N: Norman E: Eliza
Norman and Eliza have just moved to Taiwan from Canada, and they are shopping for appliances for their new home.
N: Are there any other big items that we should order?
E: Let’s see. The apartment already has a fridge, a washing machine, and a microwave.
N: Then the basics are mostly covered.
E: What about a water dispenser?
N: We can boil water from the tap for drinking water, so we can hold off on buying one for now.
E: Oh, that’s right. How about a coffee machine? I don’t want to drink coffee from a convenience store every day.
诺曼和伊丽莎刚从加拿大搬到台湾,他们正在为新家采购家电。
诺 曼: 还有其他我们应该订购的大型家电吗?
伊丽莎: 让我想想。这间公寓已经有一台冰箱、洗衣机和微波炉。
诺 曼: 那大部分基本的东西都有了。
伊丽莎: 买台饮水机怎么样?
诺 曼: 我们可以将水龙头的水煮沸来当饮用水,所以目前可以先不用买。
伊丽莎: 喔,你说得对。那咖啡机如何?我不想每天喝便利商店的咖啡。
生活必备字词:
basics n. 基础,基本(恒用复数)
tap n. 水龙头
hold off on V-ing 推迟∕延迟(做)……
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