NCE2 Lesson 57 Can I help you,madam?

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Lesson 57    Can I help you,madam?

【New words and expressions】（8）

madam            n. （对妇女的尊称）太太，夫人

jeans            n. 牛仔裤

hesitate         v. 犹豫，迟缓

serve            v. 接待（顾客）

scornfully       adv. 轻蔑地

punish           v. 惩罚

fur              n. 裘皮

eager            adj. 热切的，热情的

★madam     n. (对妇女的尊称)太太; 夫人

ma’am [mAm, mB:m, mEm]    n. <口>夫人, 太太, 女士, 小姐 = madam

★jeans     n. 牛仔裤

trousers [5traJzEz]    n.裤子, 长裤

pants [pAnts]    n.裤子, 短裤

★hesitate    v. 犹豫, 迟疑

hesitate to do sth.   犹豫做……

make up one's mind    下决心做……

hesitation [7hezi5teiFEn]    n. 犹豫, 踌躇

without hesitation   毫不犹豫

Without hesitation he refused my request.

★serve    v. 接待(顾客)

① vt.&vi. 帮佣，当仆人，给……干活

serve sb.   为某人而服务

  Mary served (in) the family as a cook for more than ten years.

②vt.&vi. 服务；服役；供职

She served the firm as a secretary for two years.

Have you ever served in the army?

③ vt.&vi. 接待（顾客）

The assistant was eager to serve her this time.

Tom served in a restaurant when he was 18.

service [5sE:vis]      n. 服务, 服务性工作, 服役, 仪式；vt. 保养, 维修

adj.(军队)服现役的, 服务性的, 仆人的, 耐用的

At your service.     乐于为您效劳。

★scornfully    adv. 轻蔑地

look down upon/on    看不起，瞧不起……

He looks down on me.

★punish    v. 惩罚

punishment    n. 惩罚

capital punishment    极刑

★fur    n. 裘皮

mink    n. 貂皮

★eager    adj. 热切的, 热情的

be eager to do sth.    急于做某事

【Text】

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.

【课文讲解】

1、A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop.

do window shopping   (表示在橱窗外面购物)

a woman in jeans   一个穿牛仔裤的妇女

2、Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window.

for a moment不一定要与现在完成时连用, 也可以是一般现在时, 只要这个动词是延续性动词就可以

ask to do sth.    请求做某事

3、The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed.

dress sb.    给某人穿衣服  

Mother is dressing her baby.

I dress myself.   自己给自己穿衣服（反身代词是不能做主语的,故 I am dressed.）

dress表示“穿着，打扮”时常用被动语态

be dressed in  

She is dressed in jeans.

  Why is your aunt dressed in black?

the way 可以直接加定语从句, 不需要引导词

I don’t like the way she eats.     我不喜欢她吃饭的样子

The way she eats annoyed me.        她吃饭的样子让我烦

I cooked in the way you taught me.

4、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.

with sth. in hand    手上拿着

He went to the theatre with a book in one hand.   他手上拿着一本书去了电影院

She went to her monther’s carring her baby with a chicken in one hand and a duck in the other. (go to one’s monther’s 回娘家)

5、After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress.

seek out      找出, 找到

  He sought out the thief in the crowd.

  Seek him out quickly. I want to speak to him.

6、Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time.

现在分词短语代替一个分句位于句首时，其否定形式是在它前面加上not，without或never等否定词。这些词有时可互换，有时则不可：

  Not/Without/Never hesitating for a moment, he ran after the thief.

  Not being able to open the door, I asked my neighbour for help.

tell sb. not to do sth.    告诉某人不要做某事

像eager，glad，pleased，sorry等描述感觉的形容词作表语时后面往往跟不定式：  

  They are all eager to come.

  I’m pleased to work with you.