购物节shopping carnival The dates permutation of November 11 consist of four number1s (look like this 11.11). Because the numbers of this date looks like four lonely people stand on a line, so it got the name Singles Day. Since 2009, the day of November 11, selected as China's premier online bargain shopping day. Different kinds of e-bussiness websites begun to catch people's eyes several days before. According to statistics from Alibaba, last year ,business-to-customer website Tmall.coms transaction value is 57.1 billion yuan There is an increase of 21 billion yuan from 2013.

As online shopping gains more and more popularity among Chinese consumers, the Singles Day has morphed into a national consumption day in the country. Eventhough shopping online is the new trend, but going to the shopping mall is inevitable when you go abroad. Today is a big day for the shopping lovers, I decided to keep the pace. Lets study some useful dialogues of shopping together.

1

A: What floor?

B:The fifth, please.

A: Where do you want to go next?

B:Lets check out this store. They sometimes have some good deals.

A: Sure

What floor 是 What floor do you want?的简短非正式说法，是乘电梯高频用语

check out 在这句中是走进去;看一看的意思，在口语中check out 还有退房的意思， The packed and checked out of the hotel.

2

A：May I help you?

B: Im looking for an umbrella.

A: Our umbrellas are over here. Are you shopping for yourself?

B: No, Im looking for a gift.

3

A：Can I help you?

B: Im just browsing.

A: Take your time. If you need some help, please ask.

B: Thankyou.

Browse have the meaning feed as in a meadow or pasture eat lightly, try different dishes

look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular shop around,not necessarily buying browse 原本指家畜在原地散步吃草，后衍生为闲逛，在这句话中，意为边溜达边看，我们还可以说 Im just looking. Im just window shopping.

4

A: Theres no more shopping carts.

B: Im sorry. Ill get you one. Thank you for waiting.

A: No problem.

shopping carts 购物车, shopping basket 就是我们平时所说的购物筐

5

A:Excuse me. Im looking for shoes.

B: They are on the third floor, the shoe department.

A: Thankyou.

Im looking for 意为：我在找.，是在商店商场询问售货员时经常用到的句子。 department 为部，部门的意思，相当于商场超市中的专柜。

6

A:Can I try this dress on?

B: Certainly. The fitting room is over there. Please let me know if I can help.

A：Is it too much?

B: You wont get ignored.

当我们试穿衣服时，用try on, 试用其它东西时则用try out,如 I wanted to try the boat out next weekend.我想下个周末去试一下船。

Is it too much? 可以理解为是不是太贵了在这个对话中，意为这衣服会不会太花哨,同样的说法还有 Is it too flashy? Is it too suggestive.

以上就是我们今天要学习的对话，狂欢持续，未完待续哦。