Lesson 57  Can I help you, madam? 您要买什么，夫人？

 

 

First listen and then answer the question.

听录音，然后回答以下问题。

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 5her 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 10serve 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.

 

New words and expressions 生词和短语

 

madam                                   n.(对妇女的尊称)太太；夫人

scornfully                                adv. 轻蔑地

punish                                     v. 惩罚

jeans                                       n. 牛仔裤

fur                                            n. 裘皮

hesitate                                   v. 犹豫，迟疑

eager                                      adj.热切的，热情的

serve                                       v. 接待(顾客)

 

Notes on the text 课文注释

 

1  Can I help you, Madam?您要买什么，夫人？这是售货员的常用语。

2   A woman in jeans, 一位穿着牛仔裤的妇女。

3   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.第二天上午她又来到这家商店，穿着一件裘皮大衣，一手拎着一只手提包，另一只手拿着一把长柄伞。 dressed in a fur coat是过去分词短语作状语，表示伴随状态。

4   seek out,找出，找到。

5   Not realizing who she was,没有认出她是谁。这是现在分词短语的否定形式。

6   She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window.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。 enjoy oneself，开心。

 

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。费了好大劲几，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。

 

Summary writing 摘要写作

 

Answer these questions in not more than 80  words.

回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过80个单词。

 

1  Did the woman in jeans hesitate for a moment or not? Did she enter an expensive shop or not? What did she ask to see? (Though … and)

 

2  What did an assistant tell her? When did the woman return? Was she dressed in a fur coat or not? (On being told by)

 

3  What was the assistant eager to do this time?

4  What did she make him bring her? What did the woman finally buy? (After making)

 

Composition 作文

 

Write two or three sentences using the ideas given below:

用以下词组写出2至3个句子来：

 

The owner of a shop wanted to see how polite his assistants were - dressed as a tramp - went into his shop ---- asked to see a suit ---- was thrown out.

 

Letter writing 书信写作

 

Learn the following opening phrases by heart:

熟记以下两个开头语：

 

What a surprise it was to …

 

Forgive me for not writing earlier, but …

 

Exercise 练习

 

Write two short paragraphs (of not more than two sentences each) completing the above phrases.

用以上两个开头语写出两小段文字，每段不超过两句话。

 

Key structures 关键句型

 

At, In, Off and With (Compare KS9, KS33) ( 对比第 9， 33课关键句型)

 

a  Study these sentences carefully. Pay close attention to the words in italics.

仔细阅读以下句子，特别注意用斜体印出的词。

 

Phrases with at.带 at的短语

 

He lives at 27  West Street. 他住在西大街 27号。

A large crowd was waiting at the bus stop. 一大群人在公共汽车站等候。

I'll see you at the station.我将到车站送你。

On the way home, we stopped at a small village called Puddleton. 在回家的路上，我们在一个叫普都顿的小村逗留。

Someone is at the door. 有人敲门。

Phrases with in.带有in的短语

There were a lot of people in the street. 街上有许多人。

I would like to live in a warm country. 我喜欢住在一个气候温暖的国家。

He lives in Berlin. 他住在柏林。

Let's go for a walk in the park.让我们到公园去散散步。

Where's Tom? He's in his room. 汤姆在哪里？他在自己的房间里。

 

Phrases with off. 带有 off的短语

 

The lid came off easily. 这个盖子很容易掉。

Take your coat off. 把你的外套脱下来。

The pencil rolled off the table.铅笔滚到桌子下面去了。

b  Now study these phrases with in and with:

 

仔细阅读以下含有in和with的短语：

 

Can you see that woman in the blue coat? 你能看见那个穿蓝外套的女士吗？

He was dressed in a black suit. 他穿着一套黑衣服。

That man with long hair is supposed to be a poet. 那个留着长发的男人应该是个诗人。

The police are looking for a man with a scar on his face. 警察正在搜寻一个脸上有疤的男人。

The woman with the brown handbag and long umbrella is a famous novelist. 那个手上拿着棕色手提包和长柄伞的女士是一位著名的小说家。

 

Exercises 练习

 

A  Study the use in the passage of the following words: in, at, out of, to, with and into.

仔细阅读课文中 in, at, out of, to, with 和 in的用法：

 

B  Supply the missing words in the following sentences. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise.

填上遗漏的词，完成练习后再对照课文，核对你的答案。

1  A woman______ jeans stood ______the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went______ and asked to see a dress that was______ the window.

2  Glancing______ her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked ______the shop angrily.

3  She returned_______ the shop the following morning dressed______ a fur coat, ______a handbag ______one hand and a long umbrella______ the other.

4  ______great difficulty, he climbed______ the shop window.

5  She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything______ the window.

 

Special difficulties 难点

 

Make and Let

Study these examples:

细读以下例句：

She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window.(11.11-12)

I can't make him change his mind. 我无法使他改变主意。

The teacher made the boy write the exercise again. 教师叫那男孩把练习重做一遍。Don't let him persuade you. 不要让他把你说服了。

Let me try. 让我试一拭。

Don't let the children touch anything in this room please. 请别让孩子们动这个房间里的任何东西。

 

Exercise 练习

 

 

Complete these sentences:

完成以下句子：

1  Don't let him ______.

2  Why don't you make him______ ?

3  No one can make me ______.

4  Will your parents let you______ ?

5  Let's ______. 

 

Multiple choice questions 多项选择题

 

Comprehension 理解

1  The assistant refused to help the woman because he ______.

a． didn't approve of the way she was dressed

b． approved of the way she was dressed

c． liked the way she was dressed

d． noticed the way she was dressed

2  The woman got her revenge by ______.

a． buying a dress

b． putting the assistant to a lot of trouble

c． complaining to the manager

d．asking for something in the window

Structure 句型

3  The woman stood at the window. She stood ______it.

a． in front                     b． in front of

c． front                         d． ahead of

4  The assistant______ her did not like the way she was dressed.

a． served                       b． serving

c． who serving              d． was serving

5  After ______out the rude assistant she asked for the same dress.

a． she was seeking         b． she had sought

c． sought                     d． when she sought

6  ______who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time.

a． Not to realize             b． Without to realize

c． Except realizing        d． Without realizing

7  She bought the dress______ she had first asked for.

a． who                          b． what

c． that                         d． whom

Vocabulary 词汇

8  He glanced at her scornfully. He______ her.

a． mocked                     b． teased

c． laughed at                 d． despised

9  She returned the following day. She returned the day ______.

a． other                         b．next

c． after                         d． else

10  She sought out the rude assistant. He had been ______polite.

a． un-                           b． im-

c． in-                            d． dis-

11  He was eager to serve her. He was______ to serve her.

a． prompt                      b． fast

c． nervous                    d． anxious

12  He brought almost everything in the window. He brought ______everything.

a． nearly                       b． scarcely

c． hardly                       d． already