Ethabella and Amber go to Jack's house for dinner Friday evening. Conversation centers on home decoration and improvement. Jack talks about the common problems every house owner encounters, and then how he'd like to spruce up the house sometime in the near future. Ethabella, who studied Western-style interior decoration as a hobby, offers some suggestions for his home. Is she good at it?

Ethabella:You have a lovely house, Jack.

Jack:Thank you. Yeah, it's home, but a number of things have been going wrong lately.

Amber:That's too bad. What problems are you having?

Jack:Oh, the whole house needs re-painting, for starters. The carpet in the living room is worn out, and I'd like to put in new wall-to-wall carpeting. Last week, I had to call the plumber to fix the toilet. Anyway, all par for the course when you own a house, I guess. I think I'm going to hire an interior decorator to look the place over.

Ethabella:I've studied Western home decoration as a hobby. Could I make some suggestions?

Jack:Go right ahead.

Ethabella:Well, I think a crystal chandelier would look great in your living room, and maybe some new drapes for the windows. Also, a grandfather clock would look great in the den. Perhaps you could buy some potted plants for the dining room.

Jack:Wow! You really do have a talent for this, Ethabella. Thanks for your suggestions.

Ethabella:Your welcome, Jack. Glad to be of help.

星期五晚上，Ethabella和Amber一起去Jack的家吃晚飯。他們的話(huà)題集中在家庭裝飾和布置的改進(jìn)上。Jack談了一些房子經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的問(wèn)題，然后又談了談自己以后將怎樣裝修房子。室內(nèi)裝飾是Ethabella的一個(gè)愛(ài)好，以前還專(zhuān)門(mén)學(xué)過(guò),于是她給了Jack一些建議。她是不是很在行呢?

Ethabella:Jack，你的房子真不錯(cuò)!

Jack:謝謝，是啊，這是一個(gè)家。但是最近有很多地方出了問(wèn)題。

Amber:那可太糟了，出什么問(wèn)題了?

Jack:哦，剛剛住進(jìn)來(lái)，正間房子都需要從新粉刷，臥室里的地毯也已經(jīng)很舊了，我想裝一套新的。上星期，我不得不打電話(huà)找水管工來(lái)修理廁所。不管怎么說(shuō)，如果你有一間房子，我覺(jué)得這都是最尋常不過(guò)的事。我看我要請(qǐng)一個(gè)室內(nèi)工程師來(lái)看看這個(gè)地方。

Ethabella:我曾學(xué)過(guò)室內(nèi)裝飾。我能給你提一些建議嗎?

Jack:太棒了，請(qǐng)講。

Ethabella:啊，我覺(jué)得在臥室里裝一盞水晶燈會(huì)很漂亮。另外呢，可能需要一些落地窗來(lái)裝飾窗戶(hù)。還有,休息室里放一盞落地?zé)魰?huì)很漂亮的。你還可以買(mǎi)一些盆栽裝飾飯廳。

Jack:哇噻!你在這方面，可真是天才啊，Ethabella.。謝謝你的建議。

Ethabella:不客氣，Jack。很高興能幫助你。