In the living room, 7:40 P.M. Dad: Major drag. I thought the "to be continued" was annoying. I'm gonna miss Larry! Mom: It seems that the whole block is without electricity. Dad: Well, I guess that's a good reason to go to bed early. Our neighborly Ned was boring me anyway. Mom: This could be a good chance for some quality family time. Dad: Well, OK. What should we do?
很多女孩心情不好可能就靠疯狂shopping来减压。但是到月底信用卡账单寄来时又后悔莫及。其实你又何必跟自己的荷包过不去呢。当你心情不好的时候,就跑到百货公司里不断试穿。试过数十套漂亮衣服后,心情就自然轻松了。你可以跟店员说:"May I try this on?" ‘我可以试穿这个吗?’
"May I try this on?" 里的try on通常用在衣服、鞋子,比较少用在人或食物上。但在正常的情况下,所有衣服都应该可以试穿的。但有时候人家在拍卖,如果你去问人家可以试穿吗?人家会告诉你:I'm sorry, it's on sale, no trying on." ‘对不起,这些是拍卖品,都不能试穿的。’除了不能试穿之外,他还会告诉你:"No exchange, no refund" 也就是说:‘不可以回来换货,而且也不会退款给你。’这个时候,你可有两个选择,第一是冒险买回家,第二个就是告诉他:"No try, no buy." ‘不能试穿,我就不买了。’
对话 A:How much is that shirt? B:Three hundred and forty dollars only. And we have a 20% discount. A:May I try this on?. B:Sure. The dressing rooms are over there. A:Thank you. 甲:这件衬衣卖多少钱呢? 乙:只售三百四十元。我们还有八折。 甲:我可以试穿这件吗? 乙:当然可以,试衣间在那边。 甲:谢谢你。
有些人手里一有钱,就会疯狂购物。 ‘疯狂购物’英文叫做to go on a shopping / buying spree。 Spree是‘狂欢’,往往指纵酒行乐,例如:Last night's drinking spree has left him with a terrible hangover.(他昨天纵酒寻欢,现在仍苦于宿醉。)I spent some $5,000 while on a shopping spree yesterday. 即‘我昨天疯狂买东西,花了约五千元。’女性上百货公司购物,双腿通常会自动走到服装部。买服装,有几个问题必须懂得问。
首先,‘这款衣物有红色的没有?’英文是Do you have this in red? 你当然还可以要brown(棕色)、green(绿色)等其它颜色。问尺寸,你可以用同一句式:Do you have this in a smaller / larger size?(有小一点 / 大一点的吗?)或Do you have anything a size smaller / larger?(有小一号 / 大一号的吗?)或Do you have this in a size 8? (有八号的吗?)假如对方先问你要什么尺寸:What size (shoes / collars等)do you take? 你可以说:I take a size 8.(我穿八号。)问材料,照用同一句式可也:Do you have this in cotton / wool / leather?(有没有棉布 / 毛织 /皮制的?)最后,你当然要问:Can I try this on?(我可以试穿吗?)试衣间英文叫fitting room,叫changing room或dressing room也可以。假如你不知道试衣间在那里,可以问:Where's the fitting room?