Lesson 121
The man in a hat
戴帽子的男士
Listen to the tape then answer this question,Why didn't Caroline recognize the customer straight away?
听录音，然后回答问题。为什么卡罗琳没有马上认出那位顾客？
CUSTOMER,I bought two expensive
dictionaries here half
and hour ago,but I forgot
to take them with me.
MANAGER,Who served you,sir?
CUSTOMER,The lady who is standing
behind the counter.
MANAGER,Which books did you buy?
CUSTOMER,The books which are on
the counter.
MANAGER,Did you serve this gentleman
half an hour ago,Caroline?
He says he's the man who
bought these books.
CUSTOMER,I can't remember,
The man who I served was
wearing a hat.
MANAGER,Have you got a hat,sir?
CUSTOMER,Yes,I have.
MANAGER,Would you put it on,please?
CUSTOMER,All right.
MANAGER,Is this the man that you
served,Caroline?
CUSTOMER,Yes.
I recognize him now.
New Word and expressions 生词和短语
customer
n,顾客
forget (forgot,forgotten)
v,忘记
manager
n,经理
serve
v,照应，服务，接待
counter
n,柜台
recognize
v,认出
参考译文
顾 客：半小时以前我在这里买了两本很
贵的辞典，但是我忘了拿走。
经 理：是谁接待您的，先生？
顾 客：站在柜台后面的那位女士。
经 理：您买的是两本什么书？
顾 客：就是柜台上的那两本。
经 理：卡罗琳，半小时前你接待过这位先生
吗？他说他就是买这两本书的人。
卡罗琳：我记不起来了。我接待的那个人戴着
一顶帽子。
经 理：先生，您有帽子吗？
顾 客：有的，我有帽子。
经 理：请您把帽子戴上好吗？
顾 客：好吧。
经 理：卡罗琳，
这就是你接待过的那个人吗？
卡罗琳：是他。我现在认出他来了。