生活英语口语 第 26 课：Shopping Affairs 购物- 3

A: Will you be paying by cash, check, or credit card?您是付现金、支票还是信用卡。

B: I want to use a credit card. Do you take Discover?我想用信用卡。你们收Discover卡吗？

A: Sorry, no. We only take MasterCard or Visa.抱歉，我们不收。只收Master 或Visa卡。

B: I’ll put it on my Visa card, then.那我就用我的Visa。

A: Very well, ma’am. Oh, there seems to be a problem, it says it’s rejected.好的，女士。噢，还有一个问题，此卡无效。

B: There must be something wrong with the system. Try my MasterCard.肯定是系统除了问题。那试试我的Master卡吧。

A: Alright. Thank you. Yes, it seems to be working fine. Your total is $199.00, sign here, please.好的。谢谢你。好了，这次有用。总共199美元，请在这儿签名。

B: Sure.好的。

A: Here you go, and here’s your receipt. Have a nice day.给您，还有这是你的收据。祝您愉快。

B: Thanks. You have a good one, too.谢谢。也祝您愉快。

Americans normally shop for food at large grocery stores, but open-air markets have made a comeback in recent years. 美国人通常会在大型的杂货店购买食物，近些年，露天的集市又有了抬头复苏的趋势。

Farmers bring their fresh produce to these markets, often called Farmer’s Markets, on the weekends. 农夫会在周末把他们的新鲜农产品拿到集市贩卖，所以这种集市通常称之为“农夫集市”。

People prefer to shop for fruits and vegetables in these markets because it is usually fresher than the produce they buy at their local grocery store. 因为这些菜蔬通常比人们在当地的食品店购买的蔬菜水果更新鲜，所以他们更愿意在这些集市购买。

In addition, the farmers make more money because they sell the goods directly to the customers. 而且，农夫们直接把产品卖给顾客也可以多赚些钱。

They will often also make fresh fruit jams or candies to make extra money as well. 他们也会做些新鲜水果酱或糖果来多赚些钱。

Going to a Farmer’s Market is a lot of fun, you get to wander the stalls and really look for the best food, and they usually have somewhere to buy breakfast as well. 去“农夫集市”是件非常有趣的事情，徘徊在货摊上，想着要买到最好的食物，而且，还有地方可以买到早餐吃。