James' New Home

（Lily建议到"宜家"去买家具，没想到，这个在京城年轻人里被看成是最最时髦、最最"小资"的"宜家"，James却不屑一顾。在他眼里，这纯粹是工业化的、轻飘飘的、快餐式的家具。他要地道的中国家具。Sabrina建议买明代家具，James比较感兴趣。小强想到了"龙顺成"，说马上可以坐他的车去看看。）

James: It feels great to finally have my own pad in Beijing! As you can see though, it could use some decorating and I still need to find some nice furniture. I figured the best place to start would be to call in my expert locals. Any ideas?

Sabrina: I think maybe we can try Ikea, their furniture is very modern and convenient. Many of my friends like Ikea's stuff...

James: No, no, no...(James interrupts her)I'm living in China, I want every day that I spend in my home to remind me of where I am, so I really wanna buy some traditional Chinese furniture.

Lily: Xiao Qiang, do you know anywhere?

Xiao Qiang: Oh, let me think...ok, we can go to Longshuncheng, they have typical Ming Dynasty furniture. I have a car, so I can drive you guys there now.

James: Thank you so much! That sounds like a plan.

1. It feels great to finally have my own pad in Beijing!

在这个句子中，"pad"是作为俚语使用的，意思是"住处"。

2. ...to call in my expert locals.

"call in"的意思是与某人取得联系将其叫过来。通常，这个词组是在某人想要把军队或应急人员叫到现场时使用的。

如：Call in the infantry and secure the perimeter

Call in the police to handle this mess

Call in the professionals to figure out what's wrong with ....

另外，"expert locals"指的就是Sabrina、Lily和小强。因为他们是北京当地人，对这里的一切都比较熟悉，与James相比，可以说是了解北京的专家了，所以就有了"expert locals"的说法。
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