Lesson 29Shopping
购 物
Things to Know 学前必读
美国各地都有大大小小的购物商店，规模较大的有百货公司(department store)、购物中心(shopping mall)，小型的有一角廉价店(dime store)、万有商店(general store)等。最大的百货公司是梅西(Macy's)。
在美国买东西，必须知道在大多数情况下，价格标签上的钱数并不是你的付款数，你还得加付款税。税额一般是标签价格的5%至10%。
在买服装和鞋子时，要注意美国的尺寸和我国的尺寸标法不一样，你可以请店员帮忙。
Conversation A: In the Downtown Area
EILEEN: Let's walk on this street. I want to buy a new dress.
MARTIN: Do you want a dress for work?
EILEEN: Yes, I want a dress for the office. Stop. Look at that dress in the window. Do you like that dress?
MARTIN: No, I don't. It's too green. I don't like green dresses.
EILEEN: OK. Let's look over there.
MARTIN: Do you like green?
EILEEN: Green dresses? I don't know. Sometimes.
MARTIN: I want to buy a shirt.
EILEEN: Do you want a shirt for work?
MARTIN: No, I want a shirt for tennis.
EILEEN: Do you want a white shirt?
MARTIN: I don't know. No, I don't like white.
EILEEN: What color do you want?
MARTIN: I don't know. What don't you like?
EILEEN: I don't like red tennis shirts. I like blue or green. Do you like green shirts?
MARTIN: No, I don't. I like blue.
EILEEN: Let's look for blue.
EILEEN: Oh, look! See those yellow pants?
MARTIN: In the window? Yes, I see them.
EILEEN: Do you like them?
MARTIN: Yes, I do. Do you want those pants?
EILEEN: I don't know.
MARTIN: Do you want them for work?
EILEEN: Do you really like them?
MARTIN: They're OK.
EILEEN: OK? You don't like them.
MARTIN: Yes, I do. I really like them. Let's go inside.
CLERK: May I help you?
EILEEN: I want to buy some yellow pants.
CLERK: Here. Loot at these.
EILEEN: No, I don't like those.
CLERK: Do you want another color? These green pants are very beautiful.
EILEEN: No, thank you. My husband doesn't like green.
MARTIN: I like green.
EILEEN: You didn't like the green dress.
MARTIN: That's right. I didn't like the green dress. But I like green.
CLERK: Do you like these green pants?
MARTIN: They're OK.
EILEEN: He doesn't like them.
MARTIN: Do you like them?
EILEEN: No, I don't. I don't like them for work.
CLERK: Do you want another color?
EILEEN: I like the yellow pants in the window.
CLERK: Oh, yes. They are very nice. Wait a minute, please. I'm going to get them for you.
EILEEN: Do you really like them, Martin?
MARTIN: Yes, I do.
EILEEN: Do you like them for the office?
MARTIN: I don't know.
EILEEN: I don't like them for the office. Thank you very much. I’m going to look some more.
CLERK: You're welcome.
Practice 1：want 想要，需要。句型结构与 like 一样，后接名词形式或不定式结构，即“want+名词或 want+to+原形动词”。
Examples:
I want a dress.
I want to play tennis.
根据上述句型完成下列对话：
MARTIN: Do you want to buy a shirt?
YOURSELF: _______________________________.
MARTIN: Do you want to buy a dress?
YOURSELF: _______________________________.
MARTIN: Do you want red pants?
YOURSELF: _______________________________.
MARTIN: Do you want yellow pants?
YOURSELF: _______________________________.
会话A： 在商业区
艾 琳：让我们到这条街上走走，我想买条新衣裙。
马 丁：你想买条上班衣裙。
艾 琳：是的，我想买条办公室衣裙。停下，看橱窗中的那条衣裙。你喜欢那条衣裙吗?
马 丁：不，我不喜欢。它太绿了，我不喜欢绿衣裙。
艾 琳：好吧，让我们到那边看看。
马 丁：你喜欢绿色吗?
艾 琳：绿衣裙吗?我不知道，有时候吧。
马 丁：我想买件衬衫。
艾 琳：你想买件上班穿的衬衫吗?
马 丁：不，我想买件网球衫。
艾 琳：你想买件白衬衫吗?
马 丁：我不知道。不，我不喜欢白衬衫。
艾 琳：你想要什么颜色?
马 丁：我不知道，你不喜欢什么?
艾 琳：我不喜欢红网球衫，我喜欢蓝色或绿色，你喜欢绿衬衫吗?
