A:Anybody here?有人在嗎?
B:Coming, I'm coming! Hi Susan. What do you want today?來(lái)了,我來(lái)啦!蘇珊你好。今天你要買什么?
A:Quite a lot. I need one pound of potatoes, three pints of milk, a dozen brown eggs, two pounds of corn, one pint of olive oil, one pound of cucumber, half a pound of mushrooms and one pound of tomatoes.要買很多東西。我須要一磅土豆,三品脫牛奶,一打棕色的雞蛋,兩磅玉米,一品脫橄欖油,一磅黃瓜,半磅蘑菇和一磅西紅柿。
B:Do you need any fruit? Our fruit is very fresh today.你要水果嗎?我們今天的水果很新鮮。
A:How much are the lemons?檸檬多少錢?
B:Lemons are 3 for 1 dollar.檸檬3個(gè)1美元。
A:Are they juicy? I want to use them for juice.它們多汁嗎?我要用它們來(lái)制作果汁。
B:They are ripe and juicy. So are the watermelons.它們又熟又多汁。西瓜也一樣。
A:No. I don't want watermelons. They are not in season yet. Just give me a dozen lemons.不,我不要西瓜。它們還不應(yīng)時(shí)。只給我一打檸檬就好了。
B:Very well. Anything else?非常好。還要其它的嗎?
A:And I also need a loaf of sliced bread and a pound of coffee.我還要一條切片面包和一磅咖啡。
B:What kind of coffee? Drip or instant?什么樣的咖啡?滴濾的還是速溶的?
A:I like the coarser grind. We make coffee in a percolator at home.我喜歡比較粗糙的研磨咖啡。我們?cè)诩矣每Х葷B濾壺制作咖啡。
B:All right! 行!
A:And a bottle of catsup. Any brand will do. Can you sent this order to my house this afternoon?還要一瓶番茄醬。什么牌子都可以。下午你可以把這張訂單上的東西送到我家嗎?
B:Certainly!當(dāng)然可以!
A:Thanks. How much will that be? I'll give you a check now.謝謝。一共多少錢?現(xiàn)在我給你一張支票。