A: Thank god you are open! I have an emergency!
B: Hello, Mr. Henderson what can I do for you?
A: I need this dress and this suit dry cleaned ASAP!
B: OK, I can have it ready by the end of the week.
A: No, you don’t understand, I need this tomorrow morning! I accidentally spilled beer all over my wife’s dress and we have a wedding to attend tomorrow! She’s gonna kill me!
B: OK, I can have it ready tomorrow afternoon, but this suit is also very stained. I can’t guarantee we can remove it completely.
A: Fine! Can you also iron and starch this shirt?
B: Certainly.
A: Great! This is our secret! If you see my wife, say nothing to her about this!
词汇注释
dry clean v.干洗
Can they dry clean my suit and clean my fur coat?
他们能不能干洗我的西服
spill vt. 溢出, 洒,
Don't jog me, or you'll make me spill something!
别碰我，不然我就把东西弄洒了。
stained a. 沾污的, 染色的
iron vt. 熨平（衣服）
Would you like me to iron your trousers for you?
要我帮你烫一烫裤子吗?
starch vt. 浆，浆洗（衣物等）
【拓展词汇】
delicate a. 易碎的
fabric n.织物，织品
neighborhood n.邻近地区
to press 熨烫
hanger n. 衣架，挂衣钩
参考译文
A: 谢天谢地，你们还在营业。我有紧急的事。
B: 亨德森先生，你好，需要什么服务？
A: 我需要将这件裙子和这套衣服尽可能快地干洗好。
B: 好的，这周末衣服能洗好。
A: 你没明白我的意思，我明早上就要。我不小心将啤酒撒到了我妻子的裙子上，我们明天要去参加一个婚礼。她会杀了我的。
B: 好吧，明天下午衣服能洗好。但这套衣服有污渍，我不敢保证能彻底洗去。
A: 好的，你能浆洗并熨平这件衬衫吗？
B: 当然可以。
A: 太好了。这是我们之间的秘密。如果你看见我的妻子，千万不要告诉她。
