純正地道美語第225期(外教講解):購買女士鞋
Mom:Hi, excuse me Miss? I’m looking for a dress shoe. My usual pair that I’ve had for years have finally been stretched out of shape. They don’t provide anysupportanymore.
Salesgirl:Sure, what kind of shoe are you looking for? We’ve gotstrappy sandals, sleek high heels, edgy pumps, or if you’re looking for something a little more practical, we’ve got Mary Janes, ballerinas.
Mom:Show me some classic high heels,please.
Salesgirl:Ok, right this way. What color did you have in mind?
Mom:Black. Classic.
Salesgirl:Of course. We’ve got this style here that is very popular. Because it’s anopen-toe shoe, you can wear it any time of the year. They look great on everyone.
Mom:Umm. too shiny. And I wear pantyhose with my shoes so let’s look for aclosed-toe shoe.
Salesgirl:OK, these are a very nice pair of leather shoes with atwo-inchheel so they are very comfortable.
Mom:I don’t like thepointed toes. Let me take a look at what else you have. Too high. That one looks like the back would cut into my heel. I have a high instep so I doubt that one will fit properly. I don’t want bows. I find slingbacks very uncomfortable. Those might as well be stilettos. Too modern. Ah, finally, this is what I’m looking for.
Salesgirl:What size?
Mom:Seven-and-a-half.
Salesgirl:Here we are. How does it fit?
Mom: good. They’re too length is right, but the shoe is too narrow and it’spinchingmy toes. And there’d be no room for myinsoles. You know what? I don’t think I have the patience for this today. They just don’t make shoes like they used to. I’ll come back another time.
Salesgirl:Have a nice day, Ma’am.
support n. 支撐; 支援
strappy sandals用皮帶裝飾的涼鞋
edgy pump 低鞋幫低跟鞋的鞋
open-toe shoe開放式腳趾的鞋
two-inch heel 2尺高的鞋
pointed shoe 尖頭的鞋
pinch v.擠壓
cut into 很緊會劃到身體
insole n.鞋墊
Mom:小姐，打擾你，我想買雙晚禮服鞋。 我穿了很多年的那些鞋已經變形了。不能再支撐我。
Salesgirl: 你在找什麼樣的鞋？這裏有用皮帶裝飾的涼鞋，高跟鞋，低鞋幫低跟鞋的鞋，或是如果你想買些實用的鞋在，這兒有Mary Janes巴黎舞女鞋。
Mom:請給我看下經典款式的高跟鞋。
Salesgirl:這邊請，你想要什麼顏色？
Mom:黑色，經典款。
Salesgirl:好的，這款很受歡迎。因爲鞋是開放式腳趾的，一年四季都能穿，而且適合每個人。
Mom:太亮了。 鞋要和我的連身褲襪搭配，給我找雙封閉腳趾的鞋。
Salesgirl:這有些很漂亮的羽毛鞋，有2尺高的後跟，穿起來很舒服。
Mom:我不喜歡尖頭的鞋。讓我看下你還有什麼。太搞了。那雙鞋看上去後幫會磨腳後跟。我的腳背很高，我懷疑那雙鞋不適合我的腳。我不想要船頭鞋。我發現露跟女鞋很不舒服。這些可能是細高跟鞋。太時髦了。終於這是我找的鞋。
Salesgirl:什麼尺寸？
Mom:7寸半。
Salesgirl:給你，合腳嗎？
Mom:不太合適，太緊了。長度合適，但是鞋太緊了，擠壓腳趾。而且沒空間放鞋墊。你知道什麼？我認爲今天沒有買鞋的耐心。鞋廠做的鞋和以前不一樣了。我以後再回來。
Salesgirl:祝你過得愉快，女士。
