作者:王劍
同學(xué)們,看看你身上穿的,手里用的,......,很多東西都是買來的,對嗎?哦,鋼筆壞了,短襪破了,又得去買,對不?現(xiàn)在我們來看看,在英語國家,購物"流程"是什么樣子。
到了商店,售貨員會(huì)禮貌地問你:Can / May I help you? 或What can I do for you? 這是服務(wù)行業(yè)常用的兩句話,可譯為"您想買點(diǎn)什么?"。
此時(shí)你可根據(jù)售貨員的問話說明你想要買什么:他/她若用一般疑問句,你就說Yes, please. I want / would like...;他/她若用特殊疑問句,你就直接說I want / would like...
售貨員還可能問你對商品的顏色、尺寸等有什么要求,比如:What color would you like?(你想要什么顏色的?)或者你也可以自己選擇顏色,如:The blue one looks very nice.(藍(lán)色的那個(gè)看起來挺漂亮。)
選好貨物之后,價(jià)格不能不問。首先你要明確,money(錢)是不可數(shù)名詞,問"......多少錢?"只能用How much...?
如果你決定購買,可說OK, I'll take it.(好,我買了。)并表示感謝:Thank you. / Thanks. 售貨員會(huì)說:You're welcome. 然后還可以相互道別。這樣,這筆"生意"就成交了。
下面,咱們來"演繹"一段購買T-shirt的小對話。請認(rèn)真朗讀一遍,并把它應(yīng)用到你們班上的小組活動(dòng)中,好嗎?
A: What can I do for you?
B: I want a T-shirt.
A: We have a lot of T-shirts here. What color do you want?
B: I like white, blue and red. Oh, the red one over there looks very nice. Can I have a look?
A: Sure. Here you are.
B: How much is it?
A: 15 dollars.
B: OK. I'll take it. Thanks.
A: You're welcome.
B: Goodbye!
A: Bye-bye!