涂料忌有“香味”：涂料选择不当的危害在于，其含有苯等挥发性有机化合物，以及重金属。地板忌用一种：地板一般有人造板、复合板和地砖等多种类型，单一使用有可能导致某一种有害物质超标。卫生间忌无返水弯：卫生间的选材非常重要，有条件的可以采用能抗菌、抗霉变的瓷砖，而且最好防滑；天花板受水蒸气影响，最易发霉，应选用防水耐热的材料。厨房台面少用花岗岩：厨房装修材料除了应防水防火以外，选择放射性低的操作台面也非常重要。家具忌有裸露面：同等大小的空间里，放一两件家具和放很多家具的环保系数肯定有区别，堆砌容易导致污染物超标。壁纸忌用一种颜色：壁纸是目前使用最广的墙面装饰材料，但用色不当也会引发健康问题。装饰布忌买来就用：窗帘、桌布、沙发套、门帘、地毯这些装饰布，很多人买回后就直接使用，也可能会影响健康。灯具忌过于花哨：灯具用好了有时尚、温馨之感，用得不当则可能成为室内彩光污染的主要来源。那么，
有关室内装修的英语对话是怎么说的呢？
1.装修公司
A:I want to have my new house decorated,but I have no idea about the decoration.A:我想装修一下我的新房子，但是我对装修一窍不通。B:Don't worry.The decoration company can do everything for you.B:别担心。装修公司会给你解决好所有问题的。A:Oh,yes! You are right.Why did that never come to my mind?A:哦，你说得对。我怎么就没有想到这点呢?
2.询问情况
A:How much do it cost if I want to decorate my house?A:如果我想装修房子要多少钱？B:About $2,600.B:大约2 600美元。A: When will you start?A:你们什么时候动工？B:Tomorrow if you like.B:如果您愿意，明天就动工。
3.自己装饰
A:Who's that?A:谁啊？B:It's me.Susan Tyler.B:是我，苏珊·泰勒。A:Oh,please come in.Nice to see you!A:噢，请进。很高兴见到你。B:Oh,what are you doing?You look as busy as a bee.B:噢，你在干嘛呢？你好像很忙。A:Yeah.I am trying to decorate my house.A:是的，我正在装饰我的房子。B:Really?That's cool.Let me see what you've done.B:真的吗？太棒了，让我看看你都做了些什么。A:Actually it's not done yet.A:没弄完呢。
4.测量
A:Hey,Jim.Can you hold the end of this tape measure?A:嘿，吉姆。你可以拿着卷尺的这一头吗？B:Sure.What's this for?B:好啊。你要干什么？A:I'm taking some measurement for new curtains.A:我正在量新窗帘的尺寸。B:What about measuring the floor for a new carpet, and the walls for new wallpaper?B:那咱们把地板和墙壁也量一量吧，然后换上新地毯和新壁纸。
5.刷墙
A:How do you want to decorate your house?A:您想怎么装修您的房屋？B:As you've just seen, my house is old and points on some places has fallen down.B:正如你刚刚看到的，我的房子已经旧了而且有的地方漆已经脱落。A:You mean the walls need repainting. What colour do you want?A:您的意思是墙要重新粉刷。您想刷成什么颜色呢？B:White.B:白色。A:White wall looks clean and bright.A:白色的墙看起来干净又明亮。
6.卧室装修
A:I'm thinking about redecorating my bedroom. A:我在考虑重新装修卧室。 B:That looks great.The room in the picture is bigger than your bedroom,so you wouldn't be able to have all that furniture in your room. B:这个看起来不错。图片里的房间比你的卧室大，所以你不可能把所有的家具放到你的房间里。 A:I'd like to have the bed and the wardrobe. A:我想要这床和衣柜。 B:You could fit both of them in your room.Perhaps you could also get the dressing table.I think that one would look good in your bedroom. B:你可以把这两样都放在房间里。可能还可以放个梳妆台。我觉得这个放到你卧室应该不错。 A:Yes,it would. A:应该是的。
7.家具
A:I am going to get a special pendent lamp.A:我正打算去买一种特别的吊灯。B:The vase looks so unique.And it is so creative to make a picture display here.How did you get that idea?B:这个花瓶真别致。还有在这里放个照片陈列真是太有创意了。你是怎么想出来的？A:It's just simple decorating.I just want to add my personality to my living place.A:只是些简单的装饰。我想为我住的地方增添一点个性。B:I notice that most of your furniture is very traditional.You like wooden furniture,don't you?B:我发现你大多数家具都很传统。你喜欢木制家具，是吗？A:Yes.My wife and I prefer wooden furniture to metal furniture.A:是的。我妻子和我都更青睐木制家具，而不是金属家具。B:I think wooden furniture seems much elegant than metal furniture.B:我认为木制家具看起来更高雅。A:Yes.You like natural and simple styles,just like me.A:是的。你喜欢那种简约自然的风格，就像我一样。B:Yeah,just like you.B:是啊，就像你一样。
8.浴室
A:The bathroom looks lovely.Did you redecorate it yourself or did you get someone in to do it for you? A:这浴室看起来很漂亮。你是自己装修的，还是找人帮你做的？ B:I did it myself.I went online and found a lot of websites devoted to home improvement.Then I went to the DIY shop and bought everything I needed. B:我自己做的。我上网找到了许多关于改进家居的网站。然后我去了自助商店，买了我需要的所有东西。 A:Oh,you have put new tiles on the floor and replaced a few tiles on the walls.You've also added a small cupboard for toiletries. A:喔，你在地上贴了新瓷砖，墙上也换了一些瓷砖。你还添了个小壁柜放盥洗用品。 B:Yes,they are.I give them a good clean.They are in good condition and don't need to be replaced. B:是的，我好好清洗了一下。它们都还挺好的，没必要换。
