購物英語口語掌中寶 Unit45: 找小說
C= Customer S= Salesperson
C: Excuse me, I'm looking for a good novel. Can you recommend anything?
顧客：對不起，我正在找一本好的小說。你能介紹一下嗎?
S: Certainly. What kind of novel did you have in mind?
店員：當(dāng)然。您想要哪一類的書?
C: I'm not really sure. I don't like romance novels, but any other genre is okay, as long as the book's good.
顧客：我不是很確定。我不喜歡愛情小說，其他種類則可以接受，只要是好書。
S: Well, let me see... This Stephen King novel is a real thriller.
店員：好的，讓我看一下……這本斯蒂芬·金的小說真的很驚悚。
C: Sorry, I forgot to mention that I don't like horror much, either.
顧客：抱歉，我忘了說我也不大喜歡恐怖類的。
S: That's okay. Well, let me think. How about a mystery novel?
店員：沒關(guān)系。好吧，讓我想想。你覺得偵探小說如何?
C: Hmm.. I sometimes like mysteries, but I don't think I'm in the mood for one right now. (to be continued)
顧客：嗯……有時我喜歡偵探小說，但現(xiàn)在我沒心情看。(待續(xù))
單詞學(xué)習(xí)筆記
1.look for 尋找……
= search for...
=Seek…
例：The astronomers are looking for planets orbiting other stars.
(天文學(xué)家正在尋找繞其他恒星運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)的行星。)
2. recommend vt. 推薦，介紹
例：I don't recommend that restaurant; it's expensive and the food is not that great.
(我不推薦那家餐廳，它又貴又不好吃。)
3. have... in mind 心中想到……
例：What do you think he has in mind?
(你認(rèn)為他想到什么?)
4.romance n. 羅曼史;愛情故事/小說
5.genre n.類型;體裁
6.as long as... 只要……
例：Bob will never stop gambling as long as he can borrow money from his friends.
(只要比爾可以從朋友那兒借到錢就會賭個不停。)
7. thriller n.驚險小說(尤指描述犯罪與暴力)
8.mention vt. & n. 提到，提及
例：Don't mention Judy around Vic.
(不要在維克面前提到朱蒂。)
9.horror n. 恐怖，驚恐
10.mystery n.神秘
a mystery novel 偵探小說
11.be in the mood for N 有心情做……
be in a good/bad mood 心情好/心情壞
例：I'm in the mood for some ice cream.
(我想吃冰淇凌。)
Vicki is always in the mood to party.
(維姬總是有心情參加派對。)
Don't bother John when he is in a bad mood.
(約翰心情壞的時候不要煩他。)
