Sales clerk: Looking for anything in particular, sir?

Harry¹: Yes, em, that necklace there, how much is it?

Sales clerk: It's￡270.

Harry: Erm, all right, er, I'll have it.

Sales clerk: Lovely! Would you like it... gift- wrapped?

Harry: Yes, all right.

Sales clerk: Lovely! Let me just pop it in the box. There!

Harry: Look, could we be quite quick?

Sales clerk: Certainly, sir！Ready in the flashest of flashes! There!

Harry: That's great.

Sales clerk: Not quite finished.

Harry: Look I, I don't need a bag; I'll just put it in my pocket.

Sales clerk: Oh, this isn't a bag, sir!

Harry: Really?

Sales clerk: This is so much more than a bag! Ooh!

Harry: Could we be quite quick, please!

Sales clerk: Prontissimo.

Harry: What's that?

Sales clerk: It's a cinnamon stick, sir!

Harry: Actually, I really can't wait！

Sales clerk: You won't regret it, sir.

Harry: Wanna bet?

Sales clerk: 'Tis, but the work of a moment. Yeah? Almost finished.

Harry: Almost finished, what else gonna be. Are you gonna dip it in your yogurt, cover it with chocolate buttons?

Sales clerk: Oh, no sir, we're going to pop it in the Christmas box.

Harry: But I don't want a Christmas box.

Sales clerk: But you said you wanted it gift-wrapped.

Harry: I did, but...

Sales clerk: This is the final flourish.

Harry: Can I just pay?

Sales clerk: All we need now...

Harry: Oh, God!

Sales clerk: Is a sprig of holly²?

Harry: No, no, no, no. No bloody³ holly!

Sales clerk: But, sir...

Harry: Leave it, leave it! Just leave it!

妙语佳句，活学活用

1. Looking for anything in particular

“请问您需要什么？”这可是一句特别地道的表达，是要比 Can I help you？What can I do for you? 好上很多的招揽顾客的方式。

2. Gift-wrapped

这是在买礼品的时候可能会用到的话，指的就是“给礼物打包装”。通常情况下店员会问 Would you like it gift-wrapped? 意思就是“您需要包装吗？”

3. Ready in the flashest of the flashes

在理解这句话之前，我们要先看一下flash这个词，它指的是“闪现”，有一个这样的短语：flash in the pan，指的是“昙花一现”。由此可以看出 flash有“短暂”的意思。还有一个短语be in the flash，指的是“立刻，马上”。 in the flashest of the flashes 实际上是一种夸张的说法，但又不失生动，意思就等于in the flash。

4. This is so much more than a bag

如果直译这句话，意思就是“这要比一个袋子还多”，但你会发现这不是一句正常的中文。正确的意思是：这比袋子还要袋子。比如当我们生气的时候会说“你怎么这么傻，比傻子还傻”英文就是：You're so much more than a jerk!

5. The work of the moment

这是在英文中的习惯表达方式，类似的还有the man of the year，the album of the year。The work of the moment 的意思就是“绝世佳作”，the man of the year 就是“年度风云人物”，the album of the year 就是“年度最佳唱片”。