during the hot summer we often go to the department store to enjoy the air-conditioning, to window-shop, and to see people.
taipei has a lot of new department stores throughout the city, and each one is a little different from the others. some department stores are very large and some smaller. some are quite far from our house and two are very close. there are a bowling alley, a children's playground, a supermarket, and movie theatres in some large department stores. in a department store you can buy a box of candy, a book, a dress, a washing machine, an electric toy train, a big armchair, a diamond ring, a set of fine china, and hundreds of other items. department stores make shopping easy. there are elevators and escalators to carry customers from floor to floor.
there are rest rooms and restaurants to help you spend long hours shop-ping in the department store.
在炎热的夏天，我们经常去百货公司享受空调，去橱窗店，和人见面。
台北在全城都有很多新的百货公司，每一家都有点不同。有些百货公司很大，有些小。有些离我们家很远，两个离得很近。一些大型百货公司有保龄球馆、儿童游乐场、超市和电影院。在百货商店里，你可以买到一盒糖果、一本书、一件衣服、一台洗衣机、一列电动玩具火车、一把大扶手椅、一枚钻石戒指、一套精美的瓷器和数百件其他物品。百货公司使购物变得容易。有电梯和自动扶梯可以把顾客从一层送到另一层。
这里有休息室和餐厅，帮助你在百货商店里花很长时间购物。
重点词汇
department store百货公司; 大百货商店
department stores百货公司; 大百货商店; department store的复数
different from异于…
bowling alley保龄球场
washing machine洗衣机
electric toy train电动玩具火车
diamond ring钻石戒指
hundreds of好几百