Lesson 6 Sticky fingers
黏糊的手指

一、詞匯部分

1.sticky/ˈstɪk.i/ adj. 粘的
搭配：stick to (one’s dream/plan…)堅(jiān)持某人的（夢(mèng)想/計(jì)劃等）

2.finger/ˈfɪŋ.ɡɚ/ n. 手指
擴(kuò)展：thumb/index finger/middle finger/ring finger/pinkie(little finger)
擴(kuò)展：pinkie swear

3.pie/paɪ/ n. 餡餅
4.mix/mɪks/ v. 混合，拌和
5.pastry/ˈpeɪ.stri/ n. 面糊
6.annoy/əˈnɔɪ/ v. 惱人的
原文：annoying adj.惹人煩的
例句：It really annoys me that Peter stalks me every day.

7.receiver/rɪˈsiː.vɚ/ n. 電話的話筒
8.dismay/dɪˈsmeɪ/ v. 失望，泄氣

9.recognize/ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/ v. 認(rèn)出，聽(tīng)出
10.persuade/pɚˈsweɪd/ v. 說(shuō)服，勸說(shuō)

11.mess/mes/ n. 亂七八糟
例句：Life is a mess, but in a good way.

12.doorknob/ˈdɔːr.nɑːb/ n. 門把手
擴(kuò)展：slam the door/shut the door

13.sign/saɪn/ v. 簽字
擴(kuò)展：sign one’s name 簽名
14.register/ˈredʒ.ə.stɚ/ v. 掛號(hào)郵寄

文章講解

After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!

文章精講：
1.After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home.

1）搭配：send someone to some place 把某人送到某地
例句：I’ll send Peter to his grandma’s place and meet you at Starbucks downstairs.


2）搭配：shop 名詞商店；v.購(gòu)物
例句：When I feel down, I shop. 我感覺(jué)不開(kāi)心的時(shí)候，就去購(gòu)物。

購(gòu)物擴(kuò)展：
店員可能會(huì)說(shuō)：
"Can I help you?"
"Are you looking for anything in particular?"
"Do you need any help at all?"
"We don't have any of these left in stock." ( = There is no more of something.)

你可能會(huì)說(shuō)：
"I'm looking for …"
"I'd like to buy…"
衣服相關(guān)：
"Do you have this in …"
– medium / large / small / extra large / XL
– blue / black / beige (other coloursetc)
價(jià)格：
Clothes shops have "sales" when some or all the clothes are discounted.
"Is this in the sales?"
"Is this on sale?"
"There's a discount of 20% on this."
"These jeans are discounted by 20%."
"It's a bargain." (= the low price is a surprise)
"It's cheap." (= doesn't cost much money)
"It's expensive." (= costs a lot of money.)
試穿：
When you go clothes shopping, you probably want to try something on before you buy it so you know it's the right size or that it looks good on you!
"I'd like to try this on please. Where is the fitting room?"
"Can I try this on?"
Example shopping conversation
Can I try this on?
Sure. The fitting rooms are over there…
… (later)
Any good?
No, not really. (It's the wrong size / It doesn't really suit me.)
Or, "Yes, I'll take it."
付錢：
"Where can I pay?"
"The cash tills are over there."