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Part 3 Get A Good Buy 物美價(jià)廉
The main channel through which customers get merchandise information is advertisement or comme
rcials, and nowadays advertisements are almost everywhere, newspapers, TVs, radios, etc., where the sales information is the most attractive. In the United States, there are two kinds of nationwide sales, the spring sale and summer sale. Besides, there is also the white sale, here you can find whatever you need for bedding.
So if you've decided where to buy, you also need to make sure when to buy. The prices of the same goods vary at different season in a year, and we recommend that you pay attention to the useful commercials, especially those about seasonal sale and discount ads. These will save you a great deal of money.
Generally, most shops enjoy good reputation and credibility, and they provide excellent service to the customers. In most circumstances, goods can be exchanged or even refunded after being sold, of course, they mustn't be used or damaged.
In North American countries, package bags are provided in every shopping mall, super market and grocery as well. So you don't need to carry a bag when you go shopping. And if you do take one, you'll probably make the shop assistants feel unease, they might be doubtful of your intentions.
商品信息的渠道是令人眼花繚亂的各類廣告。這些廣告通過報(bào)紙、電視、電臺傳送進(jìn)入千千萬萬人的眼睛耳朵。大減價(jià)大拍賣信息最引人注意。在美國，一年中就有全國范圍內(nèi)規(guī)模較大的“春季大拍賣”和“夏季大拍賣”，以及出床上用品的“白色大拋售”。
在選好購物地點(diǎn)的同時(shí)，還應(yīng)該注意時(shí)機(jī)。同一種商品在不同的時(shí)間、季節(jié)出售，其價(jià)格相差很大。因此應(yīng)留意商家的廣告宣傳，特別是換季大拍賣和打折廣告，這會(huì)幫你省下不少錢哦！
一般商店的信譽(yù)都很好。商品賣出后只要沒有損壞或用舊就能調(diào)換，甚至退貨。
在北美國家，任何商店都會(huì)為顧客提供各類結(jié)實(shí)的包裹袋，這樣顧客就不用帶包購物了。倘若你自己帶著拎包進(jìn)店，反倒會(huì)使店家覺得不踏實(shí)，沒準(zhǔn)會(huì)懷疑你是扒手呢！
Dialogue Script 對話原文
Clerk: May I help you, ma'am?
Anna: Yes, thank you. I'd like to buy a blouse.
Clerk: What colour are you looking for?
Anna: I need something to go with a brown skirt.
Clerk: Here's a pretty green one.
Anna: But it has long sleeves. I'd like a short-sleeved blouse with a high neck, if you have one.
Clerk: We have this one in yellow. What size do you take?
Anna: Thirty-four. Do you have that one in my size?
Clerk: Yes, here it is.
Anna: How much is it?
Clerk: It costs 8 pounds.
Anna: Oh, my. That's too expensive for me. Do you have anything like it for less?
Clerk: I'm afraid not.
Anna: Well, I think I'll look around some more. But I may come back for this one. Thank you.
Clerk: You are welcome.
講解：
1. 這段對話發(fā)生在商店的服裝部。當(dāng)看到顧客時(shí)，店員一般都會(huì)主動(dòng)地迎上去，熱情地為顧客提供講解和服務(wù)。他們首先
會(huì)說，May I help you? 或者 What can I do for you? 對話中的 ma'am 是對女士的禮貌稱呼。
2. blouse是寬松的上衣，似襯衫的上衣。I need something to go with a brown skirt. 我想買一件上衣配我的棕色裙子。go with，在這里是“與…搭配，與…相配”的意思。
3. 當(dāng)我們向別人詢問穿多大碼的衣服或鞋子時(shí)，可以說 What size do you take? 當(dāng)顧客得知那件上衣要8英鎊時(shí)，覺得太貴了。于是她說 Do you have anything like it for less? 你們有沒有像這種樣式但便宜一點(diǎn)的？表示用多少錢買某樣?xùn)|西時(shí)用介詞“for”，比如，I bought my new car for ＄20，000.
4. 最后，這位顧客決定再到其它地方看看，look around some more是口語中簡便的說法，我們可以理解為look around for some more blouses. 雖然顧客沒有買商品，但店員仍應(yīng)禮貌地對她的光臨表示感謝，并說You are welcome.
