购物英语口语-装潢住房

CARL: I think we should do the floors before we work on the curtains and walls.

SUE 1: Why? It doesn't make sense.If we do the floors first, and then paint the walls,we will get paint all over our new floor.

CARL: Hmm. Maybe you're right. But I can't stand all this green carpet in here.And besides, I know how to paint. I will just cover everything with drop cloth.I won't get anything on the floor.

SUE: Are you sure?

CARL: Yes, I'm sure. I've done a lot of house painting in my life.And my mother was very picky.If I got even a tiny drop of paint on her furniture, she would get furious 2.So I learned 3 to be very careful.

SUE: Alright. Then maybe we can do the floor first.These wood floors under this carpet are beautiful.And me too--I can't wait to get all this old carpet out of here.But how can we get it out? Do we have to hire someone?

CARL: Absolutely not. We can remove the carpet ourselves.

Carpet is held down with carpet nails 4. You just need to pull it hard and it comes up.

SUE: Great.Then, after we remove the carpet, we need to restain all the wood floors. Right?

CARL: Yes. But we should hire someone for that.That will probably be expensive. And it has to be done right.

SUE: And then, after the floors are done, we can start to move our furniture in. CARL: Sure. If we can get an appointment with someone to do thefloors,we should probably be able to have the furniture in here after a week or so.I can get all the carpet out this weekend.

SUE: So, after the floors are done, and after the furniture is in,we need to redo the curtains and paint all the walls and ceilings 5.

CARL: I'm the painter.You can be in charge of going to curtain shops to choose curtains.That will probably be pretty expensive too. Having good curtains made isn't cheap.

SUE: You mean we can't just buy curtains already made?

CARL: Absolutely not.The windows must be measured, and then the curtains need to be made professionally 6.So that will take awhile. Maybe a month or so.

SUE: While the curtains are being made, I can start having people look at the kitchen.I can't stand that old kitchen. I won't be able to cook in there.I don't want to use that electric stove.

CARL: We will need to find an interior 7 decorating company do redo the kitchen.I believe in Portland there are shops that specialize 8 in kitchen renovation 9.I will look in the Yellow Pages. I'd like a kitchen mostly in ivory 10 and light green.

SUE: I agree. The colors must be soft and pleasant.You should feel comfortable when you cook our dinners.

CARL: Me? Cook our dinners? Hah! You will be cooking, dear. You will cook.

SUE: No, I don't think so. I'll be too busy having tea in our new tea room.

CARL: Well, I suppose we'll have to hire a cook then.So you won't be able to afford any clothes next year.

SUE: And you'll have to sell your motorcycle 11. And your cameras. Right?

CARL: Maybe I'll cook once or twice a week. How is that?

SUE: Four times might be enough. Not once or twice.

卡尔：我想在开始着手弄窗帘和墙壁前，我们应该先来弄地板。

苏：为什么？不太合理。如果我们先弄地板，然后再油漆墙，我们会把新地板弄得到处是漆。

卡尔：也许你是对的，但是我不能忍受这里的绿色地毯。此外，我知道怎么油漆，我会用塑胶布铺好一切，不会让地板沾上任何东西的。

苏：你确定吗？　　卡尔：是的，我确定。我这辈子已经做过很多次的房屋油漆，而且我妈还颇挑剔的。如果我在她的家具上沾上一小滴油漆，她就会大发雷霆，所以我学会很小心。苏：好吧，那也许我们可以先弄地板。这些在地毯下的木制地板蛮美的，我也是等不及要把这旧的地毯弄走。但是，怎么把它弄出去呢？我们要请人吗？

卡尔：绝对不用，我们可以自己移动地毯。地毯是用地毯钉固定的，你只需要用力地拔，它就出来了。

苏：太棒了。我们搬完地毯后，需要维修所有的木制地板，对不对？

卡尔：是的，但是我们要雇用别人来做。可能会很贵，而且要做对才行。

苏：然后，地板弄完后，我们可以开始搬进家具。

卡尔：好啊。如果我们和人约好要弄地板，大概可以在一周后把家具放好。我在这个周末会把地毯弄出去。

苏：那么，地板弄完，家具放好后，我们需要重做窗帘和油漆所有的墙壁及天花板。

卡尔：我是油漆工，你可以负责去窗帘店挑窗帘。那可能也会很贵，要订做好的窗帘不可能便宜。

苏：你是说我们不可以买已经做好的窗帘？

卡尔：绝对不行。必须先量好这些窗户，再特地制作窗帘，这可能会花上一段时间，也许要一个月左右。

苏：当窗帘做好后，我可以开始请人来勘查厨房。我受不了那个老旧的厨房，我没法在里面烹煮东西，我不想用那个电炉。

卡尔：我们必须找一家室内装潢公司来整修厨房。我相信在波特兰会有一些专门整修厨房的店，我会翻一下电话簿。我想要一间全是象牙色和浅绿色的厨房。　　苏：我同意。颜色必须柔和愉悦，弄晚餐时你要觉得舒服才好。

卡尔：我？弄晚餐？喂，亲爱的，你才要煮，你煮啦。

苏：不，我不认为。我会在新的茶室忙着品茶。

卡尔：好吧，我想我们请个厨子好了。然后你明年就买不起任何衣服了。

苏：而且你必须卖掉你的摩托车，还有你的摄影机，是不是？

卡尔：也许我一周煮一两次，怎么样？

苏：四次才够，不只是一两次。