Lesson 9 Can I help you, Madam?
您要買什么，夫人？

一、詞匯部分

1.madam /'mædəm/ n. （對婦女的尊稱）太太，夫人

2.jeans /dʒinz/ n. 牛仔褲
擴展：pants
3.hesitate /'hɛzɪtet/ v. 猶豫，遲緩
擴展：hesitation
助記：hes(粘) + it（走）＋ation名詞后綴

4.serve /sɝv/ v. 接待（顧客）
文化擴展：消費

5.scornfully /ˈskɔrnfəlɪ/ adv. 輕蔑地
6.punish /'pʌnɪʃ/ v. 懲罰
7.fur /fɝ/ n.裘皮
8.eager /'igɚ/ adj. 熱切的，熱情的

文章講解

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.

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1.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.

1) 購物用于：
知識點1: Can I help (you)?
知識點2:Excuse me, Do you have this in medium/blue?
知識點3: Can I try this on?
擴展： luxury 奢侈品
例句：I don’t need any luxuries in my life. All I want is a simple and stable life. 我不需要奢侈品，我就想要一個簡單的，穩定的生活。

知識點4: pricy 昂貴的
例句：That’s too expensive. Can you do cheaper? How about…?

2) though 引導的讓步狀語從句，不能和but連用。
例句：Though Peter didn’t go to school, he is a quick learner. 盡管皮特沒上過學，但是他學習能力很強。
擴展：book smart/street smart

3) that 引導的定語從句
知識點1: 名詞＋ that 并且that在后面句子里做成分。
she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window.

2.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.

1）who 引導的定語從句; the way (that) 引導定語從句
知識點1:人＋ who
知識點2: the way that…
原句：The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed.

2）分詞做狀語
知識點1: Doing something, 完整句子。
特點：doing的邏輯主語是后面句子的主語。主語和doing 之間是主動關系。

3）搭配：decide to do something
例句：I decide to break up with Laura because at my age I should focus more on my career now. 我想和勞拉分手，因為在我這個年紀我應該放更多的經歷在職業上。

擴展：be up to someone
例句：What do you want to have for dinner tonight? I don’t mind. You decide. It’s up to you. 今天晚飯想吃什么？我無所謂，你決定吧。你說了算。

3.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.

1)語法：形容詞做狀語＋with復合結構
結構：過去分詞，完整的句子。
備注：完整句子－主謂賓／主謂。

a. with或without-名詞/代詞+形容詞；
b. with或without-名詞/代詞+副詞；
c. with或without-名詞/代詞+介詞短語；
d. with或without-名詞/代詞 +動詞不定式；
e. with或without-名詞/代詞 +分詞。

a.She came into the room, with her nose red because of cold.（with+名詞+形容詞，作伴隨狀語）

b.With the meal over , we all went home.（with+名詞+副詞，作時間狀語）
c.The teacher entered the classroom with a book in his hand. （with+名詞+介詞短語，作伴隨狀語。）
d.He lay in the dark empty house, without a man, woman or child to talk with.（with+名詞+不定式，作伴隨狀語）
e.She fell asleep with the light burning.（with+名詞+現在分詞，作伴隨狀語）

4.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.

1)語法：分詞做狀語＋定語從句
Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time

5. 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.

擴展閱讀Quora:

What makes a woman or girl unattractive?

Imagine this; You’re working 100 hours a week, grinding your ass off, and then decide to go out for an enjoyable meal on the weekend with your girl. You spend money and take incredibly important time out of your day to spend it with her.
While you're trying to have an enjoyable conversation with her, she's staring down at her phone [hypnotised] scrolling through Social Media. Ignoring the sound of the waves rolling onto the beach, the birds singing their lullabies, the salmon pink clouds acting as a blanket to the city, the smell of fresh seafood with wine, and you.
You try to distract her from her phone, but fail. She's glued. It doesn't take long to get pissed off and annoyed. You then come to a realisation that ‘you wouldn't be mad if she wasn't here’, and dinner would have been half price. You dump her ass.
The sad thing about this reality is that the “life” she was hypnotised by on her phone. There are no “real” people in this world anymore.