unit 537
搭平臺
dialogue
英語情景對話
A:Hi, Sara, what are you reading?
A:嗨,莎拉,你在看什么?
B:Hi, John, I am trying to find a carpenter.
B:嗨,約翰,我在找木匠。
A:Why?
A:為什么找木匠?
B:Well, I want to build a deck in my back yard.
B:嗯,我想在后院建一個平臺。
A:What for?
A:用來干嘛呢?
B:So I can have a special place to hang out with friends, and also do some barbecuing on weekends.
B:那樣我就有一個地方專門和朋友聚會聊天啦,而且,周末也可以在那里燒烤。
A:That sounds cool. Do you mind if I recommend myself for the job?
A:聽起來很棒,你介意我毛遂自薦么?
B:You? Do you have a carpenter's license?
B:你?你有木匠執(zhí)照么?
A:Yes, of course. But I only freelance on weekends with my uncle.
A:有啊,但我只有在周末才有空和我叔叔一起接生意做。
B:Wow! That's cool. So, let me give you some details about the deck I want.
B:哇,真厲害,那么我告訴你一些我想建的平臺的細節(jié)。
A:Please go ahead, I am listening.
A:說吧,我在聽。
B:I'd like my deck to be at the same level as the back door.
B:我要我的平臺和后門一樣高。
A:Is your back door higher than the ground level?
A:你的后門高于地面么?
B:Yes, the back door is about four or five steps higher than the ground.
B:是的,后門比地面高出大約4—5級臺階。
A:Okay, then you need a deck with a guardrail.
A:好吧,這樣你的平臺需要加護欄。
B:I don't like things to be fancy.
B:我不要太花哨的設(shè)計。
A:Don't worry. I will build your deck with a simple but classic look.
A:放心,我會幫你把平臺做得簡單而高雅。
B:Hmm, that's good. Can you use cedar or redwood to build it?
B:嗯,那很好,你可以用西洋杉或者紅木來做么?
A:Cedar is a good choice.
A:西洋杉是不錯的選擇。
B:Well, let's take the measurements right now.
B:那么,我們現(xiàn)在就來測量吧。