Jean: 大家好，我是董征。在我們今天的 BBC Learning English 節目當中，我們會和大家介紹一下英國最有名的百貨店 Harrods。

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

Jean: 那Harrods ，到底是怎樣的一個地方。我們還是來請教一下在媒體部負責的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 merchandise from all the around the world from the finest manufacturers. And we house it all in one building.

Jean: 聽 Michael 介紹，Harrods 算得上是世界第二大百貨商店， department store.

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

Jean: 賣的也都是世界各地最好的產品， the finest merchandise from around the world.

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

Jean: 都在一棟大樓里，那么對很多人來說買東西就很方便。

Helen: So it must be a big building then.

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

Jean: 這么多數據。 位置處在倫敦黃金商業地段的 Harrods 有7層樓。

Helen: 7 floors of retail space.

Jean: 1百20萬平方尺，也就是11萬平方米的面積。

Helen: 1.2million square feet.

Jean: 有300多個部門。

Helen: 300 departments.

Jean: 28 個餐廳。

Helen: 28 restaurants.

Jean: 而且差不多有5千名員工。

Helen: 5,000 members of staff work there.

Jean: 真的是超級大商店。那么從外面看 Harrods， 它是怎樣的一棟樓呢？What does Harrods look like from the outside?

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Harrods originated 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: 雜貨店 grocery shop, 后來發展起來了，可是被一場大火給燒掉了。

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: 現在的這棟大樓呢就是100年前火災后修的。顏色是Terracotta 橘紅陶土色。

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On the exterior of the building, on the facade 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 外面掛的1萬多個燈泡都會在傍晚時點亮。所以我覺得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 百貨商店，而且是很多來英國旅游的游客們必到的地方。

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，不是人人都有錢，Harrods 是世界上有名的奢侈品商店， 那對一般人來說，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: 看來，只要是商店，都有大減價的時候。 The sales.

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

Jean: 不過每年只有兩次機會，一個是冬季圣誕節以后，還有就是夏天7月初。這段時間，只要你不怕擠，還真的能在Harrod 里，找到一些便宜但是質量又好的商品。

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: 還好，用不著在寒風里等3天。 Michael 的建議是最好先把看中的商品地理位置調查清楚。然后從最近的一個門進去。

好了我們今天的節目就到這兒。希望大家有機會在大減價的時候來倫敦看看，這樣既能觀光，說不定還能買到價廉物美的好東西。

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 massive though.

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