马 丁：不，我不喜欢。我喜欢蓝色。
艾 琳：那就找蓝色的。
艾 琳：噢，看!看那条黄裤子。
马 丁：在橱窗中的吗?是的，我看到了。
艾 琳：你喜欢吗?
马 丁：是的，我喜欢。你想要那条裤子吗?
艾 琳：我不知道。
马 丁：你想要上班穿吗?
艾 琳：你真的喜欢吗?
马 丁：还可以。
艾 琳：还可以?你不喜欢。
马 丁：不，我喜欢，我真的喜欢，让我们到里边去看看。
店 员：你们要买些什么?
艾 琳：我想买条黄裤子。
店 员：这里，看看这些怎么样。
艾 琳：不，我不喜欢那些。
店 员：你想要其它颜色的吗?这条绿裤子很漂亮。
艾 琳：不，谢谢你。我丈夫不喜欢绿色。
马 丁：我喜欢绿色。
艾 琳：你刚才还不喜欢那件绿衣裙。
马 丁：不错，我刚才不喜欢那件绿衣裙，但我喜欢绿色。
店 员：你喜欢这条绿裤子吗?
马 丁：还可以。
艾 琳：他不喜欢。
马 丁：你喜欢吗?
艾 琳：不，我不喜欢。我不喜欢上班穿。
店 员：你想要另一种颜色吗?
艾 琳：我喜欢橱窗中的那条黄裤子。
店 员：噢，是的，很漂亮。请稍等一下，我去给你拿来。
艾 琳：马丁，你真的喜欢吗?
马 丁：是的，我喜欢。
艾 琳：你喜欢上班穿吗?
马 丁：我不知道。
艾 琳：我不喜欢上班穿。非常感谢你，我再看一看。
店 员：不必客气。
Conversation B
MARTIN: Let's look on this street. Do you see that store? I bought some clothes there last year.
EILEEN: Oh, I like those shirts. Let's go inside.
CLERK: May I help you?
MARTIN: I want to buy a shirt.
CLERK: Do you want a dress shirt or a casual shirt?
MARTIN: I want a tennis shirt.
CLERK: Casual shirts are over there. Come with me, please.
MARTIN: I want a blue shirt.
CLERK: The blue shirts are here. Do you like these?
MARTIN: I don't know. Do you like these, Eileen?
EILEEN: Not very much.
CLERK: I have some very nice blue and white shirts. Do you like these?
MARTIN: Yes, I do. I like these very much.
EILEEN: They're very nice. Look at this one. Do you like it?
MARTIN: It has too much white. I want a shirt with more blue.
EILEEN: This one? Do you like it?
CLERK: I likt it. It's very nice.
MARTIN: Yes, I like it. I want to buy this shirt.
CLERK: OK. Come with me.
MARTIN: Do you want to buy a dress or pants?
EILEEN: I want to buy a dress. Let's look upstairs.
MARLIN: Do you want me to come with you?
EILEEN: Of course. I want you to look, too. I want you to help.
MARTIN: Where are we going?
EILEEN: Over there. See those dresses. Come with me.
MARTIN: There are too many dresses!
CLERK: Hello.
EILEEN: Hello.
CLERK: May I help you?
EILEEN: I want to look at dresses. I want to buy a dress for the office.
CLERK: These dresses are very beautiful.
EILEEN: This is my size.
CLERK: What color do you want?
EILEEN: I don't know. Any color. My husband doesn't like green.
MARTIN: I like green.
EILEEN: You didn't like that green dress.
MARTIN: I know. I didn't like that green dress in the window.
CLERK: You don't want green. Do you like yellow?
EILEEN: Yes, I like yellow.
CLERK: Does your husband like yellow?
EILEEN: Martin?
MARTIN: Yes, I like yellow.
CLERK: This is a very nice black and white dress.
MARTIN: I like that very much.
EILEEN: I'm going to try it.
MARTN: Good.
EILEEN: I want a pair of pants, too.
CLERK: What color do you want?
EILEEN: Brown or black.
MARTIN: Do you want two pairs of pants?
CLERK: Do you want one brown pair and one black pair?
EILEEN: No, I want only one pair. I want to look at these.
MARTIN: I want some coffee.
EILEEN: I want some coffee, too.
MARTIN: I want to find a coffee shop. Do you see one?
EILEEN: There is a coffee shop on Tenth Street.
MARTIN: Where is Tenth Street?
EILEEN: Straight ahead.
MARTIN: Do you want to go there?
EILEEN: Of course. They have very good cake, too. I want some cake. Do you like your new shirt?
MARTIN: Yes, I like it. I want to wear it next week. I’m going to play tennis on Thursday evening. I’m going to wear it then.
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