A 我需要买一台笔记本电脑。

　　B What kind? Just a normal, simple laptop?

　　B 要哪种？要普通的、简单的那种？

　　A Yes, nothing too expensive. Just a simple, good quality laptop.

　　Where’s a good place to buy one?

　　A 是的，不要太贵的。只要简单的、质量好的笔记本电脑。在哪里可以买到笔记本电脑?

　　B I know some good computer shops in the shopping mall.

　　B 我知道在购物中心有几家不错的电脑商店。

　　A Good. I just need it for e-mail and the internet. And it’d be good for my digital photos. I can e-mail them to friends.

　　A 好。我用电脑只是为了发电子邮件和上网。看数码照片也需要。我可以把照片发给朋友们。

　　B OK. Let’s go and have a look in the shops.

　　B 好的。咱们去那些商店看看吧。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 You can describe what you want to buy in various ways, e.g.

　　Just a simple, good quality laptop. / Just a simple, good quality laptop.

　　你可以用多种方法描述你要买的东西，例如：

　　Just a simple, good quality laptop. / 只要简单的、质量好的笔记本电脑。

　　2 Remember, to ask about shops or somewhere to buy something, you can say Where’s a good place to buy . . . ? / Where’s a good place to buy . . . ?

　　记住，要问卖东西的商店或者某个地方，你可以说：Where’s a good place to buy . . . ? /在哪里可以买…？

　　3 You can talk about why you want something such as a laptop computer, e.g. I need it for e-mail and the internet. / I need it for e-mail and the internet; I can e-mail digital photos to my friends. / I can e-mail digital photos to my friends.

　　你可以说你为什么要买某物比如笔记本电脑，例如：I need it for e-mail and the internet. / 我需要它发电子邮件和上网； I can e-mail digital photos to my friends. / 我可以把数码照片发给我的朋友。

　　Key phrases and sentences 重要的短语和句子

　　I need to buy a laptop. 我需要买一台笔记本电脑。

　　What kind? Just a normal, simple laptop? 要哪种？要普通的、简单的那种？

　　Yes, nothing too expensive. 是的，不要太贵的。

　　Just a simple, good quality laptop. 只要简单的、质量好的笔记本电脑。

　　Where’s a good place to buy one? 在哪里可以买到笔记本电脑?

　　I know some good computer shops inthe shopping mall. 我知道在购物中心有几家不错的电脑商店。

　　Good. I just need it for e-mail and the internet. 好。我用电脑只是为了发电子邮件和上网。

　　And it’d be good for my digital photos. 看数码照片也需要。

　　I can e-mail them to friends. 我可以把照片发给朋友们。

　　OK. Let’s go and have a look in the shops. 好的。咱们去那些商店看看吧。