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Lesson 57
Can I help you, madam?
New words and expressions
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
Text understanding
Watch the story and then answer the question:
Did the woman get what she wanted?
Yes, she did.
Text understanding
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.
Text understanding
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.
找到 找出
Text understanding
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.
玩得高兴,愉快
Text understanding
A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop.
a woman in jeans 一个穿牛仔裤的妇女
Example:
穿牛仔裤的那个人是我们老师。
The man in jeans is our teacher.
穿红色上衣的那个女孩是我妹妹。
The girl in red is my sister.
Text understanding
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
dress表示“穿着,打扮”时常用被动语态
be dressed in
Text understanding
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.
Text understanding
She returned to the shop the