買故事書

S= Student C= Clerk

S: Excuse me. I need some storybooks in easy English. Do you have anything like that?

學牛：對不起，我要買一些用簡易英文寫的故事書。你們有那樣的書嗎?

C: Well, there are a lot of storybooks upstairs in our children’s section. Some are written for young children, others for teens. Maybe some of them will suit your needs.

店員：嗯，樓上兒童區有很多故事書。有些是寫給兒童看的，其他的則給十來歲的孩子看，也許中間有一些會合乎你的需求。

S: I’ll go take a look. Thanks for your help.

學生：我會去看看。謝謝您的幫忙。

C:You’re welcome.

店員：不客氣。

單詞學習筆記

1.storybook n.故事書，童話書

2.write in + 某種語言 用/以某種語言書寫

例：That author has written books in both English and German.

(那名作家用英文和德文寫了許多書。)

3.upstairs adv. 在樓上

4. section n. 部門

5.some... other... 此……而另一些……(用于非限定的兩個群體)

some... others... still others...

一此……一此……而另一些……(用于非限定的三個群體)

例：Some of his friends live in Beijing; others live in Shanghai.

(他的一些朋友住在北京，而另一些則住在上海。)

Some of the recent graduates are going to graduate school; others are going to get jobs; still others plan to travel around the world.

(一些大學畢業生要念研究生，一些要找工作，而另一些人則準備環游世界。)

6.go (and) V 去(做)……

注意：在美式英文中，常把go之后的連接詞and省略，而直接跟動詞原形。

例：Could you go ( and) answer the door, please?

(請你去應門好嗎?)

7.take a look (at sth) 看一看(某物)

Take a look at this painting.

(你看一下這幅畫。)