賴世雄購(gòu)物英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)大全（45）尋找一本好書 (1)
C = Customer S = Salesperson
C: Excuse me, I'm looking for a good novel. Can you recommend anything?
顧客：對(duì)不起，我正在找一本好的小說(shuō)。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(ài)情小說(shuō)，但其它種類則可以接受，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……這本史蒂分.金的小說(shuō)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(shuō)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(méi)關(guān)系。好吧，讓我想想。你覺(jué)得偵探小說(shuō)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(shí)我喜歡偵探小說(shuō)，但現(xiàn)在我沒(méi)心情看。(待續(xù))
智慧補(bǔ)給站：
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(ài)情故事/小說(shuō)
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(huì)賭個(gè)不停。)
7.thriller n.驚險(xiǎn)小說(shuō)(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(shuō)
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(duì)。)
Don't bother John when he is in a bad mood.
(約翰心情壞的時(shí)候不要煩他。)
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