华尔街基础英语Lesson 81

2.Today I’ve come shopping in Next fashion store in the high street and with me is Juli Right, the assistant store manager. Juli, tell me a bit about Next, what sort of customers do you get here?
3.Well, we get a variety of customers both male and female and we also have a children’s ware¹ department as well. The age is roughly, I would say, from about 18 to 35.
4. Now, we are here in the women’s department, do women spend more money on their clothes? I think so, yes. I think that men won’t come out shopping unless they have to, unless they have to buy suits for their wedding, their meeting, whatever.
5. So, do you think women have more sense of style generally. I think in this country, yes, definitely.
6. Well, will you help me. I need a small dress for work. Can you suggest something ? Yes, certainly. What about something like this, a navy shift dress. It suits all figures, all sizes, just the plain simple, navy dress, short sleeve, zipper² in back.
7. What size? 14. 14, we should have, yes, that’s actually one of our most popular sizes. Yes , here we are. Here is the size14. Would you like to try this on?
8. I’d love to. Let’s see if it suits me. So what do you think and your honest opinion? Well, I think it’s very smart. I like it very much. I’ll take it!
9. Well, I’m a satisfied customer. And here browsing³ on the aisle⁴, there is another customer. Excuse me, can I ask you what you’re looking for? Yes I’m looking for something for wedding. So do you have a set thing in mind? Not exactly, but something simple and plain, maybe nave⁵ blue.
10. In another part of the shop amongst the casual wear, I found another customer. Excuse me, can you tell me what you are looking for?
11. I’m looking for something casual to take on holiday with me, to wear on the beach maybe. What sort of colors do you look for? I like to wear a lot of black and dark colors, maybe yellow and a bit of red.
12. Are you shopping on your own or have you brought someone with you? I usually shop on my own. If I bring someone with me, it takes too long.
13. Shopping in this part of Next fashion store is a young couple. Excuse me, can I ask you? Do you know what you are looking for today? No, I just come in on the off chance that I’ll find something I like. And hopefully something to go on holiday with.
14. Now you have you husband with you. Is he important when you come to make decisions? Only when he’s got his checkbook with him.
15. Do you think you do know what is suitable for you. I would hope so. I think I’ve made some mistakes but I would hope generally that I know what suits me and what doesn’t. Yes.
16. Do you think that English women generally have a sense of style? It’s
something that your view always changes, you go abroad, you see the ladies in Italy and France.
17. Do you agree with that? Yes I think I do, especially in America. The women in America can look very stunning⁶. French women especially look very, very nice. Paris in the place to go for some really beautiful shape women.
18. How about English man? Usually when they are in suits and they’re going to work, fine, but I honestly don’t think they’ve got much idea when comes to casual wear. So what would you choose to wear?
19. Well, at the moment. I’m looking for either a yellow or green shirt, but I do need a pair of black trousers. When I’m just going to upstairs and if I could find a pair that are not too expensive.
20. I’m now up in men’s department with another customer. Excuse me, can you tell me what you are looking for?
21. I’m looking for a suit or jacket for a party I’m going to at a hotel. Do you have an idea what suits you? No, I don’t. No, so I have to ask one of the assistants if they’ll tell me. One of the female assistants.

1 ware   

n.(常用复数)商品，货物

参考例句：

• The shop sells a great variety of porcelain ware.这家店铺出售品种繁多的瓷器。
• Good ware will never want a chapman.好货不须叫卖。

2 zipper   

n.拉链；v.拉上拉链

参考例句：

• The zipper is red.这条拉链是红色的。
• The zipper is a wonderful invention.拉链是个了不起的发明。

3 browsing   

v.吃草( browse的现在分词 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息

参考例句：

• He sits browsing over[through] a book. 他坐着翻阅书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Cattle is browsing in the field. 牛正在田里吃草。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

5 nave   

n.教堂的中部；本堂

参考例句：

• People gathered in the nave of the house.人们聚拢在房子的中间。
• The family on the other side of the nave had a certain look about them,too.在中殿另一边的那一家人，也有着自己特有的相貌。

6 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。