作者:小雅和英美友人
SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES
买衣服
Mother: Let's go into this store to buy you some new clothes.
妈妈:我们去这家商店给你买点新衣服吧。
Store和shop都有商店的意思,shop指比较小的商店。
You are growing so fast.
你长得太快了。
Child: Can I get some clothes with unicorns on them?宝宝:我能买点儿有独角兽的衣服吗?
Mother: Let's see what they have in your size.
妈妈:咱们看看有什么适合你的尺寸的。
☀ AT THE STORE 在商店
Sales Assistant: Hello, can I help you with anything today?
导购:您好,今天我能帮您做些什么吗?
Mother: Hi, we are just looking at the moment, thank you.
妈妈:您好,我们先随便看看,谢谢您。
Sales Assistant: Okay, just let me know if you need me.
导购:好的,如果需要我就告诉我。
Mother: Let's go look at the pants over there.
妈妈:我们去看看那边的裤子。
Child: Mommy, I love these!
宝宝:妈妈,我喜欢这条!
These指一条裤子,因为裤子是两个腿儿,所以用复数。下一句中英文用they-它们,但在中文中,我们用“它”指代某条裤子。
Mother: Oh honey, they are white.
妈妈:哦,亲爱的,它是白色的。
White will get dirty very easily.
白色不禁脏。
Little children might fall down
小朋友容易摔倒,
or drop food on them.
或者把食物掉在上面。
Can you find a pair that is a darker color,
你能找一条颜色深一点的吗,
like navy blue or black maybe?
比如海军蓝或者黑色的?
They won't show stains as easily.
它们不容易看出污渍。
Child: These are nice.
宝宝:这条不错。
They are a dark color.
它是深色的。
Mother: Yes, they are
妈妈:是的,
and they are soft as well,
而且它也很软和,
which will make them very comfortable.
穿起来会很舒服。
I will check if they have your size.
我去看看有没有你的号。
Great, they do!
太棒了,有!
Let's see if we can find some shirts and other pants.
咱们看看能不能找到上衣和其他裤子。
These have stripes -
这条有条纹,
you like stripes.
你喜欢条纹。
Child: Oh yes, please!
宝宝:哦,是的,我想要!
Mother: You could also buy a new pair of jeans.
妈妈:你还可以买一条新牛仔裤。
Would you like a skinny style or straight-leg style?
你想要瘦腿款还是直腿款?
Child: Straight-leg style, please!
宝宝:直腿款!
Mother: How about these leggings?
这条打底裤怎么样?
They are a plaid pattern in red.
它是红色格子图案的。
Child: Sure, red is my favorite color.
宝宝:当然,红色是我最喜欢的颜色。
Mommy, I like this t-shirt.
妈妈,我喜欢这件t恤衫。
It is red, too.
它也是红色的。
And it has a unicorn in sequins on it!
上面还有一个亮片组成的独角兽!
Mother: That is fun.
妈妈:这个挺好玩的。
Let's go to the fitting room
我们到试衣间去,
and try all of them on.
把它们都试穿一下。
☀ TRYING ON 试穿
Child: I don't like these jeans, Mommy.
宝宝:我不喜欢这条牛仔裤,妈妈。
They feel scratchy and tight.
它有点扎、有点紧。
Mother: Okay, try these instead.
妈妈:好吧,那就试试这条吧。
They feel softer on the inside
这条里面比较软和,
and are a stretchy material.
而且是弹性面料的。
Child: Yes, they feel better.
宝宝:嗯,这条感觉更好。
Mother: They are a bit too long in the leg,
妈妈:这条裤腿那儿有点太长了,
but they fit well in the waist.
但腰那儿很合适。
I can hem them at home
我可以回家把边缝一下,
or we can just roll them up.
或者咱们直接把它卷起来。
Child: The unicorn t-shirt fits!
宝宝:独角兽的t恤衫很合适!
Can I get this one?
我能买这个吗?
Mother: Yes, how about the pants?
妈妈:能,裤子怎么样?
Child: Yes, I like the plaid ones.
宝宝:挺好的,我喜欢格子的。
I like the red and white stripes, too -
我也喜欢红白条纹的,
they look like candy canes.
它看起来像拐棍糖。
Can I get them all?
我能都要吗?
Mother: Yes, they are all in your size
妈妈:好的,它们都是你的尺寸,
and fit well.
而且很合身。
Let's go pay for them at the register.
咱们去收银台付款吧。
收银台叫register,收银员叫cashier。
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