【在生活中學習語言】How Much for This Size? 這個尺寸多少錢？
2008年08月27日蘋果日報
對話
Customer：I would like this family picture enlarged, but I am not sure what size.
顧客︰我想放大這張全家福，但我不確定要多大？
Clerk：If you take a look here, you can see examples of the sizes.
店員︰您可以看看這邊，這邊有各種尺寸的範例。
Customer：This medium-sized one is nice. The large one would also work. What is the price difference?
顧客︰這張中型的不錯。大張的也可以。兩種價差多少？
Clerk：The 5 by 7 is NT$20, and the 10 by 12 is NT$100.
店員︰5乘7的1張20元，10乘12的是 100元。
Customer：I'll take one 10 by 12, and I'd also like four wallet-sized ones.
顧客︰我要1張10乘12、4張皮夾大小的。

「句」細靡遺
◎I would like this family picture enlarged, ...
（我想放大這張全家福，……）
若是有外國顧客要求放大或縮小照片尺寸，您是否能了解呢？以下就為您作整理：
．I want to enlarge this picture to 6 by 8.（我想要把這張照片放大成6乘8。）
＊ enlarge vt. 放大
．I would like to shrink this picture to 2 by 3.（我想要把這張照片縮小成2乘3。）
＊ shrink vt. 縮小
．I need these to be panoramic prints.
（我要洗全景的照片。）
＊ panoramic a. 全景的
．I want to make this picture wallet-sized/poster-sized.
（我想要將張照片洗成皮夾大小的尺寸∕海報的尺寸。）
＊ wallet n. 皮夾，錢包
＊ poster n. 海報
．I want the glossy/matte prints.
（我要洗亮面∕霧面照片。）
＊ glossy a. 平滑的；有光澤的
＊ matte a. 表面無光澤的

字字珠璣
◎example
for example　　例如，舉例來說
set an example for...　　為……樹立榜樣
◎work vi. 行得通；達到要求
◎Difference n. 差異，不同之處
tell the difference between A and B　辨別∕區分 A 與 B

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