B: I love sorting through antiques stores, especially in unfamiliar areas.
A: Yes, you have to rummage through a load of old tat, but occasionally you might find something really unexpected.
B: I’m always on the look-out for vintage Italian leather boots, hoping that the store owner wasn’t aware of how valuable they were.
Photo: Paul Cooper, Taipei Times 照片:台北時報古德謙
A: You could be waiting a long time. I think the owners have an eye for valuable items, or get somebody to evaluate them before they put a price on it.
B: You can always live in hope. Look, there’s a charity store over there. You might be able to pick up something unexpected and cheap there. And if you buy something, the money will go to charity.
B: 我很喜歡到古董店去好好逛一逛,尤其是到了新的地方。
A: 對呀,你得要仔細過濾一大堆舊的便宜貨,可是有時候會發現完全意想不到的東西。
B: 我一直注意在找有年代的義大利皮靴,希望店家不知道它多有價值。
A: 這樣你可能會等很久。我想店家很識貨,或是會先請人估價以後才標上價格。
B: 你可以永遠抱著希望啊。你看,那邊有一家慈善二手店。說不定可以找到一些意想不到而且便宜的東西。而且買東西的錢,會給慈善機構。
(Paul Cooper, Taipei Times/台北時報林俐凱譯)
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