N: Norman E: Eliza
Norman and Eliza have just moved to Taiwan from Canada, and they are shopping for appliances for their new home.
N: Are there any other big items that we should order?
E: Let’s see. The apartment already has a fridge, a washing machine, and a microwave.
N: Then the basics are mostly covered.
E: What about a water dispenser?
N: We can boil water from the tap for drinking water, so we can hold off on buying one for now.
E: Oh, that’s right. How about a coffee machine? I don’t want to drink coffee from a convenience store every day.
諾曼和伊麗莎剛從加拿大搬到臺灣,他們正在為新家採購家電。
諾 曼: 還有其他我們應該訂購的大型家電嗎?
伊麗莎: 讓我想想。這間公寓已經有一臺冰箱、洗衣機和微波爐。
諾 曼: 那大部分基本的東西都有了。
伊麗莎: 買臺飲水機怎麼樣?
諾 曼: 我們可以將水龍頭的水煮沸來當飲用水,所以目前可以先不用買。
伊麗莎: 喔,你說得對。那咖啡機如何?我不想每天喝便利商店的咖啡。
生活必備字詞:
basics n. 基礎,基本(恆用複數)
tap n. 水龍頭
hold off on V-ing 推遲∕延遲(做)……
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌,完整內容請見十一月號。
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