初级美语Lesson40:DescribingPeople描述人物[4]

Conversation A: In a Western Clothing Store

MARTIN: Hello, I'm Martin Learner. I phoned this morning. I want to speak to the manager.
MANAGER: Good afternoon. I'm the manager.
MARTIN: I'm happy to meet you. I want to talk to you about your clothing store. I'm writing a story.
MANAGER: You told me. Are you writing about the store?
MARTIN: I write about people. I want to write about the shoppers in your store.
MANAGER: Fine. What do you want to know?
MARTIN: What's your name?
MANAGER: I'm Penny Byrd.
MARTIN: May I call you Penny?
MANAGER: Of course.
MARTIN: Thanks. Do you sell men's clothing?
MANAGER: Yes. We sell women's and men's clothing. The men's clothing is over there.
MARTIN: What do you sell?
MANAGER: We sell only Western clothing.
MARTIN: Western clothing. What does that mean?
MANAGER: The Western United States. People in the Western United States wear this clothing. Now many people like it.
MARTIN: Do all people wear this clothing?
MANAGER: No. Only some people wear this clothing. It's casual clothing.
MARTIN: Is it cowboy clothing?
MANAGER: Sometimes. Cowboys wear some of this clothing.
MARTIN: OK. Now, let's look at some shoppers. Do you see that tall woman?
MANAGER: Yes, I know her. She shops here often. She likes Western clothing. She's tall and thin. She looks very nice in Western shirts and pants.
MARTIN: She doesn't look like a cowboy.
MANAGER: No, she doesn't.
MARTIN: Do you know the other woman?
MANAGER: Yes, that's her daughter.
MARTIN: She's very pretty.
MANAGER: She works in a jewelry store. She likes long dresses for work. Her legs are long. She's very tall. She's big. She likes Western clothing. Come see the men's clothing.
MARTIN: This shirt is nice.
MANAGER: Do you like these things? Do you wear Western clothing?
MARTIN: No. I'm not tall and thin.
MANAGER: You're not short. And you're not fat.
MARTIN: I'm average. I'm not tall and I'm not short. I'm not thin and I'm not fat.
MANAGER: You have nice hair.
MARTIN: It's average. It's not dark and it's not light. It's average brown. I'm only average.

Practice 1：依照会话A回答下列问题：
1.Why does Martin come to the store?
2.What does Martin want to write in his story?
3.What does the manager sell?
4.Do only cowboys wear Western clothing?
5.What does she look like?
6.Where does she work?

会话A : 在一家西部服装店
马  丁：你好。我是马丁·勒纳，我今早打过电话，我想和经理谈谈。
经  理：下午好。我就是经理。
马  丁：见到你很高兴。我想和你谈谈你的服装店，我在写一篇报导。
经  理：你告诉过我。你要写我这个店吗?
马  丁：我写有关人的报导，我想写你们店里的顾客。
经  理：好。你想知道些什么?
马  丁：你叫什么名?
经  理：我叫彭尼·伯德。
马  丁：我可以叫你彭尼吗?
经  理：当然。
马  丁：谢谢。你们卖男装吗?
经  理：卖。我们男女装都卖，男装在那边。
马  丁：你们都卖什么?
经  理：我们只卖西部服装。
马  丁：西部服装，什么意思?
经  理：美国西部，美国西部的人穿这种服装，现在很多人都喜欢这种服装。
马  丁：所有人都穿这种服装吗?
经  理：不，只有一些人穿这种服装，这种服装很随便。
马  丁：这是不是牛仔服装。
经  理：有时候是。牛仔们穿一部分这类服装。
马  丁：好了，现在咱们看一看顾客。你看见那位高个儿女子了吗?
经  理：看见了，我认识她，她常在这儿买东西。她喜欢西部服装，她又高又瘦她穿西部衬衫和裤子很好看。
马  丁：她不像牛仔。
经  理：不，她不像。
马  丁：你认识另一个女的吗?
经  理：认识，那是她女儿。
马  丁：她很漂亮。
经  理：她在一家珠宝店工作，她喜欢穿长裙上班。她的腿修长，她个儿很高,她长得很大，她喜欢西部服装。过来看看男子服装。
马  丁：这件衬衫很好看。
经  理：你喜欢这些吗?你穿西部服装吗?
马  丁：不。我既不高也不瘦。
经  理：你个儿不矮。再有，你也不胖。
马  丁：我算中等儿。我不高，也不矮。我不瘦，也不胖。
经  理：你头发长得好看。
马  丁：中等儿。既不深也不浅，中等儿棕色，我只是中等儿。
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Conversation B

MANAGER: Do you like this shirt?
MARTIN: Yes, I do. I like blue.
MANAGER: You have blue eyes.
MARTIN: They're not blue. They're gray.
MANAGER: They look blue. Are your arms long?
MARTIN: They're not very long. They're not short. Let's talk about other people.
MANAGER: Of course.
MARTIN: Do you see that woman in the green dress?
MANAGER: Yes, she often shops here.
MARTIN: She's not very tall. And she's not fat.
MANAGER: She looks very nice.

