新概念英语第二册 Lesson 57 Blessing in disguise 讲义

Lesson 57 Blessing in disguise

🌻Part 1: Text

A woman in blue 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.

🌻Part 2: New words and expressions

1.madam['mædəm] n.(对妇女的尊称)太太，夫人

2 jeans[dʒi:nz] n.牛仔裤

3 hesitate['heziteit] v.犹豫，迟疑

4 serve [sə:v] v.接待(顾客)

5 scornfully ['skɔ:nfuli] ad.轻蔑地

6 punish ['pʌniʃ] v.惩罚

7 fur [fə:] n.裘皮

8 eager ['i:gə] a.热切的，热情的

★Madam /'mædəm / 

n. (对妇女的尊称) 太太，夫人(不知年龄的）

1.信的称呼   Dear madam

2.关于女性的称呼

Miss

1) 对未婚女子姓名的称谓  Miss Hill

2) 小学生对女教师的尊称  Miss Hwang

Mrs. 

夫人（已婚女子姓或姓名前） Mrs. Brown

Ms. 

女士（已婚或未婚女子姓或姓名前）Ms. Mary

 

3. 关于男性的称呼

Mr. 先生（男子姓或姓名前，职务前）

Mr. White       怀特先生

Mr. President     总统先生

Sir

对男子的礼貌称呼    Yes, sir.

中小学生对男老师的称呼 

信的称呼     Dear Sir

 

★jeans /dʒi:nz / n. 牛仔

世界第一条牛仔裤的发明人

Levi Strauss（利瓦伊．史特劳斯）

A woman in jeans  穿着牛仔裤

★hesitate /'hezɪteɪt / v. 犹豫，迟疑

hesitation  n. 

without hesitation   毫不犹豫

 

1) hesitate at/over/about sth

He hesitates at nothing.  他从不优柔寡断。

2) hesitate to do sth  犹豫做某事

Don’t hesitate to say no.

make up one's mind.....下定决心做某事

3) hesitate in doing sth  犹豫做某事

I hesitated in telling the truth.

★serve /sɜ: v / 

1) v. 服务，为..效力，接待（顾客）

serve as… 担任

He served two terms as President.

serve a sentence  服刑

2) (食物)足够….人的份额

The cake can serve ten people.

Service n. 服务

at one’s service 为某人效劳

service station   加油站

service industry  服务业

★scornfully /'skɔ:nfəlɪ/  adv. 轻蔑地

Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the 

dress was sold.

look down upon/on    看不起，瞧不起…… 

He looks down on me.

scornful  adj.  鄙视的，轻蔑的