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因为公众号只能发布一条语音,所以我把shopping in English 和逐一讲解后边10个习语的音频和在一起了。
sales associates 导购
Greetings:
Can I help you with anything?
I am just looking around
I am Just taking a look around
If you have any questions, just let me know
Sure, thank you
Ask the sizing:
Would you have this coat in a medium?
Can I get a size up/down for this coat
log on to the system
Look for a fitting room:
Do you have a fitting room?
Where is your fitting room?
Can I get a fitting room?
I am taking these clothes
Find a brand:
Do you have/carry Nike?
Pay for it:
Did you find everything OK?
Everything is Great
Pay with/by card
pay with cash
十个习语:
common cause
英文释义:Common reasons
中文释义:共同原因,常见原因
例子:
知识点:predatory lending 掠夺性贷款 (掠夺性贷款是指以不了解信贷市场,且信用记录较低的购房者或借款者为目标,是一种有误导性或欺诈性的贷款行为。)
common ground
英文释义:Shared beliefs or interests, a foundation for mutual understanding
中文释义:共同之处
例子:
知识点:life hacks 生活窍门 build a relationship
build a Rolodexcommon ground
land a job, secure a client
compare notes
英文释义:Exchange information, observations, or opinions about something
中文释义:交流思想,交换经验
例子:
知识点:compare notes with sb; compare notes over google hangouts/phone; compare notes about sth;
confidence game
英文释义:A swindle in which the victim is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.
中文释义:骗局
例子:
知识点:swindle [ˈswɪnd(ə)l] n. 骗局 confidence adj. 骗得信任的confidence man?
contradiction in terms
英文释义:A statement that seems to contradict itself, with one part of it denying another.
中文释义:自相矛盾的说法
例子:
知识点:oxymoron [ˌɑksiˈmɔˌrɑn] n. 矛盾修辞法
conventional wisdom
英文释义:A widely held belief on which most people act.
中文释义:普遍的看法,传统观点
例子:
知识点:take sth with a grain of salt 对某事抱有怀疑的态度。
conversation piece
英文释义:An unusual object that arouses comment or interest
中文释义:(因不寻常而成为)话题谈资
例子:
cook the books
英文释义:Falsify a company’s financial records
中文释义:造假账
例子:
cook up
英文释义:Fabricate, concoct
中文释义:虚构
例子:
知识点:英语里边最难记的是 verb+preposition(phrase-verb), 像是 cook up, dress up, zip up, put on, throw on, take off, kick off, wear in, hang up…
cool as a cucumber
英文释义:Calm and composed, self-possessed
中文释义:镇定自若
例子:
知识点:这让我想起了几个和吃的东西有关的习语。像是:couch potato, go bananas, eye candy,spill the beans, bread and butter, apple of one’s eye, finger in every pie