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第三十七课：在商店里

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　课文翻译

　　1.Dialogue对话……………………………

　　A shop assistant (SA) in a clothes shop is speaking to a customer (C).

　　一位服装店的店员(SA)正与一位顾客(C)谈话。

　　SA：Good morning. Can I help you?

　　店：早上好!你想买点儿什么吗?

　　C：Yes. I bought this blouse here last week, but there seems to be

　　something

　　顾：是的。上星期我在这里买了一件衬衣，但好像有点儿

　　wrong with it.When I washed it, the colours ran. You can see how it is

　　毛病。我洗它时，颜色就褪了。你看它现在

　　now. I can't possibly wear it. I would like you to change this blouse, or

　　成什么样子了，简直不能穿了。我想要你给我换一件，

　　else give me my money back.

　　要不把钱退给我。

　　SA：Let me see. Did you wash it in hot water?

　　店：让我看看。你是用热水洗(它)的吗?

　　C：Of course not. I am not that foolish.

　　顾：当然不是。我可没那么蠢。

　　SA：It looks as if it hasn't been washed following the instructions.Did you leave

　　店：看起来，这件衬衣好像没有按说明来洗。洗之前你

　　it in water before you washed it?

　　是不是把它泡在水里了?

　　C：No, I didn't do that either. I just washed it in cold water.

　　顾：不，也没有做。我就是用冷水洗的。

　　SA：There seems to be something wrong with it, but that's the fault of the

　　店：看起来这衬衣是有点问题，但这是生产厂家

　　company that made it.

　　的责任。

　　C：That may be true, but you sold me a blouse that I can't use any more.

　　顾：也许是这么回事，但你卖给我的衬衣现在不能穿了啊。

　　SA：What do you think I should do then?

　　店：那么你觉得我该怎么做呢?

　　C：I insist that you give me my money back.

　　顾：我要求退款。

　　SA：I'm afraid I can't do that right now. The manager isn't here.

　　店：恐怕现在我不能这么做。经理不在这里。

　　C：Why can't you do something about it? Can you change it?

　　顾：你为什么不想点办法呢?能不能换一件?

　　SA：If you want, you can change it for another one.Why don't you have a

　　店：如果你愿意，你可以换另一件。你干吗不

　　look at the other blouses? Weve still got lots of them over there.

　　看一看别的衬衣呢?那边还有许多(衬衣)呢。

　　C：OK, Ill have a look.

　　顾：噢，我去看看吧。

第三十七课：在商店里

　重点·难点·考点及疑点注释

　　1.There seems to be something wrong with ...

　　意为“……似乎有点问题。”

　　2.or else否则，要不然

　　Lay down your gun, or else Ill kill you.放下你的武器，否则我就杀了你。

　　Give me ten more dollars, or else I won't sell it to you.

　　再给我十美元，否则我不会把它卖给你。

　　We should be patient to children, or else well get nothing.

　　我们应该对孩子有耐心，否则我们什么都得不到。

　　同义词链接：or, otherwise, if...not

　　3.give ... back归还；退还

　　When will you give my book back?你什么时候把书还给我?

　　同义词链接：return sth. to sb.

　　4.as if作“好像”、“仿佛”解。常用在seem, look, taste, smell, sound等系动词后，引导表语从句；或用在某些行为动词后，引导方式状语从句。从句中根据意义可用陈述语气或虚拟语气。

　　It looks as if he knew everything in the world.

　　他好像无所不知。

　　It looked as if he knew nothing about it.

　　他好像，对这件事一无所知。

　　5.change ... for ...用……换……

　　We must change at Shanghai for Beijing我们必须在上海换车到北京。

　　短语链接：change... for...用……换……；change /into/变成，使成为；change

　　with something随着……的变化而变化

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