towie生活英语情景口语100主题 04 you cannot live without them

2021年1月21日发(作者：涵)
16. Shopping
Word Storm
greengrocer
’
s
baker
’
s
butcher
’
s
chemist
’
s
florist
’
s
ironmonger
’
s
off-licence
newsagent
’
s
chain store
branches
mall
aisle
checkout
trolley
keep the receipt
get a refund
try this on
fitting room
pay by cheque
three for two
coupon
clearance sale
蔬菜水果站

面包店

生肉铺

药店

花店

五金店

酒行

报亭

连锁店

分店

大商场

通道

收银台

超市手推车

保留收据

退货

试穿

试衣间

支票结算

买二送一

优惠券

清仓甩卖

vendor
errand
roast
prescription
once in a blue moon
gorgeous

卖主

差事、使命

烤

处方

千载难逢

华丽的

Alyssa:
It
’
s
such
a
nice
day
outside.
Let
’
s
take
a
walk
into
town
and
do
some
window-shopping.
Connor: You know I hate shopping more than anything else in the world.
A:
I
know.
But
we
could
get
some
exercise
in,
and
we
could
get
some
errand
s
run,
too.
Window- shopping won
’
t cost you anything.
C: What kind of errands do we need to run?
A: Well, we could go to the
newsagent
’
s
to pick up the Sunday paper, go to the
butcher
’
s to
pick up a chicken for a
roast
dinner, and to the
chemist
’
s to pick up your
prescription
from
the doctor.
C:
I’
ll only go if we can stop at the
off-license
to pick up something to drink for tonight.
A: Fine, we
’
ll do that on the way home, so we don
’
t have to carry it the whole time.
C: Sounds good. You have to promise not to go into any of the
store
s in the
mall
though. I
know how you like to try things on in the
fitting room
s, especially if the stores have special
offers.
A: I promise. We
’
re only going for a walk to get some exercise and to get some things done
that we haven
’
t had time for.
C: OK, let
’
s go then!
A: Do you have any money?
C: For what?
A: For our
errand
s, and maybe a little extra for something from a
vendor
on the street.
C: You said you were only going to window shop!
A: I agreed to not go into the mall, but I can still look at things in the market!
C: I should have known
…


C: What do you think about this store? I heard it
’
s a
posh
store that
’
s only got
branch
es in
big cities.
A: I love this store! The only problem is that it
’
s
extremely
expensive.
C: Don
’
t worry.
I’
ve decided that for your birthday
I’
m going to take you shopping for a new
dress.
A: Really? I thought you hated shopping?
C: I do, that
’
s why you should appreciate this gift!
A: Sure. That
’
s really nice of you. Let
’
s go in and try some things on.
C: How about this red dress? I think it would really suit you.
A: That
’
s
gorgeous
! Do they have it in a size 8?
C: Here you go. On any other day, it would cost me a
fortune
, but it
’
s on special offer today.
A: I think this colour isn
’
t quite right for me. Do they have the same dress in white?
C: Let me look. Let
’
s see
…
they
’
re got one in blue, green, pink, black
…
and white. Here you
are.
A: This is perfect! What do you think?
C: I think you look fantastic. Happy Birthday!
A:
I’
m so lucky. You only get a chance like this
once in a blue moon
! Thanks honey!


17. Clothes and Fashion
Word Storm
boutique
blouse/top
scarf
shawl
accessories
earrings
bracelet
anklet
high heels
tights
cuff links
name brand
devotee
casual
elegance
slave of fashion
consumption ability
to dumbfound
by a long way
practical
时装店

女罩衫，上衣

围巾

披肩

饰品

耳环

手链

脚链

高跟鞋

长筒袜

袖扣

名牌

狂爱者

简约

精致优雅

盲目追求时尚者

消费能力

使目瞪口呆

非常地

实用的

formal dance
sophisticated
plain
go overboard
good sense
leopard print
fabulous
knock-off
pattern
a bit subtler
fabric
material
wool/cashmere blend
pin-striped
funeral
tailor

Riley: Alright, tell me what you think.
Jackson
: Don’
t you think it
’
s a bit
bright
?
正装舞会

成熟的风情

普通

过分了

判断力强

豹纹

难以置信的、很漂亮

仿制品

样式

简单含蓄点的

布料

材料

羊毛、羊绒混纺（开司米）

细条纹

葬礼

裁缝

R: Yeah, maybe you
’
re right. How about this
outfit
?
J: The dress looks lovely on you, but it
’
s not very
practical
, is it?
R: No, I don
’
t have any plans to go to a formal dance any time soon, but I love the way it
looks. I just had to try it on! What do you think about this? It
’
s
casual
, yet
sophisticated
.
J: I like the
jeans
, but you need something to go with the top. It
’
s too plain on its own.
R: How about this
scarf
, these earrings, and an
anklet
?
J: That might be going
overboard
a bit. How about just that scarf with a
bracelet
?
R: That
’
s a good idea. You have a lot of good fashion sense.
J: Thanks. You
’
d be ok on your own. There are loads of fashion
victim
s out there, and you
are not one of them. Have you tried it on yet?
R: Yep. Here it is. What do you think?
J: That looks great. Just one more thing
—
you need some high heels with those jeans. Do
you want a pair with a plain
pattern
or ones with a
leopard print
on them?
R: The leopard print sounds
fabulous
. Are they a
name brand
?
J: No, they
’
re a Prada
knock-off
for 1/10 of the price of the real thing.
R: That
’
s even better than the real clothes.
J: If I were you,
I’
d buy that now while it
’
s on sale. If you spend more than S 100, you get a S
50
voucher
for more clothes.
R: It
’
s too bad I did all that shopping yesterday!

