Lesson 9 Can I help you, Madam?
您要买什么，夫人？

一、词汇部分

1.madam /'mædəm/ n. （对妇女的尊称）太太，夫人

2.jeans /dʒinz/ n. 牛仔裤
扩展：pants
3.hesitate /'hɛzɪtet/ v. 犹豫，迟缓
扩展：hesitation
助记：hes(粘) + it（走）＋ation名词后缀

4.serve /sɝv/ v. 接待（顾客）
文化扩展：消费

5.scornfully /ˈskɔrnfəlɪ/ adv. 轻蔑地
6.punish /'pʌnɪʃ/ v. 惩罚
7.fur /fɝ/ n.裘皮
8.eager /'igɚ/ adj. 热切的，热情的

文章讲解

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.

文章精讲：
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) 购物用于：
知识点1: Can I help (you)?
知识点2:Excuse me, Do you have this in medium/blue?
知识点3: Can I try this on?
扩展： 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，我就想要一个简单的，稳定的生活。

知识点4: pricy 昂贵的
例句：That’s too expensive. Can you do cheaper? How about…?

2) though 引导的让步状语从句，不能和but连用。
例句：Though Peter didn’t go to school, he is a quick learner. 尽管皮特没上过学，但是他学习能力很强。
扩展：book smart/street smart

3) that 引导的定语从句
知识点1: 名词＋ 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 引导的定语从句; the way (that) 引导定语从句
知识点1:人＋ who
知识点2: the way that…
原句：The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed.

2）分词做状语
知识点1: Doing something, 完整句子。
特点：doing的逻辑主语是后面句子的主语。主语和doing 之间是主动关系。

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. 我想和劳拉分手，因为在我这个年纪我应该放更多的经历在职业上。

扩展：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. 今天晚饭想吃什么？我无所谓，你决定吧。你说了算。

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)语法：形容词做状语＋with复合结构
结构：过去分词，完整的句子。
备注：完整句子－主谓宾／主谓。

a. with或without-名词/代词+形容词；
b. with或without-名词/代词+副词；
c. with或without-名词/代词+介词短语；
d. with或without-名词/代词 +动词不定式；
e. with或without-名词/代词 +分词。

a.She came into the room, with her nose red because of cold.（with+名词+形容词，作伴随状语）

b.With the meal over , we all went home.（with+名词+副词，作时间状语）
c.The teacher entered the classroom with a book in his hand. （with+名词+介词短语，作伴随状语。）
d.He lay in the dark empty house, without a man, woman or child to talk with.（with+名词+不定式，作伴随状语）
e.She fell asleep with the light burning.（with+名词+现在分词，作伴随状语）

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)语法：分词做状语＋定语从句
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.

扩展阅读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.