成人高等教育英语教材第一册19

UNIT 19 A Souvenir to Remind Me of China

Integrated¹ Skills Development

Dialogues

A. Shall I Pack It for you?
Mark comes to China for a visit. He will return to the United States in three days. Now he comes to the souvenir store to buy something typically Chinese to take back home.
Salesman: How do you like this silk scarf? This is a typical Chinese souvenir.
Mark: I like it very much. It will certainly remind me of China when I return to my country. I'll take it.
Salesman: Shall I pack it for you?
Mark: Yes please. Can you pack it in colored paper?
Salesman: Sure. Is it okay in this way?
Mark: Great. Thanks. Can I use my credit² card for my purchase?
Salesman: Yes, sir. We accept American Express, Visa and Master Card. Please go to the cashier³.
Cashier: Here you go. Just sign the slip here, please. Have a nice day.
Mark: Thanks, you too.

B. Cash or Credit Card?
Mrs. Anderson comes to buy some typical Chinese dolls for her grandchildren before she goes back to England.
Salesgirl: How about this doll, ma'am?
Mrs. Anderson: Oh, I like it. It's so lovely.
Salesgirl: Yes. And it's also very popular with little children.
Mrs. Anderson: I guess I'll take two of the same kind. Would you please wrap them up separately?
Salesgirl: Yes madam. I'll pack them in two boxes and then wrap the boxes in beautiful paper.
Mrs. Anderson: Great, thanks a lot.
Salesgirl: You're welcome. Are you going to pay in cash or by credit card?
Mrs. Anderson: In cash.
Salesgirl: Okay, please go over to Register⁴ 12. It's over there on your left.
Cashier: Okay, two dolls come to $53.40... out of $55... Here is your change, $1.60. Thank you. Have a nice day.
Mrs. Anderson: You too.

Passage
An Elderly Customer

She was ninety. She came to the store to buy a wedding anniversary⁵ present. Obviously⁶ she hadn't gone out shopping for a long, long time, because she was very surprised at the prices.
She wanted a nice shopping basket. The salesgirl asked, "Would you like this one?" She sayed, "How much is it?" The salesgirl told her that it is $9. She said, "Oh my dear, prices these days!"
Anyway, in the end she settled for a glass bowl. It was $8 and it was very nice. She asked the salesgirl to pack the glass bowl. The salesgirl found a blue box, put the bowl in it, and wrapped it up in a nice-looking way. Then the woman customer came to the cashier to pay for the glass bowl. She asked, "I don't carry money with me, can I pay for it with my credit card? Or I'll send my son here on Monday if you only accept cash." The cashier said she could pay with her credit card. There was no need to send her son here.
This really made the salesgirl feel amused. The old woman was one of the most interesting customers the salesgirl had ever met.

New Words and Expressions

amuse
v. 逗乐

anniversary
n. 周年纪念

bowl
n. 碗

cash
n. 现金

credit
n. 信用；（银行中的）存款

doll
n. 玩具，娃娃

elderly
a. 上了年纪的，年长的

grandchild
n. 孙子（女），外孙（女）

guess
v. 猜测

obviously
ad. 明显地

pack
v. 包，包扎

purchase
n. & v.购买的物品，购买

register
n. & v.收款处，登记

remind
v. 使记起，提醒

salesgirl
n. 女售货员

scarf
n. 围巾

separately
ad. 分开地

slip
n. 纸条

souvenir
n. 纪念品

wedding
n. 婚礼，结婚

wrap
v. 包，裹

remind sb. of sth.
使…想起…

colored paper
彩纸

be popular with
受…的欢迎

wrap up
把…包起来

in cash
用现金

shopping basket
购物筐

in the end
最后

settle for
敲定

Here you go.
请吧。

Have a nice day.
祝你今天愉快。/ 再见。

Here's your change.
这是找你的零钱。


Merry Learning⁷

Strange But True

Rats can live longer without water than camels. Horses can sleep standing⁸ up.

Phonetics

oo在单词中的读音：
book foot cook
wood wool

boot fool choose
afternoon

Pronunciation and Intonation⁹

A: Did you say you're going to take a vacation next week?
B: Yes, my family and I are going to New York for a week. We want to visit the museums and see some plays.
A: I haven't had a vacation for a long time. I wish I could get away for a while.
B: You can take a vacation sometime soon, can't you?
A: No, there's too much work to do. Maybe next year, though.

1 integrated   

a.整合的，完整的

参考例句：

• A fully integrated low phase noise LC voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is presented.介绍了一种全集成的LC压控振荡器(VCO)的设计。

2 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。

3 cashier   

n.出纳员，收银员

参考例句：

• The young cashier gave a patient sigh.年轻的出纳员忍耐地叹了一口气。
• One brother is a cashier and the other sells.两个兄弟一位当出纳，另一位当店员。

4 register   

n.登记簿，花名册，注册员；v.登记，注册

参考例句：

• Please list your name in the attendance register.请在点名册上登记你的名字。
• He was looking over a hotel register.他正在仔细检查旅馆住宿登记表。

5 anniversary   

n.周年(纪念日)

参考例句：

• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
• Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。

6 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

7 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

8 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

9 intonation   

n.语调，声调；发声

参考例句：

• The teacher checks for pronunciation and intonation.老师在检查发音和语调。
• Questions are spoken with a rising intonation.疑问句是以升调说出来的。