美語情景對話 第759期:Grand Opening 盛大開業
Todd: Hey, Rebecca, I heard there's a new shopping center. Have you gone to the shopping center yet?
託德：麗貝卡，我聽說新開了一家購物中心。你去過那家購物中心了嗎？Rebecca: Yeah, we went for the grand opening on Thursday. It was really, really crowded.
麗貝卡：去過了，我們週四去了開業典禮。人非常非常多。Todd: I bet.
託德：我想也是。
Rebecca: Yeah. Lots of people around. Lots of sales. Lots of shops there.
麗貝卡：對。有很多人。也有很多減價活動，那家購物中心有很多家店。Todd: So, what do you think? Is it a nice shopping center?
託德：你覺得那裏怎麼樣？是家不錯的購物中心嗎？Rebecca: Yeah, it is quite nice. They have a juice bar there which is really, really good. We need fresh fruit, so that was really good. I tried an apple and pineapple juice and it was delicious.
麗貝卡：嗯，還不錯。購物中心裏有一家飲料吧，非常好。我們想喝新鮮果汁，那真的很不錯。我點了一杯蘋果菠蘿汁，很好喝。Todd: So, actually, at this juice bar, they actually make the juice fresh right there?
託德：這家飲料吧是就在現場做新鮮果汁嗎？Rebecca: Yeah, they do. Right in front of you. They use a big industrial juice mixer.
麗貝卡：對，沒錯。他們就在你面前爲你做果汁。他們用的是大型工業果汁機。Todd: Right. So there's no sugar or anything like that in the juice?
託德：好。那果汁裏不加糖之類的嗎？Rebecca: From what I can see, no. Only natural sugar from the fruits.
麗貝卡：我並沒有看到他們放糖。只有水果裏的自然糖分。Todd: Well, that's good. That's good. Well, as for the shopping center, what did you think? Is it a nice place?
託德：那很好，很不錯。那你覺得購物中心怎麼樣？是個不錯的地方嗎？Rebecca: Yeah, it is nice. A lot of shops. The majority of shops were clothing shops, though so if you're interested in buying new clothes, then definitely go.
麗貝卡：不錯。那裏有很多家店。大部分都是服裝店，如果你喜歡買新衣服，那一家要去那裏。Todd: Well, I am but, you know, usually shopping centers are mainly for women. Did they have lots of men's clothes?
託德：我是喜歡，不過一般購物中心裏的女裝比較多。那裏的男裝多嗎？Rebecca: I didn't really notice that much. I was just shopping for myself, so there were a lot of women's clothing so, maybe small sections might have been men.
麗貝卡：我沒有注意。我只買了自己的衣服，那裏有很多女裝，應該也有一小部分賣男裝。Todd: Oh, right. Well, what about the prices? Was it pretty cheap?
託德：好。那價格呢？很便宜嗎？Rebecca: It was because it was on sale because of the new opening. Hopefully after it opens up, it should be OK still.
麗貝卡：很便宜，因爲剛開業有折扣。希望之後還能一直有折扣。Todd: Well, did you buy anything?
託德：你買什麼了嗎？Rebecca: Yes, I bought... What did I buy? Two t-shirts, which were on special so that was a bargain.
麗貝卡：我買了……我買了什麼？我買了兩件特價出售的襯衫，非常便宜。Todd: Yeah, well, I definitely need some shirts myself so I think I'm going to head down there this weekend.
託德：好，我也需要買幾件襯衫，我想我這週末會去一趟。Rebecca: Yeah, you should go. Definitely.
麗貝卡：你應該去看看，一定要去。
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重點講解：
1. in front of 在…面前（做或說）；當着…的面；
例句：They never arguedin front oftheir children.
他們從來不當着孩子的面爭吵。
2. as for 至於…；
例句：As fordrink,I'd like a bottle of rose wine.
至於酒，我想點一瓶玫瑰葡萄酒。
3. be interested in 興趣；興味；關注；
例句：Heis interested inall the new things in the city.
他對城裏所有的新鮮事感興趣。
4. on sale 折價銷售；減價出售；
例句：He bought a sports jacketon saleat Gowings Men's Store.
他在高英斯男裝店買了一件打折的運動上衣。
5. open up 開業；開門；
例句：The sooner permits get processed, the quicker, say, a small business can open up and start making money.
審覈批准過程越短，意味着那些小商店就能更早開業，並更快賺錢。
