练习材料：

Lesson 57 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.

kæn aɪ hɛlp ju, ˈmædəm?

əˈwʊmən ɪn ʤinz stʊd æt ðəˈwɪndoʊʌv ən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ʃɑp. ðoʊʃi ˈhɛzɪˌteɪtɪd fɔr əˈmoʊmənt, ʃi ˈfaɪnəli wɛnt ɪn ænd æskt tu si ə drɛs ðæt wʌz ɪn ðəˈwɪndoʊ. ði əˈsɪstənt hu sɜrvd hɜr dɪd nɑt laɪk ðə weɪʃi wʌz drɛst. ˈglænsɪŋæt hɜr ˈskɔrnfəli, hi toʊld hɜr ðæt ðə drɛs wʌz soʊld. ðəˈwʊmən wɔkt aʊt ʌv ðəʃɑp ˈæŋgrəli ænd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tu ˈpʌnɪʃ ði əˈsɪstənt nɛkst deɪ. ʃi rɪˈtɜrnd tu ðəʃɑp ðəˈfɑloʊɪŋˈmɔrnɪŋ drɛst ɪn ə fɜr koʊt, wɪðəˈhændˌbæg ɪn wʌn hænd ænd ə lɔŋəmˈbrɛləɪn ði ˈʌðər. ˈæftər ˈsikɪŋ aʊt ðə rud əˈsɪstənt ʃi æskt fɔr ðə seɪm drɛs. nɑt ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ hu ʃi wʌz, ði əˈsɪstənt wʌz ˈigər tu sɜrv hɜr ðɪs taɪm wɪð greɪt ˈdɪfɪkəlti, hi klaɪmd ˈɪntu ðəʃɑp ˈwɪndoʊ tu gɛt ðə drɛs. æz sun æz ʃi sɔɪt, ðəˈwʊmən sɛd ʃi dɪd nɑt laɪk ɪt. ʃi ɪnˈʤɔɪd hərˈsɛlf ˈmeɪkɪŋði əˈsɪstənt brɪŋˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvriˌθɪŋɪn ðəˈwɪndoʊ bɪˈfɔr ˈfaɪnəli ˈbaɪɪŋ ðə drɛs ʃi hæd fɜrst æskt fɔr.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

hesitate 犹豫

serve 接待

scornfully 轻蔑地

punish  惩罚；给某人苦头

eager 热切的；热情的

be eager to do sth. 迫不及待要做某事

练习感悟：

有时候读句子，语调自己就变了，如果自己没有意识到或是没有进行比对，可能还发现不了。