Practice 3：依照会话B回答下列问题：
1.How does the manager try to persuade Martin to buy the shirt?
2.Does the woman in the green dress often shop in this store?

会话B
经  理：你喜欢这件衬衫吗?
马  丁：我喜欢。我喜欢蓝色。
经  理：你长着蓝眼睛。
马  丁：不是蓝的，是灰的。
经  理：看起来是蓝的。你胳膊长吗?
马  丁：不很长，也不短。咱们谈谈其他人吧。
经  理：当然可以。
马  丁：你看见那个穿绿裙子的妇女了吗?
经  理：看见了，她常在这儿买东西。
马  丁：她个儿不很高。还有，她也不胖。
经  理：她很好看。
 

Conversation C

MARTIN: May I talk to some of the shoppers?
MANAGER: Of course.
MARTIN: Excuse me. May I ask some questions?
MANAGER: This is Martin Learner. He's a reporter.
FEMALE: OK.
MARTIN: Do you like this clothing?
FEMALE: Yes.
MARTIN: What do you like?
FEMALE: I like the shirts. I like the pants. I like the skirts. I like everything.
MARTIN: Do you like the colors?
FEMALE: Yes. See this blue dress. It's very nice.
MANAGER: You look wonderful in blue.
FEMALE: I'm very big. I'm tall and I'm big. I like the outdoors. This clothing is good outdoors.
MANAGER: The clothing is strong.
FEMALE: And I'm strong.
MARTIN: Are you a farmer?
FEMALE: No, but I work outdoors. I'm a gardener. I like to work in my garden.
MARTIN: Do you wear this in the garden?
FEMALE: Not only in the garden.
MARTIN: Thanks.

Practice 4：照会话C回答下列问题：
1.What kind of Western clothing does the female shopper like?
2.How does the shopper talk about herself?
3.What does she do?
4.Does she wear Western clothing only in the garden?

会话C
马  丁：我可以和一些顾客谈谈吗?
经  理：当然。
马  丁：对不起，我可以问几个问题吗?
经  理：这是马丁·勒纳，他是记者。
女    ：好。
马  丁：你喜欢这种服装吗?
女    ：喜欢。
马  丁：喜欢什么?
女    ：我喜欢这种衬衫，我喜欢这种裤子，我喜欢这种裙子，我喜欢(这儿的)一切。
马  丁：你喜欢这些颜色吗?
女    ：喜欢。看这条蓝裙子，很好看。
经  理：你穿蓝色真漂亮。
女    ：我长得很大，我又高又大。我喜欢户外活动，这种服装很适合在户外。
经  理：这种服装很结实。
女    ：我也很结实。
马  丁：你是农民吗?
女    ：不是，但我在户外干活。我是园艺师，我喜欢在自己的园子里干活。
马  丁：你在园子里就穿这吗?
女    ：不只在园子里穿。
马  丁：谢谢。

Conversation D

MANAGER: Good morning. May I help you?
MAN: Yes. I want a hat.
MANAGER: Let me show you these hats.
MARTIN: Excuse me. I'm a reporter. I want to ask some questions.
MAN: A reporter!
MANAGER: He's writing a story about Western clothing.
MARTIN: That's right. Do you wear Western clothing?
MAN: Sometimes. It's good casual clothing. I want a Western hat.
MANAGER: Do you like this one?
MAN: I have a large head.
MANAGER: This is a large hat.
MAN: Let me try it.
MARTIN: Do you like it?
MAN: No, I don't. My face is very round. I don't like the hat.
MANAGER: Try this one.
MAN: My head looks very big.
MARTIN: You look tall.
MAN: I like that. I'm not very tall.
MANAGER: You're not very short.
MAN: I'm average.
MARTIN: I'm only average. We're both average. Do you like this clothing?
MAN: Yes.
MARTIN: Are you a cowboy?
MAN: A cowboy! I'm not a cowboy.
MARTIN: Are you a farmer?
MAN: I'm a lawyer. My home is in the city. This is casual clothing. It isn't clothing for work. How do I look? 
MANAGER: You look very nice.
MAN: My head is very big. I'm not very tall. My arms are short. My legs are short and I'm fat, but the hat is nice.

