初级美语Lesson29:Shopping购物

Conversation B
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MARTIN: Let's look on this street. Do you see that store? I bought some clothes there last year.
EILEEN: Oh, I like those shirts. Let's go inside.
CLERK: May I help you?
MARTIN: I want to buy a shirt.
CLERK: Do you want a dress shirt or a casual shirt?
MARTIN: I want a tennis shirt.
CLERK: Casual shirts are over there. Come with me, please.
MARTIN: I want a blue shirt.
CLERK: The blue shirts are here. Do you like these?
MARTIN: I don't know. Do you like these, Eileen?
EILEEN: Not very much.
CLERK: I have some very nice blue and white shirts. Do you like these?
MARTIN: Yes, I do. I like these very much.
EILEEN: They're very nice. Look at this one. Do you like it?
MARTIN: It has too much white. I want a shirt with more blue.
EILEEN: This one? Do you like it?
CLERK: I likt it. It's very nice.
MARTIN: Yes, I like it. I want to buy this shirt.
CLERK: OK. Come with me.
MARTIN: Do you want to buy a dress or pants?
EILEEN: I want to buy a dress. Let's look upstairs.
MARLIN: Do you want me to come with you?
EILEEN: Of course. I want you to look, too. I want you to help.
MARTIN: Where are we going?
EILEEN: Over there. See those dresses. Come with me.
MARTIN: There are too many dresses!
CLERK: Hello.
EILEEN: Hello.
CLERK: May I help you?
EILEEN: I want to look at dresses. I want to buy a dress for the office.
CLERK: These dresses are very beautiful.
EILEEN: This is my size.
CLERK: What color do you want?
EILEEN: I don't know. Any color. My husband doesn't like green.
MARTIN: I like green.
EILEEN: You didn't like that green dress.
MARTIN: I know. I didn't like that green dress in the window.
CLERK: You don't want green. Do you like yellow?
EILEEN: Yes, I like yellow.
CLERK: Does your husband like yellow?
EILEEN: Martin?
MARTIN: Yes, I like yellow.
CLERK: This is a very nice black and white dress.
MARTIN: I like that very much.
EILEEN: I'm going to try it.
MARTN: Good.
EILEEN: I want a pair of pants, too.
CLERK: What color do you want?
EILEEN: Brown or black.
MARTIN: Do you want two pairs of pants?
CLERK: Do you want one brown pair and one black pair?
EILEEN: No, I want only one pair. I want to look at these.
MARTIN: I want some coffee.
EILEEN: I want some coffee, too.
MARTIN: I want to find a coffee shop. Do you see one?
EILEEN: There is a coffee shop on Tenth Street.
MARTIN: Where is Tenth Street?
EILEEN: Straight ahead.
MARTIN: Do you want to go there?
EILEEN: Of course. They have very good cake, too. I want some cake. Do you like your new shirt?
MARTIN: Yes, I like it. I want to wear it next week. I’m going to play tennis on Thursday evening. I’m going to wear it then.

Practice 2：用 want 谈论想要的东西。
Examples:
  MARTIN: I want to buy a shirt. What do you want to buy?
EILEEN: I want to buy a new dress. Do you want a casual shirt?
MARTIN: Yes, I want a tennis shirt.
MARTIN: Do you want a dress for the office?

会话B
马  丁：让我们到这条街看看，你看到那家商店了吗?我去年在那买过一些衣服。
艾  琳：噢，我喜欢那些衬衫，让我们进去吧。
店  员：你们要买些什么?
马  丁：我要买件衬衫。
店  员：你想要礼服衬衫还是便装衬衫。
马  丁：我想要件网球衫。
店  员：便装衬衫在这边，请跟我来。
马  丁：我想要件蓝衬衫。
店  员：蓝衬衫在这里，你喜欢这些吗?
马  丁：我不知道。艾琳，你喜欢这些吗?
艾  琳：不太喜欢。
店  员：我有些非常好的蓝色和白色衬衫。你喜欢这些吗?
马  丁：是的，我喜欢。我非常喜欢这些衬衫。
艾  琳：它们很好，看这件，你喜欢吗?
马  丁：它白色太多了，我想要件蓝色多些的。
艾  琳：这件?你喜欢吗?
店  员：我喜欢，这件非常好。
马  丁：是的，我喜欢。我想买这件衬衫。
店  员：好的，跟我来。
马  丁：你想买条衣裙还是裤子?
艾  琳：我想买条衣裙，让我们上楼看看。
马  丁：你想让我和你一起去吗?
艾  琳：当然，我也让你看看，我要你帮忙。
马  丁：我们去哪儿?
艾  琳：去那边，看那些衣裙，跟我来。
马  丁：这么多衣裙!
店  员：你好。
艾  琳：你好。
店  员：您要买些什么?
艾  琳：我想看衣裙，我想买条办公室穿的衣裙。
店  员：这些衣裙很漂亮。
艾  琳：这是我的尺码。
店  员：你想要什么颜色的?
艾  琳：我不知道，任何颜色，我丈夫不喜欢绿色。
马  丁：我喜欢绿色。
艾  琳：你刚才还不喜欢那条绿衣裙。
马  丁：我不知道，我刚才是不喜欢在橱窗中的那条绿衣裙。
店  员：你不想要绿色，你喜欢黄色吗?
艾  琳：是的，我喜欢黄色。
店  员：你丈夫喜欢黄色吗?
艾  琳：马丁?
马  丁：是的，我喜欢黄色。
店  员：这是条很好的黑白衣裙。
马  丁：我非常喜欢。
艾  琳：我要试试。
马  丁：好。
艾  琳：我也想买条裤子。
店  员：您想要什么颜色?
艾  琳：褐色或者黑色。
马  丁：你想买两条裤子吗?
店  员：你想要一条褐色裤子和一条黑色裤子吗?
艾  琳：不，我只买一条，我想看看这些。
马  丁：我想喝点咖啡。
艾  琳：我也想喝点咖啡。
马  丁：我想找家咖啡店，你看到哪儿有吗?
艾  琳：在第十街上有一家咖啡店。
马  丁：第十街在哪儿?
艾  琳：一直往前走。
马  丁：你想去那吗?
艾  琳：当然，他们那儿的蛋糕也很好，我想吃点蛋糕。你喜欢你的新衬衫吗?
马  丁：是的，我喜欢。我想下周穿上它，我星期四晚上去打网球，那时我就穿上它。
 

New Words and Expressions 生词和短语
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downtown   adj. 在商业区的；在市中心的
downtown area 商业区
dress    adj. 礼服的
dress shirt  礼服衬衫；女式衣裙
dress for work  上班衣裙
dress for the office  办公室衣裙
pants   n. 裤子
clerk   n. 售货员；店员
casual   adj. 随便的；非正式的
upstairs   adv. 向楼上
 

Language Points 语言要点

在商店，店员最常用的话语就是 May I help you? 还可以说：
Can I help you? 我能帮你忙吗?
What can I do for you? 我能帮你什么吗?
Can I show you something? 需要什么可以拿给你看吗?
 

Cultural Notes  文化注释

美国各地都有大大小小的购物商店，规模较大的有百货公司(department store)、购物中心(shopping mall)，小型的有一角廉价店(dime store)、万有商店(general store)等。最大的百货公司是梅西(Macy's)。
在美国买东西，必须知道在大多数情况下，价格标签上的钱数并不是你的付款数，你还得加付款税。税额一般是标签价格的5%至10%。
在买服装和鞋子时，要注意美国的尺寸和我国的尺寸标法不一样，你可以请店员帮忙。

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