买故事书
S= Student C= Clerk
S: Excuse me. I need some storybooks in easy English. Do you have anything like that?
学牛:对不起,我要买一些用简易英文写的故事书。你们有那样的书吗?
C: Well, there are a lot of storybooks upstairs in our children’s section. Some are written for young children, others for teens. Maybe some of them will suit your needs.
店员:嗯,楼上儿童区有很多故事书。有些是写给儿童看的,其他的则给十来岁的孩子看,也许中间有一些会合乎你的需求。
S: I’ll go take a look. Thanks for your help.
学生:我会去看看。谢谢您的帮忙。
C:You’re welcome.
店员:不客气。
单词学习笔记
1.storybook n.故事书,童话书
2.write in + 某种语言 用/以某种语言书写
例:That author has written books in both English and German.
(那名作家用英文和德文写了许多书。)
3.upstairs adv. 在楼上
4. section n. 部门
5.some... other... 此……而另一些……(用于非限定的两个群体)
some... others... still others...
一此……一此……而另一些……(用于非限定的三个群体)
例:Some of his friends live in Beijing; others live in Shanghai.
(他的一些朋友住在北京,而另一些则住在上海。)
Some of the recent graduates are going to graduate school; others are going to get jobs; still others plan to travel around the world.
(一些大学毕业生要念研究生,一些要找工作,而另一些人则准备环游世界。)
6.go (and) V 去(做)……
注意:在美式英文中,常把go之后的连接词and省略,而直接跟动词原形。
例:Could you go ( and) answer the door, please?
(请你去应门好吗?)
7.take a look (at sth) 看一看(某物)
Take a look at this painting.
(你看一下这幅画。)