Lesson 121The man in a hat 戴帽子的男士

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Listen to the tape then answer this question. Why didn't Caroline recognize the customer straight away?
    聽(tīng)錄音,然后回答問(wèn)題。為什么卡羅琳沒(méi)有馬上認(rèn)出那位顧客?
    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 生詞和短語(yǔ)
     customer
    n. 顧客
     forget (forgot, forgotten)
    v. 忘記
     manager
    n. 經(jīng)理
     serve
    v. 照應(yīng),服務(wù),接待
     counter
    n. 柜臺(tái)
     recognize
    v. 認(rèn)出
    參考譯文
    顧 客:半小時(shí)以前我在這里買了兩本很
     貴的辭典,但是我忘了拿走。
    經(jīng) 理:是誰(shuí)接待您的,先生?
    顧 客:站在柜臺(tái)后面的那位女士。
    經(jīng) 理:您買的是兩本什么書?
    顧 客:就是柜臺(tái)上的那兩本。
    經(jīng) 理:卡羅琳,半小時(shí)前你接待過(guò)這位先生
     嗎?他說(shuō)他就是買這兩本書的人。
    卡羅琳:我記不起來(lái)了。我接待的那個(gè)人戴著
     一頂帽子。
    經(jīng) 理:先生,您有帽子嗎?
    顧 客:有的,我有帽子。
    經(jīng) 理:請(qǐng)您把帽子戴上好嗎?
    顧 客:好吧。
    經(jīng) 理:卡羅琳,
     這就是你接待過(guò)的那個(gè)人嗎?
    卡羅琳:是他。我現(xiàn)在認(rèn)出他來(lái)了。