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.③
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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