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购物英语口语:装潢住房 Home Improvement

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CARL: I think we should do the floors before we work on the curtains and walls.
SUE: Why? It doesn't make sense.
If we do the floors first, and then paint the walls,
we will get paint all over our new floor.
CARL: Hmm. Maybe you're right. But I can't stand all this green carpet in here.
And besides, I know how to paint. I will just cover everything with drop cloth.
I won't get anything on the floor.
SUE: Are you sure?
CARL: Yes, I'm sure. I've done a lot of house painting in my life.
And my mother was very picky.
If I got even a tiny drop of paint on her furniture, she would get furious.
So I learned to be very careful.
SUE: Alright. Then maybe we can do the floor first.
These wood floors under this carpet are beautiful.
And me too--I can't wait to get all this old carpet out of here.
But how can we get it out? Do we have to hire someone?
CARL: Absolutely not. We can remove the carpet ourselves.
Carpet is held down with carpet nails. You just need to pull it hard and it comes up.
SUE: Great.
Then, after we remove the carpet, we need to restain all the wood floors. Right?
CARL: Yes. But we should hire someone for that.
That will probably be expensive. And it has to be done right.
SUE: And then, after the floors are done, we can start to move our furniture in.
CARL: Sure. If we can get an appointment with someone to do the floors,
we should probably be able to have the furniture in here after a week or so.
I can get all the carpet out this weekend.
SUE: So, after the floors are done, and after the furniture is in,
we need to redo the curtains and paint all the walls and ceilings.
CARL: I'm the painter.
You can be in charge of going to curtain shops to choose curtains.
That will probably be pretty expensive too. Having good curtains made isn't cheap.
SUE: You mean we can't just buy curtains already made?
CARL: Absolutely not.
The windows must be measured, and then the curtains need to be made professionally.
So that will take awhile. Maybe a month or so.
SUE: While the curtains are being made, I can start having people look at the kitchen.
I can't stand that old kitchen. I won't be able to cook in there.
I don't want to use that electric stove.
CARL: We will need to find an interior decorating company do redo the kitchen.
I believe in Portland there are shops that specialize in kitchen renovation.
I will look in the Yellow Pages. I'd like a kitchen mostly in ivory and light green.
SUE: I agree. The colors must be soft and pleasant.
You should feel comfortable when you cook our dinners.
CARL: Me? Cook our dinners? Hah! You will be cooking, dear. You will cook.
SUE: No, I don't think so. I'll be too busy having tea in our new tea room.
CARL: Well, I suppose we'll have to hire a cook then.
So you won't be able to afford any clothes next year.
SUE: And you'll have to sell your motorcycle. And your cameras. Right?
CARL: Maybe I'll cook once or twice a week. How is that?
SUE: Four times might be enough. Not once or twice.

卡尔:我想在开始着手弄窗帘和墙壁前,我们应该先来弄地板。
苏:为什么?不太合理。
如果我们先弄地板,然后再油漆墙,
我们会把新地板弄得到处是漆。
卡尔:也许你是对的,但是我不能忍受这里的绿色地毯。
此外,我知道怎么油漆,我会用塑胶布铺好一切,
不会让地板沾上任何东西的。
苏:你确定吗?
卡尔:是的,我确定。我这辈子已经做过很多次的房屋油漆,
而且我妈还颇挑剔的。
如果我在她的家具上沾上一小滴油漆,她就会大发雷霆,
所以我学会很小心。
苏:好吧,那也许我们可以先弄地板。
这些在地毯下的木制地板蛮美的,
我也是等不及要把这旧的地毯弄走。
但是,怎么把它弄出去呢?我们要请人吗?
卡尔:绝对不用,我们可以自己移动地毯。
地毯是用地毯钉固定的,你只需要用力地拔,它就出来了。
苏:太棒了。
我们搬完地毯后,需要维修所有的木制地板,对不对?
卡尔:是的,但是我们要雇用别人来做。
可能会很贵,而且要做对才行。
苏:然后,地板弄完后,我们可以开始搬进家具。
卡尔:好啊。如果我们和人约好要弄地板,
大概可以在一周后把家具放好。
我在这个周末会把地毯弄出去。
苏:那么,地板弄完,家具放好后,
我们需要重做窗帘和油漆所有的墙壁及天花板。
卡尔:我是油漆工,
你可以负责去窗帘店挑窗帘。
那可能也会很贵,要订做好的窗帘不可能便宜。
苏:你是说我们不可以买已经做好的窗帘?
卡尔:绝对不行。
必须先量好这些窗户,再特地制作窗帘,
这可能会花上一段时间,也许要一个月左右。
苏:当窗帘做好后,我可以开始请人来勘查厨房。
我受不了那个老旧的厨房,我没法在里面烹煮东西,
我不想用那个电炉。
卡尔:我们必须找一家室内装潢公司来整修厨房。
我相信在波特兰会有一些专门整修厨房的店,
我会翻一下电话簿。我想要一间全是象牙色和浅绿色的厨房。
苏:我同意。颜色必须柔和愉悦,
弄晚餐时你要觉得舒服才好。
卡尔:我?弄晚餐?喂,亲爱的,你才要煮,你煮啦。
苏:不,我不认为。我会在新的茶室忙着品茶。
卡尔:好吧,我想我们请个厨子好了。
然后你明年就买不起任何衣服了。
苏:而且你必须卖掉你的摩托车,还有你的摄影机,是不是?
卡尔:也许我一周煮一两次,怎么样?
苏:四次才够,不只是一两次。

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