《新概念英语》（美音）I-121

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

an 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。