Lesson 57 Can I help you, madam? 您要买什么，夫人？ Did the woman get what she wanted?

A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time. With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for. 参考译文

一位穿着牛仔裤的妇女站在一家高档商店的橱窗前。她虽然犹豫了片刻，但终于还是走进了商店，要求把陈列在橱窗里的一件衣服拿给她看。接待她的售货员不喜欢她的那副打扮，轻蔑地看了她一眼后，便告诉她那件衣服已经卖出去了。这位妇女怒气冲冲地走出了商店，决定第二天教训一下那个售货员。第二天上午，她又来到这家商店，穿了一件裘皮大衣，一只手拎着一只手提包，另一只手拿着一把长柄伞。找到那个无礼的售货员后，她还要看昨天的那件衣服。那个售货员没有认出她是谁，这一回接待她的态度非常殷勤。费了好大劲儿，他爬进橱窗去取那件衣服。这位妇女对那件衣服只看一眼，就说不喜欢。她开心地迫使那位售货员把橱窗里几乎所有的东西都拿了出来，最后才买下了她最先要看的那一件。 【New words and expressions】（8） 1 madam['m?d?m] n.(对妇女的尊称)太太，夫人 2 jeans[d?i:nz] n.牛仔裤 3 hesitate['heziteit] v.犹豫，迟疑 4 serve [s?:v] v.接待(顾客) 5 scornfully ['sk?:nfuli] ad.轻蔑地 6 punish ['p?ni?] v.惩罚 7 fur [f?:] n.裘皮 8 eager ['i:g?] a.热切的，热情的 一、单词讲解 madam

对女子的尊称（已婚，未婚者均可） Dear Sir 亲爱的先生

Dear Madam亲爱的女士类似中文的敬启者 miss

1)对未婚女子姓名前的称谓 Miss Hill 希尔小姐

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the Miss world 世界小姐 2)小学生对女教师的尊称

Mrs. 夫人（已婚女子姓或姓名前） Mrs. Jane Brown布朗简夫人

Mr. 先生(Mister)（男子姓或姓名前） Mr. Brown布朗先生 Mr. Chairman 主席先生 Mr. President 总统先生 Sir

1)对男子的礼貌称呼 eg. Yes，slr.是的，长宫 2)中小学生对男教师的称呼 3)信的称呼 Dear Sir 敬启者 Dear Madam

Ms [miz] 女士（己婚或未婚女子姓或姓名前） Ms. Mary Green格林玛丽小姐

jeans(pl.)牛仔裤

close-fitting pants 牛仔裤 wear Jeans 穿牛仔裤 blue jeans 蓝色的牛仔裤 bluejacket 水兵，水手

hesitate V. 迟疑，踌躇，犹豫 hesitate at sth 对。o。犹豫

/hesitate about sth/hesitate over sth

eg. She hesitated before accepting his invitation. 她在接受邀请之前非常犹豫。

He hesitates at nothing. 他从不优柔寡断。 hesitate to do sth 犹豫做某事

eg. Don't hesitate to tell me if you have any requests. 你有任何要求的话一定要告诉我，不要犹豫告诉我。 hesitate about wh 关于?而犹豫

eg. We seldom hesitate about where to stay in Pairs. 关于在巴黎呆在哪我们从来不犹豫 hesitate in doing sth 犹豫做某事 eg. I seldom hesitate in telling the truth. 我毫不犹豫地说出实情。 hesitation n. 犹豫. 迟疑 without hesitation 毫不犹豫

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serve

1)V. 效力，（为?）工作，供职，经历；服务；接待 eg: She served her father as a capable secretary. 她为爸爸工作，是一个能干的秘书。

He served two terms as president. 他担任过两任总统。 serve a sentence 服刑

2)v. 有用，符合，（食物）足够?人的份额

eg. The cake can serve ten people. 那个蛋糕足够十个人吃。

Is this enough money to serve your need?这笔钱够满足你的需要吗？ serve to do 对做?有用

eg. This agreement will serve e to promote the trade between Japan and China. 这项协议对促进中日贸易将起到有益作用。 service n. 服务

at one's service 随时随地为某人服务 eg. I'm at your service. 我为您效劳。 service station 加油站 /gas filling station service industry 服务业 scorn

1)n. 鄙视，轻蔑

eg. He had nothing but scorn. for my idea. 他对我的主意充满了鄙视。

pour scorn on sb 以鄙夷的口气说道某事（物） pour scorn on sth

pour vt.灌，倒，注vi.倾泻，流出 2) vt.鄙视，傲慢地拒绝

scorn sb' s invitation 傲慢的拒绝某人的邀清 scorn sb' s advice 鄙视某人的建议 scorn sb' s offer 拒绝某人的帮助 scorn to ask for help 不屑于求助 scorn to ask for help 不屑于求助 scornful adj. 鄙视的，轻蔑的 a scornful smile 轻蔑的微笑 a scornful look 鄙视的表情 scornfully adv. 鄙视地，轻蔑地

eg. The assistant glanced at her scornfully.那个售货员轻蔑地瞥了她一眼。

punish v. 惩罚

punitive[‘pju:nitiv] adj. 处罚的

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