John looks tired during a lunch break at the office Janet: You look like you didn't sleep well last night.1 ~0 @( | C4 H1 `& ^
John: I didn't. The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.& @* _/ B5 B/ I, j S7 O) h
Janet: It sounds like you got one of those "dirty" mattresses.+ \& u" u& {+ z M/ v ~ W' m
John: I think so. I'd like to return it, but I don't think I can.! f0 ^2 y. `9 y3 n' _! X e: O5 r. K! \
Janet: The storeowner probably didn't even know it was a "dirty" mattress.% N7 \' p, i5 U8 d1 u2 c
John: Yeah, and besides, I didn't get a receipt.
$ A7 |: x% k- Z6 D) S' P( U5 G0 i$ K3 V Janet: You might as well just throw it out and get a new one.
" c2 _# T. X2 B/ n. ]4 v4 _! V John: I guess that's better than the pain of carrying it all the way back to the store.& E% a! c2 O- @* N: M; h
(续上期)
) t+ q0 l0 p( L; U0 p% x 办公室里，约翰在午休时看来很疲惫
" @, Z3 K1 F: L7 y+ n 珍妮:你看来昨晚睡得不好。# r0 V* I, F2 h. {
约翰:是睡不好。我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。
) Q. N \' {! r 珍妮:听来你似乎买到那种‘黑心’床垫了。
) _1 S# O a2 O0 d5 M& F 约翰:我也这么想。我想要退货，但是我想我退不了。
8 X& j: o' @( u5 M, O 珍妮:或许就连店家也不知道这是‘黑心’床垫。$ E: b0 S! G+ j0 C1 ~
约翰:是啊，而且我没拿收据。
8 x: B' I. R. x1 C) d* U+ } S 珍妮:你干脆就把那床垫丢了，买个新的吧。- W' `- w) [ C) N* ] R0 G/ N
约翰:我猜那会强过大老远把床垫扛回店里的痛苦。
- w. e: \& c* y4 j 重点解说：
; z0 [: m' x# u4 ^' x' ~ ★ mattress (n.) 床垫
9 O8 [' \$ D5 x ★ sag (v.) 下陷，下垂) \& k: m1 C9 Y' Y+ Q) D
★ return (v.) 退货，归还" C2 ^5 |+ _3 }9 X8 j9 E- t
★ receipt (n.) 收据 |
发表于 2012-8-14 12:34:02
