Practical English for Modern Life (5)|时尚生活英语(5)

[关于人物的英语作文]

书籍和视听用品
 Books & Audio Produce

CDS唱片

Excuse me, where can I find Madonna's albums?
请问,哪里可以找到麦当娜的专辑?
Her new release is on the first floor near the main entrance to the store. We also carry her box sets in Pop Music. You can listen to some song samples first.
她的新专辑在店里一楼靠近大门入口处。流行音乐区我们也在卖她的一套流行歌曲专辑。你可以先试听小样。
Thank you. Oh, by the way, do you know the title of this song? It begins something like this “starry, starry night...”
谢谢。对了,你知道这首歌的歌名吗?开头好像是这样唱的“繁星闪闪的夜晚……”。
I believe the answer to your question is Vincent by Don Mclean.
我想你问的歌是唐·麦克林所唱的《文森特》。
The lyrics to this song are so good!
这首歌的歌词写得真棒!
I enjoy Don Mclean's song as well. His CDs are really hot in our store.
我也喜欢唐·麦克林的歌。他的CD在我们店里卖得很好。
Do you listen to anything else?
你有没有听其他类型的音乐?
I've just started listening to jazz.
我刚开始听爵士乐。
I like jazz too, but I prefer modern types of jazz.
我也喜欢爵士乐,但我更喜欢现代爵士。
We're having a special sale in our jazz collections. You can take a look on the third floor. All the CDs are originals and in good conditions.
我们店里的爵士乐专辑在特卖,你可以去三楼看看。所有的CD都是原版的,而且品质良好。

唱片分类相关词汇、短语

Folk 民谣              Jazz 爵士         Rock 摇滚                  Blues 蓝调
Soul 灵魂乐          Country 乡村  Classic 古典        New age 新世纪
Hit song 热门歌曲     Soft music 轻音乐           Lyric song 抒情歌曲  Broadway musical 百老汇歌剧

 

   电子产品和电脑

Electronics and Computers

●重点会话
Hello, I am looking for a newer model but not a too expensive computer.
你好!我要买一个新款、但不要太贵的计算机。
I see. Here, this model is a standard one. It has a C3000 CPU,  512MB memory, 40 GB HD,40-speed CD-ROM.
我明白了。这个样机是标准配置,有C3000的主机、512兆的内存、40G的硬盘,以及40倍速的光驱。
Oh, it sounds more than I need.
哦,听起来远超过我的需要了。
40 GB is plenty if you don't store too many photo files.
如果您不存太多图片文件的话,40G的硬盘够了。
Can it be expanded in the future?
以后可以再扩充吗?
Of course it can.
当然可以。
What softwares are included?
包括哪些软件呢?
Windows XP, Office XP and other useful softwares.
Windows XP、Office XP 和其他一些有用的软件。
It includes TV Games? I don't want any. I don't play TV or Computer games at all, and I don't want them to take up my memory space.
有没包括电玩?我不想要那个。我根本不玩电视或是电脑游戏,而且我不想让它们占用我的内存。
I understand. There are not many people like you.
知道了。像您这样的人不多。

电脑硬件及软件相关词汇、短语

CPU 主机                   
Modem 调制解调器          
Monitor 显示屏              
joystick 电玩操纵器            
PC/personal computer 个人电脑

screen 屏幕
CD-ROM 光驱
scanner 扫描仪
portable printer 便携式打印机
 

食品  Foods

Coffee & Tea
咖啡与茶

●重点会话
Excuse me, can you recommend some good tea?
打扰了,你可以推荐一些好茶吗?
Yes. That all are good. Lipton is quite popular here.
好的。那些都不错。立顿茶在这里很受欢迎。
I see. How do you pack the tea?
我明白了。这茶什么包装?
Most of them come with tea bags.
多数是茶包。
Oh, I don't use tea bags if I don't have to.
哦,除非没别的选择,否则我不喝茶包。
All right. Any particular type of tea you are looking for?
好的。您有特别想买的茶吗?
Yes. I want some flower tea. I guess Asian people like flower tea.
有。我想买花茶。我想亚洲人喜欢花茶。
I think so. But they are mainly liked by young people.
大概是吧。大部分年轻人比较喜欢。
By the way, I also want some coffee to take home.
对了,我也要买些咖啡带回家。
Take your pick, you'll find a whole bunch of them on the shelf.
请自己挑选,那个架子上有很多。
Ok, I want to buy 4 bags, one each with different brand.
好了,我要买4包,每个牌子各一包。

咖啡与茶叶相关词汇、短语

tray 托盘      saucer 茶碟       caddy 茶叶罐                  coaster 茶杯垫     tea saucer 茶杯托   Earl Grey 伯爵茶                       Blue Mountain Coffee 蓝山咖啡     

teapot 茶壶   tea set 茶具   tea spoon 茶匙
black tea 红茶   herbal tea 花草茶   Darjeeling 大吉岭红茶
instant coffee 速溶咖啡