Practice 5：依照会话D回答下列问题：
1.Does the man wear Western clothing?
2.Why doesn't the man like the hat the manager has chosen for him?
3.How tall is the man?
4.Is the man a cowboy or a farmer since he likes Western clothing so much?

Practice 6：描述自己
Examples:
FEMALE: I'm very big. I'm tall and big. I'm strong.
MAN: My head is very big. I'm not very tall. My arms are short.
My legs are short. And I'm fat.

会话D
经  理：早晨好，我能帮你什么吗?
男    ：是的，我想买一顶帽子。
经  理：让我拿这些帽子给你看。
马  丁：对不起，我是记者，我想问几个问题。
男    ：记者!
经  理：他在写一篇有关西部服装的报导。
马  丁：对。你穿西部服装吗?
男    ：有时候。这是很好的便装，我想买一顶西部帽子。
经  理：你喜欢这一顶吗?
男    ：我的头长得很大。
经  理：这是顶大号帽子。
男    ：我来试试。
马  丁：你喜欢吗?
男    ：我不喜欢。我的脸很圆，我不喜欢这顶帽子。
经  理：试这一顶。
男    ：我的头看起来很大。
马  丁：你看起来个头高。
男    ：我喜欢那个。我并不很高。
经  理：你不矮。
男    ：我中等(个儿)。
马  丁：我也只是中等，咱俩都是中等。你喜欢这种服装吗?
男    ：喜欢。
马  丁：你是牛仔吗?
男    ：牛仔!我不是牛仔。
马  丁：你是农场主吗?
男    ：我是律师，我家在城里。这是便装，不是上班穿的。我看起来怎样?
经  理：你很好看。
男    ：我的头很大，我不很高，我的胳膊短。我的腿短，我很胖，但帽子不错。

Conversation E

MANAGER: Mr. Learner, do you see that woman over there?
MARTIN: I see three women. Which one?
MANAGER: Do you see the one with small feet?
MARTIN: Small feet? Maybe.
MANAGER: She has small feet and small hands.
MARTIN: Is she short?
MANAGER: Yes, she is. She has a small face. It's not a round face.
MARTIN: Does she have blonde hair?
MANAGER: Yes, that's the woman. She is on television.
MANAGER: She reads the news on television.
MARTIN: And she likes Western clothing.
MANAGER: Of course.

Practice 7：依照会话E回答下列问题：
1.What does the woman the manager is referring to look like?
2.What is her profession? 

会话E
经  理：勒纳先生，你看见那边那个女的了吗?
马  丁：我看见3个女的，哪一个?
经  理：你看见那个长着小脚的人了吗?
马  丁：小脚?也许(看见了)。
经  理：她脚长得小，手也小。
马  丁：她个长矮吗?
经  理：她个儿矮，她脸长得小，脸不圆。
马  丁：她长着金黄色头发吗?
经  理：对，就是那个女的。她在电视上播音，她在电视上播新闻。
马  丁：她也喜欢西部服装。
经  理：当然。
 

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语

Western     adj. 西方的，美国西部的。
jewelry     n. 珠宝首饰
average    adj. 一般的，普通的
outdoors    adj. & n. 在室外，室外
gardener    n. 园丁

Language Points 语言要点

1. She doesn't look like a cowboy. 她看起来不像牛仔。
look like 看起来像……
sound like 听起来像……
smell like 闻起来像……
taste like 尝起来像……
feel like (触)摸起来像……
2. Come see the men's clothing. 来看看男式服装。
come see 为口语表达法，相当于 come and see，或 come to see，再比如：come look at the shoes. 来看看鞋。Let's go buy a shirt. 咱们去买件衬衣。
3. I like the outdoors. 我喜欢在室外。
outdoors 在此是名词，表示户外、室外，它也可是副词，例如：I work outdoors. 我在室外工作。其形容词为 outdoor,例如：I like outdoor activities. 我喜欢室外活动。

Cultural Notes  文化注释

美国的“cowboy”(牛仔)是内战后向西开发广阔的美国中部大平原的产物。由于“Western”(西部)小说和电影的大力渲染，“cowboy”已成为家喻户晓的传奇人物。他们善于骑术、套马及其它放牧活动。现在的牛仔已配备了对讲机、吉普车，但西部开拓时期牛仔们的那种坚强、沉默、独立与勤劳的浪漫和传奇精神在今天仍为人们津津乐道。