CAROLYN: Albert and I need a lot of things to furnish our house.
But I don't know where the best place to shop is. Can you give me some advice?
STEPHANIE: Sure, Carolyn. I'm happy to help you.
What kinds of things do you need right now?
CAROLYN: Well, we have most of the furniture already.
We mostly need kitchen utensils, bathroom accessories,
cleaning and laundry accessories--things like that.
And Albert wants to set up a little office in the small bedroom.
STEPHANIE: Well, as for Albert, he should go to an office supply store.
There's a very good one called Office Depot. They have everything he will need.
And their prices are good too. It's very convenient.
CAROLYN: Can I write that down?
STEPHANIE: Sure, it's spelled "Office" and then D - E - P - O - T.
It's in the Yellow Pages.
CAROLYN: Thanks.
STEPHANIE: And as for the kitchen things, do you want very high quality?
CAROLYN: What do you mean?
STEPHANIE: I mean, do you want the best quality, or do you want good prices?
CAROLYN: Probably good prices. You know we will only be in America for about a year.
STEPHANIE: Then I suggest you go to K-Mart or Wal-Mart.
CAROLYN: What are those stores?
STEPHANIE: They are very large, discount department stores.
That means their prices are very good.
And you can find everything you need for the kitchen or bathroom.
CAROLYN: Even silverware?
STEPHANIE: Yes, everything.
They don't have the most expensive brands, but their quality is usually decent.
The main thing is, they have good prices, and they are very convenient.
CAROLYN: I have a friend that said something about a place called Price Club.
Do you know about that?
STEPHANIE: I have never shopped there,
but I think Price Club is a kind of membership store.
CAROLYN: What does that mean?
STEPHANIE: That means you have to pay a membership fee to shop there.
I have heard they have very good prices on electronics.
CAROLYN: Electronics?
STEPHANIE: Yes. Like stereos and televisions.
CAROLYN: How much is the membership fee?
STEPHANIE: I'm not sure.
But if you are only going to stay a year, I don't think Price Club is good to join.
They have great deals occasionally.
They are very good for people who like to buy new things all the time.
CAROLYN: I see. Thanks for these tips. We really need to buy a lot of little things.
STEPHANIE: I know how it is. Moving is very troublesome.
凱洛琳:艾博特和我需要很多東西裝潢家里。
我不知道去什么地方買好,你可以給我一些建議嗎?
史蒂芬妮:當(dāng)然可以,我很樂意幫忙。
你目前需要什么東西?
凱洛琳:大部分的家具我們都有了。
我們主要需要廚房用具,浴室用的,
清潔和洗衣之類的用品。
而且艾博特想在小的臥室里弄一個(gè)小辦公室。
史蒂芬妮:對(duì)艾博特來(lái)說,他應(yīng)該去辦公室用品店。
有一家不錯(cuò)的店叫"帝伯辦公用品",在那兒有他需要的每樣?xùn)|西。
而且價(jià)格也公道,很方便的。
凱洛琳:我可以寫下來(lái)嗎?
史蒂芬妮:當(dāng)然,拼成 OFFICE,然后 D-E-P-O-T 。
在電話簿里有。
凱洛琳:謝謝。
史蒂芬妮:至于廚具,你要很高級(jí)的嗎?
凱洛琳:什么意思?
史蒂芬妮:我是指你要很高級(jí)的還是便宜的?
凱洛琳:便宜的好了,我們大概只在美國(guó)待一年。
史蒂芬妮:那我建議你去凱馬特,或沃爾瑪。
凱洛琳:那些是什么店?
史蒂芬妮:是很大又有折扣的百貨商店,
價(jià)格很便宜。
你可以找到你需要的每樣廚房和浴室用品。
凱洛琳:連銀器都有嗎?
史蒂芬妮:是的,每樣都有。
最主要的是價(jià)格便宜,而且購(gòu)買方便。
凱洛琳:我有個(gè)朋友提到一個(gè)地方叫"優(yōu)待價(jià)俱樂部"。
你知道那里嗎?
史蒂芬妮:我沒去那逛過,
不過我想那是會(huì)員俱樂部。
凱洛琳:怎么說呢?
史蒂芬妮:你必須繳交會(huì)費(fèi)才能在那兒消費(fèi)。
我聽說他們的電器用品很便宜。
凱洛琳:電器用品?
史蒂芬妮:是的,像是音響和電視。
凱洛琳:會(huì)費(fèi)是多少呢?
史蒂芬妮:我不確定。
不過如果你只待一年,加入俱樂部并不劃算。
有時(shí)他們會(huì)有很棒的促銷。
對(duì)那些總是想買新產(chǎn)品的人而言是劃算的。
凱洛琳:我懂了,謝謝你的建議。我們真的需要買很多瑣碎的東西。
史蒂芬妮:我了解,搬家是很麻煩的。