10天美语突破教程 第六天 Shopping in americ INTRODUCTION Conversation A is a typical conversation about shopping in the United States. Masahiro is an international student who has just arrived from Japan, and Anna and Will are introducing him to the shopping scenario in america Conversat ion a you need. So, if you want to buy an answering machine or a Cplar at Anna: As I was telling you, Masa, where you shop depends largely on wha your best bet would probably be an appliance store such as Radio Shack. Will: Yup! Or Circuit City. I like Best buy the best, though Masahiro: Why? Will: Coz they usually have the best deals. They have sales on their tvs and CD-players every once in a while. Anna: Hum. I'll bet they send you their glossy ads loaded with so-called Anna: Well, i still think the cd-player i bought from them was a rip off Will: I' ll admit some of their items are high-priced, but at least the shoppers guaranteed quality. There are very few places that have such wide selection Masahiro: I need to buy disks, at least two disk holders, note cards transparencies, and that kind of stuff. Will: For office supplies, I suggest Office Max Anna: Or Comp USA. One good thing about living in a campus town, though, is that you can easily get that stuff at any of the books tores. No doubt they do overcharge I try to get around that by shopping around.10 天美语突破教程 第六天 Shopping in America INTRODUCTION Conversation A is a typical conversation about shopping in the United States. Masahiro is an international student who has just arrived from Japan, and Anna and Will are introducing him to the shopping scenario in America. Conversat ion A Anna: As I was telling you, Masa, where you shop depends largely on what you need. So, if you want to buy an answering machine or a CD-player, your best bet would probably be an appliance store such as Radio Shack.. Will: Yup! Or Circuit City. I like Best Buy the best, though. Masahiro: Why? Will: Coz they usually have the best deals. They have sales on their TVs and CD-players every once in a while. Anna: Hum. I'll bet they send you their glossy ads loaded with so-called "SALES"! Masahiro: (laughs) Anna: Well, I still think the CD-player I bought from them was a rip off. Will: I'll admit some of their items are high-priced, but at least the shopper's guaranteed quality. There are very few places that have such a wide selection. Masahiro: I need to buy disks, at least two disk holders, note cards, transparencies, and that kind of stuff. Will: For office supplies, I suggest Office Max. Anna: Or Comp USA. One good thing about living in a campus town, though, is that you can easily get that stuff at any of the bookstores. No doubt they do overcharge. I try to get around that by shopping around