J: Can you help me pick out some
fabric
for a suit?
I’
m going to get one made for a friend
’
s
wedding.
R: Sure
…
What kind of
material
do you want the suit to be made from?
J: It depends on the price, but I was thinking of getting a
wool/cashmere blend
.
R: That will probably be quite expensive, but the more you pay for the fabric, the longer it
’
ll
last and the better it
’
ll look. What colour do you want the suit to be?
J: I was thinking of a
brown pin-striped
suit.
R: Brown, huh? Isn
’
t that a bit
dull
?
J: Haven
’
t you heard? Brown is the new black.
R:
Why
don
’
t
you
just
get
black?
Black
suits
are
always
fashionable
and
can
be
worn
for
anything
—
a
funeral
, a wedding, a job interview
—
anything!
J: That may be true, but black is so boring. Anyway, I already have three black suits. I might
as well get a suit that stands out from the rest.
R: Here are two different
shade
s of brown. Which one do you prefer?
J: I like the one on the left, but I don
’
t like the
pattern
on it. It
’
s too much. I want a pattern
that
’
s a bit
subtler
.
R: How about this one?
J: I think that will do. Let
’
s go talk to the
tailor
about getting it made.
R: OK, let
’
s go.


18. Money in Your Pocket
Word Storm
greed
bankrupt
debt
luxury
profit
capital
bequest
risky
poverty
well-offaffluent
贪婪的

破产

债务

奢侈品

利润

资本

遗产

风险

贫穷

富裕的

income tax
lottery
inflation
investment adviser
stock market
currency
buy shares
need a loan
make ends meet
incentive
greedy
junk
flat broke
a fraction of
supervisor
figure out

个人所得税

彩票

通货膨胀

投资顾问

股市

流通、货币

买股票

贷款

收支平衡

激励的

贪婪的

垃圾

身无分文

一小部分

管理者

计算出

Chloe: Hey Jayden, I was wondering if you could do me a favour?
J: That depends. What is it?
C: It
’
s kind of a big favour.
I’
m absolutely
flat broke
, and I owe my
landlady
S 200. She
’
s given
me until Friday to give it to her, but I don
’
t get paid until next Monday. Do you think you
could loan me some cash until I get paid?
J:
I’
d love to help you out, but
I’
m a bit
short on cash month as well.
I had to get a new
engine put into my car, and that ate up my savings.
C: If you can
’
t give me the full amount, a
fraction
of it would still help.
I’
ll pay you back on
Monday. I promise.
J: Let
’
s see. I
’
ve got about S 50 to get me through the weekend. I can only spare about S 20.
I would give you more if I had it, I just don
’
t have much money to my name right now.
C: Thanks a lot J. Every little bit will help. Tell you what, if you aren
’
t doing anything tonight,
why don
’
t you come over and dinner at my place.
J: That
’
d be great. Thanks! What time should I come over?
C: How about at 6pm?
J: See you then!

J: I don
’
t know what
I’
m going to do! It
’
s going to be impossible to make ends meet if I lose
my job!
C: Don
’
t worry. I don
’
t think you
’
re going to see lose your job over one mistake.
J: It was a rather big mistake. When you work as an
investment adviser
, one small mistake
can cost the company millions.
C: But it wasn
’
t just you who was
involved
, right? You were only doing what your
supervisor

told you to do.
J: That
’
s true, but my supervisor is very dishonest. There
’
s no reason he needs to tell our
boss the truth.
I’
m sure he will tell our boss that it was all my fault, and there
’
s nothing I can
do about that. My boss won
’
t believe me if I tell him the truth.
C: Let
’
s think realistically about what might happen. How much money do you have in your
savings?
J: I have enough to live off of for about 3 months. But I really don
’
t want to spend my life
savings on just living!
I’
d rather invest my money somehow.
C: Well, you can
’
t have everything. Let
’
s just
figure out
what you
’
ll do if you lose your job.
When is your
contract up
on your apartment?
J: Next month. So, I can either move out then or renew my contract for another year.
C:
Well,
that
’
s
good.
If
you
lose
your
job,
you
can
just
move
in
with
me
until
you
find
another job. That will save you plenty of money.
J: That
’
s very generous of you. I guess that would work.
C: If you lose your job, you just have to go for a few months without buying all the
junk
you
usually buy. If you live
frugally
, you
’
ll save plenty of money.
J: I guess working with so much money has made me rather
greedy
. Maybe losing my job
would be a good thing!


19. At the Bank
Word Storm
bank account
bank statement
balance
cash point / automatic teller machine
current account
electronic
mortgage
overdraft
overdrawn
transaction
银行账户

银行对账单

结余

自动取款机

活期账户

电子的

抵押

透支额度

透支的

交易、办理