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情景对话 Dialogue
Steven and his wife Julia are in the furniture store. They are discussing on buying a coffee table.
史蒂文和妻子茱莉亚在家具商店，他们正在商量买一个咖啡桌。
Steven: What do you think of this coffee table?
Julia: It's nice, but it doesn't match the color of our room.
Steven: How about that one?
Julia: Oh no, this type of coffee table gets dirty very easily and it's difficult to clean.
Steven: Alright, let's look at some others.
Julia: Look, this one matches our room well and it's inexpensive.
Steven: Moreover, it's easy to clean, right? You are really lazy.
史蒂文： 你觉得这个咖啡桌怎么样？
茱莉亚： 好是好，就是和我们房间的颜色不搭配。
史蒂文： 那个呢？
茱莉亚： 哦，不行，这种咖啡桌很容易弄脏，也不容易擦。
史蒂文： 好吧，我们去看看其他的。
茱莉亚： 看，这个和我们的房间很配，也不贵。
史蒂文： 而且容易擦是吧？你真是太懒了。
单词短语Words and Phrases
inexpensive [ˌɪnɪksˈpensɪv] adj. 廉价的，便宜的
lazy [ˈleɪzɪ] adj. 懒惰的；懒散的
核心句型Key Sentences
1. I was struck by the disreputable furniture in his room.
我感到惊讶的是他屋里的家具非常破旧。
2. The furniture was threadbare from everyday use. 家具由于天天使用而磨损破旧了。
3. What style of furniture do you like, traditional or modern?
你喜欢什么样式的家具，老式的还是现代的？
4. Some of the furniture in this old house has been gnawed away by rats.
这所老房子里的一些家具已经被老鼠咬坏了。
5. My father bought the furniture on credit. 父亲赊账买了这件家具。
6. This furniture is so old and useless and you might as well chop it up for firewood.
这家具太旧了，不能用了，还不如把它劈了当柴烧。
7. Instead of chucking them out, we made do with these old furniture.
家具虽旧，我们还是将就着用，不肯丢弃。
8. The room had no furniture in it apart from a dilapidated bed.
房间里除了一张破旧的床外没有别的家具。
9. The room was chocked up with useless old furniture. 房间里塞满了无用的旧家具。
10. The room was cluttered up with old furniture. 房间里乱七八糟地堆放着旧家具。
11. There is a lot of second-hand furniture in the room. 房间里有很多二手家具。
12. We must replenish our room with some furniture. 我们必须为房间添置些家具。
13. Some articles of furniture were lost when we moved, so we need to buy some new ones.
搬家时有几件家具丢失了，所以我们需要买些新的。
14. I need a big wardrobe with a mirror. 我需要一个带镜子的大衣柜。
15. The furniture are kept in order. 这些家具摆放得井井有条。
地道英语 Idiomatic English
1. The color of the table clashes against the wardrobe's. 桌子的颜色与衣柜的不协调。
注 表示 “颜色（不）协调” ，可以用clash against/with, have a clash with, match/suit with。
2. You have placed the furniture badly. 你没把家具放置好。
注 本句中的badly起到了否定的作用。
3. His room is tastefully furnished with modern furniture. 他的房间用新式家具装饰得十分雅致。
注 中文常常会出现一词多义的现象，翻译时要根据具体的语境确定用词，如本句中的“装饰”“雅致”和“新式”。
4. The furniture was sitting around uselessly. 这些家具都毫无用处地摆放着。
注 中文的被动意义，是用英文的主动形式来表达。
5. My mother bargained eagerly for this old furniture. 母亲急切地想以低价买到这件旧家具。
注 短语bargain eagerly for，简明而形象地表达出了 “急切地想以低价买” 的含义。
由此及彼Draw Inferences
1. The furniture suffers a lot of wear and tear when my son is at home.
儿子在家时，家具磨损得很厉害。
2. They moved the old furniture away. 他们把旧家具搬走了。
3. They worked over the old furniture. 他们翻新了旧家具。
4. This old table is a valuable piece of furniture. 这张旧桌子是一件珍贵的家具。
5. He put his all old furniture for auction. 他把所有的旧家具都拍卖掉了。
6. It is time to buy some new living room furniture. 是时候购置一些起居室用的新家具了。
7. Could we at least get a new table? 至少我们可以买个新桌子吧？
8. We did the house over and bought new furniture.
我们把房子重新布置了一番，并买了新家具。
9. Redwood furniture is the best kind. 红木家具是最好的。
10. This kind of wood furniture isn't very durable. 这种木制家具不耐用。