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Lesson 57
Can I help you,madam?
A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop.
一位穿着牛仔裤的妇女站在一家高档商店的橱窗前.
jeans n. 牛仔裤
trousers n.裤子, 长裤
pants n.裤子, 短裤
Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window.
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.
hesitate ~ (at/about/over sth) be slow to speak or act because one feels uncertain or unwilling; pause in doubt
v. 犹豫, 迟疑
hesitate to do sth.犹豫做……
make up one's mind下决心做……
他对是否参军仍拿不定主意.
He's still hesitating about joining the army.
不情愿: 我舍不得把这麽多钱花在穿衣服上.
I hesitate to spend so much money on clothes.
hesitation
state of hesitating
犹豫; 踌躇; 迟疑; 不情愿:
她毫不犹豫地同意了.
She agreed without the slightest hesitation.
The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed.
接待她的售货员不喜欢她的那副打扮.
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)
Tom served in a restaurant when he was 18.
service 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。
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
我不喜欢她吃饭的样子
I don’t like the way she eats.
她吃饭的样子让我烦
The way she eats annoyed me.
I cooked in the way you taught me.
Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold.
轻蔑地看了她一眼后, 便告诉她那件衣服已经卖出去了.
Glance瞥一眼; 看一下:
她羞怯地偷看了他一下, 随即垂下眼帘。
She glanced shyly at him and then lowered her eyes.
glance at the newspapers浏览报纸
take/have/cast a glance at the newspaper headlines看一眼[浏览/瞥一眼]报纸的大标题
乍看之下: 乍一看问题似乎很容易解决.
At first glance the problem seemed easy.
fall in love at first sight.他们一见锺情.
scornfully adv. 轻蔑地
look down upon/on看不起,瞧不起……
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