Helen: Hello, I'm Helen. Welcome to "On the Town" from BBC Learning English.

Jean: 大家好，我是董征。在我们今天的 BBC Learning English 节目当中，我们会和大家介绍一下英国最有名的百货店 Harrods。

Helen: And to answer our questions about Harrods is Mr. Michael Mann, the Media Relations Officer for the store.

Jean: 那Harrods ，到底是怎样的一个地方。我们还是来请教一下在媒体部负责的Michael.

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Harrods is the second biggest department store in the world, behind Macy's of New York. We sell the finest merchandise¹ from all the around the world from the finest manufacturers. And we house it all in one building.

Jean: 听 Michael 介绍，Harrods 算得上是世界第二大百货商店， department store.

Helen: It's all about selling the finest merchandise from all around the world.

Jean: 卖的也都是世界各地最好的产品， the finest merchandise from around the world.

Helen: And the good thing about it is that everything is under one roof.

Jean: 都在一栋大楼里，那么对很多人来说买东西就很方便。

Helen: So it must be a big building then.

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We are 7 floors of prime Knightsbridge retail² space, 1.2million square feet, 300 departments, 28 restaurants, and almost 5,000 members of staff work here too.

Jean: 这么多数据。 位置处在伦敦黄金商业地段的 Harrods 有7层楼。

Helen: 7 floors of retail space.

Jean: 1百20万平方尺，也就是11万平方米的面积。

Helen: 1.2million square feet.

Jean: 有300多个部门。

Helen: 300 departments.

Jean: 28 个餐厅。

Helen: 28 restaurants.

Jean: 而且差不多有5千名员工。

Helen: 5,000 members of staff work there.

Jean: 真的是超级大商店。那么从外面看 Harrods， 它是怎样的一栋楼呢？What does Harrods look like from the outside?

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Harrods originated³ back in 1849, where a gentleman called Charles Henry Harrod started a small grocery shop on the location that it still is in Knightsbridge. Unfortunately we suffered a rather large fire just over 100 years ago, and then the building took the shape to what it's commonly known now, its beautiful terracotta front.

Helen: So Harrods was founded in 1849, but it was just a grocery shop then.

Jean: 杂货店 grocery shop, 后来发展起来了，可是被一场大火给烧掉了。

Helen: Yes, a fire destroyed the building 100 years ago and the building we see now has a terracotta front, that's an orange colour.

Jean: 现在的这栋大楼呢就是100年前火灾后修的。颜色是Terracotta 橘红陶土色。

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On the exterior⁴ of the building, on the facade⁵ of the building, there are 11000 light bulbs that light up when it gets dark outside, and they stay on till midnight. It makes Harrods quite an identity in London.

Jean: 晚上Harrods 外面挂的1万多个灯泡都会在傍晚时点亮。所以我觉得Harrods 的夜景比白天更漂亮。

Helen: And today we are visiting one of the best known department stores in the UK, Harrods.

Jean: Harrods 百货商店，而且是很多来英国旅游的游客们必到的地方。

Helen: Harrods is well known for its luxury product range. If you have money, then that's great. But what about people like me? I'm not rich, I don't have a lot of money.

Jean: 是啊，不是人人都有钱，Harrods 是世界上有名的奢侈品商店， 那对一般人来说，值不值得去呢？

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We have sales periods, and we have discounts too. We encourage everybody to come down here on the first day of the sale.

Jean: 看来，只要是商店，都有大减价的时候。 The sales.

Helen: So if you are a bargain hunter, that's the best time to visit Harrods.

Jean: 不过每年只有两次机会，一个是冬季圣诞节以后，还有就是夏天7月初。这段时间，只要你不怕挤，还真的能在Harrod 里，找到一些便宜但是质量又好的商品。

Helen: I asked Michael if he has any tips for me on getting the best bargains in the sale. Do I have to wait outside Harrods for 3 and half days?

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Maybe not for 3 and half days, there's 11 entrances to Harrods, you just need to know where you're heading to, and make sure you get the closest entrance.

Jean: 还好，用不着在寒风里等3天。 Michael 的建议是最好先把看中的商品地理位置调查清楚。然后从最近的一个门进去。

好了我们今天的节目就到这儿。希望大家有机会在大减价的时候来伦敦看看，这样既能观光，说不定还能买到价廉物美的好东西。

Helen: So until next time, it's goodbye from both of us at BBC Learning English.

Jean: Bye.

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Man: Well in general it's a lovely place, it’s a great shop.

Woman: Very nice. I like the food.

Man: It's a bit expensive, but it's reasonably okay, I like the shop actually, quite massive⁶ though.

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