Going to the Mall去购物中心
Maria was at home one afternoon sitting on the couch watching television. As she was watching her favorite reality show, a commercial suddenly came on. A woman's voice started talking about a clothing store located at Pasadena mall. The commercial featured young people wearing trendy clothing and looking happy. Maria suddenly felt the urge to go shopping. The commercial had convinced her to go to the mall.
一个下午，玛丽亚在家里坐在沙发上看电视。当她在看自己最喜欢的真人秀节目时，突然出现了一个广告。一个女人的声音说帕萨迪纳商场的服装店，商业特色的年轻人穿着时髦的服装，看起来很幸福。玛丽亚突然很想去购物，这个广告成功说服她去购物中的心。
Maria called Mike who had gone to the store to pick up some toothpaste, and told him that she wanted to go to the mall. "Mike, can we go to the mall?" she asked him. Mike was in the restroom aisle at the store. He wondered why Maria had suddenly called him to ask if they could go to the mall. "Maria, did you see that popular commercial that's been airing on television?" he asked curiously. Maria did not want to admit that she had indeed seen the television ad so she denied it.
玛丽亚叫迈克一起去商店买了一些牙膏，并告诉他，她想去商场。“迈克，我们可以去购物中心吗？”她问他。迈克正在商店厕所过道里。他不知道为什么玛丽亚突然打电话问他是否可以去商场。“玛丽亚，你是不是看到了电视上的广告？”他好奇地问。玛丽亚不想承认她的确看电视广告，她否认了。
"No, I have not," she lied. Mike then asked why she suddenly wanted to go to the mall. "No particular reason. I think I need some new clothes," she lied again. "But you have more than enough clothes, Maria," Mike said to her. Maria begged Mike to go with her to the mall.
“不，我没有。”她撒谎说。迈克然后问她为什么突然想去商场。“没有特别的理由，我想我需要一些新衣服了。”她又说谎了。“但你有足够的衣服穿了，玛丽亚。”迈克说她。玛丽亚恳求迈克陪她去逛商场。
After much pleading, Mike finally conceded. "Alright, we'll go this weekend," he tiredly said. Maria was thrilled. "Thank you, Mike! You're the best, you know that?" she said. Mike agreed and said goodbye. The following Saturday, Mike took Maria to the mall where they went inside the clothing store from the commercial Maria had seen.
几经恳求，迈克终于答应了。“好吧，我们周末去。”他疲倦地说。玛丽亚很激动。“谢谢你，迈克！你是最棒的，你知道吗？”她说。迈克同意后便说再见。星期六，迈克和玛丽亚去了商场里，他们去了玛丽亚看中的那家服装店。
