03 购物地点
偌大商场逛不停
dialogue
mary and nancy want to look around in a mall.
玛丽和南希打算到一家购物中心逛逛。
mary: slow down, nancy. i'm so tired that i'm going to fall apart.
玛丽：走慢点，南希。我累得都快要散架了。
nancy: come on. tomorrow i will act as the bridesmaid at my friend's wedding. i want to make myself up and show a new different appearance to others.
南希：快点。明天我要在我朋友婚礼上做伴娘。我想把自己好好打扮一番，让其他人都眼前一亮。
mary: oh…so that's why you asked me to help you shop for new clothes?
玛丽：哦……所以你才拉我来帮你买衣服？
nancy: yeah. you know about style and can tell me what looks good.
南希：嗯，你知道什么流行，也知道什么好看。
mary: you can count on me. hey, how about this skirt? it goes with your figure very well.
玛丽：相信我没错的。嘿！这件裙子怎么样？和你的身材很般配。
nancy: really? you're the boss. i'll take this one.
南希：真的吗？你说了算。就要这个了。
mary: i think you need some cosmetics to powder your face and you also should change a new hairstyle.
玛丽：我想你还需要一些化妆品来化下妆，再换一个新发型吧。
nancy: great idea. the cosmetics are on the third floor. let's get there.
南希：好棒的主意。化妆品在三楼。我们去那儿吧。
mary: i'm feeling tired. let's take the elevator.
玛丽：我累了，我们去坐电梯吧。
notes
1. bridesmaid [?braidzmeid] n. 女傧相，伴娘
2. appearance [??pi?r?ns] n. 外观；外貌，外表；出现，露面
3. figur [?fig?] n.身材；轮廓；肖像；数字；v. 被提及，计算在内；估计，料想
4. cosmetic [k?z?metik] n. 化妆品；adj. 化妆用的，美容的；装点门面的
5. elevator [?eliveit?] n. 电梯，升降机
6. powder [?paud?] v. 在……上面搽粉，上妆；n. 粉，粉末
小贴士
1. the environment of this mall is really nice.
这个购物中心的环境真不错。
2. there are a crowd of people in the shop near the corner. let's go to have a look at what goods are being sold.
拐角附近的那家商店人很多，我们过去看看在卖什么。
3. today i have gone shopping for a whole day with my friends.
今天我和朋友逛街逛了一整天。
4. i bought many cheap things in the outlet at the shopping center.
今天我在购物中心的清仓大卖场里买了很多便宜东西。
5. after the shopping, i found that i had spent most of the savings i have saved for months.
逛完街后，我发现我把自己几个月来存的钱差不多花光了。
6. let's go to the cashier to pay for these goods.
我们去收银台结账吧。
鲜花朵朵
dialogue
chinese valentine's day is coming.
七夕到了。
tom: jack, what do you want to do today?
汤姆：杰克，今天你准备做什么呢？
jack: why are you asking me for that? is that any special today?
杰克：为什么这么问我呢？今天有什么特殊的吗？
tom: yeah, of course. today is july 7th in chinese lunar year. it's chinese valentine's day.
汤姆：是的，当然。今天是农历7月7日，中国的情人节。
jack: oh, i almost forget about this. so, what will you do with your girlfriend, tom?
杰克：噢，我差点忘了。那么，你今天要和女朋友做什么呢，汤姆？
tom: i want to go to the flower shop to buy a bunch of roses for mary.
汤姆：我想去花店买束玫瑰送给玛丽。
jack: good, let's get there together.
杰克：不错，我们一起去吧。
（in the flower shop）
（花店内）