「Beginner」step1 ：初級入門

    A ： Good morning. I‘m thinking about buying some new furniture for
my living room. Could you help me ？

    B ： Certainly. As you can see， we have several three-piece suites
on sale. Feel free to sit down and test how comfortable they are.

    A ： I came to your store yesterday and have come back today to make
a final decision. I think I like the black leather suite. It‘s on a real
bargain.

    B ： Yes. The price has been reduced by 50%. It ‘s a real bargain.

    A ： I‘ll take it. I also need to improve the lighting in my living
room. Do you have any suggestions ？

    B ： Those floor lamps are very nice and you can vary the brightness
according to whether you‘re reading or watching TV. How big is your living
room？

    A ： It ‘s quite large. It ’s about 40 square meters.

    B ： I‘d suggest you buy two. That allows you to change the brightness
of the room better.

    A ： OK. I like the design of this lamps. I also need some cushion
covers. I ‘ll just browse through those ones over there.

    「Intermediate」step2 ：中級進(jìn)階

    A ： Hello， James. Come in. Go through to the living room.

    B ： Hi Kate…thanks…wow ！ Look at all the furniture. You must spent
a fortune on it ！ I love your new three-pieces suite.

    A ： I told you that I had been saving up money to buy some new furniture
and do some redecorating. I finally saved enough and did everything at
once.

    B ： Good for you ！ You‘ve got new curtains too. That ’s a very
nice shade of blue. This sofa is very comfortable. I could sit on it all
day ！

    A ： Do you like my carpet？ Be honest！ Tell me what you really think.

    B ： To be honest ， it looks like your old carpet. Is it really new
or did you just have your old cleaned ？

    A ： Well spotted ！ I actually had it cleaned twice， because it
was so dirty. The rug is new. You remember my trip to China ？ Well ，
I bought it there.

    B ： I love the design. I ‘ve heard that the actual cost of rugs
in China is less than the cost of sending it home.

    A ： That ‘s true. I bought a second bookcase too.

    B ： That was a good idea. Before ， you had books and magazines all
over the room. It looks very untidy. I see you have also put two shelves
up for you ornaments. You haven ‘t bought a new TV though.

    A ： I don‘t watch much TV nowadays. I ’m so busy with other things.

    B ： Like buying furniture and redecorating ！ Good for you ！ Your
living room looks much brighter and tidier than before. Have you ever
thought of becoming an interior designer？