A：The grocery store is (closed/ open/ out of business).
      杂货店（打烊了/在营业/关门了）。

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B：Yeah, it closes at ten.
      是的，它10点钟关门。

B：What sort of shopping is nearby, Mr. Taylor?
      泰勒先生，附近有什么购物中心？

A：Call me John. This is a great area of the city for shopping. There’s a grocery store just around the corner.
      叫我约翰吧。这一带是市区里购物的好地方。在附近有一个食品杂货店。

B：What about things other than food?
      除了食物还有什么？

A：Well, the Riverside Mall has 200 stores in it, including four major department stores.
      噢，河畔购物中心内有200家店铺，还包括4家主要的百货商店。

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B：Are there small shops near here as well?
      这儿附近也有小商店吗？

A：Yes, on 4th street, near the movie theater there are many specialty shops, including clothing boutiques.
      是的，在第4大街，电影院附近有很多专卖店，其中还有专卖流行衣服的商店。

B：Well, that sounds just wonderful.
      噢，听起来倒挺好。

A：Yes, it’s a really nice neighborhood.
      是呀，这个地方可真不错。

B：On, darn. The grocery store is closed.
      噢，该死。杂货店关门了。

A：Yeah, this one closes at ten. We could drive to the 24-hour store on sixth.
      是呀，这家商店10点关门。我们可以开车到第6大街的24小时营业店去买。

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B：Alright. We are out of everything.
      好吧，我们什么都没了。

A：I wish the store close to us was open 24-hous a day.
      真希望我们附近的商店也是24小时营业。

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B：I know, our schedules are so weird. Sometimes, the little corner store is the only thing within walking distance that’s open when we get home.
      我知道，是我们的作息时间太离谱了。有时候，拐角处的小店面是我们回家可以步行去买东西而且还没打烊的唯一一家商店了。

A：Yeah, and the prices there are very high.
      是的，那儿的价钱也很高。

B：I know. Three dollars for milk.
      我知道，牛奶卖3美元。

1. 食品杂货店
    A grocery or a grocery store is a grocer's shop.

2. 食品杂货
    Groceries are foods you buy at a grocer's or at a supermarket such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods.