今天的这段对话，在讨论客厅，
改善客厅有什么建议
来听今天的讲解:
Beginner
A: good morning. I’m thinking about buying some new furniture for my living room. Could you help me?
早上好。我正在考虑为我的客厅买一些新家具。你能帮我吗？
B: certainly. As you can see, we have several three-piece suites on sale. Feel free to sit down and test how comfortable they are.
当然可以。正如你所看到的，我们有几套三件套在售。请随意坐下来测试一下它们的舒适度。
A: I came to your store yesterday and have come back today to make a final decision. I think I like the black leather suite. It’s on a real bargain.
我昨天来过你们店，今天回来做最后决定。我想我喜欢这套黑色的皮革套房。它真的很便宜。
B: yes. The price has been reduced by 50%. It’s a real bargain.
是的。价格降低了50%。真是便宜。
A: I’ll take it. I also need to improve the lighting in my living room. Do you have any suggestions?
我会接受的。我还需要改善客厅的照明。你有什么建议吗？
B: those floor lamps are very nice and you can vary the brightness according to whether you’re reading or watching tv. How big is your living room?
那些落地灯很漂亮，你可以根据你是在看书还是在看电视来改变亮度。你的客厅有多大？
A: it’s quite large. It’s about 40 square metres.
它相当大。大约40平方米。
B: I’d suggest you buy two. That allows you to change the brightness of the room better.
我建议你买两个。这样你可以更好地改变房间的亮度。
A: ok. I like the design of this lamps. I also need some cushion covers. I’ll just browse through those ones over there.
好的。我喜欢这盏灯的设计。我还需要一些垫子套。我浏览一下那边的那些。
Intermediate
A: hello, james. Come in . go through to the living room.
你好，詹姆斯。进来。穿过客厅。
B: hi kate…thanks…wow! Look at all the furniture. You must spent a fortune on it! I love your new three-pieces suite.
嗨，凯特…谢谢…哇！看看所有的家具。你一定在上面花了一大笔钱！我喜欢你的新三件套。
A: I told you that I had been saving up money to buy some new furniture and do some redecorating. I finally saved enough and did everything at once.
我告诉过你，我一直在存钱买一些新家具和重新装修。我终于存够了钱，一下子就把所有的事情都做完了。
B: good for you! You’ve got new curtains too. That’s a very nice shade of blue. This sofa is very comfortable. I could sit on it all day!
对你有好处！你也有新窗帘。那是一种很好的蓝色。这沙发很舒服。我可以在上面坐一整天！
A: do you like my carpet? Be honest! Tell me what you really think.
你喜欢我的地毯吗？老实点！告诉我你的真实想法。
B: to be honest, it looks like your old carpet. Is it really new or did you just have your old cleaned?
说实话，它看起来像你的旧地毯。它真的是新的还是你刚刚把旧地毯擦干净了？
A: well spotted! I actually had it cleaned twice, because it was so dirty. The rug is new. You remember my trip to china? Well, I bought is there.
发现得很好！事实上，我把它洗了两次，因为它太脏了。地毯是新的。你还记得我的中国之行吗？嗯，我买的就在那里。
B: I love the design. I’ve heard that the actual cost of rugs in china is less than the cost of sending it home.
我喜欢这个设计。我听说中国地毯的实际成本比寄回家的成本还低。
A: that’s true. I bought a second bookcase too.
那是真的。我也买了第二个书架。
B: that was a good idea. Before, you had books and magazines all over the room. It looks very untidy. I see you have also put two shelves up for you ornaments. You haven’t bought a new tv though.
那是个好主意。以前，你的房间里到处都是书和杂志。看起来很不整洁。我看你还为你的装饰品放了两个架子。不过你还没有买新电视。
A: I don’t watch much tv nowadays. I’m so busy with other things.
我现在不怎么看电视了。我忙于其他事情。
B: like buying furniture and redecorating! Good for you! Your living room looks much brighter and tidier than before. Have you ever thought of becoming an interior designer?
比如买家具和重新装修！太好了！你的客厅看起来比以前明亮整洁多了。你有没有想过成为一名室内设计师？
