GoEnglish: Shopping (beginner)

MC: 各位听众，大家好！今天我们为您播出“美语三级跳”节目“购物”单元的初级课程。

MC: Kevin 准备在女友生日的时候跟她出去浪漫约会，为此，他特意到商场，打算买身儿精神的衣服。

Professor: Winnie, I think Kevin must be a very good boyfriend. It's nice of him to buy a new suit for his girlfriend's birthday.

MC: Oh come on, Professor Bowman, 如果他真是个好男友，就该把钱花在女朋友身上，而不是给自己买新衣服！

Professor: Well, that's true. Let's listen and we will see who is right!

Salesperson: Hello sir, can I help you find something?

Kevin: Yes, I'm looking for a new suit.

Salesperson: What is your size?

Kevin: I usually wear a size 42.

Salesperson: Alright, I'll show you the rack where we have our size 42 suits.

Professor: So Winnie, did you hear what size suit Kevin usually wears?

MC: 他一般穿42号的西装。对了，Professor Bowman, “rack, r-a-c-k, ”是货架的意思么？

Professor: That's right. If you can't find something you want "on the rack," you can ask someone at the store if they have it "in the back."

MC: 这么说，那些“on the rack”的衣服是摆在店面的货架上，让顾客挑选，而“in the back”就是那些放在后面库房里的衣服。

Salesperson: Do you see anything you like?

Kevin: Hmm ... I really like this black suit.

Salesperson: Yes, you would look great in that suit. Do you want to try it on?

Kevin: Sure. Where are your dressing rooms?

Salesperson: The dressing rooms are downstairs. I'll show you where they are.

MC: Kevin 看上了一套黑色的西装，打算 try it on，试穿看看。

Professor: Exactly. When you find something you like at a store, you can always tell the store employee, "I want to try this on."

MC: 这位店员很会说话，她说 Kevin "would look great in that suit"，就是说他穿上那套西装一定很帅。

Professor: Exactly. You can also look good in a color. For example, you can say "you always look great in blue."

MC: 就是说蓝颜色很适合你。Kevin试穿效果如何？我们继续听。

Kevin: Oh, this is a really great suit! It's totally my style. What do you think?

Salesperson: Uh ... I think that suit is too tight, sir. You need one size larger.

Kevin: No way! I love it. Really tight suits are the European style.

Salesperson: Well alright ... but if you rip it when you sit down, you can't return it.

MC: Hmm ... Kevin的品味好象有问题。店员明明告诉他西装太紧，应该换大一号，可他却坚持要紧身的，还说这是欧洲流行的风格。

Professor: Right. Kevin says the suit "is totally my style." You can say something is "my style" if you think you really look good in it.

MC: 看来，Kevin觉得很满意！不过店员说，如果因为衣服太紧，一坐下就撕了的话，人家可不给退。

Professor: Well, let's find out how much the suit costs.

Kevin: So, how much is this suit?

Salesperson: That one is $1,000.

Kevin: $1,000? Umm ... do you think it will go on sale anytime soon?

Salesperson: No. We only sell that suit for the full price.

Kevin: Well, it's very expensive. But I'm willing to sacrifice for my girlfriend so that I look really great on our date!

MC: 啊？我没听错吧？Kevin说，他豁出去了，花1000块买这套西装，就算是为女友做的"sacrifice"——牺牲！这么一来，他还有钱给女友买生日礼物吗？

Professor: But that is her present: A really well-dressed boyfriend on their special date.

MC: 你不会是当真的吧？男人真会这样想吗？

Professor: Uh ... I won't try to answer that question. But Winnie, can you guess what it means when something is "on sale"?

MC: 这个难不住我！On sale就是打折，减价的意思。可惜，Kevin买的这身儿衣服不打折，只按full price——原价出售。

Professor: Exactly. I'm afraid after buying this expensive suit, Kevin will have to buy something on sale for his girlfriend.

MC: 我猜也是。你看，Professor Bowman, 我说对了吧？Kevin根本不是合格的男友！对自己大方，对女友小气，不知道他会给女友买个什么便宜的礼物。

Professor: Listen next time to find out!

B: Did I hear it wrong? Was this guy really shopping for his girlfriend's birthday gift? All he bought was some fancy suit for himself!

A：Not only that, he also said spending a thousand dollars on that suit was for his girlfriend's sake! 算是为女朋友而作出的牺牲！

B: 这个男朋友真奇怪。

A: 没错。不过Kat，我有个馊主意，你也可以花很多钱买个你喜欢的东西，然后就跟你妈说，这是为了庆祝她的生日，你作出的牺牲！

B: So...I'm celebrating my Mom's birthday by pampering her favorite daughter, which is me? Er...I don't think your mom is gonna buy that theory.

A: 呵呵，我也这么觉得。

B: Okay. Let's leave gift shopping for later, and talk about vacation now.

A：好，咱们一起来听“礼节美语”， 看看Jerry打算去哪儿度过他五个星期的长假。