英语博客：Progress at Walmart.
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：英语博客 A cup of English
I'm so used to going to Walmart, that I could probably get there with my eyes closed. It's two blocks away from our house, so it's the perfect place for a quick shop stop. There have been renovations going on there for several months now. It started out with heavy machinery 1 digging up a large section of the parking lot, then scaffolding on the outside, and lots of building noises. I happened to pop in the other day to buy some basic essentials, like milk and bread, when I realized that things had progressed somewhat 2. Where I usually walk in, was locked. It looked derelict actually, as the entryway sign had been taken down. And where there had been covered scaffolding, a new entryway was on display. It isn't quite finished yet; the sign is actually just a hanging sign. However, the entryway is usable; people were walking in and out, there were several drink dispensing 3 machines there, and a lot more room. In true 'buy some stuff 4' style, the entryway was full of tasty, unhealthy treats like chips and coke, stacked 5 like a tunnel that you had to walk through to get to the rest of the store. I'm actually excited about the rest of walmart being finished, because it will cut my shopping experience in half. After I shop at walmart, I always have to go somewhere else for fresh fruit and vegetables. Poor me! I always seem to be in a hurry, so shopping in one place will be convenient. I'm not sure what the other shops in town will do when Walmart becomes a 'super store'. Competition is healthy, but that is easy to say if you don't own a shop in the same town as Walmart. The reason I'm talking for the second time about Walmart is because it's a 'big deal' over here; it is a monstrous 6 business that keeps its customers because of its unbeatable prices. Its slogan is "Save money. Live better." That is simple and straight to the point, isn't it! So, let's see if, in the near future, their grand re-opening lives up to their tremendous 7 reputation.
Grammar notes.
Related 8 vocabulary: scaffolding, basic essentials, no big deal.
1. The cathedral is being cleaned, and has scaffolding all over it.
2. We have run out of some basic essentials, so I will run to the store and get them.
3. The cinema is full, so we have to wait an hour until the next showing. No big deal!
- Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗？
- Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。
- The cake we made was somewhat of a failure.我们做的蛋糕不大成功。
- The two office buildings are somewhat alike in appearance.这两座办公楼在外形上有点相似。
- A dispensing optician supplies glasses, but doesn't test your eyes. 配镜师为你提供眼镜，但不检查眼睛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The firm has been dispensing ointments. 本公司配制药膏。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
- He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。
- a table stacked with glasses 摆满了玻璃杯的桌子
- I had stacked my shirts and underclothes in two empty drawers. 我把衬衫和内衣塞进两个抽屉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
- Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人！
- This book was the outcome of a tremendous amount of scientific work.这本书是大量科学研究工作的成果。
- There is a tremendous difference between them.他们之间有着极大的差别。