Unit 23 Buying a Watch(2) 买手表 (2)

　　S = Salesperson　　C = Customer

　　The customer is looking for a watch.

　　顾客正在找他喜欢的手表。

　　S: Let me suggest this one. It's an excellent watch, it looks good, and it's only $100.

　　店员：我向您推荐这个。它是一只非常好的手表，美观，而且只卖100元而已。

　　C: Hmm. That's not too bad. Does it have a stopwatch?

　　顾客：唔，还不错，它上面有秒表吗?

　　S: Uh, no. Analog watches don't come with stopwatches. You'll have to get a digital if you want a stopwatch.

　　店员：嗯，没有，指针式手表没有秒表，如果您要有秒表的，就得买电子表。

　　C: Oh. I see. Where are your digital watches?

　　顾客：哦，我懂了。你们的电子表放在哪里?

　　S: Right here.

　　店员：就在这里。

　　C: I don't like this kind as much. Never mind the stopwatch then. I'll take that other one. Do you take checks?

　　顾客：我对这款式不怎么喜欢，就别提秒表了，我买先前那一款的。你们收支票吗?

　　S: Yes. Make it out to Time After Time.

　　店员：当然，支票就开给Timer After Time。

　　C: Here you are.

　　顾客：这是我的支票。

　　S: Thank you.

　　店员：谢谢您。

　　智慧补给站：

　　1.look for 寻找……

　　例：The couple is looking for a bigger apartment.

　　(那对夫妻正在找一间较大的公寓。)

　　2.suggest vt.建议

　　注意：

　　suggest 表示“建议”时属意志动词， 其后常接 that 从句作宾语， 该从句中原本要使用助动词 should，但should 往往予以省略， 而直接在主语后置动词原形。

　　suggest that + S + (should) + V 建议……

　　例：The professor suggested that Jim (should) apply for medical school.

　　(教授建议吉姆申请念医学院。)

　　3.stopwatch n.秒表

　　4.analog watch 指针式手表

　　analog a.(钟表) 指针式的， 有长针与短针的

　　5.digital watch 数字式手表， 电子表

　　digital a.数字的， 表示计数的

　　6.本文：I don’t like this kind as much. 我对这款式不像对那个那么喜欢。

　　=I don't like this kind as much as that kind.

　　7.mind vt.介意(用于否定、疑问、条件句中)

　　例：Never mind the expense.

　　(别担心费用。)

　　8.check n.支票

　　9.本文：Make it out to Time After Time.

　　=Make the check out of Time after Time.

　　把支票开给 Time After Time。

　　10.make out a check 开支票

　　例：I didn't have enough money with me, so I made out a check.

　　(我身上的钱不够，所以开了一张支票。)v