Unit 12
Shopping for Clothes买衣服 (2)
C = Customer S = Salesperson
The customer has just picked out a shirt and a pair of pants and the salesperson is gift-wrapping them for him.
C: What is your policy on returns?
S: If you bring them back with your receipt within seven days, you'll get a full refund. Also, if you need alterations to the pants, just bring them in and we'll do them for free.
C: Sounds good.
S: That'll be $70, please. Will you be paying by cash or charge?
C: Charge. Here's my card.
S: Okay, sir, here you are. Thank you very much.
C: Thank you.
顾客就挑了一件衬衫和一条裤子，接着店员把它们包起来给他。
顾客：你们怎么处理退货的事？
店员：如果您在七日之内携带收据退货，就可全额退款。此外，如果您须修改裤子，就把它们带来，我们会免费服务。
顾客：听来不错。
店员：一共七十块钱，您要付现或刷卡呢？
顾客：刷卡，这是我的卡片。
店员：好了，先生，请收回去。非常谢谢您。
顅客：谢谢。
智能补给站
1.pick out... 挑选……
例: Tracy went to the department store to pick out some gifts for her friends.
(崔西到百货公司去挑选一些礼物给她朋友。)
2.bring sth back 带回某物
=bring back sth
例: Mr. Wilson made a business trip to Europe and brought back some souvenirs for his children.
(威尔森先生到欧洲出差，并为他的孩子带回一些纪念品。)
3.receipt n. 收据
4.refund n. 退款
5.alteration n. 修改; 改变
Alter vt. 修改 (衣服, 房屋等); 改变 (形状, 外貌等)
make an alteration to sth 修改/变更某物
例: Because of his spy's report, the general made several alterations to his battle plan.
(由于情报人员的回告，那位将军把作战计划做了几项修正。)
Your skirt should be altered; it's too long.
(你的裙子应该改一改，它太长了。)
6.本文:
Sounds good. 听来不错。
=It sounds good.
7.cash n. 现金 & vt. 兑现, 兑付 (支票等)
cash in on.... 利用……
=make use of...
例: I hate people who cash in on others' sympathy.
(我痛恨那些利用他人同情心的人。)
8.本文:
...paying by cash or charge? ……付现还是刷卡？
=...paying by cash or by charge?
charge n. 刷卡
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