STEPHANIE: I'm not sure.
But if you are only going to stay a year, I don't think Price Club is good to join.
They have great deals occasionally.
They are very good for people who like to buy new things all the time.
CAROLYN: I see. Thanks for these tips. We really need to buy a lot of little things.
STEPHANIE: I know how it is. Moving is very troublesome.
凱洛琳：艾博特和我需要很多東西裝潢家裏。
我不知道去什麼地方買好，你可以給我一些建議嗎？
史蒂芬妮：當然可以，我很樂意幫忙。
你目前需要什麼東西？
凱洛琳：大部分的傢俱我們都有了。
我們主要需要廚房用具，浴室用的，
清潔和洗衣之類的用品。
而且艾博特想在小的臥室裏弄一個小辦公室。
史蒂芬妮：對艾博特來說，他應該去辦公室用品店。
有一家不錯的店叫"帝伯辦公用品"，在那兒有他需要的每樣東西。
而且價格也公道，很方便的。
凱洛琳：我可以寫下來嗎？
史蒂芬妮：當然，拼成 OFFICE，然後 D-E-P-O-T 。
在電話簿裏有。
凱洛琳：謝謝。
史蒂芬妮：至於廚具，你要很高級的嗎？
凱洛琳：什麼意思？
史蒂芬妮：我是指你要很高級的還是便宜的？
凱洛琳：便宜的好了，我們大概只在美國待一年。
史蒂芬妮：那我建議你去凱馬特，或沃爾瑪。
凱洛琳：那些是什麼店？
史蒂芬妮：是很大又有折扣的百貨商店，
價格很便宜。
你可以找到你需要的每樣廚房和浴室用品。
凱洛琳：連銀器都有嗎？
史蒂芬妮：是的，每樣都有。
雖然不是最貴的品牌，但是材質通常都很好。
最主要的是價格便宜，而且購買方便。
凱洛琳：我有個朋友提到一個地方叫"優待價俱樂部"。
你知道那裏嗎？
史蒂芬妮：我沒去那逛過，
不過我想那是會員俱樂部。
凱洛琳：怎麼說呢？
史蒂芬妮：你必須繳交會費才能在那兒消費。
我聽說他們的電器用品很便宜。
凱洛琳：電器用品？
史蒂芬妮：是的，像是音響和電視。
凱洛琳：會費是多少呢？
史蒂芬妮：我不確定。
不過如果你只待一年，加入俱樂部並不划算。
有時他們會有很棒的促銷。
對那些總是想買新產品的人而言是划算的。
凱洛琳：我懂了，謝謝你的建議。我們真的需要買很多瑣碎的東西。
史蒂芬妮：我瞭解，搬家是很麻煩的。
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n. 洗衣店，要洗的衣服，洗衣
聯想記憶X單詞laundry聯想記憶：launder洗衣，漿洗+ry表名詞，通常放在一個完整的單詞後面,表示“場地”→洗衣房 kitchen['kitʃin]
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n. 廚房，(全套)炊具，竈間
quality['kwɔliti]想一想再看
n. 品質，特質，才能
adj. 高品質的
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n. 補給，供給，供應，貯備
vt. 補給，供
sup在下面+ply重疊，摺疊→重疊下去→供應[下去]，補給 discount['diskaunt]
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n. 折扣，貼現率
vt. 打折扣，貼現，不重
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adj. 方便的，便利的
decent['di:snt]想一想再看
adj. 體面的，正派的，得體的，相當好的
聯想記憶X單詞decent聯想記憶：de地，cent硬幣：我在馬路邊，揀到一分錢，把……（多麼得體的行爲！！） occasionally[ə'keiʒənəli]
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adv. 偶爾地
