Lesson Eight

Text The Garment Fair

Here we are in the Garment Hall of the Export Commodities Fair.A great variety of new and traditional garments are on display.Recent years,we have established business relations with dealers of all parts of the world.Merchants abroad come to visit the fair.The products displayed attract thousands of visitors from home and abroad to the place.

A guide is showing a number of businessmen and guests round the hall.They are looking at the exhibits and pictures with great interest.By the window,many overseas Chinese are taking photographs.In front of the fashion show,a great of foreign merchants are chatting about the colors and styles of the dresses and Chinese gowns.In the discussion rooms,a lot of businessmen are having talks with our representatives.Some are making inquires,some are placing orders.They are doing business on the spot.

The exhibition presents a picture of prosperity in our export clothing,and it reflects the new look in the field of the garment industry of our country.

New Words and Expressions

hall　大廳

export　出口

commodity　商品

fair　交易會

variety　品種繁多

traditional　傳統的

display　陳列

recent　最近

establish　建立

business relations　貿易關系

dealer　客戶

merchant abroad　海外商人

attract　吸引

exhibit　展品

overseas Chinese　海外華人

take photograph　拍照

chat　聊天

Chinese gown　旗袍

representative　代表

make inquires　詢價，咨詢

place an order　訂貨

on the spot　當場

present　展現

prosperity　繁榮

reflect　反映

Notes to the Text

1.Recent years,we have established business relations with dealers of all parts of the world.

最近幾年我們已和世界各地的商人們建立了貿易關系。

2.They are looking at the exhibits and pictures with great interest.他們正懷著極大的興趣觀看展品和圖片。

3.The exhibition presents a picture of prosperity in our expert garments,and it reflects the new look in the field of the garment industry of our country.展會呈現我國出口服裝的繁榮景象和反映了我國服裝工業領域的新面貌。

Substitution Drills

Exercises to the Text

1.抄寫熟記本課單詞和詞組。

2.翻譯下列短語：

1）export commodities fair

2）on display

3）establish business relations with

4）merchants abroad

5）present a picture of prosperity

6）take photographs

7）the new look

8）with great interest

3.將下列短語譯成英語：

1）海外華人

2）當場

3）吸引來訪者

4）訂貨

5）服裝工業領域

6）旗袍

7）我們的代表

8）詢價

4.翻譯：

1）各種各樣的新穎及傳統服裝正在交易會服裝廳展出。

2）各種新式襯衫吸引著成千參觀者。

3）瑪麗懷著很大興趣在看那本設計書。

4）幾位外商正在觀看展品。

5）他們當場訂了貨。

6）那個商人正在詢價。

7）展覽會顯示出我國服裝的繁榮景象。

8）我們的代表正在帶領大批外商參觀工廠。