纯正地道美语(外教讲解)223：买鞋

　　Mom:Hi! I am looking for a pair of shoes for my son.
Salesgirl:Sure thing!  Here we are!  If you’re looking for dress shoes, we have several  different  styles  of  Oxfords  for boys.  We also carry athletic¹ shoes, hiking boots.
Mom:Oh Jacob, how about these sneakers?
Jacob:Mom? They’ve got Velcro.
Mom:Well, then how about these? What is this style called?
Salesgirl:They’re tennis shoes.  They’re very popular with teens and young adults.
Jacob: Oooo, Mom, can I get these?
Mom:What are those?
Jacob:They’re  Chuck Taylor’s!   Everyone has them! Can I, please?
Mom:I don’t know. Would they go with your clothes?  The backs are really high. and the way the tongue just sticks up. They’re almost like a boot.  And the sole doesn’t look like it would have a very good grip.
Jacob: They’re only forty-five dollars!   And they’ve got cool fluorescent² orange shoelaces! Mom?
Mom:OK, try them on.
Salesgirl:What size are your feet?
Mom:He is a size nine.
Salesgirl:We’ll try a size forty-three on you first，and see how that fits.
Mom:A what?
Salesgirl:They come in European sizes.  He should be a size forty-three.  I’ll be right back.
 

　　dress shoe礼服鞋
tennis shoe 网球鞋
tongue n. 鞋舌
sole n. 脚底
grip n. 抓牢
shoelace n.鞋带
 

　　Mom: 你好，我正在为我的儿子找一双鞋。
Salesgirl:当然。如果你正在找礼服鞋，我们这儿有一些男孩的Oxfords款式。我们还有运动鞋，登山鞋。
Mom: Jacob，这双跑步鞋如何？
Jacob: 那双鞋有子母带。
Mom: 这双呢？这种款式叫什么？
Salesgirl:那是网球鞋。很受年轻人和青年的欢迎。
Jacob: 妈妈，我能买这些吗？
Mom: 这是什么鞋？
Jacob: 那是查泰勒鞋。每个人都有这样的鞋。我能买这双吗？
Mom:我不知道。鞋子和你的衣服搭配吗？鞋的后跟很高，鞋舌只是竖起来。很像靴子。鞋底看上去不会能抓牢地面。
Jacob: 只卖45美元。鞋有很酷的荧光桔色鞋带。妈妈？
Mom: 好吧，试试吧。
Salesgirl:你的脚多大？
Mom: 9寸.
Salesgirl:我们先来试下43号的，看看是否适合。
Mom: 什么？
Salesgirl:鞋是按欧洲尺寸进的。他穿的影视43.号的。我马上回来。
 

1 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

2 fluorescent   

adj.荧光的，发出荧光的

参考例句：

• They observed the deflections of the particles by allowing them to fall on a fluorescent screen.他们让粒子落在荧光屏上以观察他们的偏移。
• This fluorescent lighting certainly gives the food a peculiar color.这萤光灯当然增添了食物特别的色彩。