Lesson57 Can I help you, madam?

A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time with great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.

ˈlɛsn57 kæn aɪ hɛlp juː, ˈmædəm? 

ə ˈwʊmən ɪn ʤiːnz stʊd æt ðə ˈwɪndəʊ ɒv ən ɪksˈpɛnsɪv ʃɒp. ðəʊ ʃiː ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪd fɔːr ə ˈməʊmənt, ʃiː ˈfaɪnəli wɛnt ɪn ænd ɑːskt tuːsiː ə drɛs ðæt wɒz ɪn ðə ˈwɪndəʊ. ði əˈsɪstənt huː sɜːvd hɜː dɪd nɒt laɪk ðə weɪ ʃiː wɒz drɛst. ˈglɑːnsɪŋ æt hɜː ˈskɔːnfʊli, hiː təʊldhɜː ðæt ðə drɛs wɒz səʊld. ðə ˈwʊmən wɔːkt aʊt ɒv ðə ʃɒp ˈæŋgrɪli ænd dɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː ˈpʌnɪʃ ði əˈsɪstənt nɛkst deɪ. ʃiː rɪˈtɜːnd tuːðə ʃɒp ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ ˈmɔːnɪŋ drɛst ɪn ə fɜː kəʊt, wɪð ə ˈhændbæg ɪn wʌn hænd ænd ə lɒŋ ʌmˈbrɛlə ɪn ði ˈʌðə. ˈɑːftə ˈsiːkɪŋ aʊt ðəruːd əˈsɪstənt ʃiː ɑːskt fɔː ðə seɪm drɛs. nɒt ˈrɪəlaɪzɪŋ huː ʃiː wɒz, ði əˈsɪstənt wɒz ˈiːgə tuː sɜːv hɜː ðɪs taɪm wɪð greɪt ˈdɪfɪkəlti, hiːklaɪmd ˈɪntuː ðə ʃɒp ˈwɪndəʊ tuː gɛt ðə drɛs. æz suːn æz ʃiː sɔː ɪt, ðə ˈwʊmən sɛd ʃiː dɪd nɒt laɪk ɪt. ʃiː ɪnˈʤɔɪd hɜːˈsɛlf ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðiəˈsɪstənt brɪŋ ˈɔːlməʊst ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɪndəʊ bɪˈfɔː ˈfaɪnəli ˈbaɪɪŋ ðə drɛs ʃiː hæd fɜːst ɑːskt fɔː.

任务配置：L0+L4

笔记：scornfully 轻蔑地，eager热切的，热情的，seek out找出、找到。

感悟：今天出门没带钥匙，折腾了一翻，影响了学习计划，延迟了任务的完成，明天得把课文练习下。