for show

for show的基本解释

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为了炫耀[展览, 摆设]

与for show相关的情景对话

衣食住行/Tickets-(买票)

A:

Hi, do you have any tickets for the show tonight?

你好，今晚的演出还有票卖吗？

B:

Sorry, it’s all sold out.

对不起，卖完了。

A:

Well, do you have any for tomorrow?

那么，明天的呢？

B:

We have tickets for the matinee. It starts at 3p.m.

我们有日场的票卖，下午3点钟开始。

A:

Ok. I’ll take it.

好的，我买（日场）。

B:

Where would you like to sit?

您想坐在什么地方？

A:

Do you have anything in the middle section? I want a good view, but sitting too close hurts my eyes.

有中间的座位吗？我想视觉效果好一点，但坐得太近又伤眼睛。

B:

Certainly.

有的。

时事热点/Getting pregnant-(怀孕)

A:

I really think we should make sure we use a condom from now on.

我真的觉得从现在开始我们得用避孕套了。

B:

Why?

为什么？

A:

You don’t know how scared we were about getting pregnant last time.

你不知道上次怀孕我们是多么害怕。

B:

I suppose that’s true.

那倒是。

A:

We’re really stupid not to use one.

我们真是蠢，竟然没有用到。

B:

I got tested for AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STD) two months before we started dating. You know that.

你知道，在我们开始约会以前两个月，我就做过AIDS和STD的检查。

A:

I know, but it can take up to six months for some STDs to show up on the test. We shouldn’t take any more chances.

我知道。但是有些STD的病毒要六个月才知道。我们不可以再冒险了。

B:

All right, you’re right.

好的，你是对的。

A:

O.K.

那就好。

衣食住行/在餐厅

A:

Oh, I’m starving. I’d like to try some real Chinese cuisine. What would you recommend, waiter?

啊，我快饿死啦。我想吃点真正的中国菜。您给我推荐什么呢，服务生？

B:

Well, it depends. You see, there are eight famous Chinese cuisines:for instance, the Sichuan cuisine, and the Hunan cuisine.

那要看情况了。您知道，中国主要有八大菜系。比方说，川菜、湘菜。

A:

They are both spicy hot, I’ve heard.

我听说这两种都很辣。

B:

That’s right. If you like hot dishes, you can try some.

对。您要是爱吃辣的，可以试试。

A:

They might be too hot for me.

对我来说可能太辣了点。

B:

Then there’s the Cantonese cuisine and the Jiangsu cuisine. Most southerners like them.

再有是粤菜和江苏菜。大多南方人都爱吃。

A:

What about any special Beijing dishes?

有什么特别的北京风味菜吗？

B:

There’s the Beijing roast duck.

有北京烤鸭啊。

A:

Oh, yes. I’ve heard a lot about it. I’d like very much to try it. Where can I find it?

啊，对了，听过多次了。我很想试一试。在哪儿能吃到呢？

B:

You can find it in most restaurants, but the best place is certainly Quanjude Restaurant.

大多数饭店都有烤鸭，可是最好的当然还是全聚德烤鸭店。

A:

Is it near here?

离这儿近吗？

B:

Not too near but not too far either. A taxi will take you there in 15 minutes, if the traffic is not too bad, I mean.

不太近也不算远。乘出租车15 分钟能到。我是说，要是堵车不厉害的话。

A:

Well, thank you for your information. But what is the name of that restaurant again?

好，多谢您的指点。请您再说一下那个饭馆的名字好吗？

B:

Let me write it down on this slip of paper for you. You can show it to the taxi-driver.

我来给您写在这张纸片上。您好拿给出租车司机看。

A:

That’s very kind of you. Thanks a lot.

您真是太好了！多谢多谢。

B:

You’re welcome.

不客气。