Daily Dialogue 日常会话
Looking for a pair of shoes
Sue: Hey,Joe,what are you doing in this store?
Joe: Hi,Sue,I'm just looking for a pair of boots .I won't be here for long.
Sue: Why not?When I go shoe shopping,I have so many options for sneakers that I spend a while looking at all of the choices.
Joe: That's my problem.I don't have a lot of options.
Sue: What do you mean?This is a big store,isn't it?
Joe: Yes,but I have unusually big size .That wouldn't be a problem except that they're also very wide,and only a few brands sell boots that I can fit into.
Sue: So how do you usually go about buying boots,then?
Joe: Well,first of all,I can only go to certain stores that can guarantee a large selection.
Sue: Well,you're in the right store.If they don't have it,no one will.
Joe: After that I choose something from one of the few brands that I know will fit me.I prefer white,so I ask them to bring me a pair of white sneakers in my size.Since I'm usually only given one or two pairs of shoes that meet my requirements,that makes it a very easy choice.
找双合适的鞋
苏: 嗨,乔,你在这家百货公司干什么?
乔: 嗨,苏,我只是想买双鞋。我不会在这里呆很久。
苏: 为什么不呢?当我去鞋店买运动鞋时,我有很多选择,所以我要花很长时间看这些鞋。
乔: 那正是我的问题。我没有很多选择余地。
苏: 你什么意思?这个商店很大,不是吗?
乔: 是,但我的脚也特别大。本来也不会有太大问题,但是我脚又特别宽,所以只有几个牌子有我能穿的鞋。
苏: 那么,你通常怎么买鞋?
乔: 唔,首先,我只能去那些能保证有很多挑选的鞋店。
苏: 那你来对了。如果他们没有你穿的鞋,其他鞋店也不会有了。
乔: 然后,从我知道的几种适合我穿的牌子中挑选一种。我比较喜欢白色,因此我要售货员按照我的尺寸拿给我一双白色运动鞋。因为通常只会有一两双符合我的尺寸,因此挑选起来就非常容易。