純正地道美語 第223期(外教講解):買鞋
Mom:Hi! I am looking for a pair of shoes for my son.
Salesgirl:Sure thing! Here we are! If you’re looking for dress shoes, we have several different styles of Oxfords for boys. We also carry athletic shoes, hiking boots.
Mom:Oh Jacob, how about these sneakers?
Jacob:Mom? They’ve got Velcro.
Mom:Well, then how about these? What is this style called?
Salesgirl:They’re tennis shoes. They’re very popular with teens and young adults.
Jacob: Oooo, Mom, can I get these?
Mom:What are those?
Jacob:They’re Chuck Taylor’s! Everyone has them! Can I, please?
Mom:I don’t know. Would they go with your clothes? The backs are really high. and the way the tongue just sticks up. They’re almost like a boot. And the sole doesn’t look like it would have a very good grip.
Jacob: They’re only forty-five dollars! And they’ve got cool fluorescent orange shoelaces! Mom?
Mom:OK, try them on.
Salesgirl:What size are your feet?
Mom:He is a size nine.
Salesgirl:We’ll try a size forty-three on you first，and see how that fits.
Mom:A what?
Salesgirl:They come in European sizes. He should be a size forty-three. I’ll be right back.
dress shoe禮服鞋
tennis shoe 網球鞋
tongue n. 鞋舌
sole n. 腳底
grip n. 抓牢
shoelace n.鞋帶
Mom: 你好，我正在爲我的兒子找一雙鞋。
Salesgirl:當然。如果你正在找禮服鞋，我們這兒有一些男孩的Oxfords款式。我們還有運動鞋，登山鞋。
Mom: Jacob，這雙跑步鞋如何？
Jacob: 那雙鞋有子母帶。
Mom: 這雙呢？這種款式叫什麼？
Salesgirl:那是網球鞋。很受年輕人和青年的歡迎。
Jacob: 媽媽，我能買這些嗎？
Mom: 這是什麼鞋？
Jacob: 那是查泰勒鞋。每個人都有這樣的鞋。我能買這雙嗎？
Mom:我不知道。鞋子和你的衣服搭配嗎？鞋的後跟很高，鞋舌只是豎起來。很像靴子。鞋底看上去不會能抓牢地面。
Jacob: 只賣45美元。鞋有很酷的熒光桔色鞋帶。媽媽？
Mom: 好吧，試試吧。
Salesgirl:你的腳多大？
Mom: 9寸.
Salesgirl:我們先來試下43號的，看看是否適合。
Mom: 什麼？
Salesgirl:鞋是按歐洲尺寸進的。他穿的影視43.號的。我馬上回來。
