現(xiàn)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的比較級，此處指較明亮的顏色。

　　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