Hardware store

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定义

a hardware store: 五金店 noun

Do you need anything from the hardware store. 需要从五金店买任何东西吗？

示例

"Running across the street to a local hardware store, the witness bought a can of red paint which he then poured on the concrete sidewalk directly in front of the bank."

练习 1

Jean mentions a 'grocery store' during his conversation with Polly.

Below is a list of items found in different types of stores. Try to match the products with the type of store where you can find them.

Whiskey, passion fruit, roast beef, zucchini :
Screwdrivers, hammers, nails and paint:
Aspirin, condoms, moisturizing cream and shampoo:

Jean mentions a 'grocery store' during his conversation with Polly.

Below is a list of items found in different types of stores. Try to match the products with the type of store where you can find them.

Whiskey, passion fruit, roast beef, zucchini : A grocery store 1
Screwdrivers, hammers, nails and paint: A hardware store 2
Aspirin, condoms, moisturizing cream and shampoo: A drug store 3

1 A grocery store: A 'grocery store' sells all the items listed here. Generally grocery stores sell fruits and vegetables, however the term has come to apply to supermarkets as well, which sell meats, fruits vegetables and household items. Note: small grocery stores are often referred to as 'corner stores' (US) or 'corner shops' (UK). Zucchini (known as a 'courgette' in the UK) is a type of long, green vegetable (not a cucumber).

1 A hardware store: A hardware store does not sell whiskey, passion fruit, roast beef, or zucchini.

1 A drug store: A drug store does not sell whiskey, passion fruit, roast beef, or zucchini.

2 A hardware store: A hardware store sells tools, supplies and other items used for home repair. Hammers and screwdrivers are tools, and nails are metal spikes used with a hammer.

2 A drug store: A drug store does not sell screwdrivers, hammers, nails or paint.

2 A grocery store : A grocery store does not sell screwdrivers, hammers, nails or paint.

3 A drug store: A drug store is often called a pharmacy. They sell items ranging from aspirin to shampoo, birth control and prescription drugs. A condom is a male birth control device.

3 A hardware store: A hardware store doesn't sell aspirin, condoms, moisturizing cream or shampoo.

3 A grocery store: A grocery store may sell aspirin, condoms, moisturizing cream or shampoo, however grocery stores specialize in food products.

练习 2

Which of the following phrases best describes the main topic of this article?

Learning how to paint

This is not the topic of this article. Though the "red paint" figures importantly in the catching of the bank robbers, this article does not describe the act of painting.

Business at Greenback & Trust

This is not the topic of this article. Though the robbery takes place at a Greenback & Trust branch, "business" would not be the best way to describe this article.

Attempted bank robbery

We can see by the very first sentence of the text that the "bank robbers" were arrested by police. Obviously, their attempt to rob the bank had failed. "An attempted bank robbery" is a bank robbery which was tried, but eventually failed.

Your local hardware store

This is not the topic of this article. Even though the pedestrian goes to a hardware store to get the red paint, the article does not discuss the store in detail. The hardware store is a minor detail in the context of the article.

练习 3