Steven wants to buy a Chinese painting to decorate his new house, so he goes into an antique shop.

史蒂文想买一幅中国画来装饰新居，所以他进了一家古董店。

A: Good morning, sir, could I be of any service to you?

早上好先生，有什么能为您服务的？

B: Have you got any Chinese paintings?

你们这儿有中国画吗？

A: Yes, we have landscape paintings, figure paintings and flower-and-bird paintings.

有的，我们有山水画、人物画和花鸟画。

B: I'd like a flower-and-bird painting.

我想要一幅花鸟画。

A: Good. How about this picture of cranes with pine trees? It was painted by a famous Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty.

好的，您看这幅松鹤阁如何？这是中国清代的一名著名画家画的。

B: Oh, they look just like live cranes. I like this picture very much. How much is it?

哦，这些仙鹤看上去就像真的一样，我非常喜欢这幅画。多少钱？

A: 1000 dollars?

1000美元。

B: It's a lot of money, but the picture is excellent. I'll take it.

太贵了，不过这幅画真不错。我要了。

讲义：

antique

（家具；珠宝等）古老的；古董的

I inherited an antique watch from my grandfather.

我从祖父那里继承了一块古董手表。

The antique furniture in the living room was passed down through generations.

客厅里的古董家具是代代相传的。

landscape

风景；景色；乡村风景

She loved to paint landscapes of the local countryside.

她喜欢画当地乡村的风景画。

We spent the morning hiking through the beautiful landscapes of the national park.

我们花了上午的时间在国家公园美丽的风景中徒步。

figure

（绘画或模型）里的人物；

My favorite figure in the story is the wise old man who guides the protagonist.

在这个故事中，我最喜欢的人物是那个指导主人公的智者。

（重要的）人物

The figure of George Washington is an important symbol in American history.

乔治华盛顿是美国历史上一个很重要的人物。

身材，体型；

She's got a great figure and works hard to keep it that way.

她身材很好，并且努力保持这样。

I've always admired her figure, she's so fit and healthy.

我一直很羡慕她的身材，非常健壮健康。

数字

The figure 7 is my favorite number.

数字7是我最喜欢的。

crane

鹤；起重机，吊车

pine tree

松树

dynasty

王朝；朝代

The Ming Dynasty is known for its production of fine porcelain.

明朝以其精美的瓷器而闻名。

live

活的

She bought live crabs for dinner.

她买了活蟹来准备晚餐。

现场直播的

The concert will be live on TV for everyone to enjoy.

音乐会将通过电视现场直播，让每个人都能欣赏到。