购物
A:Bob, do you want to go grocery shopping with me?
鲍伯,你想和我一起去杂货店买些东西吗?
B:Where are you going—to the corner shop down the road or to the new supermarket downtown?
你是去路那边的街角小店还是去市里的新超市?
A:I thought we could go to the new supermarket to check it out. Maybe they’ll have some of those olives that you like so much.
我想我们还是去那个新的超市看看吧。可能那儿有你非常喜欢的橄榄。
B:Alright. Have you made your shopping list?
好吧。你列购物清单了没有啊?
A:No, I thought we’d just have a look.
没有,我想我们只是看一看。
B:You know what they say. You should never go grocery shopping when you are hungry.
你知道大家怎么说的:当你饿的时候,绝不要去买东西。
A:Why not?
为什么不呢?
B:Because you’ll end up buying a lot more food than you normally would. Maybe we should at least give ourselves a budget to work with.
因为你通常会买比原本打算要买的多很多。或许我们至少应该定一个预算。
A:Fine. We won’t spend any more than $50.
好,我们不要超过50 美元。
B:Ok. Let’s go!
好,走吧。
名词预算; 预算案; 预算拨款; 一束
及物/不及物动词把…编入预算; 谨慎花钱
形容词价格低廉的; 花钱少的; 收费合理的; 便宜的
及物动词在预算中拨款给; 按预算拨(款); 按预算来计划(或安排); 规划
不及物动词做安排(for)