【走遍美国精讲笔记】第1课：林登大街46号 ACT 2 - 2

ACT 2-2  ”你穿上它好极了。”

【故事梗概】

在一家时装店里，Richard Stewart的妻子Marilyn Stewart正在接待一位女性顾客。

请听她们的对话：

Customer: Is this pink too bright for me?
Marilyn: Mmm-hmm. It is a very bright pink. Try this. It's size eight.
Customer: But I wear size ten.
Marilyn: How about green? It's size ten.
Customer: Let me try it on. I'm taking too much of your time.
Marilyn: It's six o'clock. Where's my husband? I was expecting him here at five forty-five.
Customer: Don't worry. The traffic is very heavy at this hour.
Marilyn: I know. But we're going to be late for dinner.
Customer: I'll take this green sweater. I like the color on me, don't you?
Marilyn: I think it looks terrific on you.

【语言点精讲】

1. Let me try it on.
Let me... 让我...，允许我...。注意在说这两个字时，这位顾客使用的是口语音：Lemme...这里let的t因为连读而失去了爆破。
try (it) on 试穿。

2. I was expecting him here at five forty-five.
我本来指望他可以5点45分到这里的。Expect是“期望，盼望某事发生”的意思。当我们盼望一个朋友来，等一个电话，等一封信时都可以使用expect.

3. The traffic is very heavy at this hour.
这个时间交通很拥挤。heavy在这里形容交通繁忙，拥堵。

4. I think it looks terrific on you.
我觉得你穿上它好极了。美国人在赞美别人的时候，喜欢用一些比较夸张的形容词。像在本情境中，女性顾客试穿了一件绿色的毛衣，她对Marilyn说"I like the color on me, don't you?"（我觉得我穿这颜色不错，你说呢？）Myrilyn用了这个"terrific"，来赞美她穿这件衣服看起来“好极了，棒极了，简直没治了”。