芝华士英语口语第 11 课: A Christmas Gift圣诞礼物

Shop-assistant: May I help you, sir?我能效劳吗，先生？

Mr. Yung : Er …I wart to buy my wife a gift for Christmas, but I don't know what she would like. 呃…我想给我太太买个圣诞礼物，但不知道她喜欢什么。

Shop- assistant : How about an evening gown? These are all from Paris.买件晚礼服怎么样?都是巴黎进口的，

Mr. Yung : No. She has very good taste in clothes. I don't want to take the risk.不。它对衣服的品味很高。我可不想冒这个险。

Shop- assistant : What do you have in mind then?那您心中已有想好要买的东西了吗?

Mr. Yung : I'm thinking about jewelry or something valueable and won't be out of fashion. 我是想买些珠宝或那些不脱离流行的东西。

Shop- assistant : We've got beautiful jewelry here. Not much, but each one is unique. If you're interested, I can show you. 我们这儿有漂亮的珠宝，不很多，但件件都是独一无二的精品。如果您有兴趣，我可以拿给您看。

Mr. Yung : Do you give guarantees of their genuineness?你们保证这些珠宝都是真品吗？

Shop- assistant : Yes, we do. (He leads Mr. Yung to another counter.) Here we are._.Well, what do you think?是的。(他带领杨先生到另外一个柜台。) 到了。……你觉得如何？

Mr. Yung : They are lovely, I must say....Can I take a look at that necklace?我得承认它们都很美。……我可以看看那条项链吗?

Shop- assistant : Which one? This one? 那一条?这一条吗?

Mr. Yung : No,no....The third one from the left....Yeah, that's the one. (Shop assistant gives him the necklace.) Is this ruby genuine?不，不。……左边算起第三条。……对了，就是那条。(店员给他那条项链。)这颗红宝石是真的吗?

Shop- assistant : We don't sell fakes here, sir. This one is a masterpiece, and I'm sure your wife will love it. You can't find a second one in New York, and it only costs you three thousand six hundred dollars. You can pay by cheque if you like. 先生，我们这儿不卖假货。这条项链可是件杰作啊，而且我相信您夫人一定会喜欢它的。在纽约您绝对找不到第二条这种项链，而且它只要三千六百元。您愿意的话，也可以用支票付款。

Mr. Yung : Three thousand six hundred? .... OK, I'll take it....Here is the cheque. Oh, please gift-wrap it.三千六百元?……好，我买了。……这是支票。(请用礼品包装)