16. Shopping Word Storm greengrocer’s 蔬菜水果站 baker’s 面包店 butcher’s 生肉铺 chemist’s 药店 florist’s 花店 ironmonger’s 五金店 off-licence 酒行 newsagent’s 报亭 chain store 连锁店 branches 分店 mall 大商场 aisle 通道 checkout 收银台 trolley 超市手推车 keep the receipt 保留收据 get a refund 退货 try this on 试穿 fitting room 试衣间 pay by cheque 支票结算 three for two 买二送一 coupon 优惠券 clearance sale 清仓甩卖 vendor 卖主 errand 差事、使命 roast 烤 prescription 处方 once in a blue moon 千载难逢 gorgeous 华丽的 Alyssa: It’s such a nice day outside. Let’s take a walk into town and do some window-shopping. Connor: You know I hate shopping more than anything else in the world. A: I know. But we could get some exercise in, and we could get some errands run, too. Window-shopping won’t cost you anything. C: What kind of errands do we need to run? A: Well, we could go to the newsagent’s to pick up the Sunday paper, go to the butcher’s to pick up a chicken for a roast dinner, and to the chemist’s to pick up your prescription from the doctor. C: I’ll only go if we can stop at the off-license to pick up something to drink for tonight. A: Fine, we’ll do that on the way home, so we don’t have to carry it the whole time. C: Sounds good. You have to promise not to go into any of the stores in the mall though. I know how you like to try things on in the fitting rooms, especially if the stores have special offers. A: I promise. We’re only going for a walk to get some exercise and to get some things done that we haven’t had time for. C: OK, let’s go then! A: Do you have any money? C: For what? A: For our errands, and maybe a little extra for something fro...
