Dialog Ⅳ At the Handicrafts Department在工艺品部

Dialog Ⅳ At the Handicrafts Department在工艺品部

At the handicrafts department,the sales person is selling a porcelain vase to a tourist who has just dropped by in the souvenir shop.

Staff:Can Ihelp you,ma'am?

Customer:I'm looking for some souvenirs formy friends.

Staff:How about this vase?It is a traditional Chinese design,made in Jingdezhen,a place famous for porcelain.

Customer:It's extremely beautiful.I'll take it.Do you have tablecloth to go with it?

Staff:What about this one?It's hand-embroidered,with the bamboo design.

Customer:(Seeing the price tag)Too expensive.You haven't got anything cheaper,have you?

Staff:Please consider the fine craftsmanship.They are worth the price.

Customer:Isee.Then I'll take them.

Staff:Shall Iwrap it together with the tablecloth or wrap them separately?

Customer:Separately,please.

Staff:Altogether RMB 2300.

Customer:Here is themoney.

Staff:Thank you,ma'am.Here is your change.

handicraft['hændɪkrɑːft]  n.手工艺品

porcelain['pɔːslɪn,'pɔːsleɪn]  n.瓷器

embroider[ɪm'b rɔɪdə]  n.刺绣

bamboo[bæm'buː]  n.竹子

craftsmanship['krɑːftsmənʃɪp]  n.手工艺

separately['sepərətlɪ]  adv.分开地,单独地

go with  与……相配

hand-embroidered['hænd,ɪm'brɔɪdəd]  adj.手绣的

bamboo design  翠竹图案

fine craftsmanship  精美的手工艺

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