中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson7GoingShopping

中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson7GoingShoppingGoingShoppingTextAGretelandMrsClarkwentshoppinginthecentreofLondonyesterday."I'dliketoknowwhichstoreyoulikebestinLondon,MrsClark,"Gretelsaid."Nowthat'sadifficultquestion,"MrsClarkreplied."Ijusthaven'tanyideawhichstoreIlikebest.TherearesomanyhugestoresinLondon.IsupposeSelfridgesmustbethebiggest.There'ssomuchvarietythere.IcanusuallyfindwhatI'mlookingfor.Thenthere'sLiberty's.It'ssuchalovelybuilding.Harrodsisveryfamous,too.It'ssuchasmartstore,IloveallthebigstoresinLondonbecauseyoucanwalkroundandnobodybothersyou.Nobodytriestosellyouanything-unlessyouwanttobuysomething.SometimesIgowindow-shopping,orjustwanderroundastoreandlookatthethingsondisplay.ThebigstoresareoneofthesightsofLondon.IwenttothesalesinJanuary.ThatwasoneofthesightsofLondon,too!Mygoodness!Thecrowds!Butitwasworthit.Iboughtsomelovelythings中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson7GoingShoppingverycheaply.Itwasgoodfun,butveryexhausting.TextBAsshewalkedroundthehugedepartmentstore,EdithreflectdehowdifficultitwastochooseasuitableChristmaspresentforherfather.Shewishedthathewasaseasytopleaseashermother,whowasalwaysdelightedwithperfume.Besides,shoppingatth'sstimeoftheyearwasamostdisagreeableexperience:peopletrodonyourtoes,pokedyouwiththeirelbowsandalmostknockedyouoverintheirhastetogettoabargainaheadofyou.Partlytohavearest,Edithpausedinfrontofacounterwheresomeattractivetieswereondisplay.'Theyarerealsilk'theassistantassuredher,tryingtotempther.'Worthdoubletheprice.'ButEdithknewfrompastexperiencethatherchoiceofties.hardlyeverpleasedherfather.Shemovedonreluctantlyandthen,quitebychance,stoppedwhereasmallcrowdofmenhadgatheredroundacounter.Shefoundsomegoodqualitypipesonsale-andthepriceswereveryreasonable.Edithdidnothesitateforlong:althoughherfatheronlysmokedapipeoccasionally,sheknewthatthiswasapresentwhichwasboundtopleasehim.Whenshegothome,withhersmallbutwell-chosen中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson7GoingShoppingpresentconcealedinherhandbag,herparentswerealreadyattablehavingsupper.Hermotherwasinespeciallycheerfulmood.'Yourfatherhasatlastdecidedtostopsmoking,'sheinformedherdaughter.AdditionalInformationJOAN:Yes,madam?CanIhelpyou?MRSS:Ohyes,please,butyou'rejustclosing.aren'tyou?JOAN:Well,yes,weare,madam.Theshopshutsinfiveminutes.MRSS:Ishan'tkeepyoulongthen.Itwasaboutsomesaucepansyouhadinyour.windowlastweekJOAN:Lastweek,madam?Ireallycan'trememberwhichonesyoumean.Whatweretheylike?MRSS:Oh,theywerelovely!Sortofimitationwood.darkbrowncolour.country-styleyouknow,andthelids,ifIrememberrightly,中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson7GoingShoppinghadasortofleafpattern,orwasitflowers?JOAN:That'sstrange.Idon'trecogniseanyoftheoneswehadfromthatdescription.Areyousuretheywereinthisshop?MRSS:Oh,youmustknowtheonesImean.Theywereinasale.Arealbargain.Reducedtoaquarteroftheoriginalprice.Icouldn'tbelievemyeyeswhenIsawthem.JOAN:I'mafraidthesalesareovernow,madam,andIknowwesoldoutofallthesaucepans.MRSS:Idon'tthinkyoudid,youknow.Atleast,myneighbour,MrsCliffe,toldmeshesawsomehereonlyyesterday.JOZN:Well,it'sallnewstockinthewindownow.MRSS:MayIjusthaveaiook,toseeifthere'sasythingelse?JOAN:Er,well,madam,asyouknow.wewerejustclosing.MRSS:Yes,yes,I'msorryIwon'tkeepyou.Itmustgetonyournerveswhenlcustomerscomeinrightonclosing-time.Buttheyweresuchbeautifu4中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson7GoingShoppingsaucepans!I'dhaveboughtthemthenifonlyI'dmadeupmymindonthestop.JOAN:Perhaps,madam.ifyoucamebacktomorrow,Icouldshowyouallwehaveinourrangeofkitchenware.AndtherearestilloneortwothingsatsaleMRSS:Ohlook!Thatonethere!That'sthesortofthingIwaslookingfor!price.Butit'snotquitetherightcolour.JOAN:Thatmightbetheartificiallighting.madam.Ofcourse,ifyoucamebackindaylight,youmightfindit'sexactlywhatyou'relookingfor.MRSS:Thereitis!That'sthepattern!Thesetbehindyou!Thankgoodnesstheyhaven'tbeensold!Andthankyousomuchforbeingsopatientwithme.Yes,thosearetheones!中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson7GoingShoppingShopsMostshopsinBritainopenat9.00a.m.andcloseat5.00or5.30intheevening.Smallshopsusuallycloseforanhouratlunchtime.Ononeortwodaysaweek-usuallyThursdayand/orFriday-somelargefoodshopsstayopenuntilabout8.00p.m.forlatenightshopping.Manyshopsareclosedintheafternoonononedayaweek.ThedayisusuallyWednesdayorThursdayanditisadifferentdayindifferenttowns.NearlyallshopsareclosedonSundays.Newspapershopsareopeninthemorning,andsellsweetsandcigarettesaswell.ButtherearelegalrestrictionsonsellingmanythingsonSundays.Ingeneral,overseasvisitorsdon'thavemuchdifficultyknowingwheretobuythings.Mostshopssellthethingsthatyouwouldexpectthemto.Oneproblemisstamps.InBritainyoucanonlybuytheseatpost-offices.Manylargefoodshops(supermarkets)areself-service.When中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson7GoingShoppingyougointooneoftheseshopsyoutakeabasketandyouputthethingsyouwishtobuyintothis.Youqueueupatthecash-deskandpayforeverythingjustbeforeyouleave.Ifanyonetriestotakethingsfromashopwithoutpayingtheyarealmestcertaintobecaught.Mostshopshavestoredetectiveswhohavethejobofcatchingshoplifters.Shopliftingisconsideredaseriouscrimebythepoliceandthecourts.Whenyouarewaitingtobeservedinashopitisimportanttowaityourturn.Itisimportantnottotrytobeservedbeforepeoplewhoarrivedbeforeyou.ManypeoplefromoverseasareastonishedattheBritishhabitofqueueing.trod?v.踩，踏（tread的過(guò)去式）；踩成；踏出；步行于參考例句：Ouch!Youtrodonmytoe!哎喲！你踩著我的腳指頭了！Everydayhetrodthesamepaththroughthewoods.他每天沿同一條路走過(guò)森林。來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》poked?肢.伸出（poke的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分得）；戳出；撥弄；與（某人）性中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson7GoingShopping交參考例句：Shepokedhimintheribswithherelbow.她用胳膊肘頂他的肋部。Hiselbowpokedoutthroughhistornshirtsleeve.他的胳膊從襯衫的破袖子中露了出來(lái)。來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》tempt?vt.引誘，勾引，吸引，引起…的興趣參考例句：Nothingcouldtempthimtosuchacourseofaction.什么都不能誘使他去那樣做。Thefactthatshehadbecomewealthydidnottempthertoalterherfrugalwayoflife她有錢了，可這絲毫沒(méi)能讓她改變節(jié)儉的生活習(xí)慣。concealed?a.隱藏的，隱蔽的參考例句：Thepaintingswereconcealedbeneathathicklayerofplaster.那些畫(huà)被隱藏在厚厚的灰泥層下面。Ithinkhehadagunconcealedabouthisperson.我認(rèn)為他當(dāng)時(shí)身上藏有一支槍。中級(jí)英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力教程：Lesson7GoingShoppingdecided?3句.決定了的，堅(jiān)決的；明顯的，明確的參考例句：Thisgavethemadecidedadvantageovertheiropponents.這使他們比對(duì)手具有明顯的優(yōu)勢(shì)。ThereisadecideddifferencebetweenBritishandChine