【在生活中學習語言】Locating a Book 告知書籍所在
【在生活中學習語言】Locating a Book 告知書籍所在
2008年08月18日蘋果日報
對話
Customer︰Do you have any books about knitting?
顧客︰你們有關於編織的書籍嗎?
Clerk︰Yep. They're in our crafts and hobbies section. I'll take you there.
店員︰有的。那些書在手工藝及嗜好區。我帶您過去。
Customer︰Thanks. Are there many books available?
顧客︰謝謝。你們有很多這一類的書嗎?
Clerk︰I'm not sure, but I'll help you find the ones we have in stock.
店員︰我不確定,不過我會幫您找到我們有存貨的書。
Customer︰That would be great. This is my first time here.
顧客︰那太好了,因為我是第一次來這裡。
「句」細靡遺
◎Theyre in our crafts and hobbies section.(那些書在手工藝及嗜好區。)
.書籍的種類繁多,書店會依主題將書分門別類,以便讀者尋找。當顧客詢問書籍的位置,可用以下的句子回答:
例:You can find these books in the history section on the second floor.(您可以在2樓的歷史書籍區找到這些書。)
例:You can look in the fiction section. The books you need might be there.(您可以去小說區看看。您要的書可能會在那裡。)
字字珠璣
◎knitting n. 編織;編織品
例:Iris is good at knitting.(艾莉絲很會編織東西。)
例:She is knitting a sweater for her boyfriend.(她正在為她的男友織毛衣。)
◎available a. 可獲得的,可得到的
注意:available 修飾名詞時要置於名詞後面。
例:The number of CDs available in this store are impressive.(這家店的CD真是多得不得了。)
◎This is my first time here.
(這是我第一次來這裡。)
.This is + 所有格 + first time + 動名詞 這是某人第一次做……
◎have...in stock有……的存貨
.be out of stock沒有存貨,沒有庫存
.stock n. 存貨
例:I'm sorry, but we no longer have that book in stock.(很抱歉,那本書我們現在沒有貨。)
例:The book is currently out of stock and is being reordered.(這本書目前沒有庫存,已經加訂了。)
常春藤解析英語
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