今天的這段對話,在討論浴室,
早上去洗手間的第一件事是什么?怎么裝修家里的浴室
來聽今天的講解:
Beginner
A: what’s the first thing you do when you go to the bathroom in the morning?
早上去洗手間的第一件事是什么?
B: I look at myself in the mirror. Sometimes, it’s not a pleasant sight, especially if I have been out late the late before.
我照鏡子。有時,這不是一個愉快的景象,尤其是如果我前一天很晚才出去的話。
A: do you usually shower or take a bath?
你通常淋浴還是洗澡?
B: I usually don’t have time for a bath in the mornings, so I just take a shower. Sometimes I need a cold shower to wake me up and sometimes I need a hot one, especially if it’s winter and I need to warm up.
我通常早上沒有時間洗澡,所以我只洗個澡。有時我需要冷水淋浴來叫醒我,有時我需要熱水淋浴,尤其是在冬天,我需要熱身的時候。
A: do you shave every morning?
你每天早上刮胡子嗎?
B: I shave every workday, but I only shave at weekends if I’m going out somewhere. If I’m staying at home, I don’t shave.
我每個工作日都刮胡子,但我只有在周末出去的時候才會刮。如果我呆在家里,我就不刮。
A: do you brush your teeth twice a day as dentists recommend?
你是否按照牙醫(yī)的建議每天刷牙兩次?
B: Yes. I brush my teeth in the morning, just before I go to work. It’s actually the last thing I do before leaving. Then I brush again before bed.
是的。我早上就在上班前刷牙。這實際上是我離開前的最后一件事。然后我在睡前再刷一次。
A: your dentist must be proud of you!
你的牙醫(yī)一定為你感到驕傲!
Intermediate
A: the bathroom looks lovely. Did you redecorate it yourself or did you get someone in to do it for you?
浴室看起來很漂亮。是你自己重新裝修的還是找人幫你裝修的?
B: I did it myself. I went online and found a lot of website devoted to home improvement. Then I went to DIY shop and bought everything I needed. I’m sure I saved a lot of money by doing it myself and it was fun too. I learnt a lot by doing it myselft.
我自己做的。我在網上找到了很多專門用于家居裝修的網站。然后我去了DIY商店,買了我需要的一切。我相信我自己做節(jié)省了很多錢,而且也很有趣。我自己做學到了很多。
A: so, let’s see. You have put new tiles on the floor and replaced a few tiles on the walls. You’ve also added a small cupboard for toiletries. The bath, shower, and washbasin are the same as before, aren’t they?
所以,讓我們看看。你在地板上鋪了新瓷磚,在墻上換了幾塊瓷磚。你還增加了一個小櫥柜,用來放洗漱用品。浴缸、淋浴和洗手盆和以前一樣,不是嗎?
B: yes, they are. I gave them a good clean. They are in good condition and don’t need to be replaced.
是的,他們是。我把他們徹底清洗了。他們的狀況很好,不需要更換。
A: how long did it take you to do the tiling.
你鋪瓷磚花了多長時間。
B: as I hadn’t done it before, I had to keep referring to information I got from the internet. Doing the floor tiles took a whole day-from early morning to right through to the evening. Then I spent a few hours replacing the cracked wall tiles. Putting the cupboard up took about an hour, so it took me two days altogether.
由于我以前沒有做過,我不得不不斷地參考從網上得到的信息。從清晨到傍晚,我花了一整天的時間鋪地磚。然后我花了幾個小時更換開裂的墻磚。把櫥柜放起來大約花了一個小時,所以我總共花了兩天時間。
A: I think you’ve done a very good job. As least as good as a professional would do. Perhaps I can convince you to redo my bathroom?
我認為你做得很好。至少和專業(yè)人士一樣好。也許我能說服你重做我的浴室?
B: you’ll be lucky! However, I’ll print out the information I got from the internet and you can do it yourselfe.
你會很幸運的!不過,我會把我從網上得到的信息打印出來,你可以自己做。