評論
打印
A: Can you hold the end of this tape measure?
你可以拿著卷尺的這一頭嗎？
B: Sure. What's this for?
好啊，你要干什么？
A: I'm taking some measurements for new curtains.
我正在量新窗簾的尺寸。
B: What about measuring the floor for new carpets and the walls for new wallpaper?
那咱們把地板和墻壁也量一量，然后換上新地毯和新壁紙如何呢？
A: I thought we'll just fix up the wood floor and use some paint for the walls.
我覺得我們只要整修一下這木地板就可以了，然后粉刷一下墻面。
B: Good idea.
好主意。
A: Tomorrow we'll go and pick out some curtains and paint.
明天我們就去挑些窗簾和油漆吧。
B: Okay.
好的。
decorate
裝修；裝潢
decorate sth with sth
用...裝飾...
decoration
裝飾品
例句：
We need to decorate the sitting room.
我們要裝修客廳。
We can decorate the room with flowers and balloons.
我們可以用花和氣球裝飾房間。
My uncle decorated his car with stickers to make it look more attractive.
我的叔叔給他的車貼了很多貼紙，讓車子看上去更好看。
She picked a large bunch of flowers for table decoration.
她采了一大捧花來裝飾桌子。
She wants to discuss the house decoration budget with him.
她想和他討論一下房子的裝修預算。
tape measure
=measuring tape
卷尺；皮尺
例句：
If you're looking for specific square footage, bring a tape measure.
如果你想要得到房子的確切面積，就帶個卷尺來。
What's this for?
目的是什么？這是用來做什么？
例句：
What's this tool for?
這個工具是用來做什么的？
What's this car for?
這輛車是用來干什么的？
take measurement
測量
take sb's chest/waist measurement
量某人的胸圍/腰圍
measure
測量
measure sb's chest/waist
測量某人的胸圍/腰圍
Before making a training plan, I need to measure your waist and chest.
在制定訓練計劃之前，我要測量你的腰圍和胸圍。
fix up
修整
It took me quite a long time to fix up the table.
修這個桌子花了我好長時間。
I need to fix up my bicycle this afternoon so that I'll be able to go bike riding tomorrow.
我今天下午要修自行車，這樣我明天就可以騎自行車兜風。
paint
油漆
white paint白漆
a coat of paint一層涂漆
例句：
I'm considering having my office redecorated. The furniture is old and the paint is chipping.
我在考慮重新裝修我的辦公室，家具都舊了，油漆也掉了。
v.刷油漆；用顏料畫；把...描繪成
例句：
I gave up my weekend to help him paint his apartment.
我放棄了一個周末幫他粉刷他的房子。
He found a job painting the wall.
他找到了一份刷墻的工作。
pick out
挑選出
例句：
Could you help me pick out some new clothes?
你能幫我挑選幾件新衣服嗎？
I want to pick out some new ties for my friends as Christmas presents.
我要選些新領帶，送給我的朋友們作為圣誕禮物。
