English Oral Practice Notes::Shopping

1. 随便看看

• “Do you see anything you like?”
  • 连读：Do you → Do_yu; anything you → anything_u
• “I’m just looking around/window-shopping.”
  • “just looking”中的"t"常常不发音，像 jus’ looking
  • ΄window-shopping这个复合词中，“window”末尾的“w”音和“shopping”的“sh”音相连，发得很快，可以听起来像一个单词：'windowshopping

2. 种类齐全/缺货

• “We have a great variety of…in stock.”
  • 连读：“We have” 时，have的"h"和前面的单词结合起来，像 “we’ve”
• “You name it.”
• “They’re out of stock.”
  • ‘They’re’ 的 “they”和“'re”连读很快，听起来像一起发音：theyr

3. 讨价还价

• “Could you give me a better price?”
  • 连读：“Could you” → “couldju”
• “Can I get a discount?”
  • 连读：“Can I” →"canai"
• “Come on, just give me a break on this.”
  • “Just give”时，由于"st"和"g"音的接近，“give”释放时可能听不清楚"t"
• “Sheer robbery! It’s a fortune.”
• “We can’t afford it.”
  • 连读：“can’t afford” → “can’fford”

4. 价值对等

• “It’s worth any penny of it.”
  • “worth every” 发音连接，听起来接近：“worthev’ry”
• “It’s of high quality.”
• “It’s a capital watch.”
  • “a capital” 的两个"a"音常被连在一起快速发音，“a_capital”

5. 决定购买

• “Would you like to try it on?”
  • “Would you” →"wudju"
• “I’ll take it. Please wrap it up.”
  • “I’ll take it” 中，“I’ll” 和 "take"接近变成：“i’lltake”

6. 退换货

• “I’d like to return this/exchange it for another one.”
• “Can I get a refund on this?”
• “The color is too bright/loud/showy.”
• “Yellow becomes me.”
  • “becomes me” 这里的"me"可以轻轻发音，快速过渡：“becomes’me”

对话1（讨价还价）

• “How much do you ask for it?”
• “Don’t try to rip me off! I know what it’s worth. 50RMB, tops.”
  • “Don’t try to”常快速说成：“don’try_to”
• “Are you kidding? It costs me more than that. 120RMB.”
  • “Are you” → “areyu”
  • “more than” → “more_n_that”
• “If you don’t give me a better price, I won’t buy it from you.”
  • “won’t buy” 中，“n’t"和"b"连接，发音快→"won’buy"
• “Wait wait. Ok, 85RMB. Final price. Take it or leave it.”
  • “Take it or leave it” 中，"take it"中的“t”经常省略 → “takei’ or leave it”
• “If that’s the lowest you’re willing to go, I’m leaving. 65RMB, final offer.”
• “You drive a hard bargain. I’m losing money on it, but alright, I’ll let you have it for 65.”
  • “You drive” → “You_drive”；“a hard” → “a’hard”

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