On our way to a wedding in Vermont, my husband and I realized we had forgotten our camera.在前往威蒙特参加一个婚礼的路上,我和丈夫意识到我们忘了带照相机。
We stopped at a general store and, hoping to purchase a cheap, disposable model.
我们在一家百货商店门前停了下来,希望能够买到一种便宜的,一次性照相机。
Sal asked the owner, "Do you have any of those throwaway cameras?"
萨尔问店主:“你们有那种用了就扔的照相机吗?”
"Look, fella," replied the owner, "I don't care what you do with it after you buy it."
“我说,小伙子,”店主回答说,“我可不管你买了之后怎么处理它。”
Notes:
1.general store=drugstore=grocery store=notion store=bazaar
n. (尤指小城镇或乡村的)杂货店;普通商店
2.disposable
adj. 一次性的,可任意处理的;用后就抛弃的;免洗的;可供使用的
n. 〈美口〉使用后随即抛掉的东西(尤指容器等)
eg.disposable paper cups用后即丢弃的纸杯
disposable income扣完所得税的收入
disposable weight飞机遇紧急情况时可以丢弃的物件重量