Lesson57

7、 You Came to the Right Place
你找对地方了

W: Hi, John.
M: Oh! Hi, Laura. What are you doing here?
W: Uh. I’m usually here on weekends. It’s my dad’s shop. So you are looking for a bike?
M: Yeah. Now that the weather is warming up, I thought I get some exercise instead of taking the bus all the time.
W: Well, you came to the right place. Do you know what you would like?
M: Well, I don’t want a racer or a touring bike or anything. Mostly I’ll just be using it to get me back and forth from work.
W: How far is that?
M: About four miles.
W: Are there a lot of hills on the way?
M: Some I guess. But maybe I should tell you at the front that I only got
150 dollars. Can I get anything decent for that?
W: Well, you are not going to get anything top of the line. But we do have
a few trade–ins in the back that are in good condition.
M: That sounds good.
W: And you are right. For the kind of ride you are going to be doing, the
most important thing is comfort. You want to make sure it’s the right
height for you. Follow me and I’ll show you what we’ve got.
---------1997年10月托福听力试题

【托福特色词汇】
trade-in 折价品 [学生没有钱，买折价品是托福中常出现的场景。]

参考译文

W：嗨，约翰。
M：哦！嗨，劳拉。你在这儿做什么？
W：我周末都在这儿。这是我爸爸的店。你想买辆自行车？
M：是。现在天气暖起来了，我想我也该运动运动，不要天天坐公车了。
W：那你可找对地方了。你想要什么样的？
M：我不想要赛车或是山地车什么的，我只是想买一辆能骑着来回上班的就得了。
W：你上班的地方有多远？
M：四英里吧。
W：有山路吗？
M：有一些。也许我应该提前告诉你，我只有150块钱。能买到一辆象样的吗？
W：那你可买不到什么新潮的，我们后面有些折价的，性能还不错。
M：听起来不错。
W：你说得对。像你这种情况最重要的是骑着舒服。你要看看高度适不适合你。跟我来看看这些车。