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.
ˈlɛsən 57 kən aɪ hɛlp ju, ˈmædəm?
ə ˈwʊmən ɪn ʤinz stʊd ət ðə ˈwɪndoʊ əv ən ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ʃɑp. ðoʊ ʃi ˈhɛzɪˌteɪtɪd fər ə ˈmoʊmənt, ʃi ˈfaɪnəli wɛnt ɪn ənd æskt tə si ədrɛs ðət wəz ɪn ðə ˈwɪndoʊ. ði əˈsɪstənt hu sɜrvd hər dɪd nɑt laɪk ðə weɪ ʃi wəz drɛst. ˈglænsɪŋ ət hər ˈskɔrnfəli, hi toʊld hər ðətðə drɛs wəz soʊld. ðə ˈwʊmən wɔkt aʊt əv ðə ʃɑp ˈæŋgrəli ənd ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tə ˈpʌnɪʃ ði əˈsɪstənt nɛkst deɪ. ʃi rɪˈtɜrnd tə ðə ʃɑp ðəˈfɑloʊɪŋ ˈmɔrnɪŋ drɛst ɪn ə fɜr koʊt, wɪð ə ˈhændˌbæg ɪn wʌn hænd ənd ə lɔŋ əmˈbrɛlə ɪn ði ˈʌðər. ˈæftər ˈsikɪŋ aʊt ðə rudəˈsɪstənt ʃi æskt fər ðə seɪm drɛs. nɑt ˈriəˌlaɪzɪŋ hu ʃi wʌz, ði əˈsɪstənt wəz ˈigər tə sɜrv hər ðɪs taɪm wɪð greɪt ˈdɪfəkəlti, hiklaɪmd ˈɪntə ðə ʃɑp ˈwɪndoʊ tə gɛt ðə drɛs. əz sun əz ʃi sɔ ɪt, ðə ˈwʊmən sɛd ʃi dɪd nɑt laɪk ɪt. ʃi ɛnˈʤɔɪd hərˈsɛlf ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðiəˈsɪstənt brɪŋ ˈɔlˌmoʊst ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈwɪndoʊ bɪˈfɔr ˈfaɪnəli ˈbaɪɪŋ ðə drɛs ʃi həd fɜrst æskt fɔr.
the Schwa sound
hesitate
idiom: he who hesitates is lost
if you delay in doing sth you may lose a good opportunity 当断不断，反受其乱
glance
scornfully
seek
hide and seek
heat-seeking: 热自导引的；跟踪热源的
heat-seeking missiles 热自导引导弹
self-seeking
interested only in your own needs and interests rather than thinking about the needs of other people.
追逐私利的
The army felt that the politicians of the day were just self-seeking opportunists.
seek your fortune
to try to find a way to become rich, especially by going to another place. 外出寻找发财机会；外出闯荡；闯世界
eager
fly/ go out of the window (informal)
to stop existing; to disappear completely 化为乌有；消失殆尽
We now have a small window of opportunity in which to make our views known. 我们现在有一线机会使人了解我们的观点。
window dressing
1. the art of arranging goods in shops/ store windows in an attractive way 橱窗装饰艺术；橱窗设计艺术
2. (disapproving) the fact of doing or saying sth in a way that creates a good impression but does not show the real facts
装饰门面；弄虚作假
The reforms are seen as window dressing. 这些改革被视为是装饰门面。
练习感悟：
今天休息的时候，朗读了其他英语群的每日三句话，看到weather，特此记录一下。
weather
突然想起来“酒肉朋友”的说法，fair-weather friend，觉得自己记忆力还不错，突然想到啦。哈哈。要是其他词能够碰到就想起大部分用法就好啦。
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