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# 57 · 您要买什么，夫人？

### 第1段

A woman in 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.

中文理解：一位穿牛仔裤的女子站在一家高档商店的橱窗前。她犹豫了一会儿，终于进店，想看看橱窗里的那条连衣裙。 接待她的店员不喜欢她的穿着，轻蔑地瞥了她一眼，告诉她裙子已经卖了。 女子生气地离开，决定第二天回来教训一下这个店员。 第二天早上，她穿着皮草大衣，一手提着包，一手拿着长伞，再次来到店里，找到那个无礼的店员，仍然要看同一条裙子。 店员没认出她，这回格外殷勤，费了好大劲才爬进橱窗取出裙子。 可她一看就说不喜欢。她故意让店员把橱窗里的东西几乎都搬来给她看，最后才买下最初要的那条裙子，心里十分痛快。

* **in jeans**：穿着牛仔裤；jeans通常用复数；强调穿着状态。

* **for a moment**：片刻；for表持续；at the moment表示此刻。

* **the following morning**：第二天早晨；相对于叙事中的某一天，而非今天的明早。

* **seeking out**：特意找到；强调主动搜寻；不是偶然看见。

* **eager to**：急于；热切希望；表达积极意愿，to后用动词原形。

* **With great difficulty**：费了很大的劲；with说明做事的困难程度；别误解成帮助。

#### 标题与阅读提示

0. 标题

Can I help you, {madam}? 疑问句，问号写在称呼后面，男的则说sir.

#### A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop.

简单句，主谓结构.

\[关键句型] 留意课文中带at, in, off 和with 的介词短语，本句为at the window，介词短语at…在这里作地点状语.

#### Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window.

复合句，主句是并列句，and 连接两句，前句为主谓结构；后句为省略了主语的主谓宾结构，全句开头是though 引导的让步状语从句，主谓结构，最后面有一个that 引导的定语从句，主系表结构. 本句留意短语in the window.

#### The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed.

复合句，主句主谓宾结构，然后有两个定语从句，第一个定语从句为who 引导的，主谓宾结构；第二个从句修饰 the way，说明她的穿着方式；she was dressed 表达穿着状态，不能按主谓宾结构理解。

#### Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold.

复合句，主句主谓宾 + 宾语从句结构，that 引导的宾语从句为主谓结构，被动语态，被售出了. 句首是现在分词作状语.

#### The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day.

并列句，and 连接前后两句，前句为主谓结构；后句为主谓宾结构，宾语是动词不定式短语，这里宾语可以这样理解：to punish the assistant.

#### 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.

简单句，主谓结构，dressed…这个在这里是过去分词短语作伴随状语，如果前面是这位女士的话，可以改为定语从句，比如The woman (who dressed \[in a fur coat],) returned \[to the shop] \[the following morning].

#### After seeking out the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress.

简单句，主谓宾结构.

#### Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time.

简单句，主干 the assistant was eager 为主系表结构，to serve her 补充 eager 的具体内容，不是主语补语，也没有名词性直接宾语。句首是现在分词的否定形式作状语，我们对于这个状语之中的动宾结构额外做了标记，里面有一个who 引导的从句作宾语.

#### With great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress.

简单句，主谓结构.

#### As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it.

复合句，主句为主谓 + 宾语从句结构，该从句省略了引导词that，从句是主谓宾结构. 句首是时间状语从句，一…就…，主谓宾结构，当女士看到衣服时就立刻说不喜欢，教材按照意思翻译成看了一眼，即表明时间很短便立刻说不喜欢了.

#### She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.

复合句，主谓宾结构，不过后面的方式状语可以进一步分析.

现在分词短语所作的方式状语里面可以进一步理解其动宾 + 补语的结构：making make the assistant \<bring…>.

最后的时间状语有一个省略了that 的定语从句予以修饰the dress，从句中省略的关系代词 that 指 the dress，是 asked for 中 for 的宾语；不能因省略便认为 ask for 后没有对象。

## 学完这一课

先沿这条线复述《您要买什么，夫人？》：便装女子想看裙子 → 店员以貌取人 → 决定教训店员 → 换了装扮再次进店 → 态度忽然大变 → 让他忙个够。再借一个结构讲自己的事：找出本课被打破的预期，再用同样关系说自己的一个经历。

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