最In导购口语 第128期:特色工艺(1)
时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:最In导购口语
英语课
Conversation 1
A: What can I do for you?
A:能为您效劳吗?
B: May I have a look at these wooden products?
B:我可以看看那些木制品吗?
A: Certainly. Here you are.
A:可以,看吧。
B: How beautiful they are! Look, these birds with multicolored feathers are so natural and realistic.
B:多美呀!瞧,那些有着多彩羽毛的鸟儿是多么的自然和逼真啊!
A: Yes, you are right.
A:是,您说的很对。
B: Look at these wooden cranes, magpies 1 and phoenixes 2. How lovely they are!
B:看这些木制的鹤,喜鹊以及凤凰,它们多可爱啊!
A: In China, they symbolize 3 longevity 4, happiness and auspiciousness 5 and make an attractive addition to a table.
A:在中国,这些鸟儿象征着长寿,幸福,吉祥,而且摆在桌子上能增色不少。
B: Very interesting. I'll take them.
B:真有趣,我全买了。
1 magpies
喜鹊(magpie的复数形式)
- They set forth chattering like magpies. 他们叽叽喳喳地出发了。
- James: besides, we can take some pied magpies home, for BBQ. 此外,我们还可以打些喜鹊回家,用来烧烤。
2 phoenixes
凤凰,长生鸟(神话中的鸟,在阿拉伯沙漠中,可活数百年,然后自焚为灰而再生)( phoenix的名词复数 ); 菲尼克斯 (美国城市)
- Dragons beget dragons,phoenixes beget phoenixes. 龙生龙,凤生凤。
- "Dry mulberry-trees, old cypresses, trembling in its chill. There are nine Baby phoenixes, outcrying one another;" 枯桑老柏寒飕飗,九雏鸣凤乱啾啾。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
3 symbolize
vt.作为...的象征,用符号代表
- Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
- Dolphins symbolize the breath of life.海豚象征着生命的气息。
4 longevity
n.长命;长寿
- Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。
- Human longevity runs in families.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。
5 auspiciousness
吉兆;幸运
- The folks take the phoenix as the symbol of auspiciousness and happiness. 民间即以次象征吉祥和喜庆来歌颂幸福的生活。 来自互联网
- Peafowl are precious birds that people love as a symbol of auspiciousness. 孔雀作为吉祥之鸟深受人们喜爱,是举世驰名的珍禽。 来自互联网