As we were browsing your comments, we noticed quite a few requests for shopping: 我们浏览留言的时候,注意到不少购物相关的需求。
We'll come back to "browsing" later in the show: “逛”、“浏览”这个词可谓是购物的关键词,我们稍后会教大家。
我要购物!
英语里有几个不同的词表达“购物”、“买东西”这一概念,它们有什么区别吗?
Shopping: 购物,既是名词,也是动词(原型为to shop)
Go shopping: 去购物
Let's go shopping: 我们去买东西吧!强调去做这件事,不是具体去买什么东西。
想突出具体要买的东西,可以用这个表达
Do some shopping: 去买点东西
注意,一定要用some,不然很奇怪
Do some + 具体的 + shopping
Do some duty free shopping: 去买点免税品
Do some outlet shopping: 去奥特莱斯买点东西、买点打折品
Shop for something: 专门要买某一样、一些特定的东西,通常会精挑细选
Shop for some new clothes: 买些新衣服
Shop for some new shoes: 买些新鞋子
单数也可以:
Shop for a new bag: 买一个新包包
Shop for a new watch: 买一块新手表
Shop for something for someone: 给某人买某物
Shop for some souvenirs for my family and friends: 给亲友买些纪念品
日常生活,买柴米油盐
Buy something: 买点东西
Buy与shop比起来,更突出实用性
Practical: 实际的、实用的
Buy some rice: 买点米
Buy some soy sauce: 买点酱油
当然,也可以搭配买衣服、纪念品
Buy some clothes: 买点衣服
Buy some souvenirs: 买点纪念品
Buy a bag: 买个包
除了buy,也可以用get
Get something
用法和buy一样,但更突出顺手买一下、通常指买比较普通、比较小的东西
Get some milk on your way home: 回家路上买点牛奶
Bought / got something: 买了、买到了什么
要表达“买了什么”,要用buy和get的过去时,不是shop的过去时,因为shopped没有“买到”的意思
I bought some new shoes when I was in Italy: 我在意大利买了几双新鞋子。
如何与店员交流?
Shop assistant: 店员
在海外购物,除了How can I help you? 你还会常听到店员这样问你:
Can I help you find anything? 我能帮你找什么(你想买的东西)吗?
Are you finding what you're looking for? 你找到想买的东西了吗?
Are you finding everything OK? 你找东西都OK吗?(需要我帮忙介绍吗?)
你能怎么回答?
如果你有明确想买的东西:
可以直接说I want to buy...,但是更自然的表达是I'm looking for...
I'm looking for some cosmetics and perfume: 我想买一些化妆品和香水。
I'm looking for a pair of new sneakers: 我想买一双新球鞋。
前面还可以加一个actually,口语听起来更自然
Actually, I'm looking for this(可以手机照片拿给店员看): 我想买这个。
另外,这两个问句也很好用:
Do you have...?
Can you help me find...?
怎么形容具体尺寸、颜色?
很简单,用介词in来连接:
Something in size/color: 具体要买的东西后面加in+尺码、颜色、型号
Do you have a pair of these sneakers in size 6? 你有这双球鞋6号的吗?
Do you have this jacket in red, size M? 你有这件夹克红的、中号吗?
最后,我不买,就逛逛
browse: 浏览、看看、逛逛
I'm just browsing: 我就逛逛。
网上刷内容
Browsing on my phone: 刷手机
Browsing on Taobao: 刷淘宝
也可以用
I'm just looking: 我就看看。
I'm alright for now, thanks: 我不需要帮助,谢谢。
逛街逛街,逛的乐趣不亚于买。所以,英语有window shopping这个说法。
可以跟购物同伴说let's do some window shopping.
不过,千万别和店员说I'm just window shopping. 会显得不礼貌。记得用刚才的browsing、looking这些词。
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