購物英語口語掌中寶 Unit45: 找小說

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　　C= Customer S= Salesperson

　　C: Excuse me, I'm looking for a good novel. Can you recommend anything?

　　顧客：對不起，我正在找一本好的小說。你能介紹一下嗎?

　　S: Certainly. What kind of novel did you have in mind?

　　店員：當然。您想要哪一類的書?

　　C: I'm not really sure. I don't like romance novels, but any other genre is okay, as long as the book's good.

　　顧客：我不是很確定。我不喜歡愛情小說，其他種類則可以接受，只要是好書。

　　S: Well, let me see... This Stephen King novel is a real thriller.

　　店員：好的，讓我看一下……這本斯蒂芬·金的小說真的很驚悚。

　　C: Sorry, I forgot to mention that I don't like horror much, either.

　　顧客：抱歉，我忘了說我也不大喜歡恐怖類的。

　　S: That's okay. Well, let me think. How about a mystery novel?

　　店員：沒關系。好吧，讓我想想。你覺得偵探小說如何?

　　C: Hmm.. I sometimes like mysteries, but I don't think I'm in the mood for one right now. (to be continued)

　　顧客：嗯……有時我喜歡偵探小說，但現在我沒心情看。(待續(xù))

　　單詞學習筆記

　　1.look for 尋找……

　　= search for...

　　=Seek…

　　例：The astronomers are looking for planets orbiting other stars.

　　(天文學家正在尋找繞其他恒星運轉的行星。)

　　2. recommend vt. 推薦，介紹

　　例：I don't recommend that restaurant; it's expensive and the food is not that great.

　　(我不推薦那家餐廳，它又貴又不好吃。)

　　3. have... in mind 心中想到……

　　例：What do you think he has in mind?

　　(你認為他想到什么?)

　　4.romance n. 羅曼史;愛情故事/小說

　　5.genre n.類型;體裁

　　6.as long as... 只要……

　　例：Bob will never stop gambling as long as he can borrow money from his friends.

　　(只要比爾可以從朋友那兒借到錢就會賭個不停。)

　　7. thriller n.驚險小說(尤指描述犯罪與暴力)

　　8.mention vt. & n. 提到，提及

　　例：Don't mention Judy around Vic.

　　(不要在維克面前提到朱蒂。)

　　9.horror n. 恐怖，驚恐

　　10.mystery n.神秘

　　a mystery novel 偵探小說

　　11.be in the mood for N 有心情做……

　　be in a good/bad mood 心情好/心情壞

　　例：I'm in the mood for some ice cream.

　　(我想吃冰淇凌。)

　　Vicki is always in the mood to party.

　　(維姬總是有心情參加派對。)

　　Don't bother John when he is in a bad mood.

　　(約翰心情壞的時候不要煩他。)