现代生活
At a Menswear Shop
Shop assistant: Can I help you?
Mrs. Liu: I'm just looking at these jackets.
Shop assistant: May I know who is it for? Maybe I can give you some suggestions.
Mrs. Liu: Sure, it's for my son.
Shop assistant: How old is he?
Mrs. Liu: He is eighteen.
Shop - assistant: How tall is he?
Mrs. Liu: He's about five feet eleven inches tall. He's very strong. I always buy him clothes of larger size.
Shop- assistant: I see. How about this one? It's very fashionable.
Mrs. Liu: No. He prefers simple styles.
Shop - assistant: How about this one?
Mrs. Liu: The style is all right, but I'm not sure about the color. He looks good in dark colors. but I always think that a young man should wear something lighter...I don't know. Let me think...
Shop- assistant: That's easy. They come in different colors. Here. There is dark blue, green, brown, black, ivory white, melon yellow, and sky blue.
Mrs. Liu: Well...Can I change it if he doesn't like the color?
Shop- assistant: Of course.
Mrs. Liu: I think I'll take the dark blue one.
Shop- assistant: Very well. That's fifty-nine dollars...Here is your receipt. Thank you.
Vocabulary:
lighter adj.是light的比较级，此处指较明亮的颜色。
Choose the best answers:
1．What is Mrs. Liu's son like?
A．Simple styles. B．Dark colors.
C．Tall and thin. D．Tall and muscular .
2．Which color do you think makes her son more handsome according to Mrs. Liu?
A．Navy blue. B．Light red.
C．Sky blue. D．Bright green.
3．Which one does Mrs. Liu's son like best?
A B C D
答案：1．D 2．A 3．A